Vilsoni Hereniko
Vilsoni Hereniko | |
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| Born | October 13, 1954 Hapmak, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Occupation | Professor at University of Hawaiʻi |
| Known for | Writer & Director of The Land Has Eyes |
Vilsoni Hereniko (born October 13, 1954) is a
academic. He was the writer and director of Rotuma's first ever (and so far only) feature film, The Land Has Eyes
(Pear ta ma 'on maf).
Biography
Hereniko is a
PhD in literature and language at the University of the South Pacific.[1][2] He is now a professor at the Center for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where he teaches literature, theatre and film.[1]
Career
Literary
Hereniko published his first plays in the mid-1970s, including Don't Cry Mama, A Child For Iva, Sera's Choice and The Monster. In 1997 he received the Elliott Cades Writing Award for his overall contributions to literature.[1]
Film
Hereniko has served on the jury and selection committee of the
Wairoa Maori Film Festival, and the "Best Dramatic Feature" award at the 2004 ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival.[5]
Filmography
- The Land Has Eyes (2004), Writer and Director
Bibliography
- Two Plays, 1987, ISBN 982-02-0015-6
- The monster and other plays, 1989, ISBN 982-02-0028-8
- The wicked cat, 1991, ISBN 982-01-0073-9
- Last virgin in paradise: A serious comedy, 1993, ISBN 982-02-0084-9
- Woven Gods: Female Clowns and Power in Rotuma, 1995, ISBN 0-8248-1655-2
- Sina & Tinilau, 1997 (children's book), ISBN 982-02-0127-6
- Inside Out: Literature, Cultural Politics, and Identity in the New Pacific, 1999 (as co-editor), ISBN 0-8476-9142-X
References
External links
- Interview with Vilsoni Hereniko
- Biography on the website of the University of Hawai'i
- Biography on Rotuma.net
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