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PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN COMMUNICATIONS PACIFIC SHOWCASE SHORTS PROGRAM sUnDay, OCTObER 24 | 2:15 Pm | REgal DOlE
DAY TRIP HAWAII PREMIERE
NOMINATED FEATURE DIRECTOR AND CAST IN ATTENDANCE
nEW zEalanD 2010 | EnglIsh | 11 m DIRECTOR: Zoe McIntosh
A gang member wakes up one morning and decides he needs a day off. With his tattooed face and prominent gang patch, he is a fish out of water when he arrives in the idyllic small port town of Picton, but the experience he has there will change his outlook on life forever.
GRANDA UNITED STATES PREMIERE
New Zealand 2010 | English | 11 M DIRECTOR: Marina McCartney
When Robert meets his Samoan Granda in Aotearoa for the first time he approaches him with caution. Granda cannot speak English and Robert cannot speak Samoan. As the day progresses he observes minor actions and reactions from and toward his Granda which encourage him to let down his guard.
I AM THE TAUPOU WORLD PREMIERE
samOa 2010 | samOan, W/ EnglIsh sUbTITlEs | 5 m DIRECTOR: Participants of the PIC American Samoa Filmmakers’ Workshop
A young Taupou (sacred maiden) must find the balance between Samoan traditions and her modern way of life.
MALAGA
samOa 2010 | samOan, W/ EnglIsh sUbTITlEs | 15 m DIRECTOR: Robert Poleki, Daniel Poleki
When two brothers, opposite in personality, are sent by the elders into the deepest part of the surrounding forest to prove themselves, one is put to the test which will ultimately save the others life.
MOKE ACTION WORLD PREMIERE
UnITED sTaTEs 2010 | EnglIsh | 4 m DIRECTOR: Aina Paikai
Two men’s egos get the best of them, but before either of them throw down in fisticuffs, the elder cashier woman disciplines them, and out of respect to her, they defuse the feud, demonstrating the true meaning of Aloha.
NOT I WORLD PREMIERE
UnITED sTaTEs 2010 | EnglIsh | 6 m DIRECTOR: Misa Tupou
Awakened from a short nap, a man wakes only to discover the brutal reality of his dream is all too real.
POI DOGS HAWAII PREMIERE
UnITED sTaTEs 2010 | EnglIsh | 12 m DIRECTOR: Joel Moffett
After their crappy high school team loses the big game (again), a football player and a band geek confront each other on the way home in Poi Dogs.
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VA TAPUIA (SACRED SPACES) UNITED STATES PREMIERE
samOa, nEW zEalanD 2010 | samOan, W/ EnglIsh sUbTITlEs | 16 m DIRECTOR: Tauti Tusi Tamasese
Lui’s grief for his dead wife has infected his whole life and his taro crops. In the remnants of a cyclone devastated village, a stranger offers him a release from his own pain and a chance to move forward.
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