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Pacific Cinewaves
CANE FIRE
Film
CANE FIRE
Directed by Anthony Banua-Simon
FREE PROGRAM | An examination of the past and present of the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi.
EYE OF THE NEEDLE
Film
EYE OF THE NEEDLE
Directed by Joe Virata
Age takes its toll on us all, affecting the choices we make and the actions we take.
F1-100
Film
F1-100
Directed by Emory Chao Johnson
Video, illustration, and animation are interwoven in this intimate portrait of an international art student carrying a heavy…
Pacific Cinewaves
FANA’GUYAN
Film
FANA’GUYAN
Directed by Dakota Camacho
A short dance film that explores ending violence and generating healing through embodiment, intimacy, and ancestral creativity.
FRAN
Film
FRAN
Directed by Robert Shoji
With her infectious laugh and great sense of humor, Pearl Harbor survivor Fran Ito answers a series of…
Pacific Cinewaves
FUJIN
Film
FUJIN
Directed by Rachel Makana'aloha O Kauikeolani Nakawatase
The filmmaker's great-grandmother and aunties get ready for a night out.
HERSELVES
Film
HERSELVES
Directed by Kristy Choi
As the filmmaker imagines her mother’s life before motherhood, questions of freedom, authorship, and filial responsibility emerge.
HINGA
Film
HINGA
Directed by Sammay Dizon
During COVID-19, a community grapples with the complexity of grief and the necessary steps towards collective healing.
Narrative Features
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Pacific Cinewaves
I WAS A SIMPLE MAN
Film
I WAS A SIMPLE MAN
Directed by Christopher Makoto Yogi
A family in Hawai'i faces the imminent death of their eldest, as the ghosts of the past haunt…
JOURNEY TO THE EAST
Film
JOURNEY TO THE EAST
Directed by Eve Liu
A Woman with No Name retrieves her husband’s bones from a gang of mythical Chinese cowboys.
LATA
Film
LATA
Directed by Alisha Tejpal
As doors consistently open and close around her, a domestic worker navigates her way through an upper class…
LEARNING TAGALOG WITH KAYLA
Film
LEARNING TAGALOG WITH KAYLA
Directed by Kayla Abuda Galang
Kayla will teach you Tagalog, the language of her homeland.
Pacific Cinewaves
MAHÅLANG
Film
MAHÅLANG
Directed by Caili Quan, Elliot deBruyn, Nathaniel Brown
A love letter to Guam through the lens of contemporary dance.
MOUNTAIN LODGE
Film
MOUNTAIN LODGE
Directed by Jordan Wong
The candle, the myth, the legend. Mountain Lodge.
NIGHT & DAY
Film
NIGHT & DAY
Directed by Paolo Bitanga
A mother′s home comes alive once a year, when her many children return for the holidays and play…
THE ROSE OF MANILA
Film
THE ROSE OF MANILA
Directed by Alex Westfall
Archival footage and reenactment evoke a formative moment in the life of young Imelda Marcos, the infamous wife…
Anti-Asian Hate
THANK YOU, COME AGAIN
Film
THANK YOU, COME AGAIN
Directed by Nirav Bhakta
An undocumented convenience store clerk crashes into his subconscious as he grieves the death of his father.
THE EYES OF SUMMER
Film
THE EYES OF SUMMER
Directed by Rajee Samarasinghe
A young girl develops a friendship with a spirit who lives in an abandoned house.
THE FOURFOLD
Film
THE FOURFOLD
Directed by Alisi Telengut
Based on the ancient animistic beliefs and shamanic rituals in Mongolia and Siberia, an exploration of the indigenous…
TO KNOW HER
Film
TO KNOW HER
Directed by Natalie A. Chao
A poetic exploration of the camera's gaze and a family's relationship with the filmmaker's mother.
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