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Location: Village East by Angelika
181-189 Second Ave. New York, NY 10003
Time: 3pm-10pm
Cost: $20 per screening
Enjoy over 20 short and feature films from the Pacific Islands. Find joy, play, deep consternation, and new beginnings from these gifted storytellers.
FEATURE FILMS:
3:00pm| KANIELA: THE DANNY KALEIKINI STORY
USA | 79 minutes | Pawel Nuckowski, Michael Lum
4:30pm| MAURI
USA | 71 minutes | Zaya Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo
8:00pm| RED, WHITE, AND BRASS
New Zealand | 85 minutes | Damon Fepulea’i
SHORT FILM BLOCKS:
3:00pm | BLOCK 1: Future Voices
Two Breaths, Ngau Kahua, Sina ma Tinirau, DUSK, Ola, Sea of Memory
4:45pm | BLOCK 2: Shifting Tides
Mother Tongue, Marahoro, APPA, Tradewinds, Searching for Hawaiki, The Ali’i Kings
6:15pm | BLOCK 3: A New Narrative
In Exile, Dear Aloha, Son of Samoa, Butterfly/Bataplai, Teine, Huli
7:30pm | BLOCK 4: Star of Gladness
SNACK, Fair, Last Light, Only in Aotearoa – Wāhine Edition, Who’s That Girl?
In this program
Marahoro
Directed by Sofía Rodríguez
Marahoro is a 15-year-old Rapa Nui youth who finds strength in an ancient chant to confront his father’s…
Tradewinds
Directed by Mighty Island
Tradewinds in an intimate portrait and examination of the life of CHamoru jazz pianist, Patrick Palomo, whose musical…
Searching for Hawaiki
Search for Hawaiki follows the struggle of Fable as he integrates back into society after some time away…
The Ali’i King
Directed by Christine Kunewa Walker
A Mormon family embarks on a road trip through the desert to attend the opening of Tikiland in…
In Exile
Directed by Nathan Fitch
Explores the US nuclear legacy in the Pacific through the lens of members of the Marshallese community in…
Dear Aloha
DEAR ALOHA reveals the profound meaning of aloha from displaced Native Hawaiians, revealing the impacts of colonization that…
Son of Samoa
Directed by Laman Time
Through Tatau, Laman explores his disconnection from family and community while learning the importance of belonging and how…
Teine
Directed by Giselle Ilaoa
A poignant story of a dutiful eldest daughter within a Samoan household and her internal struggle of the…
Fair
Based on the TRUE STORY of one woman’s fateful day as a hired party princess at the mansion…
Only in Aotearoa
Short, sharp, comedy skits told from a distinctly Māori perspective, with real-time conversations between characters that mirror an…
Snack
On a night out with friends, Jess briefly opens up about the grief she’s continuing to process in…
Sina ma Tinirau
Directed by Vilsoni Tausie Hereniko
A cursed prince becomes an eel. To go back to being human, he needs to conquer the love…
Last Light
A film crew in Hawai’i fights to get the final shot of a months long production…thankfully, there’s ten…
Two Breaths
Directed by Kateryna Kurganska
After a man-made disaster decimates an evergreen island, a stranded 11-year-old girl must find the tenacity to leave…
Ngau Kahua
After feeling homesick for Rapa Nui, Tai immerses himself in virtual reality to relive his childhood on the…
Dusk
DUSK tells the tragic story of an orphaned teen struggling to care for his younger brother. Created by…
Ola
A Hawaiian teen navigates life and reflects on what his kūpuna has done for him.
Lea Tupu’anga: Mother Tongue
Directed by Vea Mafile'o
A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a…
Butterfly/Bataplai
Directed by Veialu Aila-Unsworth
Raya loves makeup but her family does not. She’s torn between her secret dream of being a makeup…
Kaniela. The Danny Kaleikini Story
Directed by Michael Lum, Pawel Nuckowski
Kaniela: The Danny Kaleikini Story, is a biographical documentary based on the life of the man known as…
Shorts Block 1: Future Voices
TWO BREATHS USA | 17 minutes | Kateryna Kurganska After a man-made disaster decimates an evergreen island, a…
Shorts Block 2: Shifting Tides
LEA TUPU’ANGA / MOTHER TONGUE Aotearoa | 17 minutes | Vea Mafile’o A young speech therapist disconnected from…
Shorts Block 3: A New Narrative
IN EXILE Marshall Islands | 11 minutes | Nathan Fitch A film that explores the US nuclear legacy…
Shorts Block 4: Star of Gladness
SNACK USA | 9 minutes | Lauren To’omalatai On a night out with friends, Jess briefly opens up…
