By the time of her return to Fakaofo, Foa'i was already an established Pacific artist in her own right. She had travelled around the world with Te Vaka from a young age, before performing as a member of the band. And as the barge began moving towards Fakaofo, Foa'i pulled out her Super 8 camera and started filming. And now, after almost nine years of filming, interviewing and digitizing MiniDV tapes, Foa'i said the Te Vaka documentary is close to completion. [Samoa News editor’s note: Te Vaka performed in American Samoa in 2019, including a dinner/ concert they gave at the Gov.