Misadventures of a Pacific Professional (2019)
Alofa, a young Pasifika woman climbing the corporate ladder, constantly bumps up against unconscious bias in the workplace, and must find authentic ways of dealing with it. This prompts an internal struggle between the part of Alofa that was raised to be humble (faletua), and the part of her that descended from warriors (nafanua). Originally released as a web series.
Primary Title
- Misadventures of a Pacific Professional
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 2 August 2020
Release Year
- 2019
Start Time
- 19 : 00
Finish Time
- 19 : 20
Duration
- 20:00
Channel
- Oriana TV
Broadcaster
- Kordia
Programme Description
- Alofa, a young Pasifika woman climbing the corporate ladder, constantly bumps up against unconscious bias in the workplace, and must find authentic ways of dealing with it. This prompts an internal struggle between the part of Alofa that was raised to be humble (faletua), and the part of her that descended from warriors (nafanua). Originally released as a web series.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Samoan
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Short films--New Zealand
Genres
- Comedy-drama
Contributors
- Reina Va'ai (Director)
- Tupe Solomon-Tanoa'i (Writer)
- Tupe Solomon-Tanoa'i (Producer)
- Esera Tanoa'i (Producer)
- Abe Mora (Director of Photography)
- Lagi Farani (Actor)
- Gerald Urquhart (Actor)
- Matt Chamberlain (Actor)
- Tammy Davis (Actor)
- Poporazzi Productions (Production Unit)
- Ezmoney (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Short films--New Zealand