As the climate crisis threatens Tahiti, an alliance of women embarks on a sacred journey to protect their island home. The Source of Life (Te Puna Ora) is an artful telling of a burgeoning environmental movement in French Polynesia.

We follow three indigenous women - a community leader, a spearfisher and a teenage activist - as they cultivate an alliance at the front lines of climate change. Inspired by the myths and rituals that shape their nature based culture, these unlikely leaders move beyond bureaucracy and toward ground-up empowerment. Together, they oppose overdevelopment, take back indigenous land, and ultimately demand recognition from international leaders.

Producer
WhatTookYouSoLong (US)

Co-Producer
Fri Film

Director
Virgine Tetoofa