Dear Viewer,

Hi! It’s me, Olivé—the director, writer, and producer of Like Father Like Daughter.

If you’re reading this, that means you watched the film and were able to access the QR code on your cinema collectible. I hope you enjoyed the movie! And hopefully you laughed as much as you might’ve cried over it…

But if you haven’t seen the film yet and accessed your code early—STOP! Unless you want to read some spoilers… which if that’s your thing then that’s cool man.

It really means a lot to me that you chose to watch this film about me and my family. I started making this project because I was trying to process the craziness of the situation I found myself living in when I turned 31. I’m 34 now and I feel sometimes that not a lot has changed… but one thing I know for sure now is that while my family and I’s situation is definitely unique and very Tongan—we’re also like so many of you.

We’re daughters caught between negotiating inherited traditions and the ideal version of who we want to become…

We’re fathers who feel creating a better life for our children means leaving some things about your culture and past behind…

We’re mothers who want to support our children even when we don’t think they’re making the right choices…

And we’re former lovers and friends who find it so hard to let our histories go…

We’re this and so much more—just like you, and I hope that you were able to find some pieces of yourself or your own family within our loveable household on screen today.

We are currently making the feature version of the film (yay!), since there are many more layers to our histories as well as things I’m sure my father and ex have to say about all of this that you’d want to hear. So, be sure to submit your email below and I’ll send you updates very soon about what’s happening with our wild little family (spoiler alert, my ex is still living with us).

Malo ‘aupito for your support, and thank you for getting to know me and my family a bit more today.

Sincerely,

Olivé