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Te Oro is pleased to present a free one-night screening of The Orator (O Le Tulafale) as part of Samoan Language Week and EastWeek.

Tickets available online at eventfinda or at the Te Oro reception.
Limited to 120 tickets.
First come, first seated.

The Orator (O Le Tulafale) is the story of a man, Saili, who wants only to defend the honour of his beloved wife and be at peace with her. Saili is physically disadvantaged, with no great aspirations or expectations for himself and yet he is confronted with overwhelming adversaries and miraculously, through willpower, spirit and love for his beloved Vaaiga, he becomes an unlikely hero at the end. It is a story about confronting self-doubt, distrust and prejudice – an underdog story set in an exotic place. The story takes place in a small village in Samoa. The landscape, people, culture, images, colour, sound and feel of Samoa offer this story a new and unique perspective of life. In this film Samoa is a character. This film is a folktale and a lullaby. Beneath the exotic setting are universal themes of the strength of the human spirit and love.

Director: Tusi Tamasese
Writer: Tusi Tamasese
Producer: Catherine Fitzgerald
Key Cast
Saili: Fa’afiaula Sagote
Vaaiga : Tausili Pushparaj
Litia: Salamasina Mataia
Poto: Ioata Tanielu

EastWeek

Empowering Tamaki youth by bringing them together, to work as one.

WHAT IS EAST WEEK?
In 2016 we took up the challenge and created EASTWEEK, local youth co-designed and ran events for and by youth, supported by some friends and resources. This year we continued to build on working on events for youth by youth.

WHAT IS YOUTH WEEK?
Youth Week is a national wide festival of events organised by young New Zealanders to celebrate the talents, passion and success of local young people. For more info on YOUTH WEEK visit http://www.arataiohi.org.nz/youthweek

HOW TO GET INVOLVED
If this sounds like you and you want to get involved, get yourself down to Speak Up, Speak Out hui on 12 May or email eastweek2017@gmail.com