Tina - In Production

Drama

Co-Production with TU FA’ATASI FILMS  

Expected Release 2024

Tinā is an inspiring and heartwarming drama that follows the story of Samoan teacher Mareta Percival. Struggling after the death of her daughter in the Christchurch earthquakes, Mareta reluctantly takes on a role as a substitute teacher at an elite private school and is surprised to find children in desperate need of guidance, inspiration, and love. Using the symphony of her culture to empower her students, she forms a choir to bring them together, and at the same unexpectedly rediscovers her passion for being a teacher and mother again. Her students are challenged to step out of their privileged comfort-zone, embrace their “freshness”, if they’re to make the “The Big Sing”, an all-school choir competition. 

Writer / Director: Miki Magasiva

Cast: Anapela Polata’ivao, Antonia Robinson, Beulah Koale, Nicole Whippy