Tala Pasifika - Talk of the Town (Tala o le Taulaga)

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Tala Pasifika - Talk of the Town (Tala o le Taulaga)

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Directed by actor Lani Tupu (Country GP), this award-winning tale focuses on Cindy (Henry Ah-Foo Taripo), a fa'afafine living and working in Auckland. Cindy breaks the fourth wall from her dressing room, to tell the story of being a teenager named Sione (Sani Muliaumaseali'i) and immigrating from Samoa to Aotearoa. Across two timelines, the young Sione struggles with her new home and her gender expression, while adult Cindy enjoys a successful performing career. The story was inspired by belo...

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Format

Video

Date created

1995

URL

https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/tala-pasifika-talk-of-the-town-1995

Related subjects

fa'afafine / drama / short / family tension / nz on air / new zealand on air / heels / glamour / dressing room / green room / make-up / wigs / nail polish / club / night club / immigrant / samoa / migration / gender / sexuality / lgbtqi+ / church / family / mother / mother and son / cross dressing / trans / pasifika / school / high school / teacher / bullying / lava lava / samoan culture / traditional culture / performance / trans women / ngā tapuwae college / danny tanuvasa / staircase cabaret / õtara / cross-dressing / nightclub

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