TAONGA AN ARTIST ACTIVIST

Mike’s life story is a journey of art, his connection to artistic expression in all its forms is what wakes him up in the morning and sees him retire to bed late at night. This short documentary seeks to capture Mike’s connection with art and teaching. How he experiments and pushes boundaries when others will remain cautious. How he provokes and questions the status quo, always seeking knowledge and answers to questions that others may be too conservative to ask.

 

Sponsored By:


Credits

Director(s):

Glenda Tuaine

Producer(s):

Leanne Ferrer, Cheryl Hirasa, Glenda Tuaine

Writer(s):

Glenda Tuaine

Cast:

Mike Tavioni, Awhitia Tavioni, Raniera Ellison, Elsie Hoskings, Laurie Stemm, Kim Napa, Rudy Aquino Snr
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/789162763

Presented as Part Of I AM PASIFIKA SHORTS PROGRAM

BUTTERFLY/BATAPLAI

Raya loves makeup but her family does not. She’s torn between her secret dream of being a makeup artist and ...
8 min | Veialu Aila-Unsworth | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English, Tok Pisin | English
Learn More

KANAK

Siwane, a young Kanak (native of the Pacific Island of New Caledonia) has travelled to France with a group of ...
21 min | Gino Pitarch | | US PREMIERE | French | English
Learn More

PASIFIKA DRIFT

When a young Papua New Guinean/Australian man gets involved in a life of crime to provide for his pregnant gir...
12 min | Alana Hicks | | INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE | English, Melanesian Pidgin | English
Learn More

MAUNGA CASSINO

Italy, World War 2. In the shadow of Monte Cassino Monastery, a battle-hardened Māori soldier pursues a roos...
16 min | Paolo Rotondo | | NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | Maori, Italian | English
Learn More

HAFEKASI

Mona is a 10 year old Tongan-Australian girl who begins to realise she''s different to her single, white mum a...
17 min | Annelise Hickey | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English | Closed Captions
Learn More