Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Additionally, Luciane made history by writing the first Tongan short film to premiere at Sundance. Lea Tupu’anga/Mother Tongue was ...

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I made a short film out of this frustration of not being able to play a hafekasi [mixed] Tongan. I was like, "Oh, I can't really go up for Tongan roles, I can't really go up for white roles," so I ...