Pacific Showcase
- Gala & Showcases
- 168 mins
This series of films and conversations is a collaboration with our National Multicultural Alliance (NMCA) partner, Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC). PIC supports, advances, and develops Pacific Island media content and talent that results in a deeper understanding of Pacific Island history, culture, and contemporary challenges.
In this program
KĀINGA
Directed by Angeline Loo, Asuka Sylvie, Ghazaleh Golbakhsh, HASH, Julie Zhu, Michelle Ang, Nahyeon Lee, Yamin Tun
All women writers and directors explore the historical connection of 11 Pan-Asian women to tangata whenua (Māori).
FAMILY INGREDIENTS
FAMILY INGREDIENTS is returning for its third season with a reminder of who we are and where we…
E MĀLAMA PONO, WILLY BOY
Directed by Scott W. Kekama Amona
A Native Hawaiian police officer is caught between his duty and his principles when he is sent to evict a settlement of unhoused Kānaka Maoli.
PŌ’ELE WAI
Directed by Tiare Ribeaux
A weaver navigates between survival and her connection to the ‘āina (land) when a mysterious rash grows on her body.
AFTER THE ENDLING
Directed by Daniel A. Kelin II
Told through the shadow puppets of Kānaka Maoli artist Meleanna Meyer, a Hawaiian tree snail struggles to survive as the very last of his species.
THE LAST RODEO
Directed by Alison Week & Liz Barney
At the final rodeo competition of the season, a fifth-generation wahine paniolo (Hawaiian cowgirl) and her daughter question what is the best path forward.