Reviews for Sina Ma Tinirau
"SINA MA TINIRAU combines sonorous storytelling with visually vibrant animation to tell a Rotuman mythic version of Oceania’s greatest love stories of all time. Richly entertaining and deeply evocative."
Dr. Selina Tusitala Marsh, New Zealand Poet Laureate at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Turning Polynesian Myth into Digital Art - SINA MA TINIRAU screened at Hawaii International Film Festival.
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“Vilsoni Hereniko’s film SINA MA TINIRAU is told captivatingly with a dramatic and seamless narration as well as very original artwork. The ancient story of SINA MA TINIRAU comes alive again with verve and inescapable relevance. Congratulations, on another wonderful film, Vili."
Albert Wendt, Award-winning novelist, poet and former Professor, New Zealand.
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A NIU WAY – Vili Hereniko’s Polynesian take on living with Coconut Trees in the Aloha State
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