Two Tongan-New Zealand filmmakers are behind the short film Lea Tupu’anga Mother Tongue, helping people to grapple with cultural identity and language trauma, as the story explores a young woman’s journey to reconnect with her Tongan heritage.
The film was selected out of 17,000 applications for Sundance, which boasts of launching the careers of some of the greatest directors in the world, such as Christopher Nolan.
Lea Tupu’anga Mother Tongue premiered on Monday (NZT) at Sundance Film Festival in the United States.
