Matasila Freshwater
Matasila Freshwater is a New Zealand illustrator, writer and director. She was awarded a 2020 Springboard Award, and a 2021 Sun & Moon Jury Prize.
Matasila Freshwater
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- film director · illustrator
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Matasila Freshwater is a New Zealand illustrator, writer and director. She was awarded a 2020 Springboard Award, and a 2021 Sun & Moon Jury Prize.
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Matasila Freshwater is from the Solomon Islands. She studied anthropology, animation and illustration. She lives in Wellington. In 2019, she directed the film on the Solomon Islands, Vai. Vai was screened at the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival, imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, and Berlin Film Festival.
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• Shmeat, 2016, animated film • Vai, 2019 • Hiama, 2021 • Teine Sā, 2021 • Sukindimi Walks Before Me, 2026
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- 1.Vai. TIFF.
- 2.Croot, James. Waru follow-up debuting at Berlin Film Festival this weekend. Stuff. 2019-02-09.
- 3.Harvey, Dennis. Film Review: ‘Vai’. Variety. 2019-05-30.
- 4.Johannesen, Kirk. Nighttime films at Memorial Stadium among IU Cinema fall events. News at IU. 2021-08-18.
- 5.Vai opens up a 'universe of possibilities'. NZ Herald.
- 6.Croot, James. Vai: Waru follow-up an even more ambitious and audacious piece of film-making. Stuff. 2019-04-02.
- 7.New TV series showcases ancient Pacific tales in the modern day. FijiTimes.
- 8.Totua, Lofa. Horror series Teine Sā is bringing a new kind of Pacific storytelling to the screen. The Spinoff. 2021-05-20.
- 9.Sukundimi Walks Before Me. Sydney Film Festival.
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