Martin Butler & Bentley Dean : 2015
In a traditional tribal society in the South Pacific, a young girl, Wawa, falls in love with her chief's grandson, Dain. When an inter-tribal war escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, refusing her arranged fate. They must choose between their hearts and the future of the tribe, while the villagers must wrestle with preserving their traditional culture and adapting it to the increasing outside demands for individual freedom. Set on a remote Pacific island, covered in rain forest and dominated by an active volcano, this story, enacted by the Yakel tribe, tells of a sister's loyalty, a forbidden love affair and the pact between the old ways and the new. Documentary filmmakers Martin Butler and Bentley Dean's first dramatic feature was winner of the Audience Award Pietro Barzisa and the FEDEORA Award for Best Cinematography when it premiered in competition at Venice International Film Critics' Week 2015.
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