Watch the Chicago Theatrical Premiere of Anna Marbrook’s documentary about intergenerational trauma. 

The redemptive tale of waka builder and captain Lilo Ema Siope’s final years, the stunning Loimata: The Sweetest Tears is a chronicle of journeys. Confronting intergenerational trauma head on, the Siope family returns to their homeland of Sāmoa. For Ema’s father, this is his first time back to his birthplace since leaving in 1959. The result is a poignant yet tender story of a family’s unconditional love for each other, and a commitment to becoming whole again.