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Summary:

Leitis in waiting (70 min.): a raw yet tender portrait of Joey Mataele, the leader of an intrepid group of leitis, or indigenous transgender women, fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in their South Pacific Kingdom. The film follows Joey, a devout Catholic of noble descent, as she organizes an exuberant beauty pageant presided over by a princess, provides shelter and training for a young contestant rejected by her family, and spars with American-financed evangelicals threatening to resurrect colonial-era laws that would criminalize the leitis' lives. With unexpected humor and extraordinary access to the Kingdom's royals and religious leaders, her emotional journey reveals what it means to be different in a society ruled by tradition, and the challenge of fulfilling the promise of human rights for all without forsaking culture and tradition.
Lady Eva (11 min.): Eva Baron, a brave young transgender woman sets off on a journey to become her true self in the conservative Pacific Island Kingdom of Tonga - with a little inspiration from Tina Turner along the way.

Table of Contents:

• Leitis in waiting / a co-production of Qwaves and Pacific Islanders in Communications ; created and produced by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu ; produced and directed by Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson ; producer, Ilaisaane Sisi'uno Helu (2018) (81 min.)
• Lady Eva / produced and directed by Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson ; producer, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu (2017) (11 min.).

Contributors:

Wong-Kalu, Hinaleimoana , film producer

Hamer, Dean , film director, film producer, director of photography

Wilson, Joe, 1964- , film director, film producer

Helu, Ilaisaane Sisi'uno , film producer

Mataele, Joey Joleen , onscreen participant

Baron, Eva , onscreen participant

Douek, Joel , composer

Weber, Bill , editor of moving image work

Qwaves Documentary Films , production company, publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Pacific Islanders in Communications , production company, publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Included Works:

Leitis in waiting (Motion picture)

Lady Eva (Motion picture)

Lady Eva

Subjects:

Mataele, Joey Joleen

Baron, Eva

Transgender people — Tonga — Social conditions

Transgender people — Tonga — Biography

Transphobia — Tonga

Homophobia — Tonga

Gender nonconformity — Religious aspects — Christianity

Tonga — Social life and customs

Oceania — Social life and customs

Transgender people

Social conditions

Transphobia

Homophobia

Gender nonconformity

Manners and customs

Tonga

Oceania

Pacific Ocean — Islands of the Pacific

Genres:

Motion pictures

Documentary films

Biographical films

Transgender films

Feature films

Short films

Nonfiction films

Biographies

System Details:

DVD-R; Dolby stereo.
NOTICE: This is a DVD-R and might not play on all DVD players.

Performers:

Featuring Joey Joleen Mataele, Eva Baron.

Production Credits:

Composer, Joel Douek ; editor, Bill Weber ; director of photography, Dean Hamer.

General Notes:

Title from container.
Public performance rights included.

Audience:

Rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; burning; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video

Call Numbers:

LEI 2017 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 888295793629

OCLC Numbers:

1054112248