Matasila Freshwater
Matasila Freshwater is a New Zealand illustrator, director.
She was awarded a Arts [Foundation of New Zealand#Springboard Award|2020 Springboard Award], and a ImagineNATIVE Film and [Media Arts Festival#Sun & Moon Jury Prizes|2021 Sun & Moon Jury Prize].
Life
Matasila Freshwater is from the Solomon Islands. She studied anthropology, animation and illustration.She lives in Wellington. In 2019, she directed the film on the Solomon Islands, Vai. Vai was screened at the 2019 [Vancouver International Film Festival], imagineNATIVE Film and Media [Arts Festival], and Berlin Film Festival.