A Six-Part Series
The Republic of Kiribati is one of the most isolated places in the Pacific and because of this it has been possible for its people to retain much of their traditional way of life. In this film, made on Tabiteuea Island four years after independence, we witness a special three-day ritual dating from pre-colonial times, in which Manerrua – a schoolgirl of 14 – celebrates her first menstruation
Oliver Howes
Director
The Class of ‘9271%
Public Speaking70%
McQueen74%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Directed by John Ford70%
Baraka82%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
The Cheshire Murders65%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
My Mom Jayne80%
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return67%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Maidentrip70%
Report61%
The Captains63%
Extremis69%
180° South72%
For Sama82%
