LalaRolls
- Director
- Editor
Fijian-born director and editor Lala Rolls has made short films, music videos and documentaries (Tupaia's Endeavour, Children of the Migration). Much of her work explores Polynesian and Māori culture. Rolls has gone on location throughout the Pacific Islands; her films have been invited to festivals in New Zealand and overseas.
Screenography
Biography
Fijian-Kiwi Lala Rolls has made "very short" films, and ambitious productions that span oceans and years. Large or small, her favourite projects often involve explorations of Māori and Polynesian culture.
Her work as a director and editor encompasses documentary, short films and music videos. Her films reflect an interest in exploring voices and cultures that can get drowned out by more dominant voices.
Awards
2013 FIFO - Oceanian International Documentary Film Festival (Tahiti)
International Jury Prize: Tupaia's Endeavour
2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Editing, Documentary/Factual Programme: for Lovely Rita
“I'm privileged to have gone into the communities and countries and lives of people that I would not normally have access to. I work hard to tell people's stories with respect and with craft.”