The first time Tusi Tamasese witnessed the skills of an orator, he was transfixed but also nonplussed. He understood the role that the great chief-of-words played in his tribal culture but the ...

Helen Barlow reports. Director Tusi Tamasese spoke almost too quietly while presenting his film at the Venice Film Festival, something which might seem strange given that his film is titled The ...

By Megan Lehmann Samoan-born filmmaker Tusi Tamasese finds eloquent voice with The Orator, a beautifully nuanced debut that sheds light on the time-steeped traditions and complex ceremonial ...

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Samoan director Tusi Tamasese's debut feature "The Orator" enters the Academy Award conversation. By Pip Bulbeck The debut film from Tusi Tamasese, starring Sanote, is the first to be shot in the ...

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For over a decade, Peter Tamasese greeted passengers, conducted safety demonstrations and shuffled food and beverages down the aisles as a flight attendant in the skies above the Pacific.

Officials arrested Edwin Tamasese Thursday, December 5, charging him with "incitement against the Government vaccination order[s]," according to the Samoa Observer. He faces two years in jail.

Anti-vaxx activist Edwin Tamasese was arrested and charged with incitement. Samoa arrested a prominent local anti-vaccination activist, as authorities carry out a mass vaccination campaign in the ...