Country: Tonga
Discover the best movies, series, and documentaries made in Tonga. Enjoy the top titles of all time, handpicked for you.
Titles found: 6
When the Man Went South
2014 · Movie · 84 min. · Tonga
Direction Alex Bernstein
Cast Soane Prescott · Barnie Duncan · Alafua Topui · David Tonga
Synopsis Instructed to set out on a journey by his village chief, Flying Fox heads south to learn about his strengths as a man. During his journey he meets two warring villages and attempts to mediate their differences. Flying Fox applies...
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The Queendom of Tonga
2017 · Documentary · 51 min. · Tonga
Direction Brian Favorite
Cast Doug Siebum
Synopsis A Peace Corps Volunteer in the Kingdom of Tonga has been told to keep his sexual orientation private. Members of the transgender community navigate their own journey of self-discovery and acceptance in their small conservative country in the middle of...
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Direction Jeremiah Tauamiti · Vea Mafile'o
Cast Sione Pia Fatai · Sisi'uno Helu · Nonga Pulu · Latu Va'eno
Synopsis Based on the Legend of, `Aho`eitu from the Pacific Island of Tonga, 'Aho'eitu leaves his mother to find his father Tagaloa in the heavens. On his quest he finds out that he also has brothers, but will 'Aho'eitu be accepted...
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George & The Whales (S)
2020 · Documentary · 8 min. · Tonga
Direction Nessim Stevenson
Synopsis A documentary portrait of a Tongan whale-watching guide called George, and of the humpback whales that spend their summers in the warm waters around the islands of Vava'u. We wanted to make a film that reflects on the content tranquility...
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Lady Eva (S)
2017 · Documentary · 11 min. · Tonga
Direction Dean Hamer · Joe Wilson
Cast Joey Joleen Mataele
Synopsis A brave young transgender woman sets off on a journey to become her true self in the conservative Pacific Island Kingdom of Tonga - with a little inspiration from Tina Turner along the way.
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Leitis in Waiting
2018 · Documentary · 72 min. · Tonga
Direction Dean Hamer · Joe Wilson · Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Cast Joey Joleen Mataele
Synopsis The story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in the South Pacific Kingdom.
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