Regina Lepping

Blackbird

Amie Batalibasi

Jeremy Bobby, Regina Lepping

In the late 1800s, two Solomon Islander siblings, Kiko (16) and Rosa (24), were kidnapped from their Pacific island home and forced to work on a sugar cane plantation in Queensland. In a world where exploitation of Pacific Islanders for cheap labour is legislated and conditions for islanders are akin to slavery, Rosa struggles to keep an eye on her spirited young brother as he journeys into adulthood.

Broken Wind Chime

Regina Lepping

Swann Saeni, Hevana Vikea

Dan, is on the wrong path, drinking, quitting school and fighting with his father. One night this path takes him somewhere he has not been before - a wild garden with a wind chime. He meets Eno, a young boy, who behaves strangely, and annoys him. But somehow Dan keeps coming back, and finally realizes why. Shot in the aftermath of the April 2014 floods in Honiara, this story of loss and resilience reminds us that what is broken can still sing.

Sky Aelans

Regina Lepping, Daniel Kakadi

Directed by nine Indigenous Solomon Island filmmakers, this is both a love letter and lament for the eponymous traditional lands.

Wea Nao Mi?

Regina Lepping

Moses Teikai, Regina Lepping

A golden object mystifies a young man living in a traditional Solomon Islands village. He dreams of going to the city and wakes up in a nightmare that changes his life forever.