Ms Katea Mahe is a film critic of Tongan heritage. She wonders about the ‘āiga support for the TINĀ character and how much of the story is about and for a Pasefika audience.
Ms Talica Tamanitoakula from Fiji also wonders whether the story is about educating 'palagi' privileged kids about Samoan culture. What about Pasefika not-so-privileged kids?
But they all agree, as Ms Christine Afoa points out, that it is great to see a Pasefika film, written and directed by a Pasefika person (Miki Magasiva) starting conversations about Pasefika/Polynesian people and cultures. "It's not a space we normally occupy."
