Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue
A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job. Out of her depth, she must find a way to communicate or else she risks her patient’s life. Sundance 2024.
One of 10 films competing for the inaugural First Nations Award 'Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue' is screening with:
We Were Dangerous
Thu 13 June, 6:00pm, Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9
We Were Dangerous
Sat 15 June, 3:30pm, Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1
- Program Strand
- First Nations Award, Shorts Before Features
- Year
- 2023
- Classification
- Unclassified 15+
- Language
- In English and Tongan with English subtitles
- Premiere Status
- Australian Premiere
- Director
- Vea Mafile'o
- Producer
- Alex Lovell, Eldon Booth
- Cast
- Luciane Buchanan, Albert Rounds, Mikey Falesiu
- Screenwriter
- Luciane Buchanan
- Cinematographer
- María Inés Manchego
- Genre
- First Nations, Women Directors
- Company Credits
- Production Company: Run Charlie Films
