| Sapeta Taito | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sapeta Sokag‘aitu Taito 1986 (age 37–38) Suva, Fiji |
Sapeta Sokag‘aitu Taito (born 1986) is a Fijian actress. She played the lead role in Fiji's first feature film, The Land Has Eyes, in 2004.
Biography
Born in Suva, Fiji, Taito moved to Rotuma at a young age. She studied at the Lelean Memorial School in Suva, and then studied science at the University of the South Pacific, majoring in biology and chemistry, with the aim of later studying medicine and becoming a surgeon.
The Land Has Eyes
She auditioned successfully for the lead role, that of a young Rotuman woman, in the Rotuman-language film The Land Has Eyes, despite never having seen a film before. She attended the film's world premiere at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, travelling outside Fiji for the first time to do so.
References
- "USP student stars in internationally acclaimed movie - The Land Has Eyes" University of the South Pacific, September 8, 2005,
- ^ "Torn between two worlds", Stan Ritova, Fiji Times, November 24, 2005
- ^ "The Cast", official website of the film The Land Has Eyes
- "The Land Has Eyes" (review), Tim Appelo, Seattle Weekly, April 12, 2006
External links
- Sapeta Taito at IMDb