PFF 2026 Opening Night: 'Aua Le Fefe' Shorts

PFF celebrates 10 years of Pacific excellence in film with PFF 2026. This year's Opening Night at Events Cinemas Parramatta, will be the first screening of 'Aua le Fefe' Shorts, PFF's first horror film collection of short films. The session will be opened by Tongan Music Video Tuai Kae Pau / Slowly But Surely.

Doors open at 6pm, films start at 7pm. Films will be followed by a short Q&A with the filmmakers.

Please join us for Pacific film, food and dance!

Aua Le Fefe Shorts

16 mins

I Am Not Your Dusky Maiden (Aotearoa NZ, Sāmoa)
Director Vea Mafile'o
During a therapy session, Ala confronts the trauma of her past. Living with Dissociative Identity Disorder, Ala shifts between distinct alter egos – each representing a fragment of her psyche and cultural identity. From the nurturing innocence of FLO to the sensual confidence of EVA and the volatile rage of SAIA, Ala battles inner chaos and external judgment. When her fierce ancestral protector, PUIPUI, emerges, the session spirals into a powerful reckoning. In a final twist, the roles reverse.

10 mins

Mana Whakatipu (Māori, Aotearoa NZ)
Director Vavaki McNaughton
When Kaea is abruptly replaced as kaitātaki (leader) of her kapa haka group by a new, younger student, she faces her own uneasy relationship with te reo Māori and authenticity. What begins as a clash of ambition soon becomes something far more haunting as the new girl starts speaking in ancient reo...

11 mins

Radini (Fiji)
Director Salote Cama
A pastor’s wife prepares to deliver her keynote speech during a women’s conference. With poise, grace and an unshakable calm, she steps into the spotlight. But beneath the surface of the pulpit, not everything is as perfect as it seems.

10 mins

Praying Mantis (Hawai'i)
Director Hulita Drake
This is the story of a one-night stand that has deadly consequences.

13 mins

Men of Light (Aotearoa NZ, Sāmoa)
Director Simeon ‘Ucegang’ Fiapule
Is it an urban legend or is it real? When the kids in an Auckland suburb start talking about the Men of Light, the neighbourhood is not too concerned. But Ioane sees what others do not, and what follows is a thriller with a twist you will not see coming and will not stop thinking about.

Shows with

Tuai kae pau (Slowly but surely) (Tonga, NZ)
Pacific music video