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The awe-inspiring VAI is a film about female empowerment, telling the story of one woman's life in eight separate moments from the perspective of eight different Pacific Island cultures. Beautifully shot, celebratory and epic, at times heartbreaking and uplifting, VAI is a seamless portmanteau film directed by eight female Pacific directors, and starring eight actresses each playing the title role. The film was shot in such breathtaking locales as Fiji, Tonga, the Solomon Islands, Kuki Airani (the Cook Islands), Samoa, Niue and Aotearoa (New Zealand).
Original Release
04/04/2019
US Release
08/27/2019
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ro Mereani Adi Tuimatanisiga | Vai of Fiji |
Ar-Ramadi Longopoa | Vai of Tonga |
Betsy Lania Luitolo | Vai of the Solomon Islands |
Agnes Pele | Vai of NZ Samoa |
Evotia-Rose Araiti | Vai of Kuki Airani |
Fiona Collins | Vai of Samoa |
Maliaga Erick | Vai of Niue |
Hinetu Dell | Vai of Aotearoa |
Ateca Ravuvu | Lutia (Tia / Mum) |
Directors
Sharon Whippy, Becs Arahanga, Amberley Jo Aumua, Matasila Freshwater, Dianna Fuemana, Miria George, Ofa Guttenbeil, Marina McCartney, Nicole Whippy
Writers
Becs Arahanga, Amberley Jo Aumua, Matasila Freshwater, Dianna Fuemana, Miria George, Ofa Guttenbeil, Marina McCartney, Nicole Whippy, Sharon Whippy
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ro Mereani Adi Tuimatanisiga | Vai of Fiji |
Ar-Ramadi Longopoa | Vai of Tonga |
Betsy Lania Luitolo | Vai of the Solomon Islands |
Agnes Pele | Vai of NZ Samoa |
Evotia-Rose Araiti | Vai of Kuki Airani |
Fiona Collins | Vai of Samoa |
Maliaga Erick | Vai of Niue |
Hinetu Dell | Vai of Aotearoa |
Ateca Ravuvu | Lutia (Tia / Mum) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Richard Fletcher | Executive Producer |
Kiel McNaughton | Producer |
Kerry Warkia | Producer |