Our Small World

Our Small World is a portrait of life on Fale — one of a group of islands that make up the Fakaofo atoll in Tokelau. It is an islet so small, the schoolhouse had to be built on the next island, and the pigs live on the reef. Narrated by Tokelau-born Ioane Puka on a return visit, the film examines old traditions meeting pressures from the outside world, an emphasis on self-sufficiency and togetherness, and worries over education and a declining, youth-heavy population. Key decisions are made by a group of male elders, although after initial doubts, they have accepted a woman police officer.

Tokelau is three atolls spread out over a 100 kilometres of ocean - each atoll a small world unto itself.

– Narrator Ioane Puka

Key Cast & Crew

Ioane Puka

Narrator

Peta Carey

Camera, Director

George Andrews

Producer

Olin Turrall

Online Editor

Roger Green

Sound

Anthony Muru

Editor