Wide release

Distant Roots

15m

In theaters Sat, Sep 19, 2026

About the film

In New Zealand, a Tongan father in his seventies labours through the unchanging rhythm of construction work, long after his children have grown and moved on. As the days blur together and time slips away, he is haunted by distance, from his roots in Vava’u, Tonga, and from the family he is still trying to hold onto.

Directed by: Caleb Teaupa

US release dates

Sat, Sep 19
Wide release
Pacific Island Film Festival New York City

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