Emerging Hawaiian Filmmaker

A fellow filmmaker Hagoth Aiono brought to my attention. It's really pretty stuff.

Armed with a Camera

Visual Communications annual armed with a camera fellowship is accepting applications again from now until October 2010.

The information on the website is out of date. So you can check out generally what the requirements are here: http://www.vconline.org/artistops/awc.html

The person to send it to is different (Kennedy Kabasares) so if you have any other questions just email her at her contact below.

How to Apply

Please send the following:

Information Cover Sheet (Go to www.vconline.org to download)

Letter of intent
Resume
Project Treatment (2 page maximum)
Project Timeline (All projects must begin in November 2010 and must be completed by March 30, 2011)
Budget (if proposed budget exceeds $500, you must show/explain other sources of funding; budget items may include artist stipend, equipment, supplies, location fee, food, etc.)
Sample work cued to five minutes
Self-addressed stamped envelope for return of sample work

DEADLINE: Received by 5PM, October 1, 2010. For any questions or concerns, please feel free to call Kennedy Kabasares at (213) 680-4462 x32 or by email.

Email to: kennedy@vconline.org
Fax: (213) 687-4848

Mail to:

Visual Communications, 120 Judge John Aiso St., Basement Level, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Stories from the 2010 SoCal 'Ohana Retreat

Here are a some short videos that I helped Uncle Victor and Auntie Jane Pang get online. Some interesting Hawaiian stories and legends as well as how to put an imu pit together. Enjoy!

New York Smithsonian Screening - Haku Inoa

Sorry for the late update here on the East Coast Smithsonian Screenings. Both of the screenings were really fantastic for two main reasons. Number one to have my first museum screenings at two different Smithsonian museums is an amazing privilege. Secondly, it is inspiring to see the work of other Pacific Islander Filmmakers and learn about other indigenous cultures from all around the world.

First a short update on New York. Shortly I will get up an entry about DC, because the DC screening and trip was really amazing and deserves its own post!!!



The team from the Film and Video Center in New York were lovely. I was happy to be able to attend the artist reception on Wednesday before the Pasifika Showcase began. I had a chance to speak with Nancy Brunning who is in a wonderful Maori film called The Strength of Water. You can see the trailer here. Unfortunately, to be honest, the trailer doesn't do the film justice.

The Strength of Water is paced like a comforting drift of a lazy river. However, this underlying ease is upset by the trauma of the sudden accidental death of a young Maori girl named Melody. The entire village mourns her loss bitterly, but none more so than her twin brother Kimi. The film explores grief through magical realism brought to life through the love and loss of a young child.

Haku Inoa screened on a Saturday afternoon with a collection of other short films. A few hula sisters from New York and film school friends came by, and the Q&A after the films was fairly lively. There were maybe 50 or so folks at the screening, but that is not too surprising since it was a sunny Saturday afternoon in New York.