BUTTERFLY/BATAPLAI
Directed by Veialu Aila-UnsworthCast: Graham Pande (Samuel), Joana Mate (Aunty P), Regina Pande (Raya), with the voice of Olivia Korken
- Pacific Cinewaves
- USA
- Drama, Family, Pacific Islander, Social Issues, Women
- English, Tok Pisin (from Papua New Guinea)
- Subtitled
- 2023
- 8 mins
- World premiere
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shareRaya loves makeup but her family does not. She’s torn between her secret dream of being a makeup artist and her family’s strict religious beliefs. In a nightmare, she receives a profound message from her Papua New Guinean ancestor who encourages her to look at her Indigenous culture for answers.
CREDITS
Writer: Veialu Aila-Unsworth
Producer: Veialu Aila-Unsworth
Executive Producer: Visual Communications (VC Media)
Director of Photography: Judd Overton
Editor: Veialu Aila-Unsworth
Composer: Maxwell Stone, Otis Kane
Sound Designer: Tyler Proctor
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ARMED WITH A CAMERA VOL. 2023
Join us in a special opening night with a program of films by the Armed with a Camera (AWC) Fellowship for Emerging Media Artists class of 2023.
