Leitis in waiting / created and produced by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu ; produced and directed by Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson ; producer, Ilaisaane Sisi'uno Helu ; co-production of Qwaves and Pacific Islanders in Communications.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Wong-Kalu, Hinaleimoana, producer.

Helu, Ilaisaane Sisi'uno, producer.

Hamer, Dean H., director, producer.

Wilson, Joe (Director), director, producer.

Qwaves Documentary Films, production company.

Pacific Islanders in Communications, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trans people--Tonga--Social conditions.

Trans people.

Homophobia--Tonga.

Homophobia.

Transphobia--Tonga.

Transphobia.

Gender nonconformity--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Gender nonconformity.

Tonga--Social life and customs.

Tonga.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (70 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Qwaves, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Leitis In Waiting is the story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism in their highly religious and conservative South Pacific Kingdom. With unexpected humor and extraordinary access to the Kingdom's royals and religious leaders, this emotional journey reveals what it means to be different in a society ruled by tradition, and the challenge of being yourself without forsaking culture and tradition.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 21, 2018).

OCLC:

1039684234