THE premiere of the new independent Tongan film, My Lost Kainga, will be at the Dream Centre, 3 Lakewood Court in Manukau City on April 8th 2011, at 7pm – doors open at 6pm.

My Lost Kainga, the first film by Tony Fuemana (Urban Pacifika Records) stars Tongan born actor, Carolanne Makakaufaki. My Lost Kainga is the first major movie that was filmed in Tonga and in the Tongan language, with English sub-titles.

The story is about Mia, a young Tongan woman who was born in Tonga, raised in Australia and loses her culture, identity and language because she becomes lost in her western identity. The movie takes you on a serious but humorous journey of Mia finding the one thing that has been missing most from her life and that is her culture. This movie will not only appeal to the large Auckland Tongan community but to every other Pacific nation and cultures that have forgotten where they have come from.

Tickets are $20 and a special collection will go to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal. My Lost Kainga, 30/03/11.