Le Afi Ua Mu: The Fire is Burning

Location:American Samoa; Los Angeles, California
Subject:Youth, gangs
Length:56 minutes
Format:VHS
Hue:Color
Year Released:2003
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Director:Shane Seggar
Producer:Shane Seggar
Distributor:Polymotion Pictures
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Description:Documentary that explores the difficulties that confront Samoan youth separated from their cultural heritage. Afakasi (half-Samoan) filmmaker Shane Seggar interweaves his own experiences with those of young Samoan men in Samoa and Los Angeles as he explores the social and cultural dynamics that lead Samoan youth to join gangs in the United States.
Record No:2953
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