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Tala Pasifika - Brown Sugar

Television (Full Length) – 1995

Tala Pasifika was a pioneering Pacific Island drama series. This short film was one of six dramas in the 1996 series. 'Brown Sugar' is an upbeat tale of Tiuila (Tausili Mose) and Samuelu (Johnny La'ulu), two young hopefuls who meet in a music shop. Samuelu longs to be an actor, and sees his chance for fame when he meets a TV commercial producer. Tiuila belongs to an amateur vocal group who are relaxed, confident and proud of their South Auckland upbringing. They name their act Brown Sugar, before singing to a packed house. The script was one of the earliest screen credits for Coconet creator Lisa Taouma.

Key Cast & Crew

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Matt Bowkett

Cinematographer

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David Blyth

Supervising Director

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Tausili Mose

As: Tiuila

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Johnny La'ulu

As: Samuelu

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Lisa Taouma

Writer

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Justine Simei-Barton

Director

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Produced by

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He Taonga Films

Acknowledgements

Made with funding from NZ On Air

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