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.

Cast

Joey Joleen Mataele

Herself

Eva Baron

Herself

Princess Salote Lupepau'u

Herself

Pastor Barry Taukolo

Himself

Crew

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Director, Producer

Joe Wilson

Director, Additional Camera

Dean Hamer

Director, Director of Photography

Bill Weber

Editor

Gary Coates

Color Grading

Ilaisaane Sisi'uno Helu

Producer, Translator

Ioannis Mallidas

Additional Camera

EZ Taufahema

Additional Camera

Philip Perkins

Sound Designer, Sound Mixer

Joel Douek

Original Music Composer

Anga Fakatonga

Music Supervisor

Lisiatte Wolfgramm

Translator

Jason Suapaia

Thanks

Jonathan Gann

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Lisa Lessing

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Robin Lung

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Laura Moire Paglin

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Rich Behr

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Doug Block

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Liberty Peralta

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Nicolas Sabourin

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John Badalu

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Art Lessing

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Jo Chang

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Paul DeSante

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Sophie Cowen

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Leo Hoponoa

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Judy Knutsen

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Nancy Aleck

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Yihan Cao

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John Koyacic

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Mary Hope DeSante

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Erica Ginsberg

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Keola Kaleimamahu

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Ciara Lacy

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Emma Behr

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Lisa Kaleimamahu

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Elizabeth J. Rago

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Katherine Vaha'akolo

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Sam Behr

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Mei-Li Cope

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Nathan Fitch

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Brad Kaiwi Lum

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Dawn Kahalaomapuana Wasson

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David Weissman

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Diane Wilson

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Zhiyan Yin

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Topui Veitatalo

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