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A global view of the specialized strategies and extreme behavior that living things have developed in order to survive; what Charles Darwin termed "the struggle for existence."

Fritz, a young Tongan man grappling with his wrestling superstar father Baron To'a's legacy, both metaphorically and literally following in his deceased father's footsteps by fighting for the return of his dad's stolen championship belt.

Two Tongans form a makeshift marching band to sneak into a crucial game. Their inexperienced group uses makeshift instruments. What begins as a scheme becomes a cultural awakening.

Two Australian pilots, one a womanizer and the other seeking true love, work for a South Pacific airline, spending their time pursuing romantic interests on various Polynesian islands while neglecting their professional duties.

A portmanteau feature film by 9 female Pacific filmmakers and filmed on seven Pacific islands. It is about the journey of empowerment through culture over the lifetime of one woman, Vai.

Behind every powerful image is a powerful story. Uniting exploration, photography and the natural world, Tales By Light follows photographers from Australia and around the world as they push the limits of their craft.

The Tongan Ninja is sent by his master to the island of New Zealand to help a floundering Chinese restaurant, but the mysterious Mister Big sends numerous villains to prevent the eatery's success.

Ancient philosophy, opera and Tongan culture come together in this intimate portrait of a teacher, his school and his people as they navigate a sea of repression and doubt in a small but troubled Pacific island kingdom.

12 Strangers are marooned on a deserted island in Fiji to solve clues and puzzles to win $25,000. Each week two people are eliminated.

Pacific Warriors is a unique, humorous and personal insight into two very contrasting worlds, all united in their passion for one sport.

Reality Tv series in which 2 German families travel to Tonga and have to survive on food they can catch or harvest themselves.

Instructed to set out on a journey by his village chief, Flying Fox heads South to learn about his strengths as a man. During his journey he encounters two warring villages and attempts to mediate their differences. Flying Fox applies the lessons he learned on his journey when he returns to his home village to find trouble.

"In Football We Trust" captures a snapshot in time amid the rise of the Pacific Islander presence in the NFL. Presenting a new take on the American immigrant story, this feature length documentary transports viewers deep inside the tightly-knit Polynesian community in Salt Lake City, Utah. With unprecedented access and shot over a four-year time period, the film intimately portrays four young Polynesian men striving to overcome gang violence and near poverty through American football. Viewed as the "salvation" for their families, these young players reveal the culture clash they experience as they transform out of their adolescence and into the high stakes world of collegiate recruiting and rigors of societal expectations.

The story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in the South Pacific Kingdom.

Kiwi adventurer Ellis Emmett embarks on an incredible journey across the waves of the South Pacific. He must harness the power of the wind to explore some of the most remote islands and atolls on the planet; places only accessible by sailboat. Greeted by the isolated people who call these shores home, Ellis immerses himself in the fascinating, yet threatened cultures of Tonga, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, the Marshall Islands, and Kiribati.

Paprika Leaverton, Host and Director of this award-winning film explores the vanishing female art form of Hiko or Juggling, while sharing the unique history of these Polynesian women and their Queen Salote in the Kingdom of Tonga.

The 1967 coronation ceremony of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga.

Set in the Kingdom of Tonga (South Pacific Islands), this film looks at the influence and encroachment of western culture as shown in the relationship of a young man and his traditional father.

Presented by former Samoa rugby player Dan Leo, who sacrificed his own career to confront corruption in his national union, Oceans Apart looks at the bond between the Pacific and modern Rugby and reveals the darker side of the sport.

Te Radar lives in the world's biggest Polynesian city - Auckland. But he doesn't know much about his Pacific neighbours. In TV ONE's gorgeous new local series, Radar Across the Pacific, he travels to the islands to find out more.

Being Bruno Banani tells the unique story of the first and only Tongan luger who managed to qualify in an amazingly short amount of time for the Sochi 2014: XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014). Through his name, he also acted as the first 'living brand', using a completely new and disputed way to get around the strict IOC's advertising regulations.

Ama'ara - the Song of the Whales is a documentary fairy tale for troubled times.