THE FILM
Tropical memories, dark family secrets, and the harsh legacy of colonialism collide in Fiji Memory, Colonial Time, an account of an elderly woman’s emotional return to the tropical land of her birth. Built around her search for remnants of her past and the truth of her great-grandfather’s crime, the film explores fragmented identities and the complex aftermath of British colonization through interweaving multiple textures, perspectives and genres.
Filmed over 10 years, this feature-length documentary goes beyond one family’s story, featuring a diversity of Fijians voices sharing their family histories and issues of identification and positionality in a post-colonial world. It’s a complex, meditative film that examines how colonialism fractures and disrupts the identities of both the colonized and the colonizer – a theme relevant far beyond its South Pacific shores.
INCREDIBLE SCREENINGS IN SUVA, FIJI!
We just finished an incredible trip to Fiji to screen the film to Fijian audiences and had an warm and wonderful response! Please check out our UPDATES @ SCREENINGS link below to read more about it!
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE FILM
“Riveting. A complex storytelling that brings together several diverse yet interconnected stories”
“A revealing journey to a South Sea island. Takes us inside a family story and unpacks the complicated overlapping histories that are both personal and universal. Highly recommended.”
“Engaging. We see images and hear island sounds which invite onlookers to sense unique, distinctively enriching experiences…voiced reflections that resonate our timeless human condition. There is much by way of insights offered.”