MĀHŪ: A TRANS-PACIFIC LOVE LETTER + Shorts
MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter is a short documentary about an innovative theater production by master hula teacher, Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne, which aims to reclaim and celebrate the traditional place of honor and respect given to māhū (transgender) people. The concept of gender fluidity from a Native Hawaiian perspective is explored in a multi-media stage performance featuring acclaimed transgender artists such as Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Iwalani Hoʻomanawanui Apo, and Kaumakaiwa Kanakaʻole.
MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter is a short documentary about an innovative theater production by master hula teacher, Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne, which aims to reclaim and celebrate the traditional place of honor and respect given to māhū (transgender) people. The concept of gender fluidity from a Native Hawaiian perspective is explored in a multi-media stage performance featuring acclaimed transgender artists such as Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Iwalani Hoʻomanawanui Apo, and Kaumakaiwa Kanakaʻole.
*Filmmakers in attendance for a post-screening Q&A (first screening only)
Presented in Multiple Parts
ATA PŪAO
A tender portrait of self-discovery and young adulthood, Ata Pūao traces a Māori trans woman, Hiwa, as she n...
14 min | Allie Howell | INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE | English, Maori
| English
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KAPŌ MA‘I LELE (KAPŌ AND HER FLYING LADY PARTS)
In ancient Hawai‘i, an arrogant demigod, Kamapuaʻa, pursues the fiery volcano goddess, Pele, who tires of ...
12 min | Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Laura Margulies | WORLD PREMIERE | Hawaiian (‘olelo Hawai‘i), English | English
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