From the Samoan villages of Salelologa, Sasina and Vailele, 31 year-old Fiaula is the youngest of seven brothers and one sister. He works as a carpenter and Saili in The Orator is his first acting role. The Orator received a special mention in the Orrizonti (Horizons) section of the 68th Venice Film Festival.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
