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Tusi Tamasese spent 18 years in his native Samoa, before moving to New Zealand and completing a double major in film and political science. After shooting short Va Tapuia in Samoa with private funding, he directed his debut feature The Orator / O Le Tulafale, filmed entirely in the Samoan language. Tamasese's tale of an outsider in conflict with his community scored multiple honours at the 2011 Venice Film Festival.
... I was interested in the image of a chief — an orator — in Samoa: to me an orator is tall, fearless and well-spoken. I wanted to see what happens when you strip that away, and I ended up with a small person as a metaphor.
– Tusi Tamasese on The Orator, in an interview with website Nismazine.eu
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The titles listed here may not reflect this person's full screenography. These are only the titles that are included in or referenced by this site.
2011 Venice Film Festival
Special Mention in Orizzonti (New Horizons) section
Art Cinema Award from CICAE Jury (European arthouse cinema association)
CinemaAvvenire Film Award (Il cerchio non e rotondo) — given by a young person’s jury to two films best promoting peace and dialogue between cultures
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
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