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Sons of the Crezent

2022 · 10 min

A poetic, dance-filled memoir that feels like a warm, bittersweet celebration of home and memory.

Directed by: Brendan Canty
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Villa Junior Lemanu

Tagline: With his neighbourhood in South Auckland under threat from gentrification, a young man recalls his youth, his roots and his upbringing through spoken word memories and dance.
Overview: As South Auckland undergoes a cultural shift with the ongoing development and gentrification of the area, Villa Junior Lemanu recalls his youth and upbringing through song, dance and spoken word to celebrate and immortalise his memories of his hometown.

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Directed by: Brendan Canty
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Villa Junior Lemanu

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
memory
family
class
art
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Brendan Canty
Starring: Villa Junior Lemanu
Cinematography: Fergus Cahill
Runtime: 10 min
Country: New Zealand
Languages: English, Samoan

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