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1 Movie Set in or About Tuvalu
Tuvalu on the atlas: the strongest films of its own cinema, and the films the rest of the world has set there. Every list is curated and ranked by hand.
1 Movie Set in or About Tuvalu
Outside filmmakers looking toward Tuvalu: optional perspectives for a wider journey.
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1. Time & Tide
This documentary visits the low-lying Pacific nation of Tuvalu, whose people confront the slow inundation of their islands by rising seas and weigh the wrenching prospect of abandoning their homeland. A moving climate-change portrait.
Film notesWhy & details
Curator’s note: An American documentary following Tuvaluan families returning home while the country confronts climate pressure, migration, and economic globalization.
Selected by the Films Around the World editorial desk
Lists are ranked for craft, enduring reputation, influence, and depth of engagement with place. Native selections require a verified creative relationship to the country; souvenir selections require an outside creative lead and a country-centered story. Read the methodology.
Editorial review: 2026-07-13
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