, Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s moving image archive, presents , a documentary that honors artist Ruthadell Anderson and the many hands that helped her create the massive tapestries that have decorated the walls of the Â鶹´«Ã½ State Capitol for nearly 50 years.
The film will be screened on November 10 at 4 p.m. at the 39th Â鶹´«Ã½ International Film Festival (HIFF), at the Regal Dole Cannery Stadium Theatre in Iwilei.
A short video of the opening of the State Capitol in 1969, filmed by George Tahara, will precede the newly restored footage documenting the weavers¡¯ process, which was filmed by Web Anderson, Ruthadell¡¯s husband.
The ʻUluʻulu Archives, the official moving image archive of Â鶹´«Ã½, is meant “to perpetuate and share the rich moving image heritage of Â鶹´«Ã½ through the preservation of film and videotape related to the history and culture of Native Hawaiians and the people of Â鶹´«Ã½.”
The archives, a project of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ Academy for Creative Media System and UH West Oʻahu, are located in the campus¡¯s library.
—By Leila Wai Shimokawa