Presented by
Short art films created by pasifika artists to amplify the call of the Pacific for action on the climate
Mana Moana – Pasifika Voices is a collection of artistic video works, created to amplify and support the Pacific to drive global action in mitigating climate change.
Tagata Pasifika are creative innovators, knowledge holders, orators and storytellers. The past and the future meet through the voices from generation to generation across our vast oceans.
Featured Films
The poem ‘Writing’ is a gift to help navigate the lessons of our past, for our present and future generations on the importance of the interconnectedness of our environment with our humanity. The rich words of Déwé Gorodé are a legacy of her work and embodies a spirit of resilience that is present in all…
It takes a village to raise a child and this version of Audrey Brown-Pereira’s poem “they taking pictures of us in the water” is such an example of the Pasifika community of creatives from hip hop artists, poets and dancers coming together for a common cause to raise the global consciousness on the impacts of…
Cry Sis is the weaving of intellect and wisdom through the beautiful words of Ruby Macomber. The insightful voice of a new generation that has a gentle yet defiant stand on the interconnectedness of our Blue Pacific Continent to the call of the Pacific to keep 1.5 alive! The worlds that are presented by Ruby…
Featured Artists
Poet, teacher, feminist, politician and visionary, Déwé Gorodé was an advocate for the rights of indigenous people and the status of women across the region and a beacon of Oceanic literature. She was one of the first Kanak women to study at university, gaining a degree in literature from Montpellier and setting her on a…
Audrey Brown-Pereira is a poet who plays with text on the page and performs words in the air/ ear. Her poetry collections include ‘Threads of Tivaevae: Kaleidoskope of Kolours’ with Veronica Vaevae by Steele Roberts, ‘Passages in Between I(s)lands’ by Ala Press and ‘A-wake-(e)nd’ by Saufo’i Press. Audrey is of Cook Islands Maori and Samoan…
Anonymouz is a NZ born Samoan composer and creative producer artist whose explorations involving sound design, music production and video composition can be found across a wide range of industries, with award-winning projects in recorded music, theatre, orchestral, dance, urban, film, tv, radio and new media. He regularly collaborates with iconic dance company Black Grace…
Ruby Macomber is an award-winning poet, essayist and creative non-fiction writer of Te Moana-Nui-a Kiwa — Rotuma. She is the 2023 Writer in Residence at NZYWF, and facilitates Te Kāhui, an Indigenous creative writing kaupapa grounded in equitable and accessible opportunities for young people. She currently resides in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.
