University Showcase
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A showcase of outstanding original shorts created by student filmmakers from post-secondary schools across Hawai’i, featuring works from Hawai’i Community College, Kapi’olani Community College, Leeward Community College, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, and University of Hawai’i West O’ahu.
Presented in Multiple Parts
CLEAN.EXE
Even on distant planets, there are no shortage of lazy, inconsiderate jerks. C-Shell, a humble cleaning robot ...
4 min | Lucas Stevens | United States | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English
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LAST DANCE
Aria, a high-strung teenage dancer, has spent months preparing for her final performance, dreaming of a solo s...
17 min | Emmy Okinaka | United States | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English
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REMINISCENCE
Within the discovery of the past, the untold truth between a father and a son unfolds with closure upon one ph...
3 min | Ryan-Dave Rivera | United States | N/A | English
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TWO SIDES OF PARADISE
As climate change brings extreme droughts and floods, a small farm in Hawai’i confronts the harsh realities ...
10 min | Sara Brekke, Hannah Parkus | United States | WORLD PREMIERE | English
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A LINE TO DRAW
In a poignant journey of self-discovery and environmental activism, ''A Line to Draw'' captures Kahana''s effo...
4 min | River Rainbow O''Mahoney Hagg | WORLD PREMIERE | English | English
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SHRIMPTON: SHRIMPLY THE BEST
In a bustling underwater animation studio, Shrimpton is feeling the pressure of deadlines. Unable to cope with...
7 min | Katrina Ceria, Kazuo Salvador, Dillon Valenzuela | Hawaiʻi (United States) | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English
| English
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E LEI NŌ AU I KO ALOHA
The 95th Lei Queen, Tehina Kaʻena Kahikina talks about her experience competing for Lei Queen and educates us...
12 min | Andrea Long | N/A | English, Hawaiian (‘olelo Hawai‘i) | English
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WINNER
Lena Li, a Chinese American table tennis prodigy, is close to qualifying for Nationals. She must do anything i...
18 min | Tiffany Liu | United States | WORLD PREMIERE | English, Cantonese
| English
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THE REMOVER
After a recent disappearance in her American employer''s family, Jasmine, a young Filipina housekeeper, attemp...
14 min | Hunter Daru | United States | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English
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THE RUNNING MAN.
THE RUNNING MAN. is an animated drama short film that captures the struggle of a running stickman who finds a ...
9 min | Grayson ''GK'' Kostron | United States | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English
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TAO PO
Based on the Filipino practice, ''Tao Po,'' in which an individual declares themselves human when knocking to ...
5 min | Darren Siscar | Hawaiʻi (United States) | WORLD PREMIERE | English
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