O Tamaiti

this movie is beautiful

This was a Beautiful,powerful Film,can't believe it took me 14yrs to stumble upon it's existence,just by surfing the Net.Definitely got me emotional in record time considering the film is only 13mins long,I'm Samoan too so can relate to many aspects portrayed in this film from the looking out for younger siblings,Arguing etc right down to having Corn beef as Lunch LOL.Loved it,your a great Inspiration to the youth of samoa and all Pacific Nations.God Bless

It's a beautiful touching movie. I come from totally different culture but it taught me so much about family and bonding. It's great movie.

Greetings from California Sima! I first watched this film on PBS, back in 1997 I think. And I even recorded it on VHS tape, when it played a second time. Since then I was never able to locate this recording anymore; I have been trying to watch this movie again somewhere via the internet or buy it off of Amazon or Ebay. Low and behold, I typed it in Google tonight and finally found a video link here. O Tamaiti is the first independent film I ever watched, I was 19 years old. It was the first authentic glimpse of a Samoan family I viewed, captured in motion pictures. This movie gives you a sense of that overwhelming responsibility that I am certain many children (especially Samoan) feel being the oldest of such a large and growing family. It's emotive and touching. I am half Samoan & half Filipino and this film really drew me closer to a heritage I am only partially familiar with. Thank you for bringing this film to life! I would love to watch more of your works.

Hi Sima, I love this movie! I just wanted to congratulate you on making such a beautiful film! The reason I liked it so much is because I can relate to it so well. I am part Samoan & part Maori and am the eldest of 14 and life was a real struggle being the eldest my brother died of cot death when i was 13 years old and life for me was exactly how it was in your film.I know you made this a long time ago but this is the first time I had seen it and it did tug on the old heart strings.You are a wonderful filmmaker and I hope to see more of your talent on the big screen.