PIC Films and Pacific showcase at the 44th Hawaiʻi International Film Festival
We are proud to sponsor the Pacific Showcase and the Leanne K. Ferrer Trailblazer Award at the 44th Annual Hawaiʻi International Film Festival!
Make sure to check-out these films in the line-up!
PIC-Funded
- KŪKINI (Mitchel Merrick, Paula Fuga, Gerard Elmore | Hawai‘i)
- THE QUEEN'S FLOWERS (Ciara Leinaʻala Lacy | Hawai‘i)
PACIFIC SHOWCASE
Pacific Showcase Features
- KA WHAWHAI TONU: STRUGGLE WITHOUT END (Mike Jonathan | Aotearoa)
- MARIMARI (Paul Wolfgramm | Aotearoa, Papua New Guinea)
- MOLOKA'I BOUND (Alika Tengan | Hawai‘i)
- MYTHS & MAIDENS (Lisa Taouma | Aotearoa)
- ONCE WERE WARRIORS (Lee Tamahori | Aotearoa)
- STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS (Jalena Keane-Lee | Hawai‘i)
- THE MOUNTAIN (Rachel House | Aotearoa)
- TINĀ (Miki Magasiva | Aotearoa)
- VOICE (Krunal Suresh Padhiar | Australia)
- WE WERE DANGEROUS (Josephine Stewart-Tewhiu | Aotearoa)
Pacific Showcase Shorts: Dance Dance (R)evolution
- EMA I‘U-FLOWER OF LIFE (Francis Baker | Samoa)
- SPACE & TIME (Keone Madrid, Mari Madrid | Hawai‘i)
- THE ADVENTURES OF KAI (Timour Bourtasenkov | Hawai‘i)
- VAKARAITAKA (Fenton Lutunatabua | Fiji)
Pacific Showcase Shorts: Narrative Sovereignty
- DAUGHTER OF GUAM (Alfred Bordallo | Guam)
- FIRST HORSE (Awanui Simich-Pene | Aotearoa)
- LEA TUPU’ANGA /MOTHER TONGUE (Vea Mafile'o | Tonga)
- RECLAIM (Geeta Gandbhir | Hawai‘i)
- SON OF SAMOA (Lamam Time | Samoa)
- TEINE (Giselle Ilaoa | Samoa)
- VAHA’A: THE DISTANCE BETWEEN (Pingi Moli | Tonga, Samoa)
Pacific Showcase Shorts: Wāhine Night Out!
- CHATTERBOX (Tainui Tukiwaho | Aotearoa)
- FAIR (Taylor Gruver | Hawai‘i)
- FCBK (Kanani Koster | Hawai‘i)
- HONEY KAHA (Te Waiarangi Ratana | Aotearoa)
- ONLY IN AOTEAROA: WAHINE EDITION (Scotty Cotter, Maruia Jensen | Aotearoa)
- SO MUCH NATURE (Shaneika Aguilar, Vera Zambonelli, Lauren Ballesteros | Hawai‘i)
This year, we're also excited to co-present the world premiere of the series HOMEGROWN: A PART OF/APART FROM that we co-produced with Firelight Media, Black Public Media, and Latino Public Broadcasting.
HOMEGROWN: A PART OF/APART FROM
- CASA LAUREL (Pati Cruz Martinez | Puerto Rico)
- CHAMORU: A LOST LANGUAGE (Brian Muna | Guam)
- DEAR ALOHA (Cris Romento | Hawai‘i)
- ESCAMBRÓN, PLAYA (Maria del Mar Rosario | Puerto Rico)
- NOT A U.S. CITIZEN (Gabby A. Faaiuaso & John “Niko” Patu | American Samoa)
- WATERS OF PU‘ULOA (Tiare Ribeaux | Hawai‘i)
- WE ARE TAINO (Emmanuel Phillips | US Virgin Islands)
- WHAT THE STORMS TAUGHT US (John P. Wheatley | US Virgin Islands)
Panel: Beyond Resilience: A Part Of / Apart From presented by Firelight Media
Honorable mentions:
- STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS (Jalena Keane-Lee | Hawai‘i) PIC supported the short version of this film, availble to stream on Pacific Pulse.
THE RECIPROCITY PROJECT
Elemental Fire - Global Indigenous Stories of Return
- ENCHUKUNOTO (Laissa Malih | Kenya)
- Ma ŋaye ka Masaala a se ka Wɔmɛti (Lansana Mansaray | Sierra Leone)
- TAYAL FOREST CLUB (Laha Mebow | Taiwan)
- TENTSÍTEWAHKWE (Katsitsionni Fox | Akwesasne Mohawk Nation)
Elemental Water - Global Indigenous Stories of Return
- ÁHKUIN (Radio-JusSunná, Sunná Nousuniemi, Guhtur Niillas Rita Duomis, Tuomas Kumpulainen | Northern Sámi)
- ARMEA (Letila Mitchell | Rotuma)
- GATH & K’IYH: LISTEN TO HEAL (Princess Daazhraii Johnson | Pacific Islands)
- TAHNAANOOKU’ (Justin Deegan | Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara)
This year's festival begins October 3 on Oahu, then heads to Neighbor Islands. Tickets are on sale NOW. Check out hiff.org for all the details.
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