Pacific Heartbeat

Season Five

Season Five

December 2015

Pacific Heartbeat, now in its fifth season, is an anthology series that provides viewers a glimpse of the real Pacific—its people, cultures, languages, music, and contemporary issues.

From revealing exposés to rousing musical performances, the series features a diverse array of programs that will draw viewers into the heart and soul of Pacific Island culture.

Pacific Heartbeat comes to Public Television through a partnership between Pacific Islanders in Communications and PBS Hawaii, and is presented and distributed by Boston-based American Public Television. 

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Sons of Halawa

Pilipo Solatorio is the last to hold the cultural traditions of Hālawa Valley - will his sons come home to take on the responsibility of carrying these traditions forward?

Filmmaker(s)
Matt Yamashita
Category
Full-Length Film
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Waiting for John

The history, culture, and conflict surrounding the John Frum Movement, the last surviving cargo cult.

Filmmaker(s)
Jessica Sherry
Category
Full-Length Film
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Splinters

In the 1980’s an intrepid Australian pilot left behind a surfboard in the seaside village of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea.

Filmmaker(s)
Adam Pesce
Category
Full-Length Film

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