In His Sketchbook
Summary: A girl is stuck in her friend's sketchbook and they must find a way to get her back. Film details:...
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I See You
Summary: In a world where having the perfect baby becomes a choice, a young mother struggles to love and accept her daughter for who she is...
Idodo
Summary: A legend from Papua New Guinea tells how the reef fish obtained their beautiful colors. Details from...
Woven
Summary: An indigenous weaver struggles to finish weaving a basket made from coconut palm leaves in a city that has forgotten its roots...
Maunga Cassino
Summary: World War II: a Maori soldier and an Italian deserter cooperate to survive and confront their identities, the...
Marahoro
Summary: Marahoro, 15 years old, finds in the chants and dances of Rapa Nui the strength to confront her father in order to answer the call of the...
Te Pito o Te Henua (The Navel of the World)
Summary: The indigenous community of Easter Island prepares for annual cultural celebrations, strengthening their ties with...
Mauri Moana
Summary: On the island of Great Barrier Reef in New Zealand, a toxic algae is spreading silently, threatening the balance of life...
Power to the Country
Summary: Power to Country is an intimate portrait of Shirley Simon, an Aboriginal woman from the Garrwa community. A displaced community...
Tū Tonu – Still Standing
Summary: Zane Wedding, an expert in tree climbing, finds himself at a crossroads: do what is right or sacrifice what he...
Dear Aloha
Summary: In the United States, the Hawaiian diaspora reveals how the concept of aloha is a support for dealing with distance and...
Hifi Ulu
Summary: As he approaches his tenth birthday, Luka prepares for an important Niuean rite of passage. The ceremony crystallizes his...
Braiding is an alternative to plastic
Summary: The braiding is a skill passed down from mother to daughter, inseparable from the identity of the Polynesians. Although the women who do the braiding are...
The Army
Summary: Through music and dance, artists from Rotuma work with their elders to create new ceremonies and revive the past...
The Man Outside
Summary: A young woman’s life turns into a nightmare when she realizes that her ex-boyfriend is after her. While her actions...
Ura, save the sacred bird of the Australians
Summary: In Rimatara, the ‘ura’ almost disappeared. Thanks to a mobilization of the population and a very effective conservation program...
Tuan Ta Pesao
Summary: Island of Ambrym, in the Vanuatu archipelago in Melanesia. Two local graphic practices are presented: the tra...
Takeout Kids: Lauren
Summary: Lauren, 16 years old, sells donuts at night, and attends high school during the day. Under increasing pressure from school, her family, and her boyfriend,...
The Unlikely Knight
Summary: Robert Martin was born with brain damage; he was considered mentally retarded and abandoned by his mother; he was placed in an institution where he was...
Te ta’i hōho’a – The Image of the Sound
Summary: Jean-Yves, a Tahitian musician, lost his right leg due to diabetes. Despite the difficulties, he clings to his passion and continues to play...
Te Hokinga Mai – the return
Summary: In New Zealand, growing up on her ancestral lands, Tane dreamed of the lights of the city. Once there, she...
Still We Rise
Summary: Australia, 1972. A year of protest and change for the Australian First Nations: activists erect...
Standing Above the Clouds
Summary: When the proposal is made to build the gigantic thirty-meter telescope on Mauna Kea, a rebellion of the kiaʻi (protectors...
One Mind, One Heart
Summary: When a historical treaty written on Yirrkala bark is found in Derby, Western Australia, the community...
Pacific Metal – The melody of hell in paradise
Summary: Immersion in Polynesian Metal music. Since the 90s, the style has made its way to become popular, well...
Maisuka – Diabetes the Silent Killer
Summary: Maisuka, the sugar disease… The film examines the prevalence of the diabetes epidemic, which is omnipresent in insulin-dependent communities...
The heirs of Monique
Summary: Seventy years after the greatest maritime disaster in New Caledonia, the heirs of the shipwreck decide to transform it into a...
The journey of kava
Summary: Originating from Vanuatu, in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, kava is a traditional drink consumed for its aphrodisiac effects...
The return of Polynesian treasures
Summary: This film tells the story of an emotional patrimonial and identity-related journey, symbolized by the return of works that have been lost for a long time...
Jeanne, from the shadow to the light
Summary: How to survive a rape? How to talk about it? Jeanne, co-author of the film, recounts the long journey she has undertaken since the...
I Am The River, The River Is Me
Summary: Aotearoa, canoeing trip on the Whanganui River. It is the first river in the world to be recognized as a legal entity...
Hōkūleʻa: Finding the Language of the Navigator
Summary: In 2006, navigator Nainoa Thompson traveled with anthropologist Wade Davis to highlight the art of navigation...
Kanak women, the pioneers
Summary: This documentary presents the situation of the Kanak women through the history of the country. A history made up of exclusion...
Bernard Moitessier, a certain meeting
Summary: Portrait of a man who fell in love with the «islands of the open sea». Meeting with the navigator Bernard Moitessier, who sails the world...
Transgender & Pregnant
Summary: The film follows Frankie, a trans man, and his partner Rāwā on their journey towards parenthood. The portrait of a couple...
The Dark Emu Story
Summary: The Dark Emu Story delves into the controversy, offering a platform for the First Nations people of Australia to share their stories...
Te Puna Ora, the source of life
Summary: Inspired by the legend of the goddess Hina, Te Puna Ora, the source of life follows the captivating story of the resistance of three fe...
Surfing, the sacred fire
Summary: From surfing in the Pacific origins to the 2024 Olympic Games, the film takes us deep into the epic global story...
Stamba Blo Freedom
Summary: In Vanuatu, the dream of independence, which became a reality on July 30, 1980, arose from the desire to regain the lands that had been occupied...
Myths and Maidens
Summary: For a long time, women from the Pacific were sold to the world as sirens with fair skin from the seas of the South, always ready to please their...
Myrjana, the value of a woman
Summary: Since the femicide of Myrjana, her sisters from the Bangou tribe in New Caledonia have been taking care of her...
Mauri
Summary: New Zealand. A dive into the wisdom of Maori traditions that offer a path of healing for the wounds of the past...
Marimari
Summary: In Papua New Guinea, in communities where the fear of witches reigns, a woman fights to save the accu...
Proud, the voice of the Pacific
Summary: A “choral” film that puts words and faces to Polynesian transidentity. The protagonists tell their stories through the music they play...
MOANA WITH SOUNDS
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BENEATH THE MOANA: Exploring Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific | Sharlene George Joshua Teariki Baker
Climate change is the most urgent crisis of our time. Governments and companies around the world are taking action...
BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBLE: SCIENTIFIC TRAILINGS IN NEW CALEDONIA
Summary: At the intersection of technological innovation and traditional knowledge, two young scientists tell their stories...
IN EXILE
Summary: Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, 1946, Operation Crossroads. The inhabitants are told that their islands are essential...
AN ISLAND IS AN ARTIST – TEMOANA
Summary: French Polynesia, island of Mo’orea. Still preserved from excessive urbanization. Temoana Poole knows this better than anyone...
TRADEWINDS
Summary: The Chamorro musician Patrick Palomo and his love letter to his culture. And all the ways in which it influences the pianist...
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