Climate Stories

A compelling selection of Pacific films and music videos exploring culture, community, environmental stewardship, resilience and the enduring impacts of colonialism and conflict.

FAMILI: Bloodfire
Dir. Sione Teumohenga & Bella Waru, 2025, Australia, 6 mins.
A crew of Pasifika and First Nations people embark on a musical journey of reclamation, resistance and liberation, re-igniting ancient connections in a world of colonial urbanity.

Dearest Madeline
Dir. Peter Tautua, 2026, Australia, 7 mins.
A deeply personal music video inspired by a mother’s experience surviving domestic violence.

Toitu Te Tiriti
Dir. Te KuraHuia, 2025, New Zealand, 5 mins
TOITŪ TE TIRITI means more than honouring a contract, it means you're willing to stand together with & for the people. 

Tefisi
Dir. Niko Meredith, 2025, New Zealand & Tonga, 14 mins
In this intimate short documentary, the coastal community of Tefisi in Tonga’s Vava’u Islands shares their evolving bond with the sea.

Digital Traditions: Kastom Keeper
Dir. Tuki Stephen Laumea & Cleo Mary Fraser, 2025, New Zealand & Solomon Islands, 19 mins
A woman’s vision connects technology and tradition, past and future, to hold on to what matters most

The Sandbank
Dir. Caleb Young, 2024, Fiji, 7 mins
Alone on a strip of sand in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, three young girls play happily on the beach surrounded by crystal clear waters, as the high tide approaches.

The War below: Restoring Hope in the Solomon Islands 
Dir. Tuki Stephen Laumea, 2055, New Zealand & Solomon Islands, 50 mins
In the Solomon Islands, thousands of unexploded bombs remain under homes and schools. The War Below follows Lorettalyn, Jeffry, and Maeverlyn - another survivor building the country’s first victims’ support network.