The Arrangements
Directed by Sonny GanadenCast: Billy Alifios, Peter Alifios, Erika Essa, Pualalea Panama, Raeson Ambu Rodrigo, Dianson Kasty, Kiwin Kata, Leon Lesa, RJ Lesa, Nicole Naone
- Pacific Cinewaves
- Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
- Adventure, Coming of Age, Drama, Pacific Islander
- English, Chuukese
- Subtitled
- 2025
- 16 mins
- West Coast premiere
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shareThree Micronesian boys in Hawaii have a day to prepare for a funeral and find their friend’s hidden treasure.
Film Content Advisory: Racial Slurs, Profanity, Grief
Credits
Writer: Sonny Ganaden
Producer: Gerard Elmore
Executive Producer: Cheryl Hirasa, Keoniu Kaʻllimai, Kiwin Kata, Misa Stone, Jason Cutinella, Joe Bock
Director of Photography: Gerard Elmore
Editor: Gerard Elmore
Composer: Michael-Thomas Foumai
Sound Designer: Kit Ebersbach
Music: The Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony
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PACIFIC CINEWAVES
From the perspectives of women and children across the Pacific Islands, these six narrative shorts offer an absorbing exploration of the unwavering bonds that sustain us.
