A momona le vao, ua tapisa le gataifale : when the forest is abundant, the coastline is noisy /

Paradigm Documentaries is the filmmaking and photography division of the Tiapapata Art Centre, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Samoa promoting traditional and contemporary arts and crafts. Produced by independent filmmakers and photographer Galumalemana Steven Percival, these multimedia pro...

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Other Authors: Percival, Galumalemana Steven (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English and Samoan with English subtitles.
Published: Apia, Samoa : Paradigm Documentaries, 2012.
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 3.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Paradigm Documentaries is the filmmaking and photography division of the Tiapapata Art Centre, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Samoa promoting traditional and contemporary arts and crafts. Produced by independent filmmakers and photographer Galumalemana Steven Percival, these multimedia productions cover a range of topics including culture, religion, human rights, environment, development, education and history. This short film is an introduction to the multimedia productions produced by Paradigm. This lizard in Samoan mythology is believed to be the progenitor of man. The phrase from which this name is derived, pili pa'u, literally means "fallen lizard". The name was chosen to reflect the importance of Samoan culture and language in multimedia productions.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 16, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (12 min.))
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