Panorama
This captivating animated feature with CG rendered animals and beautiful paint-like natural backgrounds tells the story of a great flood that overwhelms a mystical landscape that a clever and resilient…
Southeast Asian Showcase, YES
The popular sports underdog trope–from COOL RUNNINGS to THE MIGHTY DUCKS–is updated to include the world of esports in this all-ages film set in Manila and Hong Kong. Hazel, an…
Pacific Showcase
Michael Jonathan’s debut feature is an action-filled account of the 1864 battle of Ōrākau where a small group of disparate Māori, vastly outnumbered by British soldiers, went to war to…
Centerpiece Presentation, Kau Ka Hōkū Award Nominee, Made In Hawaii, Pacific Showcase
After years of incarceration, Kainoa De Silva, a wayward Hawaiian man, is paroled. Fully committed to reconnecting with his family, most important is rebuilding a relationship with his son, Jonathan.…
Made In Hawaii
In 2018, filmmaker Kevin D’Angelo and conservationist Justin Luafalemana met on a beach cleanup in Molokai and became friends. Upon fulfilling a promise to Justin to return to Molokai, Kevin…
New American Perspectives
An imaginative telling of the story of a Vietnamese American mother-daughter duo who, in their attempt to heal the rift between them, reenact and satirize scenes from celebrated Vietnam War…
Pacific Showcase, YES
A lively and inspirational coming-of-age tale from Rachel House as three kids–a cancer patient, a friendless boy honoring the memory of his mother, and a self-appointed “guardian of Mother Earth”--go…