Following a school choir practising for a competition, Tinā is now the sixth-highest grossing Kiwi film of all time – and it all stems from a Samoan love balladDays after Tinā premiered in February, lead actress Anapela Polataivao’s 80-year-old aunt stood up in church and implored her congregation to see the film.“She said, ‘I’m not here because she’s my niece, I’m here because it represents us,’” says Polataivao. “I love that for the older generation, it’s gifting that to them. It’s reflecting the way they’ve taught us back at them.” Continue reading...