2020    61mDocumentary
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This feature length documentary tells the story of Mahani Teave who grew up on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and left at age 9 to pursue her dream of being classical pianist-a journey that takes her from mainland Chile to The Cleveland Music Institute to Berlin and the great concert halls of Europe. At the age of 30, on the brink of international success, Teave gives up her career to pursue a new dream, coming back full circle to Rapa Nui to found a free music school for the island's children. The resulting school-named Toki, after the basalt tool once used to shape Easter Island's iconic sculptures-is a model of sustainability, incorporating tons of tires, bottles and Pacific Ocean plastic; surrounded by agri-environmental gardens to grow food. With Toki, Mahani hopes to shape a bold new future for Rapa Nui and inspire hope and change on Earth, our island home.
Directed by John Forsen

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  • Audra McDonaldNarrator
  • Mahani TeaveSelf / Musician
  • Enrique IckaSelf
  • Sergei BabayanSelf
  • Krishana ThiagarajanSelf
  • Fabio BidiniSelf
  • John ForsenDirector / Producer
  • Pamela Mason DaveyWriter
  • Amy FultonProducer
  • David FultonProducer
  • Gayle PodrabskyProducer
  • Dan LarsonEditor
  • John DavidsonColorist
  • Dave HoweSound Mixer
  • Michael McAuliffeSound Effects Editor
  • Enrique IckaMusician
  • Alexander LipayMusic
  • Dmitriy LipayMusic
  • Lucy WoodworthAnimation

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