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Pacific Heartbeat draws viewers into the heart and soul of Pacific Islander experiences
Pacific Heartbeat is an anthology series that provides viewers a glimpse of the real Pacific—its people, cultures, languages, music, and contemporary issues. Showcasing films from Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Australia, and their diasporic communities, the series draws viewers into the heart and soul of Pacific Islander experiences.
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Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts. Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Season 13 Preview
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Pacific Heartbeat is an anthology series that provides viewers a glimpse of the real Pacific—its people, cultures, languages, music, and contemporary issues. Showcasing films from Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Australia, and their diasporic communities, the series draws viewers into the heart and soul of Pacific Islander experiences.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Narrator 1] We are all connected.
(light dramatic music) - [Narrator 2] When the forests disappeared, we lost our homes.
- [Narrator 3] We lost a lot of our cultural practices after colonization.
- [Narrator 4] But now we're trying to get things back.
(participant speaking in foreign language) - [Artist] Through your art form, people will see your humanity.
- [Narrator 5] We will do whatever it takes for the many generations to come.
(dramatic music concludes)
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