Siapo Cinema

Siapo Cinema is an annual moving image festival celebrating the vibrant and innovative contributions to film by, for and about Pacific peoples. 

Held by Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision in Wellington, the festival showcases Pasifika moving images, presenting a range of documentaries, feature films, short films, and multimedia. They also have performances and live music, Kava Club hosts, and talks with well known Pacific Arts practitioners from around the Pacific.

Check out some of the highlights from the Opening last night, featuring a showing of Lisa Taouma's Taualuga piece. Check it out here!

The festival is presented by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, in association with Tautai Guiding Pacific Arts, Kava Club, Pollywood - Pasifika Films, with generous support from Wellington City Creative Communities.

 For more info on the festival, check out their programme here.