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A HERO’S HERO

Film A HERO’S HERO Directed by Robert Shoji Learn about an uncle and nephew who had shared convictions and extraordinary lives.

BACON AND THE BOYS RAISE A FLAG

Film BACON AND THE BOYS RAISE A FLAG Directed by Yuka Murakami Former incarcerees who were Boy Scouts together at the Heart Mountain internment camp are unexpectedly asked to raise…
Documentary Features, 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.
Anti-Asian Hate, Documentary Features

THE CELINE ARCHIVE

Film THE CELINE ARCHIVE Directed by Celine Parreñas Shimizu FREE PROGRAM | Adulteress, traitor, heroine, or prey? In 1932, Celine Navarro was buried alive by her community…
Documentary Features

FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK

Film FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK Directed by Bobbi Jo Hart The untold story of a 1960s California garage band co-founded by Filipina Americans... groomed to become the female…

FUGETSU-DO

Film FUGETSU-DO Directed by Kaia Rose An intimate portrait of the 117-year-old Japanese sweet shop that has become a memory bank for the Little…
Pacific Cinewaves

HAWAIIAN SOUL

Film HAWAIIAN SOUL Directed by ʻĀina Paikai A Hawaiian musician must gain the support of elders to protect the island of Kahoʻolawe from military bombing.
Narrative Features, 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.
Pacific Cinewaves

LONGING FOR HAWAIʻI

Film LONGING FOR HAWAIʻI Directed by Katia Barricklow In the face of colonial erasure, one family’s journey into the past reveals a hidden history about the…
Documentary Features, Pacific Cinewaves

OPHIR

Film OPHIR Directed by Alexandre Berman, Olivier Pollet FREE PROGRAM | An extraordinary revolution leading up to the potential creation of the world’s newest nation in…
Documentary Features

LIKE A ROLLING STONE: THE LIFE & TIMES OF BEN FONG-TORRES

Film LIKE A ROLLING STONE: THE LIFE & TIMES OF BEN FONG-TORRES Directed by Suzanne Joe Kai A portrait of Ben Fong-Torres, Rolling Stone's legendary writer and first music editor, during rock and roll's great…

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…