20th annual deadCenter Film Festival

The Artists Shorts

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In between growing frustrations toward cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists and reflections on a traumatizing memory, a voice rises from within a soft-spoken, Hawaiian janitor down on the sidewalk in Waikiki. This narrative short film is inspired by a collection of poetry published posthumously featuring the work of Kanaka Maoli poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947-84).

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    20 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Oklahoma
  • Director
    Justyn Ah Chong
  • Screenwriter
    ʻĀina Paikai
  • Producer
    Kekama Amona, ʻIwalani Kūaliʻi-Kahoʻohanohano
  • Cast
    ʻĀina Paikai, Imaikalani Kalāhele
  • Cinematographer
    Abraham Williams
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