directed by: Martin Butler; Bentley Dean, year: 2015
actors: Marie Wawa

Tanna (2015) is an Australian–Vanuatuan drama directed by Martin Butler and Bentley Dean, filmed largely with non-professional actors in the Yakel village on Tanna. It tells the intimate, boundary-blurring romance of two young lovers from rival tribes who ignore tradition to pursue a shared future. Real locations, ritual life, and a vivid volcanic backdrop give the story a documentary-like immediacy while preserving a lyrical, cinematic sensibility. The film explores love, culture, and resistance.

Tribal, Drama, Romance, Indigenous Cinema