Leitis in Waiting

The story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in the South Pacific Kingdom.

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Joey Joleen Mataele

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Eva Baron

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Princess Salote Lupepau'u

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Pastor Barry Taukolo

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Joe Wilson

Director

Dean Hamer

Director

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Director

Dawn Kahalaomapuana Wasson

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Bill Weber

Editor

EZ Taufahema

Additional Camera

Rich Behr

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Nathan Fitch

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Jo Chang

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Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Producer

Ilaisaane Sisi'uno Helu

Producer

Philip Perkins

Sound Designer

Nancy Aleck

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Yihan Cao

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Sophie Cowen

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Jason Suapaia

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Mary Hope DeSante

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Philip Perkins

Sound Mixer

Paul DeSante

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Judy Knutsen

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Art Lessing

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Joe Wilson

Additional Camera

Jonathan Gann

Jonathan Gann

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Robin Lung

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Laura Moire Paglin

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Ilaisaane Sisi'uno Helu

Translator

Gary Coates

Color Grading

Erica Ginsberg

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Keola Kaleimamahu

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John Koyacic

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Liberty Peralta

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Katherine Vaha'akolo

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Anga Fakatonga

Music Supervisor

Lisa Lessing

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Dean Hamer

Director of Photography

Leo Hoponoa

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Ciara Lacy

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Elizabeth J. Rago

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Zhiyan Yin

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Ioannis Mallidas

Additional Camera

John Badalu

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Nicolas Sabourin

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Diane Wilson

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Joel Douek

Original Music Composer

Lisiatte Wolfgramm

Translator

Sam Behr

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Mei-Li Cope

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Brad Kaiwi Lum

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Emma Behr

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Doug Block

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Lisa Kaleimamahu

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Topui Veitatalo

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David Weissman

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