Tinā (2025)

Anapela Polataivao (Our Flag Means Death) leads this Aotearoa heartwarmer as Samoan teacher Mareta Percival. Struggling after the death of her daughter in the Christchurch earthquakes, Mareta reluctantly takes on a role as a substitute teacher at an elite private school and is surprised to find children in desperate need of guidance, inspiration, and love.

The feature premiered as the opening night film at the 44th Hawai’i International Film Festival.

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