Sina Ma Tinirau

When a prince is cursed to become an eel and has to win the love of a beautiful woman to be human again, he gifts her with his body in the form of a coconut tree in a seductive display.

Directed by Vilsoni Hereniko
Produced by Vilsoni Hereniko and Laura Margulies

Director’s Bio: Vilsoni Hereniko is an award-winning film director, writer, and producer who is originally from Rotuma in Fiji but now lives in Hawai’i. He is a tenured professor at the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Hawai’i. His narrative feature film “The Land Has Eyes” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was Fiji’s first and only submission to the Academy Awards. It also won Best Dramatic Feature at the ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. His animated short film “Sina ma Tinirau” has won five awards as “Best Short”.

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Moananuiākea: An Anthology of Us

Moananuiākea – the ocean, not only connects millions of miles between the islands of the Pacific, but connects the people who inhabit it. The Anthology of Us are the stories that tie people together across time and space. It aims to celebrate the diversity of human experiences from the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander point of view, while also reflecting on the universal emotions and connections that define “us” as a community or society.