playlist - documentary
A story about the loss of a performance, but also what can be gained in this shared time of uncertainty.
playlist - voxdocs link
credits
Director: Maya Newell
In collaboration with: Neda Taha, Ebube Uba, Tasha O’Brien, Mây Trần, Mara Knežević, Susana Taufalele and Whitney Mapa
Series Producer: Kate Hodges
Executive Producer: PYT Fairfield
DOP: Nisa East and Maya Newell
Editors: Lucas Baynes and Maya Newell
Sound Designer: Lachlan Harris
voxdocs is an initiative of Shark Island Institute and Documentary Australia Foundation in association with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
synopsis
PLAYLIST is a short doc about Neda, a Tongan/Arabic Australian whose body still moves to the dance routines of her first breakout show, PLAYLIST, before it was cancelled. COVID19 came without invitation, but the pause and stillness sparked Neda to question how she can represent her culture when she still has so much to learn.
media
Director’s Statement and Subject’s Statement Shark Island Institute
'Beautiful things in the darkness': Voxdocs, the five-minute films about artists in COVID-19 The Age
Eight short documentaries showcase performing artists in the time of COVID Screen Hub
'Just a white man in brown face': Why Neda changed her mind about Jonah from Tonga Sydney Morning Herald