Vai is a portmanteau feature film made by nine women filmmakers in seven Pacific countries: Fiji, Tonga, Roviana (the Solomon Islands), Kuki Airani (the Cook Islands), Samoa, Niue, and Āotearoa (New Zealand).The movie follows the journey of empowerment-through-culture over the lifetime of one woman, Vai, who is played by a different indigenous actress in each country. In all of these Pacific nations vai means water. Directors: Becs Arahanga, Amberley Jo Aumua, Matasila Freshwater, Dianna Fuemana, Miria George, Ofa Guttenbeil, Marina McCartney, Nicole Whippy, Sharon Whippy. An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film, package film, or portmanteau film) is a subgenre of films consisting of several different short films, often tied together by only a single theme, premise, or brief interlocking event (often a turning point). Sometimes each one is directed by a different director.
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