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As part of the Documentary Edge International Film Festival amazing line-up, there are two incredible Pacific short films that you can now watch from the comfort of your home FREE!  Check out more information on both the films below and click here for access to the full 2020 Doc Edge Film fest online. 

All short films in the festival are free thanks to Chorus and are available from 12 June – 5 July.

'Ofeina'o Lesieli

'Ofeina'o Lesieli (trailer above) is a documentary short film set in the capital city of Nuku'alofa which takes place in the Kingdom of Tonga - A tropical country situated in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. This idyllic, tropical country is often coined ‘The Friendly Islands’ due to the hospitality and charm of its residents. Here we spend a day in the life of Lesieli, a bright and loveable young Tongan woman living with Down Syndrome.

After having discovered a passion for table tennis, Lesielis’ life has become blessed in new and exciting ways.…more

Originally from Chicago, USA, Palagi Boi aka Jeremy Hawkins shares how he came to speak Samoan fluently and teaches us some simple Samoan phrases that are easy to learn and will get you some brownie points with your Samoan friends!

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Shot & Edited by Adrian Mcbirney 

The Last Dance! 

We've come to the end of lockdown now that NZ has gone to Alert Level 2 which means this is our last #CocoLockdown Poly Video of the Week.

We'd like to give a huge shout out to all our Poly peeps around the world who kept us entertained online while we were in our bubbles. The creativity was REAL!

Here's some of the videos that caught our eye for the last week!  

Check out more of our Coco Lockdown Poly Videos of the week here

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For the Full Mothers Day video by the Black Friars click here 

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Compiled by Adrian Mcbirney 

FIFO (Festival International Du Film Documentaire Océanien) is an international Pacific film festival that happens every year in Tahiti!

Meet some of the young filmmakers who were keeping it fresh at FIFO 2020!

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Credits:  

Director - Vea Mafile'o 

Camera & Sound Operator - Are Raimbault 

Editor - Adrian Mcbirney 

Samoan 17 year old Joshua Nanai aka Jawsh 685, a Year 13 student at Manurewa High School has made waves with his track "Laxed (Siren Beat)" which went viral after it hit TikTok. 

It's been used in the 'Culture Dance' challenge with users around the world dancing to the song and shouting out their own culture.

He had originally posted the track on YouTube in 2019.  According to the New Zealand Herald, after its official release, Laxed (Siren Beat) entered the New Zealand Hot 20 NZ Singles chart at number four.  Globally, the song has also amassed over 6.5 million Spotify streams worldwide and over 8 million views on the original YouTube video uploaded in July 2019.

The song also stormed Shazam charts worldwide, reaching Top 25 positions in 30 countries, including number two on the Global Shazam chart.…more

Our Poly peeps around the world have continued to let their creativity flow & are keeping us all entertained online in our bubbles.

Here's some of the videos that caught our eye this week!

Check out more of our Coco Lockdown Poly Videos of the week here

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Compiled by Adrian Mcbirney 

Our Poly peeps around the world have continued to let their creativity flow & are keeping us all entertained online in our bubbles.

Here's some of the videos that caught our eye this week!

Check out more of our Lockdown Best Poly Videos of the week - 

Week 1 here  Week 2 here  and Week 3 here 

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Compiled by Adrian Mcbirney 

Rounding out another week of lockdown where our Poly peeps have been letting their creativity flow & keeping us entertained online in our bubbles.

Here's some of the videos that caught our eye this week!

Check out more Best Poly Videos of the week here and here 

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#Umbaba Challenge music by Samson Squad ft Rex Atirai

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Compiled by Adrian Mcbirney 

Once again our Poly peeps have been letting their creativity flow & keeping us entertained online while we've been on lockdown.

Here's some of the videos that caught our eye this week!

Check out more Best Poly Videos of the week here

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Compiled by Adrian Mcbirney 

Jason Momoa joins the Ellen Show from his home!

He explains to Ellen how he’s become a P.E. coach for his kids since they’ve been homeschooling. The Hollywood heartthrob also showed Ellen around his man cave, and admitted he doesn’t like exercising. He also shared what it was like working alongside an impressive cast in the upcoming movie “Dune,” and what his Mananalu water company has done to help those in need during the pandemic.