Celebrated Samoan actor Nathaniel Lees is looking for three or four major characters to take over to Samoa for a film written and will be directed by Tauti Tusi Tamasese. Lees is associate producer for the film and says the dialogue of the film will all be in Samoan, with subtitles, and shot entirely in Samoa between October and December this year. The characters are:
- Va’aiga: Mid – late 30’s Samoan woman. Slim, she is very asthmatic and the loss of weight is an indication of how ill she is – her illness contributes to her death in the film.
- Poto: 40 – 50 years old Samoan man . Large build. He is Va’aiga’s brother and the talking chief of the village
- Maleka: Samoan woman aged in her late 20s – early 30s. Build is open but she has had 2 children and she can be intimidating both physically and as a character.
All New Zealand based actors must obviously be fluent in Samoan. The remainder of the cast will be found in Samoa. Interested individuals should contact Nathaniel Lees at nathaniel.lees@gmail.com within the next week (by Wednesday 8 September 2010) and if possible, provide a photo of themselves.
