Tenor: My Name Is Pati | movie | 2026 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

This music-packed documentary tells the story of Pene Pati and his brother Amitai Pati, and their against-the-odds journ | dG1fZ2V2NjhOUlFSMDA

Transcript

00:00In Samoan culture, everyone takes care of everyone.

00:05You're all family.

00:07I need to do it for them.

00:11The very first second I heard that voice, I said, wow, he's one of the best tenor of his generation.

00:20Oh my gosh, this is a beast of talent.

00:25Music was everywhere growing up.

00:28Family is everything.

00:30Brothers singing opera, it was just this magic there.

00:33They got famous fast.

00:34Please welcome, Soled Neal.

00:37If my brother had that drive that I have, he would be better than me.

00:41Is there competition?

00:43No.

00:44What does second place feel like?

00:47I wanted to have the technique like Pavarotti.

00:51A singing coach said, you won't be able to do opera because you're Samoan.

00:55Do you think music can feed your family?

00:57It's still embarrassing our culture.

01:00Despite all of the hardships, I believed I could do it.

01:06The demands on the singers are huge.

01:09You've got to keep competing to maintain your place.

01:13The biggest pressure comes from himself.

01:19He's fighting a lot of demons.

01:20I remember crying.

01:22What did I do wrong?

01:26Part of me wants to let up, but I have a sense of duty to pave the way for the next generation.

01:32People can see the pain.

01:36They can hear the love.

01:38I think people need to feel something.

01:41Nobody is going to be Pavarotti, but nobody is going to be Penipati either.

01:45I've just got to do it for the people who make you who you are.

01:55We'll all suffer together, or we'll all succeed together.