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  • Leitis in Waiting (2018)
  • 72 min | Documentary
Leitis in Waiting (2018)
72 min | Documentary
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.
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Producers
Dean Hamer | Sisi'uno Helu (as ilaisaane Sisi'uno Helu) | Joe Wilson | Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Composer
Joel Douek
Cinematographers
Dean Hamer | Joe Wilson
Editor
Bill Weber
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Release date
May 23, 2018 (United States)
Awards
1 nomination

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9 cast members
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