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Faaolo Utumapu-Utailesolo

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Faaolo Utumapu-Utailesolo is a blind filmmaker from Samoa and a regular contributor to the Disability Justice Project. Her film Dramatic Waves of Change, about a disabled activist in Kiribati using theater to confront climate change, was a finalist in the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival. Utumapu-Utailesolo is the program officer for the Pacific Island Countries for the Disability Rights Fund and the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund. She works closely with the program team and serves as a liaison between the funds and grantees in the Pacific Island Countries.