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Pacific Cinewaves

In our fortified commitment to amplify Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, Pacific Cinewaves programming celebrates stories and storytellers emerging from Hawai’i, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Guåhan (Guam), Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Samoa, and throughout the Pacific region.

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C3: Pasifika Power in Media

Special Event C3: Pasifika Power in Media FREE PROGRAM | Join a conversation reflecting how filmmaking is utilized to preserve cultural traditions and stories in…

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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.

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HOW TO CATCH A TAOTAOMONA

Film HOW TO CATCH A TAOTAOMONA Directed by Neil Tinkham In the jungles of Guam, an overlooked boy tries to convince his skeptical friends to capture a mythological…

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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.

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FUJIN

Film FUJIN Directed by Rachel Makana'aloha O Kauikeolani Nakawatase The filmmaker's great-grandmother and aunties get ready for a night out.

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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…

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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…

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MAHÅLANG

Film MAHÅLANG Directed by Caili Quan, Elliot deBruyn, Nathaniel Brown A love letter to Guam through the lens of contemporary dance.

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…

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RED HOUSE

Film RED HOUSE Directed by Gerard Elmore When an addict sees someone struggling in the ocean, he is devastated to realize he’s incapable of saving…

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RIVER OF SMALL GODS

Film RIVER OF SMALL GODS Directed by Bradley Tangonan A Native Hawaiian woman is hired by a mysterious sculptor to retrieve lava stones from a sacred riverbed…

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STRANDED ON THE MAINLAND

Film STRANDED ON THE MAINLAND Directed by Alexis Si'i After seeking medical help in America, a young woman and her father have no way back to American…

Narrative Features, Pacific Cinewaves

WATER LIKE FIRE

Film WATER LIKE FIRE Directed by Mitchel Viernes FREE PROGRAM | A young surfer makes up for lost time with her estranged brother after he winds…