imagineNATIVE Film Festival


Nia's Melancholy

2009, Australia, 11 min, Digital Beta, International Premiere
Director: S. F. Tusa

Presented as part of:
The Strength of Water
Oct 16 2009, 9:00PM
Al Green Theatre



Beautifully cinematic, Nia’s Melancholy is the haunting story of one girl’s fight to regain control of her life after her sister’s suicide.
S. F. Tusa is a filmmaker of Torres Strait Island and Samoan descent. One of his earliest experiences was as a grip on the Steven Speilberg/Tom Hanks film The Pacific. Since then he has gone on to complete numerous AFTRS writing and director workshops. He has two short films, and several feature-length films in development.