Tala Pasifika - The Cat's Crying

Tala Pasifika was a pioneering Pasifika anthology series which debuted on TV One in 1996. Written by Pasifika poet Audrey Brown-Pereira, The Cat's Crying is a haunting story about a young girl named Ana (future Shortland Street actor Jaime Passier-Armstrong), who is visited in a dream by a mysterious woman and her baby. When Ana then finds the woman from her dream in a family photo album, her mother Teupoko (Seiuli Moira Walker) and father Toa (Jim Ngata) are forced to confront a dark secret. As with many of the Tala Pasifika stories, The Cat's Crying explores themes of family, immigration and sacrifice.