Local Sightings Film Festival 2022

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.

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.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    17 minutes
  • Language
    English, with English closed captions
  • Country
    OR
  • Premiere
    Seattle Premiere
  • Director
    Kanani Koster
  • Screenwriter
    Kanani Koster
  • Producer
    Chelsea Unsbee, Kanani Koster
  • Cast
    Oogie Pushtenonequa, Cassie Caldera, Evelyn Gail, Morningstar Dickinson
  • Cinematographer
    Jasmine Karcey
  • Production Design
    Janie Faison