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KAKAIA: Bold, Relentless, Ambitious.

Sāmoa 🤝🏽Te Henua ‘Enana film production company founded by Carrisse Uta’i & Kahu Kaiha

🕸️[KA-KAI-A] Audacious, Bold, Fearless
🎥A team of storytellers committed to crafting bold, impactful Polynesian narratives to life!
📍NZ & French Polynesia

20/03/2026

🗞️NEWS! KÜĪ is making its Australian Premiere in Naarm/Melbourne at Melbourne Women in Film Festival!

We’re screening in FRESHLY SQUEEZED SHORTS 1 today at 10:30am at ACMI (Cinema 2).

Grateful to Melbourne Women in Film Festival for including KÜĪ and for holding space for women and gender diverse storytellers to be celebrated in Naarm. 🤎 More info in bio.

12/03/2026

🗞️NEWS! “O Alofa Nei, O Alofa Nā” will screen at the 13th annual Māoriland Film Festival in Ōtaki.

📌Kia whitikina e te ra screening: Saturday 28 March 2026 • 4:00 PM • Civic Theatre (Kiriata Poto)

Many hands make light work 🤏🏽✨ Fa’afetai tele lava / Ngā mihi nui to our incredible OANOAN team and everyone in between who helped bring this film to life. Proud as! Tickets linked in bio.

Starring: + +

Director/Writer • Producer • Prod Manager • 1st AD • 3rd AD / Intimacy Coord • DOP • 1st AC • 2nd AC • Steadicam Op • Underwater Cam Op • Gaffer • Addl. Gaffer Danyelle Wilson • Best Boy .gaborian • Prod Designer • Art Assist + • Sound Recordist .chai • HMU Artist • Stills • BTS .tanoai • Editor • Script Consultant Marina McCartney • Prod Mentor Scotty Cotter • Day One New Filmmaker Placements + Faasulu Fepuleai • Prod Assists • Poster Design • Music by MĀ • in partnership with • in association with Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air 🙏🏽

04/03/2026

In just a couple days, KÜĪ is having its Western Canadian premiere at GEMfest Film Festival 2026!

We’re screening in the BLAZE block on Sunday, March 8 at 1:30pm (PST) at the VIFF Centre (main VIFF Cinema), and we’ll be zooming in for a Q&A right after.

Huge thanks to the GEMfest team for having us, it’s a real honour. And endlessly grateful to our day ones who’ve held this project down since the beginning.

Please come through and share - 🎟️tickets linked in bio (gemfest.org)

06/02/2026

Māuruuru FIFO 2026! 🙏🏽 Tomorrow night, KÜĪ screens at the 16e nuit de la fiction océanienne (SOLD OUT!) at Maison de la Culture de Tahiti and competes for Prix du meilleur court-métrage de fiction.

Yesterday, director Kahu Kaiha had the privilege of speaking about the film and his filmmaking journey on Polynésie La Première. We’re honoured to celebrate this milestone with you in Tahiti. 🌺

FIFO program and broadcast link in bio and comments!

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Māuruuru FIFO 2026! 🙏🏽 Demain soir, KÜĪ sera projeté lors de la 16e nuit de la fiction océanienne (COMPLET!) à la Maison de la Culture de Tahiti et sera en compétition pour le Prix du meilleur court-métrage de fiction.

Hier, le réalisateur Kahu Kaiha a eu le privilège de parler du film et de son parcours cinématographique sur Polynésie La Première. Nous sommes honorés de célébrer cette étape importante avec vous à Tahiti. 🌺

Programme FIFO et lien de diffusion dans la bio et les commentaires !

20/11/2025

NEWS! 🏆 “KÜĪ” / Mother wins Best Short Film at Cinemagic 2025 (voted by the 16+ Youth Jury)! which proves we made something pretty dang cool.

Massive thanks to for the incredible opportunity and everyone in Belfast who came out to watch 🤎This is such a surreal milestone for our whole team. We couldn’t be more grateful for the collective effort that made this moment possible 🎬✨

12/10/2025

It’s official! The poster for O Alofa Nei, O Alofa Nā is here, and the film is now available to watch. 💞

This project was created with immense courage, love, and support from our community. We’d be so grateful if you could show your support—whether it’s a comment, share, or a positive Letterboxd review, it all goes a very long way. Help us spread this message of alofa far and wide ✨

Link in bio!

📸: Jinki Cambronero

01/10/2025

🗞️NEWS! KÜĪ / Mother will be screening at the 36th Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People in Belfast, Ireland!

📌Our film is competing for the ’Best Short Film for a Youth Audience 15+’ Jury Award and will be screening before the feature film Nawi on Sunday, October 5th at 10:00am (BST) at the Queen’s Film Theatre in Belfast.

Our heartfelt thanks to our KÜĪ community, donors, & PIC—because of you, KÜĪ continues to make waves globally.

➡️Tickets are available through the cinemagic website, linked in bio. Ia Manuia

29/09/2025

We’re excited to announce that ‘KÜĪ’ / Mother will be screening at the prestigious 45th Hawai’i International Film Festival this October!

📌Featured in the “Pacific Islander Showcase Shorts” program, with screenings on Oct 17th & Oct 24th @ Consolidated Theatres Kahala. We’re truly grateful for this opportunity to share our film with the incredible community in Oahu who have embraced and supported the very beginning of KÜĪ’s journey.

Tickets are available through the Hawai'i International Film Festival@hiffhawaii website, linked in bio. Ia Manuia 🌺

09/09/2025

🌟Double announcement alert 🌟

Bula! Our two short films ‘FIND WHERE I BELONG’ & ‘KÜĪ’ / Mother are coming to Suva, Fiji for the Suva Film Festival 2025! 🇫🇯🩵

Both films will be featured in the same program, Day 2 - Pacific Film Night: Friday 12th September at VMAX, Damodar City, 5:00pm – 8:00pm

🎟️ Free Entry

Vinaka to the festival programmers !

To learn more please visit: www.kakaiaproductions.com linked in bio.

25/08/2025

💞Special first look at ‘O Alofa Nei, O Alofa Nā (Love Me, Love You). World premiering at the 20th edition of showmeshorts film festival (Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa) in the Day One Shorts Premiere Program.

Manaia, a young woman caught between expectation and self-acceptance, finds herself confronting her repressed sexuality when a chance reunion with her first love stirs old feelings.

📌When to catch it: Saturday October 11th, 2025 - 3:45pm at Academy Cinemas. Tickets are available now to purchase, please visit the link in bio.

Deep gratitude to our cast and crew, and our community for nurturing our film with kindness, support and generosity.

Starring Josephine Mavaega , Tahla Krösshell &

Writer/Director
Producer

Produced with support from , , Whakaata Māori and

To learn more, please visit: www.kakaiaproductions.com

📸credit: Jinki Cambronero

20/08/2025

✨NEWS! “KÜĪ” wins GRAND PRIZE for BEST INDIGENOUS FILM at .riiff ✨

Wow, shookth! A huge thank you to the jury and the Rhode Island community for the honour of receiving this award. Thank you for providing a platform where people can experience our film in this corner of the world. Big love to everyone who was part of our journey from the beginning and throughout!

To our cast and crew: Every single person we approached for this film said ‘yes’ without hesitation. So grateful for each and every one of you! To our actors and especially our brave lead, Genevive, who had never acted before - we’ve created something truly special & so real for a lot of people watching worldwide, thank you for the trust. This award belongs to all of us; a celebration of our talent, dedication and Pacific storytelling. We are so proud and honoured to share this journey with you all! 👧🏽🌱🏠

Our film was made with the support of & boosted x Moana 🤎

28/07/2025

We’re excited to announce that ”KÜĪ” / Mother will be screening at the 43rd Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival from August 5th-10th! Their biggest festival selection yet! Our film is competing for a couple jury awards and will be featured on the big screen as part of the official competition during the festival week!

📌When to catch it: Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, Short Film Showcase - 2, 5:30pm @ Providence Showcase Cinema. For further details, please visit the link in our bio.

Special thanks to the RIIFF programmers & our community🙏🏽

Photo: Joaquin Delacey

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https://www.kakaiaproductions.com/, https://youtu.be/Dh4hSD9G_3o?si=ramuOxHu980ec01g, https://mff.maorilandfilm.co.nz/pr

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