Miki Magasiva: Kiwi director on his first feature film Tinā

Samoan-born Miki Magasiva is set to release his first feature directorial debut in the coming days. Magasiva made a name for himself crafting short films and commericials - and his work on miniseries The Panthers won him a best director award at the 2022 New Zealand Television Awards. His new feature film, Tinā tells the story of a Samoan teacher working at a private school while struggling with the death of her daughter. "I love humour - and I wanted to do an emotional story when I set out to do it, so I'm just stoked." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.