From the series
Tales from Nanumea
The Defeat of Tulaapoupou-Tuvalua
Long ago, a war was waged between two nations: Tonga and Nanumea (currently an islet of Tuvalu). The Tongans set out to destroy the Nanmeans, over the death of a fallen prince, but even their strongest warrior, a giant by the name of Tulaapoupou, was no match for the likes of Nanumea's protector, Lapi.
Directed by: George Siosi Samuels
Length: 2:00 Minutes
CAFF screening 5/20
Hawai‘i Premiere
Long ago, a war was waged between two nations: Tonga and Nanumea (currently an islet of Tuvalu). The Tongans set out to destroy the Nanmeans, over the death of a fallen prince, but even their strongest warrior, a giant by the name of Tulaapoupou, was no match for the likes of Nanumea's protector, Lapi.
Directed by: George Siosi Samuels
Length: 2:00 Minutes
CAFF screening 5/20
Hawai‘i Premiere
Te Lima - Tuvaluan
Te Lima. Tells the story of an ancient Nanumean (Tuvaluan) power that is unique to only a select few families. However, over time, its power has been both elusive and mystical.
Directed by: George Siosi Samuels
Length: 2:00 Minutes
CAFF screening 5/21 and 5/23
Hawai‘i Premiere
Te Lima. Tells the story of an ancient Nanumean (Tuvaluan) power that is unique to only a select few families. However, over time, its power has been both elusive and mystical.
Directed by: George Siosi Samuels
Length: 2:00 Minutes
CAFF screening 5/21 and 5/23
Hawai‘i Premiere
Pai & Vau - Tuvaluan
Traditions say that the first people to be found on the island of Nanumea, Tuvalu, were two women, Pai and Vau. Tefolaha (a man whose true origins are debated to be either Samoan or Tongan) tricks the women, with the use of his spiritual prowess, into thinking that he was the true founder of the land.
Directed by: George Siosi Samuels
Length: 3:34 Minutes
CAFF screening 5/24
Hawai‘i Premiere
Traditions say that the first people to be found on the island of Nanumea, Tuvalu, were two women, Pai and Vau. Tefolaha (a man whose true origins are debated to be either Samoan or Tongan) tricks the women, with the use of his spiritual prowess, into thinking that he was the true founder of the land.
Directed by: George Siosi Samuels
Length: 3:34 Minutes
CAFF screening 5/24
Hawai‘i Premiere
George Siosi Samuels
George Siosi Samuels is the founder of the Cultural Animators Network and creator of the Tales From Nanumea series. His passion for cultural animation stems from his past work with Polynesian, indigenous, and First Nations communities. His work has been featured by Adobe, Toon Boom, and the World Indigenous Network (to name a few). When he's not supporting the cultural animation community, he's a Community Manager for a global financial tech company by day, and a podcast host for the It Will Come Show by night.
George Siosi Samuels is the founder of the Cultural Animators Network and creator of the Tales From Nanumea series. His passion for cultural animation stems from his past work with Polynesian, indigenous, and First Nations communities. His work has been featured by Adobe, Toon Boom, and the World Indigenous Network (to name a few). When he's not supporting the cultural animation community, he's a Community Manager for a global financial tech company by day, and a podcast host for the It Will Come Show by night.