SONS OF BLACKBIRD - Someday Stories Short Film

Sons of Blackbird: A poetic exploration of how footsteps of the past influence and reflect where we stand today. 

As history trickles down the bloodline and onto the production line, spoken- word poem, Blackbird speaks the struggles of minimum wage labour and the undeniable strength of our Pasifika brothers and sisters. 

In Sons of Blackbird, poet Lastman So’oula reflects on his days working a factory line and relives the feelings of mistreatment and exploitation, with references to "blackbirding", the practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders to be used for forced labour.