Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree

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Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree
Directed by Martyn Sanderson
Written byMartyn Sanderson
Based on1974 short story and other work by Albert Wendt
Produced byGraham McLean
StarringFaifua Amiga
Richard von Sturmer
Narrated byPeseta Sinave Isara
CinematographyAllen Guilford
Edited byKen Zemke
Music by Michelle Scullion
Production
companies
New Zealand Film Commission
Grahame McLean Associates
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
92 minutes
Country New Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree is a 1989 New Zealand film directed by Martyn Sanderson. [1] The film is based on the 1974 short story and other work by Albert Wendt. [1] [2] [3]

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Synopsis

On the Samoan island of Sapepe, young Pepe is torn between tradition and modernity. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree". NZ On Screen . New Zealand Film Commission. 1990. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree". British Film Institute. 1989. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. Wendt, Albert (1973). Flying-fox in a freedom tree and other stories. Longman Paul. ISBN   0582717337 . Retrieved 6 February 2023.