WEA NAO MI? (Where Am I?) - Wantok Stori Short Film, Solomon Islands - HIGH RES

Описание: The story: A golden object mystifies a young man living in a traditional Solomon Islands village. He dreams of going to the city and wakes up in a nightmare that changes his life forever.

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This film was produced through the Wantok Stori project. Wantok Stori is a collaboration and exchange project between Victoria and the Solomon Islands. It aims to explore and celebrate the diversity of Pacific culture and support emerging artists and young people.

In 2011-2012 Wantok Stori - Culture in Harmony with Nature connected Victorian Pacific communities and Solomon Islander young people in community discussion, film making and training, celebration and education.

On-line discussion was hosted by Amie Batalibasi (Aus/SI) and Lisa Hilli (Aus/PNG) and young Pacific Islanders on the theme of the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts: Culture In Harmony with Nature. Ideas and issues highlighted included globalisation, identity, diversity, climate change, social change, relationships between generations, Kastom and tradition, knowledge systems, respect and social relations. These were explored through poetry, song, pictures, stories and discussion.

Solomon Islander young people interested in film making were selected from those who contributed to on-line discussion. Charlie Piringi, Moses Au, Kerrie Jionisi, Neil Cassidy, Regina Mae, Francis Mae and Museum staff Glen Deni and Sosimo Narasia with the support of independent producer Adriel Tahisi were joined by Australian Pacific Islander artists Amie Batalibasi and Lisa Hilli to learn about film making in April.

In two weeks they created a short film called 'Wea Nao Mi?' The film, scripted by Regina Mae, explores social and cultural change. This was premièred at the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts in July and launched on-line in August. Educational resources were also developed to support the film to be used in schools and communities to promote the diversity of Pacific cultures.

This project is supported by Solomon Islands Ministry of Culture, One News Television, Solomon Islands Victorian Association, Multicultural Arts Victoria and Youthworx. We hope this is the first of many arts and community collaborations between Solomon Islands and Victoria Pacific Island communities.

This project has been financially assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, Ministry of Youth (Solomon Islands) Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), Katherine Gilbert and community based fundraising.

Copies of the film are available from Adriel Tahisi of Trad Records [email protected] (Solomon Islands)