PICKING CREW
Picking Crew
Tomasi, a young urban Samoan man, joins a rural apple orchard, managed by his aunty and operated by a picking crew of other young Polynesian men. Stuck in the middle of nowhere, he befriends Api, also Samoan. Together they navigate their claustrophobic environment and the pressures of masculinity, slowly revealing to each other their deep desires for acceptance.
Credits
Director(s):
Tanu GagoProducer(s):
Nicole HoranWriter(s):
Tanu GagoCast:
Henry Auva’a, Joe Malu Folau, Kurt Uta’i-Laurenson, Louise Tu’u, Kael Munro-NonoaCinematographer(s):
Darryl WardPresented as Part Of Pacific Islander Showcase Shorts
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