Fa'afiaula Sagote
Encyclopedia
Fa'afiaula Sagote is a Samoa
n actor.
He was working as a taro
farmer and carpenter when he was approached by director Tusi Tamasese
, who offered him the lead part -that of dwarf
farmer Saili- in what was to be Samoa's first ever feature film
, The Orator
(2011). The character is an ordinary man, looked down upon due to his height, who seeks the strength to prove he can reclaim his father's chiefly status. In its review of the film, Variety
described him as playing the part in a "tremendously soulful-eyed" way.
He used part of his earnings from the film to buy a taxi for his brother.
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
n actor.
He was working as a taro
Taro
Taro is a common name for the corms and tubers of several plants in the family Araceae . Of these, Colocasia esculenta is the most widely cultivated, and is the subject of this article. More specifically, this article describes the 'dasheen' form of taro; another variety is called eddoe.Taro is...
farmer and carpenter when he was approached by director Tusi Tamasese
Tusi Tamasese
Tusi Tamasese is a Samoan New Zealander film director.He is of high chiefly descent, of the Tupua Tamasese lineage....
, who offered him the lead part -that of dwarf
Dwarfism
Dwarfism is short stature resulting from a medical condition. It is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches , although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder....
farmer Saili- in what was to be Samoa's first ever feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
, The Orator
The Orator
The Orator is a 2011 Samoan and New Zealand film written and directed by Tusi Tamasese. It is the first ever Samoan feature film, "entirely shot in Samoa, in the Samoan language, with a Samoan cast and story"...
(2011). The character is an ordinary man, looked down upon due to his height, who seeks the strength to prove he can reclaim his father's chiefly status. In its review of the film, Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
described him as playing the part in a "tremendously soulful-eyed" way.
He used part of his earnings from the film to buy a taxi for his brother.
External links
- Trailer of the film The Orator on NZonScreen