FRESH
Factual Youth Series
Contracted field director & editor (2015 - 2019): Jessica Sanderson
Network: TVNZ
Funder: New Zealand On Air (NZOA)
Production Company: Tikilounge Productions
HEIVA: THE ANCIENT DANCE & SPORTS OF TAHITI (2019)
The Heiva is Tahiti’s cultural celebration of song and dance. See some of the most beautiful people on Earth share their island’s stories with their bodies, art, and culture. This episode also follows the action of the Tu’aro Ma’ohi – the traditional Tahitian games.
As a field director for ‘Fresh’ Jessica directed many segments for the magazine-style show between 2015 - 2019. These segments were filmed across Aotearoa and abroad in Hawaiʻi, Rarotonga, Samoa, Guåhan (Guam) and Tahiti. Here is an example of an episode directed by Jessica:
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‘Fresh’ is a popular TVNZ youth show with a focus on Pasifika arts, culture, events and sport. Since 2011 its "Poly-platter" of Pacific flavors has ranged from singers and sports stars to international actors and dance choreographers.
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FIXER, ARE RAIMBAULT • GRAPHIC DESIGN, ADRIAN MCBIRNEY • PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, ARE RAIMBAULT, SEFA TAOUMA • TRANSLATION AND SUBTITLES, ARE RAIMBAULT, MAMA BEAR • LOCATION CAM, FAANATI MAMEA • LOCATION SOUND, RAIMANA LOUSSAN • FIELD DIRECTOR, JESSICA SANDERSON • EDITOR, JESSICA SANDERSON • POST AUDIO, BIG TREE STUDIOS • RESEARCHERS, ARE RAIMBAULT, OLLY CODDINGTON, JESSICA SANDERSON • COMPILE DIRECTOR, JESSICA SANDERSON • NETWORK EXECUTIVE, NEVAK ROGERS • PRODUCTION MANAGER, VANESSA HAWKEN • EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, LISA TAOUMA • PRODUCER, OLLY CODDINGTON • THANKS TO: AIR NEW ZEALAND, Tahiti Tourisme, Tahiti Ia Ora Beach Resort, TNTV,
HYLDA BLOOMFIELD
GINA BUNTON
ROBERT THOMPSON
ROGELLA DOOM
ELODIE BOURSAUS
TE FARE TAUHITI NUI
HEIVA I TAHITI
O TAHITI E
MARGUERITE LAI
ORI I TAHITI
TERAURI’I PIRITUA
IOTEFA ACHILLE
ROBBY ARI’IOTIMA
TENAU GUYOT
TIKERE HORA
FENUAITI MAIHOTA
MAIMA NORMAND
MARINO PLAYLE
MANAVARI’I RAVETAPU
KAMA RAORAU
MAUI REORAU
KEVIN RICHMOND
POERAVA TAEA
FLAVIEN TAPARE
HANA TAPIATA
FRANCKY TAHIVA
JEFF TANERI’I
MOANA’URA TEHEI’URA
STEPHEN TE MONI
POEMOANA TERI’INOHORA’I
KELLY TEROROTUA
DAVINA THOMPSON
TEFANA TUFAIMEA
PAPA WHAREWERA
