Vai
“8 Stories • One Lifetime”
Eight connecting moments of seemingly different lives thread together Vai’s journey of empowerment through culture over her lifetime. Beautifully shot over seven Pacific countries, and played by a different indigenous actress in each place, Vai links together a story of family, culture, and at times, isolation. A delicate exploration into the meaning of growth, adaptation, and most notably, a connection to water and home.
Cast
8 people
Ro Mereani Adi Tuimatanisiga
Sevaia
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Ar-Ramadi Longopoa
Vai Mo'ui
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Betsy Luitolo
Vaelusa
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Evotia-Rose Araiti
Vai
Also in
Open Looks
Agnes Pele
Vaisea
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Fiona Collins
Sevai
Known for
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Maliaga Erick
Vai
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Hinetu Dell
Rapuwai
Also in
The Convert
Hinekura
Nicole Whippy Director · Amberley Jo Aumua Director Becs Arahanga Director
Director Writer
Nicole Whippy
Director Writer
Amberley Jo Aumua
Director Writer
Becs Arahanga
Director
Matasila Freshwater
Director
Dianna Fuemana
Director
Mīria George
Director
‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki
Director
Marina Alofagia McCartney
Director
Sharon Whippy
Composer
Lauren King
Cinematographer
Drew Sturge
Editor
Dione Chard
Production designer
Riria Lee
Costume designer
Lindah Lepou
United States release March 8, 2019 · Produced in New Zealand · Languages English, Fijian, Māori, Samoan, Tongan
Production
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt
Production
Department of Post
Production
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions
Production
New Zealand
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Fijian · Māori · Samoan · Tongan
Release dates
Germany · February 8, 2019
Premiere · Berlinale (NATIVe)
United States · March 8, 2019
Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
New Zealand · April 4, 2019
Theatrical
Australia
June 4, 2020 · Digital · SBS
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