KÜĪ
Directed by Kahu KaihaCast: Athens Koloi, Genevieve Kiikoro, Jeziah Barwig-Uini, Jovahn Barwig-Uini, Nora Aati, Tekuhei Kaiha
- Pacific Cinewaves
- French Polynesia, New Zealand, USA
- Drama, Family, Pacific Islander, Social Issues, Women
- English, Marquesan, Samoan
- Subtitled
- 2025
- 12 mins
- International premiere
In the face of her mother’s absence and her father’s alcoholism, 12 year old girl, Küī, rises above her age, caring for her brothers and confronting life’s harsh realities. Inspired by a true story.
Film Content Advisory: Alcohol, Drunk Driving, Suicide
Credits
Writer: Carrisse Uta’i
Producer: Carrisse Uta’i
Executive Producer: Abba-Rose Vaiaoga Ioasa
Director of Photography: Abba-Rose Vaiaoga Ioasa
Editor: Abba-Rose Vaiaoga Ioasa
Production Designer: Kahu Kaiha
Composer: Andrew Faleatua
Sound Designer: Shamir Rodriguez
Music: Tekuhei Kaiha
Plays in
Pacific Cinewaves: Sites of Memory in Oceania
For this year’s LAAPFF’s Pacific Cinewaves program, we invite you on a journey to witness the cinematic narratives of six Pasifika storytellers as they grapple with themes of family, grief, identity, dispossession and memory.
Dates & Times
Pacific Cinewaves: Sites of Memory in Oceania
Directors Guild of America
May 2, 2025
6:00 pm