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Tehura

Wei Li · Drama / Animation · 13 min · 73K views

Directed by Li Wei · Starring Tainatea Voirin, Ben Luckhart, Vaehakaiki Moon Urima · 2022

A Tahitian dancer performing for tourists reclaims her body and identity by confronting her audience with a dance of her own.

A striking Tribeca-premiered animation about reclaiming a culture from the tourist gaze.

Tehura is an independently produced and self-financed animated short film by Wei Li. The film was premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2022.

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