He wrote and directed his first short film , '' Va Tapuia '' ( '' Sacred Spaces '' ) , which was " screened at the 2010 NZ Film Festival and then at festivals around the world " . He went on to make Samoa 's first ever feature film , '' The Orator '' ( '' O Le Tulafale '' ) , which was screened in 2011 and submitted to the 84th Academy Awards . It was funded by the New Zealand Film Commission and the Samoan government . He described it as " my image of what I see of growing up in Samoa "
84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
Tusi Tamasese