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Woven

USA 2024

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE NIGHT

Snow theatreSat 25/0118:3010€
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An indigenous artist tries to revive his ancestral tradition of basket weaving with coconut leaves in an urban park by the Pacific Ocean. Despite being chased by security guards in a city of high rises who question his presence, he perseveres through rain and rejection. As he completes a stunning basket, an encounter with a homeless couple at the park brings a glimmer of hope for his art form, highlighting the struggle of maintaining traditional practices in a city that has forgotten its roots.

Director Vilsoni Tausie Hereniko (rotuma)Alex Cantatore
Rating G
Running time 11 min
Language English
Year 2024
Country USA
Director

Vilsoni Tausie Hereniko

VILSONI HERENIKO is Rotuma’s first and only playwright, award-winning filmmaker and full professor. He is a former Director of the Oceania Center for Arts and Culture at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji as well as the Center for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Currently he is a professor ...

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Director

Alex Cantatore

ALEX CANTATORE is a mission-driven filmmaker committed to environmental, social and spiritual activism through his work. His 2022 short documentary “Kumu Niu” won the award for Best Environmental Short Film at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival and the Jackson Wild Media Award for Best Human Planet – Short Form. He has done extensive documentary film and ...

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