We were Kings
For generations, one family on the island of Rurutu has carried the shame of a colonial-era story: that of a disgraced ancestor exil...
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In their eyes, Faaite
In 1987, on the atoll of Faaite, a collective psychosis led to the “pyre tragedy.” Forty years later, the author’s...
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...
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...
Braiding is an alternative to plastic
Summary: Weaving is a knowledge passed on from mothers to daughters, part of the identity of the Polynesians. While the weavers comp...
Ura, save the sacred bird of the Australians
Summary: In Rimatara, French Polynesia, the ‘ura almost disappeared. Through community mobilization and a strict conservation program...
Te ta’i hōho’a – The Image of the Sound
Summary: Tahitian musician Jean-Yves loses his right leg due to diabetes. Despite the challenges, he clings to his passion and...
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, although marginal in its...
The return of Polynesian treasures
Summary: This film tells the story of a moving heritage and identity recovery, symbolized by the return of emblematic works of art...
Jeanne, from the shadow to the light
Summary: How do you survive a rape? How do you talk about it? Jeanne, co-author of the film, tells the path she has gone through si...
Bernard Moitessier, a certain meeting
Summary: Portrait of a man who fell in love with the «offshore islands». Meet the navigator Bernard Moitessier, cruising the Pacific...
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 resistance of...
Surfing, the sacred fire
Summary: From the origins of surfing in the Pacific to the 2024 Olympic Games, the film offers us a dive into the heart of the world...
Proud, the voice of the Pacific
Summary: A “choral” film that puts words and faces on Polynesian transidentity. The protagonists tell their doubts, wounds and pride...
KAKAIA | Kahu Kaiha
KAKAIA group has been making headlines in the local media since 2013, for being the symbol of a new renaissance in Marquesan culture...
AN ISLAND IS AN ARTIST – TEMOANA
Summary: French Polynesia, island of Mo’orea. Still preserved from excessive urbanization. Temoana Poole knows it better than anyone...
DIALOGUE
Summary: A music student finds a forgotten score and decides to complete it. Then a musical dialogue begins. But a dialogue with wh...
O²
Summary: In a dystopian future where air has become scarce, a father tries to save his son's life at the risk of his own....
UNDERSTAND US! FAMILY VIOLENCE IN POLYNESIA
Summary: Committed body and soul in the fight against domestic violence, four women work as justice professional, police officer and social worker...
3rd SHEET
Summary: Three crossed views. Māmā Vahineri’i, a Tahitian healer from another time and the Maunier family, her descendants who perpetrate the traditional...
WILLIAM ALBERT ROBINSON, THE LAST JOURNEY
Summary: William Albert Robinson became famous in 1931 after a world tour of more than 3 years on a sailboat of only 10 meters long...
Pa’ari
Details : 2020 – French Polynesia – 32 minDirector : Toarii Pouira Producer : Samuel Cunéo, Manea Mazet – Lucid Dream Production #!tr...
Gambier, the twilight of idols
Details : 2019 – French Polynesia – 52 minDirector : Antoine LaguerreProducer : Thierry Bruant – Merapi Production, Les films du Pac...
Russian explorers in Polynesia, the unknown history
Details : 2019 – French Polynesia – 52 minDirector : Martin Jayet, Mathilde Lefort Producer : Eve Bremond – Box Fish Productions #!tr...
FIND WHERE I BELONG
Summary: Life on the streets of New Zealand for two homeless men: John, the older man, seems to like this life and to be at home when he...
THE RAHUI FOR BIODIVERSITY
Summary: This is the Tahitian peninsula, Teahupo’o and Tautira. On an island where life depends on the ocean, the rāhui is a very important ritual. It is a...
RAPA, LIVING HERE, LIVING DOWN THERE
Summary: Rapa in French Polynesia is an isolated, mysterious and bewitching island. There’s a very strong link connecting those who...
PASSENGER OF LEGENDS
Summary: In French Polynesia, Matorai, a young Polynesian, is searching for his identity... He practices an ancestral art called ‘ōrero...
MORUROA PAPA
Summary: Here, a French father who took part in the nuclear tests on Moruroa in the 1970s, a Polynesian mother and their adult son,...
I HAVE SIGNED
Summary : In French Polynesia, religion appears to promise an effective remedy for smoking, alcohol and drug addictions. Take a look at this...
MOTU HAKA, THE FIGHT OF THE MARQUISES ISLANDS
Summary : For more than 40 years, in the Marquesas Islands, the members of the Motu Haka Association have united to gather, safeguard...
Patutiki, the art of tattooing in the Marquesas Islands
55 min – French Polynesia – 2019 Version :French and Marquesan subtitled in English Director : Heretu Tetahiotupa and Chr...
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