CHIJUYAA

Chijuyaa – the plover. Descendants of Okinawan immigrants in Hawai‘i perform a traditional Ryūkyūan song and dance, evoking memories of the past, and emotions of loneliness and yearning. Sung in Uchinaaguchi, one of the endangered Ryūkyūan languages.

CREDITS
Writer: Brandon Ufugusuku Ing
Director of Photography: Carolina Higa, Brandon Ufugusuku Ing, Jesse Shiroma
Editor: Brandon Ufugusuku Ing
Sound Designer: Jesse Shiroma, Brandon Ufugusuku Ing
Music: Brandon Ufugusuku Ing, Derek Fujio, Jesse Shiroma

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CINEMA MUSICA SHORTS

From a rhythmic dream of drawn line and motion, to a traditional Ryūkyūan song and dance, to a verite time capsule of a healing anthem’s moment in time, this year’s Cinema Musia program is bathed in melody and sounds inspirational messages of healing and connection.