Loimata, The Sweetest Tears

synopsis

The redemptive tale of waka builder and captain Lilo Ema Siope’s final years, the stunning LOIMATA, The Sweetest Tears is a chronicle of journeys. Confronting intergenerational trauma head on, the Siope family returns to their homeland of Sāmoa. For Ema’s father, this is his first time back to his birthplace since leaving in 1959. The result is a poignant yet tender story of a family’s unconditional love for each other, and a commitment to becoming whole again.

Directed by Anna Marbrook, New Zealand/Samoa, 2021, 94 minutes, documentary, English and Samoan with English subtitles

DVD ou fichier digital avec droit de projection: 250,00 €

DVD or HD file with projection rights: 250,00 €