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Bitterroot

Film Bitterroot Directed by Vera Brunner-Sung Reeling from a failed marriage and seeking solace and a new perspective, a Hmong man cares for his…
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DEAR ALOHA

Film DEAR ALOHA Directed by CRIS ROMENTO Dear Aloha is a heartfelt story about the meaning of aloha through the lives of Diasporic Hawaiians in…

Endling

Film Endling Directed by Kelly Yu A documentary crew interviews the man in charge of taking care of the last goldfish on earth.
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Healing Lahaina

Film Healing Lahaina Directed by Laurel Tamayo After losing their multigenerational home in the 2023 Lahaina wildfire, a family recounts a year of healing following…

Memories of Mindanao: Tawi Tawi

Film Memories of Mindanao: Tawi Tawi Directed by Alleluia Panis A multi-generational group of American Pilipino artists and cultural workers embark on a visual and sensory immersion trip…

My Comrade

Film My Comrade Directed by Tathagata Ghosh When a wounded rebel accidentally takes refuge in the home of a tribal villager, both the men's lives…

PREY AND PRAYERS

Film PREY AND PRAYERS Directed by Langui Madiklaan Indigenous young man follows his father on a hunting trip. Despite his excitement, the mountains do not seem…
Documentary Features, Pacific Cinewaves

Standing Above the Clouds

Film Standing Above the Clouds Directed by Jalena Keane-Lee When the massive Thirty Meter Telescope is proposed to be built on Mauna Kea, an uprising of kiaʻi…
Documentary Features, Pacific Cinewaves

Te Puna Ora (The Source of Life)

Film Te Puna Ora (The Source of Life) Directed by Virginie Tetoofa As privatization threatens the very fabric of Moorea Island, three Tahitian women embark on a sacred journey to…

Vox Humana

Film Vox Humana Directed by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan An eccentric biologist interrogates a wild man who was found in the forest after an earthquake hit a…
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Waters of Puʻuloa

Film Waters of Puʻuloa Directed by Tiare Ribeaux Waters of Puʻuloa chronicles the transformation of the ʻEwa District on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, and the area now known…