The Canoe is the Future
The Canoe is the Future is a feature-length, character driven documentary by the people of the Mariana Islands and Micronesia. The f...
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The Arrangements
In Kalihi, a working-class neighborhood of Oʻahu, three Micronesian boys have just one day to arrange the funeral of their friend who died in a car accident...
The Wake
Following the death of his father, an emotionally deflective son’s attempt to return home and reconnect with his mother are strained...
Küī
Inspired by a true story. Faced with her mother’s absence and her father’s alcoholism, 12-year-old girl Küī rises above her age...
Rapido
A Māori boy’s favorite war comic, filled with fantastical action and adventure, sparks his imagination. During a spiritual cleansing ritual, he is shown a picture of a...
Pierrot Lenquette
Pierrot Lenquette is a man, that it shows. He is also a private detective and that, it doesn’t show. One morning he reads in the New...
The Sandbank
Alone on a strip of sand in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, three young girls play happily on the beach surrounded by crystal clear...
First Drop
Ted, a reclusive retiree, reluctantly is tasked with caring for his Pakistani neighbour’s 8-year-old daughter, Saleha. What begins a...
Pākehā
In the 1980s, New Zealand: the determination of a young Pākehā mother to learn Te Reo Māori exposes her struggles, resilience, and courage,...
Wait, wait, now!
Two best friends raid mum’s wardrobe and discover a world where they can be fearless, fabulous, and free. But when the parents catch...
Live from the Alice
A sensationalist news reporter is sent to the remote outback town of Alice Springs to cover the town’s struggle with social disorder...
Fa’aheimoe
After discovering a mysterious book, a woman is drawn into a world of dreams. She wanders through a realm where reality and imaginat...
The Pumpkin
On Halloween night, in the dim hallways of an apartment building, a young girl finds herself hunted by a mysterious man. The line be...
Fearlessli
After her gender identity was denied in her homeland, Lee Li, a transgender asylum seeker, was forced to leave behind her country, h...
The Forgotten Soldiers of Niue
The little-known story of Niue’s “Forgotten Soldiers”: 150 men taken from their island home and sent to the freezing frontlines of W...
Papa Tom, From the Seas to the Stars
This film traces the extraordinary life of “Papa” Tom Davis, a major figure from the Cook Islands. A traditional navigator, the first...
Ngadjuri, Spirit and Songs of Country
What does it mean to be Aboriginal, the first people of Country? This film shares culture, knowledge, and a deep connection to Count...
Land Back!
From Aotearoa New Zealand, this film takes us on an immersive journey into the Hīkoi, the long walk of the Māori people driven by their...
He Mo’olelo Wahi Pana
Told in the Hawaiian oral tradition, this moʻolelo follows two sisters traveling across Hawaiʻi. Their journey weaves together love,...
Nothing is Impossible: The Primanavia Story
With only six weeks to prepare for the World Choir Games, the newly formed Fijian choir “Primanavia” faces seemingly impossible odds...
Sukundimi Walks Before Me
As a mining project threatens the headwaters of one of the last great wild rivers, the people of the Sepik in Papua New Guinea launc...
The Raftsmen
Twelve misfits from seven different countries join an explorer’s audacious dream: to cross the Pacific Ocean on three handmade wooden boats...
The Shape of Things, the Dick Brewer Story
This documentary traces the life of Dick Brewer, a pivotal figure in surfboard design. It explores the inventive mind of a visionary...
Ŋa Hinarere
In 1955, Thor Heyerdahl’s expedition drew global attention to Rapa Nui. While the world focused on the fallen moai, the island’s people...
New Caledonia: A return to roots
Born deaf in New Caledonia and raised in mainland France in pursuit of a better future, Wallès returns to his homeland forty years later...
Marlon Williams: Two Worlds (Ngã Ao and Rua)
Follow a singer-songwriter from Aotearoa on an introspective journey as he explores his roots and creates his very first album in Te...
The red scarves, the forgotten history
“We’re going to create a new people!” was their vision, recalls L. Chivot. “A desire to breathe, to speak, to love,” adds N. Na...
The Words That Hurt
Heiva Taure’a 2024: Students from Maco Tevane College create a heartfelt performance addressing the issue of bullying. The film follows...
How to Poison a Planet
This film uncovers how “forever chemicals” came to contaminate every corner of the planet, triggering an environmental crisis that s...
The legacy of the Lapita
A journey through time following the Lapita people of the Pacific Ocean, ancestors of today’s Polynesians. Combining archaeology and...
The Sasi Shrine in Papua
Raja Ampat is one of the most pristine places on Earth. The Sasi sanctuary in Papua stands as a tribute to environmental protection...
Fatal Watch
Four marine observers disappear under troubling circumstances. This gripping investigation seeks to uncover why. From the islands of...
Fenua Vice
Beneath its postcard beauty, Polynesia is being eroded by ICE. Heimoana, Ingrid and Charles share intimate accounts of the drug’s effects on their lives...
Hortense, the queen of the Isle of Pines
This film tells the story of Kanak leader Hortense Kanedjo Vendegou, a key figure for the Kunie people. Through the testimonies of those who knew her, it reveals the...
De Gaulle, the bomb at any cost!
How did France acquire its nuclear capability? This documentary explores the origins of the French atomic program, from the early days of the program to the present day...
Yurlu | Country
A vivid tribute to land and an intimate, moving portrait of an Aboriginal Elder in his final year, fighting to reclaim his homeland,...
The Promise
In the 1960s, West Papua was moving toward independence, until global power struggles intervened. Using uniquely restored and color...
The Stolen Children of Aotearoa
A historical and contemporary account of the New Zealand governments’ systematic war against Māori children. The Stolen Children of...
The War Below: Restoring Hope in the Solomon Islands
In the Solomon Islands, the forgotten centre of the Pacific War, WWII bombs continue to kill and injure families every year. The film...
My Street
In Papeete, 38-year-old Marama bears the marks of a disability and a life spent on the streets since her adolescence. Through hardsh...
Manae Feleu, Captain of Futuna
Captain Futuna profiles Manae Feleu, captain of the French women's rugby team, future doctor, and ambassador for the often-overlooked...
The Haka Party Incident
On May 1st, 1979, a group of young Māori and Pasifika activists, which later became known as “He Taua”, confronted engineering students...
Before the Moon Falls
After being diagnosed with a mental illness, acclaimed Samoan writer Sia Figiel uncovers the origins of her pain. But her journey to...
Being Niuean
The film reflects the story of many Pacific Islands, where migration empties homelands and turns villages into ghost towns. It follows...
Emily: I Am Kam
This film honors the legacy of Emily Kam Kngwarray, one of Australia’s most significant and prolific artists. It explores the power...
Kūkini
Summary: In 1790 Hawaii, an elite warrior joins the bloody war waged by Kamehameha against Maui. When captured by the enemy, he is...
The hiding place
Summary: In an attempt to escape her mother's addiction, a little girl takes refuge in her magical hiding place... Film details : 202...
The Queen's Flowers
Summary: In 1915, in Honolulu, a little girl must make a gift to the last monarch of Hawai’i, Queen Lili’uokalani (based on a true story)...
Lea Tupu’anga / Mother Tongue
Summary: Katherine, a young speech therapist of Tongan and European heritage, has to face her lies and her origins when she works with a young boy with Down syndrome...
In His Sketchbook
Summary: A girl is trapped in a sketchbook after being drawn by her friend, and they have to find a way to bring her back. Film details...
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