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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

CULTURAL COLLAGE

Directed by 'Inoke Hafoka

USA / 2018 / Documentary, Family, Pacific Islander, Women / 6 mins / English / World Premiere

Plays In:
Pasifikas

Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
Saturday | May 5, 2018 4:00 pm

Description

As a mother of a mixed race (Samoan and white) background, Tali illustrates the complexity and beauty of her identity through her expertise as a painter. While navigating society, she finds ways to weave the importance of culture into the lives of her children.


Director's Bio

‘Inoke Hafoka is an American-born Tongan raised in Salt Lake City (Glendale), Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS in Sociology, the University of Utah with a MEd in Education, and is currently a PhD student in Education at the University of California, Los Angeles. ‘Inoke uses film as a medium in education to share stories of marginalized communities, and to make information accessible for these communities.


Credits

Director: 'Inoke Hafoka
Executive Producer: Renee Tajima-Peña, Janet Chen
Technical Assistance: Brenda Lopez, Mohammad Tavakoli
Color Corrector: Eurie Chung
Sound Mixer: Eurie Chung
Cast: Tali Alisa Hafoka


Plays in

  1. Pasifikas

    Shorts Programs / 84 mins
    Aloha! Ki Ora! Talofa! Hafa adai! These shorts made by the First Peoples of the Pacific represent a broad spectrum of themes and genres that deal with love, loss, culture clashes and connections. These are films made by Pacific Islanders about Pacific Islanders. - Anderson Le

    In This Program: AFTEREARTH, CULTURAL COLLAGE, KA PIKO, LADY EVA, PRAISE SONG FOR OCEANIA, STRONG CULTURE, TAMA, WILDER PALMS, THE WORLD IN YOUR WINDOW


Dates & Times

Plays In:
Pasifikas

Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
Saturday | May 5, 2018 4:00 pm