Song of Rapa Nui (2020)

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 pianista 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 islands children The resulting schoolnamed Toki after the basalt tool once used to shape Easter Islands iconic sculpturesis a model of sustainability incorporating tons of tires bottles and Pacific Ocean plastic surrounded by agrienvironmental 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