The self-funded film Three Wise Cousins follows Adam, a 'fia-palagi', who turns to his two cousins in Samoa to teach him the ways of the islands, including how to climb a coconut tree and clear the land with a machete, in the hopes of impressing a girl.
At Auckland's Civic Theatre for the world premiere, the movie began on island time, and for the following 90 minutes, the audience overdosed on island humour.