We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
In our isolated Polynesian community, we live the story of our ancestral culture-hero, Lata. To make a voyage our living Lata welcomes men, women and children as crew, including hard workers with skills, persons of bad character, and a tame anthropologist. We bless the vessel and sailors, learn how to set the sails, and navigate into challenging seas and weather. We find our way in the open ocean by interacting with patterns of winds, waves, stars, and other signs that ancestors show us when we need them. We arrive at islands and learn what happened to family members since the last voyage some generations earlier. We reconcile, reaffirm our love for each other, and look to our future together.
Primary Title
- We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 28 October 2020
Duration
- 56:21
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Vaka Taumako Project
Broadcaster
- Vimeo
Programme Description
- In our isolated Polynesian community, we live the story of our ancestral culture-hero, Lata. To make a voyage our living Lata welcomes men, women and children as crew, including hard workers with skills, persons of bad character, and a tame anthropologist. We bless the vessel and sailors, learn how to set the sails, and navigate into challenging seas and weather. We find our way in the open ocean by interacting with patterns of winds, waves, stars, and other signs that ancestors show us when we need them. We arrive at islands and learn what happened to family members since the last voyage some generations earlier. We reconcile, reaffirm our love for each other, and look to our future together.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by agreement with rights owner.
Subjects
- Canoes and canoeing--Solomon Islands
- Ethnology--Solomon Islands--Santa Cruz Islands
- Documentary films--Solomon Islands
- Documentary films--United States
Genres
- Boat
- Community
- Documentary
- History
- Interview
- Science
- Travel
Contributors
- Marianne George (Director)
- Marianne George (Executive Producer)
- H.M. Wyeth (Director)
- H.M. Wyeth (Executive Producer)
- Dixon Holland (Producer)
- Jacob Penchansky (Producer)
- Simon Salopuka (Producer)
- Dixon Holland (Director)
- Jacob Penchansky (Director)
- Serge Marcil (Editor)
- Jacob Penchansky (Editor)
- Simon Salopuka (Narrator)
- George Koloso Kahia Kaveia (Interviewee)
- Marianne George (Narrator)
- Vaka Taumako Project (Production Unit)
- Pacific Traditions Society (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Canoes and canoeing--Solomon Islands
- Ethnology--Solomon Islands--Santa Cruz Islands
- Documentary films--Solomon Islands
- Documentary films--United States