A Chief in Two Worlds Movie Review 1993

Documentary that focuses on a Samoan resident of Los Angeles and follows him and his family on a trip to Western Samoa, where he goes through a formal bestowal ceremony and becomes of a member of the traditional Samoan chieftainship of the matai system. Offers the viewer a vivid profile of a man coming to terms with two different cultural traditions and the role of traditional cultural and political structures in new transnational contexts.

Distribution

University of California Extension Ctr. for Media & Independent Learning, 2000 Center St., 4th Fl., Berkeley, CA 94704, Phone: (510)642-0460, Fax: (510)643-9271, Email: mediaservices@ucxonline.berkeley.edu

Available on VHS
Running time 52 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Pacific Islands, Ethnicity, Politics & Government