O ai oe? Shorts

A diverse collection of short films and music videos exploring diaspora, cultural identity, family, belonging, resilience and the power of community.

The Western Guide: Dive Bar
Dir. Veisinia Moalapau'u, 2025, New Zealand, 5 mins
A music video that follows a sad, heart-broken cowboy to the place he loves the most.

Only if we try
Dir. Richard Sergeant, 2025, Australia, 3 mins

Distant Roots
Dir. Caleb Teaupa, 2025, New Zealand, 15 mins
A Tongan father in his seventies is haunted by distance, from his roots in Vava’u, Tonga, and from the family he is still trying to hold onto.

Love Letters
Dir. Niglmoro Okuk, 2025, United States, 13 mins
Sight refuses to give up his lifelong love affair with graffiti and today he wants the world to see graffiti as "the sigils and voice of the people," challenging a society that values property over human life.

Woven
Dir. Anne McNeill, 2024, Australia, 9 mins
The heartfelt journey of two Papua New Guinean friends Aunty Elvie and Aunty Betty, exploring the cultural disparity that migrant generations may experience when growing up in two different worlds.

Kin - Dudi & Jojo
Dir. Tumeli Tuqota, 2025, Australia, 25 mins
A collection of poetic documentaries (told in animation and live action) produced by Outer Urban Projects that reveal the profound musical families and subcultures within Naarm/Melbourne’s outer northern diasporic communities.

Tales of the Diaspora
Dir. Lidwina Tutuvanu, 2024, United Kingdom & Australia, 19 mins
A short documentary centered on Johnny, a Cook Islander/Samoan born and raised in the United Kingdom who actively creates opportunities to learn and share cultural traditions.

For Court and Country
Dir. Taofia Pelesasa, 2025, Australia, 24 mins
An intimate look at the resilience of emerging athletes, exploring themes of cultural identity and the unifying power of netball.