A Tongan love story where the only thing louder than the drama is Auntie's judgment.
When a young fakaleiti falls in love at St Valentine’s Highschool, she must navigate her way through a world of intolerance and bigotry to find happiness - in an unexpected place.
Acting
Amanaki Prescott-Faletau radiates defiant vulnerability.
Production
Tongan-NZ specificity that Hollywood would flatten.
Writing
Dialogue that zings between melodrama and gut-punch.
Director
Damon Fepulea'i
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fakaleiti is a recognized third gender in Tongan culture, though colonization and Christianity complicated its acceptance—this film navigates that tension.
Shot in South Auckland with largely untrained local actors, including community members playing versions of themselves.
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