Posts tagged Oceania

Kalolaine Fainu | Bringing Stories of Oceania to the Cinematic Screen

Kalolaine believes Oceanic voices have been minimized for too long and sees the rise of digital and traditional Pacific storytelling. After co-creating Pasifika Film Fest, a platform for Pacific filmmakers, she is ready to reclaim space for herself as a Pasifika storyteller by launching her own feature documentary, A Child of Oceania.

MakerMarushka HirshonMarch 16, 2020MH, Papua New Guinea, film, Oceania Comment

Co-Founder of Speak Tahiti, Heiura Itae-Tetaa | Making the Tahitian language more accessible

Born in Arue, Tahiti, Heiura Itae-Tetaa wants to make learning the reo Tahiti (Tahitian language) more accessible via her startup, Speak Tahiti - Paraparau Tahiti. “I think it’s important to keep our language alive and share our culture with the world.”

EntrepreneurMarushka HirshonJuly 18, 2019Tahiti, Culture, Language, indigenous, Polynesian, Oceania, pacific islander, startup, MHComment