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Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue
2024
17min
Short
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Synopsis:
Katherine, a young speech therapist of Tongan and European heritage has lied about her Tongan language skills to work with Siaosi – an elderly Tongan patient with aphasia who has lost his ability to speak English.
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Credits:
Festival/Awards:
2024: Sundance Film Festival - International Fiction Short Film Competition, Sydney Film Festival – In Competition, First Nations Award, Palm Springs International Shorts Fest, Māoriland Film Festival – Winner Best Short Film (Drama), Edinburgh International Film Festival, Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival - New Zealand’s Best