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Standing Above the Clouds follows the largest political movement in modern Hawaiian history, and the indigenous women leaders who have successfully sustained it since 2010. At the center of the global movement are Pua Case and her two daughters Hāwane Rios and Kapulei Flores. They are joined by Mehana Kihoi and Leina’ala Sleightholm who have changed their families’ lives by joining the movement. All three families have put their bodies on the line, faced arrest standing off with police, and testified as key petitioners suing the State of Hawaiʻi to prevent the building of the world's largest telescope on their sacred mountain. Through the lens of mothers and daughters, our film explores intergenerational healing and the social and emotional labor of retaining ancient ceremonies in a rapidly modernizing world. With the fate of the telescope still to be decided, the film shows that victory is in the perseverance of a movement and the intergenerational healing found in this sisterhood. 

"Cham" is an experimental documentary detailing the mask dance ceremony held once a year at the Thiksey Monestary in Ladakh, India. This sacred ceremony represents a prayer for a peaceful world and protection of all living beings. The film utilizes documented footage of the ceremony and juxtaposes that with turbulent imagery of nature to help experience the prayer from a unique perspective.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    0:07:42
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA, India
  • Note
    www.flashframepictures.com | www.greyscalestudio.org
  • Filmmaker
    Gen Liu, Raunak Kapoor