Tatau (2012)
Tatau is about Siaki (Jack), an elderly Samoan man struggling to come to terms with the lifelong shame of having an incomplete traditional tattoo and the shame of now losing his sight. As Siaki's vision deteriorates, memories of the painful tattooing ceremony he underwent in his youth haunt him as he yearns to see his tattoo completed before it's too late.
Director: Chantelle Burgoyne
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Beulah Koale as Young Siaki |
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Stacey Leilua as Sina |
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Robbie Magasiva as Old Siaki (as Rob Magasiva) |
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Vasa Tasele as Sione |
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Aleni Tufuga as Tufuga Tatau |
| Directing | Chantelle Burgoyne | Director |
| Writing | Chantelle Burgoyne | Writer |
| Production | Graeme E. Bibby | Producer |
| Production | Chantelle Burgoyne | Producer |
| Production | Zanna Gillespie | Producer |
| Production | Selina Joe | Producer |
| Crew | Grant McKinnon | Cinematography |
| Editing | Chantelle Burgoyne | Editor |
| Production | Graeme E. Bibby | Production Manager |
| Art | Stephanie Fourie | Art Direction |
| Art | Katherine Sasse | Art Direction |