UNIVERSITY SHOWCASE
A selection of the best original shorts made by student filmmakers from post-secondary schools across Hawai'i, including from: Leeward Community College, Hawai'i Community College, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, University of Hawai'i West O'ahu, and Hawai'i Pacific University.
Presented in Multiple Parts
THE ‘ĀINA WITHIN
A meditative piece of three kamaʻāina from Oʻahu gathering in Honolulu to reflect on what makes them proud...
7 min | Marcus Goh | | WORLD PREMIERE | English
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ANXIOUS
Aleczander opens up about his experience living with anxiety, sharing the daily battles he faces and the obsta...
6 min | Josiah Castillo | | WORLD PREMIERE | English
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HO’I
Stuck in an unhealthy relationship away from home, a young Native Hawaiian girl navigates the Hawaiian way of ...
7 min | Hunter Daru | | WORLD PREMIERE | English, Hawaiian (‘olelo Hawai‘i)
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IKIRYO
Forced to bring along her 18-year-old brother, Noah, to a party, 20-year-old Jane witnesses a turn of events w...
19 min | Ty Everheart | | WORLD PREMIERE | English
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JAMES
''James'' is a heartfelt autobiographical short film narrated by Anne Di Martino, who takes the audience on an...
4 min | Anne Di Martino | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English
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MELTING POT
This poetic-experimental piece captures the idea of someone being a melting pot of different ethnicities that ...
4 min | Kayli Pascal-Martinez | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English
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NO, I DON’T FEEL SAFE
“No, I Don’t Feel Safe” is a short documentary that follows the dangerous experiences dealt by eleven br...
4 min | Aria Delgado | | WORLD PREMIERE | English
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ONCE IN A LIFETIME
River is a movie theater employee who is passionate about the film industry. He takes a chance on himself and ...
9 min | Rickey Brunty | | WORLD PREMIERE | English
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STITCHES
Connor, a half human half puppet hybrid returns to the set of the popular children’s show, “The Marionette...
16 min | Alexander Cleary | | WORLD PREMIERE | English | English
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TIME/LESS
An abstract film that dives into emotions and circumstances that we may try to avoid but are ultimately inevit...
18 min | John David Arendt | | HAWAI‘I PREMIERE | English
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WHERE DO BUTTERFLIES GO WHEN THEY DIE?
This is a short drama about Sofia, a woman who must take on the role as a caretaker for her ill father, Manny....
15 min | Steven Loya-Montoya | | WORLD PREMIERE | Spanish, English | English
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