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

Dean Hamer

Director, Director of Photography

Joe Wilson

Director, Additional Camera

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Director, Producer

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

Nancy Aleck

Thanks

John Badalu

Thanks

Emma Behr

Thanks

Rich Behr

Thanks

Sam Behr

Thanks

Doug Block

Thanks

Yihan Cao

Thanks

Jo Chang

Thanks

Mei-Li Cope

Thanks

Sophie Cowen

Thanks

Mary Hope DeSante

Thanks

Paul DeSante

Thanks

Nathan Fitch

Thanks

Jonathan Gann

Thanks

Erica Ginsberg

Thanks

Leo Hoponoa

Thanks

Keola Kaleimamahu

Thanks

Lisa Kaleimamahu

Thanks

Judy Knutsen

Thanks

John Koyacic

Thanks

Ciara Lacy

Thanks

Art Lessing

Thanks

Lisa Lessing

Thanks

Brad Kaiwi Lum

Thanks

Robin Lung

Thanks

Laura Moire Paglin

Thanks

Liberty Peralta

Thanks

Elizabeth J. Rago

Thanks

Nicolas Sabourin

Thanks

Jason Suapaia

Thanks

Katherine Vaha'akolo

Thanks

Topui Veitatalo

Thanks

Dawn Kahalaomapuana Wasson

Thanks

David Weissman

Thanks

Diane Wilson

Thanks

Zhiyan Yin

Thanks

Recommendations

view all

Disclosure

Welcome to Chechnya

Will & Harper

Elstree 1976

A Plastic Ocean

The Last Repair Shop

Joy Division

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I Am Divine

Directed by John Ford

To Be Takei

Harmontown

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

The Red Pill

Champs

Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

The Captains

Public Speaking

28 Up

Girl Rising