Mother Tongue
17 mins
A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job. Out of her depth, she must find a way to communicate or risk her patient’s life.
Vea Mafile'o
Director
Alex Lovell
Producer
Eldon Booth
Producer
Maria Ines Manchego
Director of Photography
Lisa Greenfield
Editor
Anastasia Doniants
Editor
Frankie Lolohea
Costume Design
Emily Mafile'O
Art Direction
Stephen Gallagher
Original Music Composer
Georgia Head
Makeup & Hair
Nigel Foster
Sound Mixer
Ben Vanderpoel
Sound Recordist
Matt Kofoed
Gaffer