He Hawaiʻi Au | He Hawai'i Au w/ Artist Spotlight: Kanani Koster

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Childhood trauma causes a Native Hawaiian woman to leave Hawai'i and reinvent herself in Seattle. Can she come to terms with her identity when past and present start to collide? Co-presented with Seattle Asian American Film Festival!

Watch this program in person at NWFF, Sep. 24 at 8:45pm. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes and Individual Tickets are available!

⚠️ Please note: NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Read full Covid policies here.

Childhood trauma causes a Native Hawaiian woman to leave Hawai'i and reinvent herself in Seattle. Can she come to terms with her identity when past and present start to collide?

Year
2022
Runtime
40 minutes
Language
English, Hawaiian, with English closed captions & hardcoded English subtitles
Country
WA
Premiere
World Premiere

Director
Daymien Nainoa Bunao
Screenwriter
Daymien Nainoa Bunao
Producer
Daymien Nainoa Bunao, Bobby Valentine, Robbie Matos, Bane Ignacio-Singian
Cast
Mele Seini Miller, Malia Wong Aiello, Alex Dahuya, Leilani Bostock, Liz Pleasant, Blake Simpson, Roycen Daley
Cinematographer
Bobby Valentine

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Eric and Chris, Kanaka Maoli brothers raised on the mainland, have always managed to find trouble when together. With their latest scheme and longtime dream of retiring on the Islands, their bond is tested as kāne (men) and keiki (kids).

Closed captions available

No Spectators Allowed

A true crime podcast host sits down with an Indigenous woman to record her sister’s cold case but their individual intentions for telling this story come to a head as they examine the night in question.

Closed captions available

He Hawaiʻi Au

Childhood trauma causes a Native Hawaiian woman to leave Hawai'i and reinvent herself in Seattle. Can she come to terms with her identity when past and present start to collide?

Closed captions available

Childhood trauma causes a Native Hawaiian woman to leave Hawai'i and reinvent herself in Seattle. Can she come to terms with her identity when past and present start to collide? Co-presented with Seattle Asian American Film Festival!

Watch this program in person at NWFF, Sep. 24 at 8:45pm. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes and Individual Tickets are available!

⚠️ Please note: NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Read full Covid policies here.

Childhood trauma causes a Native Hawaiian woman to leave Hawai'i and reinvent herself in Seattle. Can she come to terms with her identity when past and present start to collide?

Year
2022
Runtime
40 minutes
Language
English, Hawaiian, with English closed captions & hardcoded English subtitles
Country
WA
Premiere
World Premiere

Director
Daymien Nainoa Bunao
Screenwriter
Daymien Nainoa Bunao
Producer
Daymien Nainoa Bunao, Bobby Valentine, Robbie Matos, Bane Ignacio-Singian
Cast
Mele Seini Miller, Malia Wong Aiello, Alex Dahuya, Leilani Bostock, Liz Pleasant, Blake Simpson, Roycen Daley
Cinematographer
Bobby Valentine