Vai

We travelled with 17 crew and pretty much became a family by the end of it. What was really wonderful was being greeted and welcomed by the village or people of the filmmaker — that was just incredible, wonderful and life-changing.

– Producer Kiel McNaughton in The Sunday Star-Times, 10 February 2019

Each [of the writers and directors] has an indigenous ancestral connection to one of the seven countries (New Zealand, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Cook Islands and Niue) where the individual stories took place.

– Journalist James Croot in The Sunday Star-Times, 10 February 2019

What I will do is teach you to use your own beautiful voice.

– From the trailer

I hope Vai will achieve an insight and understanding into the beautiful, yet conflicting world of Pasifika women.

– Director Amberley Jo Aumua, in the press kit for Vai

Vai is a platform that propels the diverse perspectives of va'ine Pasifika across Te Moana-nui-a-kiva and throughout the world. The kaupapa calls together indigenous women — artists who are challenged to build creatively together, to present a vision of their whenua.

– Director Mīria George, in the press kit for Vai