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!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
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.
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.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Two Shadows: A Fresh Cambodian-American Film, Now Casting Small Parts
Los Angeles Production of the exciting new feature film by Greg Cahil (Director of The Golden Voice) begins next week and we still looking to cast a few small roles for a scene that will be shot in Echo Park from 10am - 6pm on June 16th. We are looking for two "groupies", three guys or girls for "bandmates", a "bartender" someone with a greaser kind of look is preferred, and four or more "bar patrons".
Two Shadows is about Sovanna (Sophea Pel) a Long Beach hipster wannabe who receives a cryptic letter from Cambodia claiming that her two long-lost siblings are still alive. Ditching her dead-end lifestyle and alcoholic father, Sovanna travels to her birthplace alone to seek out her brother and sister who disappeared during the civil war 20 years earlier. With guidance from a quirky motorbike driver named Munny (Polo Doot), Sovanna launches her search into the dark corners of Cambodia. Upon discovering a girl who may or may not be her real sister (Lida Lang), Sovanna is ensnared into an increasingly dangerous situation, pitting her in a tug-of-war between her own personal safety, and her hopeful compassion for a stranger.
If you are interested please email Christen at 2shadowscasting@gmail.com with a picture of yourself and the role you are interested in.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
One Voice: This is No Ordinary High School Musical
I am lucky enough to have Director of One Voice Lisette Maire Flanary (Lehua Films) a writing mentor, so before writing this entry I met up with Lisette at IHOP in downtown LA (my suggestion) to ask "Would it offend you if I described your documentary as Spellbound meets Native Hawaiian soul?". Her eyebrow raised and she shot up straight in the booth "No way! That's exactly how we pitched it."
One Voice follows a group of teenage chorus directors as they compete for the honor of their young lifetime. To represent their class and compete to take home the grand prize trophy in the Kamehameha Schools song contest. The contest is a unique amalgam of Hawaiian language songs, intense vocal arrangements, with a healthy pinch of band geek. Which, is totally hot now thanks to Glee.
This is Lisette's third film destined for public television broadcast, and is her most emotionally gripping documentary to date. While watching One Voice at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival the audience in the Director's Guild Theater, completed absorbed in the action, applauded enthusiastically along with the proud onscreen parents after the song performances.
One Voice will be airing next year on Public Television, until then the film will be screening at film festivals domestically and internationally. You can see the trailer a www.onevoicemovie.com
Friday, May 7, 2010
Inciting Incidents
I have be struggling with finding a launching point for the 2,500th revision of this treatment I am doing. The major sticking point seems to be finding a inciting incident that really begins the quest for my name. I haven't found it yet, but I feel like I am getting a little bit closer at least thanks to this awesome blog entry from on the New Doc Editing website called "Launching the Protagonist's Quest"
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Short Film: The Lychee Thieves
ENCORE PRESENTATION TONIGHT THURSDAY MAY 6TH AT THE LA ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FEST: http://asianfilmfestla.org/2010/encore-screening-of-big-island-films-short-program-56/
I saw The Lychee Thieves as part of the "Big Island Films" program at the L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival. This charming short film was shot last year on my home island of O'ahu. Beautiful cinematography by Anne Misawa (Treeless Mountain)helps the film stand apart from others in the program. But what I enjoyed most was the film's ability to distill complex cultural conflicts unique to islands into a cohesive and moving film under 30 minutes.
I spoke with Executive Producer Stephen Gyllenhaal at the Q&A after the screening. He told me Lychee Thieves is one of three short films that will eventually become a larger feature film called called Cosmopolitan. I am excited to see it once it all comes together.
For more information on screenings of Lychee Thieves take a look at: www.lycheethieves.com
I saw The Lychee Thieves as part of the "Big Island Films" program at the L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival. This charming short film was shot last year on my home island of O'ahu. Beautiful cinematography by Anne Misawa (Treeless Mountain)helps the film stand apart from others in the program. But what I enjoyed most was the film's ability to distill complex cultural conflicts unique to islands into a cohesive and moving film under 30 minutes.
I spoke with Executive Producer Stephen Gyllenhaal at the Q&A after the screening. He told me Lychee Thieves is one of three short films that will eventually become a larger feature film called called Cosmopolitan. I am excited to see it once it all comes together.
For more information on screenings of Lychee Thieves take a look at: www.lycheethieves.com
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Paid Summer Arts Internships
AVAILABLE THROUGH
LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARTS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Job opportunities and descriptions posted April 28
Students should apply as soon as possible -- Internship positions close as soon as they are filled during
the April 28 to May 31 application period.
Los Angeles County, through its Arts Commission, has given grants totaling $250,000 to arts organizations throughout Los Angeles County to support paid internships for college undergraduates in summer 2010. Descriptions of and contacts for the internship positions will be posted on the Arts Commission’s Web site from April 28 to May 31, 2010. Go to www.lacountyarts.org, click on “Internships,” then “2010 Internship Positions.”
Interested students should apply as soon as possible as positions are closed as soon as they are filled. Students apply directly to the organization offering the internship, not the Arts Commission.
Qualifications: Graduating seniors who complete their undergraduate degrees by September 1, 2010 are eligible, as well as undergraduates. Applicants must have completed at least one semester of college by June 2010 and be currently enrolled (full-time) in a community college or a four-year university. Applicants must be a resident of and/or attending school in Los Angeles County.
Job Descriptions: Interns work for 10 consecutive weeks starting between May 31 and June 11, 2010 and ending between August 6 and August 20, 2010. They are paid $350 per week, for 40 hours a week, and take part in educational and arts networking activities. Through the program, interns gain a deeper understanding of the work involved in nonprofit arts administration and the role of the arts in a community and develop business skills that can be put to use in their future careers. Internship host organizations help mold and shape potential new arts leaders who may go on to hold positions on staffs, boards or as volunteers.
Students who are residents of County Supervisor Gloria Molina’s district may contact Rosamaria Marquez, (323) 881-7048 or ramarquez@lacbos.org.
Job Descriptions / Zip Codes:
Administrative Intern
Artist Department Intern
Assistant to Executive Director
Community Database Coordinator
Concert Database Coordinator
Development and Marketing Associate
Development Intern
Institute for Educators Intern
Junior Program Coordinator
Marketing & Communications Associate
Marketing & Development Intern
Marketing Intern
Theatre Intern
Theatrical Production Intern
LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARTS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Job opportunities and descriptions posted April 28
Students should apply as soon as possible -- Internship positions close as soon as they are filled during
the April 28 to May 31 application period.
Los Angeles County, through its Arts Commission, has given grants totaling $250,000 to arts organizations throughout Los Angeles County to support paid internships for college undergraduates in summer 2010. Descriptions of and contacts for the internship positions will be posted on the Arts Commission’s Web site from April 28 to May 31, 2010. Go to www.lacountyarts.org, click on “Internships,” then “2010 Internship Positions.”
Interested students should apply as soon as possible as positions are closed as soon as they are filled. Students apply directly to the organization offering the internship, not the Arts Commission.
Qualifications: Graduating seniors who complete their undergraduate degrees by September 1, 2010 are eligible, as well as undergraduates. Applicants must have completed at least one semester of college by June 2010 and be currently enrolled (full-time) in a community college or a four-year university. Applicants must be a resident of and/or attending school in Los Angeles County.
Job Descriptions: Interns work for 10 consecutive weeks starting between May 31 and June 11, 2010 and ending between August 6 and August 20, 2010. They are paid $350 per week, for 40 hours a week, and take part in educational and arts networking activities. Through the program, interns gain a deeper understanding of the work involved in nonprofit arts administration and the role of the arts in a community and develop business skills that can be put to use in their future careers. Internship host organizations help mold and shape potential new arts leaders who may go on to hold positions on staffs, boards or as volunteers.
Students who are residents of County Supervisor Gloria Molina’s district may contact Rosamaria Marquez, (323) 881-7048 or ramarquez@lacbos.org.
Job Descriptions / Zip Codes:
Administrative Intern
Artist Department Intern
Assistant to Executive Director
Community Database Coordinator
Concert Database Coordinator
Development and Marketing Associate
Development Intern
Institute for Educators Intern
Junior Program Coordinator
Marketing & Communications Associate
Marketing & Development Intern
Marketing Intern
Theatre Intern
Theatrical Production Intern
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