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FOOD DELIVERY: FRESH FROM THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA
FOOD DELIVERY: FRESH FROM THE PHILIPPINE SEA is a powerful, urgent documentary that plunges into the contested waters of the West Philippine Sea, where Filipino fishermen, the Coast Guard, and Navy defend the nation’s maritime sovereignty. As China’s incursions escalate, the film captures the perilous lives of those who risk everything not only to fish
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BEFORE THE MOON FALLS
In May 2024, the Pacific was shaken by the shocking news of a murder in Samoa. The perpetrator was Sia Figiel—a groundbreaking novelist and poet, celebrated worldwide as the first to give voice to the struggles of Samoan girls and women. The victim was her close friend and fellow poet. For eight years, Hawai‘i-based, award-winning
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AINU PURI
Every year, Shige has to get permission from the Hokkaido government, the fishermen’s union, the organization that fosters salmon, and the police department before he can start Marek fishing. He’ll get caught as a poacher if he catches a salmon without those permissions, even though his sole purpose of this it to keep the tradition