“O LE MALAGA MALOSI TELE” A Very Strong Journey (2019)

Sculptor & performance artist Ioane Ioane embarked on a four year journey to explore his cultural roots through the art of building a Va’aalo (traditional Samoan bonito fishing canoe) and discovering master va'aalo carver Mulitalo Malu Fautua of Lano village in Savai'i, Samoa. FILMED & DIRECTED BY - Ioane Ioane ADDITIONAL FILMING - Sila Ioane EDITED BY - Tomek Bogdanowicz MUSIC - Ioane Ioane SPECIAL THANKS: TANEA HEKE & DR STEVEN RATUVA Friedlander Foundation CNZ Samoa Artist Residency 2018