{"id":105847,"date":"2019-11-05T15:38:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T01:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=105847"},"modified":"2020-08-07T11:41:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T21:41:44","slug":"acm-at-hiff-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/11\/05\/acm-at-hiff-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa <abbr title=\"Academy for Creative Media\">ACM<\/abbr> talent featured at <abbr title=\"Hawaii International Film Festival\">HIFF<\/abbr> 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_105835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105835\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/manoa-acm-hiff-2.jpg\" alt=\"man playing the ukulele\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/manoa-acm-hiff-2.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/manoa-acm-hiff-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/manoa-acm-hiff-2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Promotional image for <em>Tokyo Hula<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/acm.hawaii.edu\/\">Academy for Creative Media<\/a> (<abbr>ACM<\/abbr>) will shine at the 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/hiff.org\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> International Film Festival<\/a> (<abbr>HIFF<\/abbr>) through works made by students, faculty, staff and alumni. The pieces playing at <abbr>HIFF<\/abbr> include <em>Reel W\u0101hine of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em>, <em>Tokyo Hula<\/em> and a selection of shorts in <abbr>ACM<\/abbr> <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii at Manoa\">UHM<\/abbr> Night and Made in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The film festival has come full circle. <abbr>HIFF<\/abbr> started in 1981 as an East-West Center project at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, and has expanded into an event that shows Asian films made by Asians, Pacific based films made by Pacific Islanders and culturally accurate Hawaiian films made by <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> filmmakers.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Reel W\u0101hine of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/360967968\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" frameborder=\"0\" align=\"right\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/367089720\"><em>Reel W\u0101hine of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em><\/a> is a film series that redresses gender inequity in the film industry by documenting the real-life stories of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> women filmmakers through the eyes of a woman. Produced, filmed, edited and directed by all-women crews, these six short portraits reveal untold stories of local activists and artists who preserve <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> history and culture through film.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hiff.org\/en\/festivals-and-events\/film-schedule\/film\/reel-wahine-of-hawaii\">The six short films<\/a> profile women who helped build the local independent film industry as well as current working filmmakers at the top of their field. Among the artists highlighted in the films are <abbr>ACM<\/abbr> faculty members <strong>Lisette Marie Kaualena Flanary<\/strong> and <strong>Marlene Booth<\/strong>, <abbr>ACM<\/abbr> lecturer <strong>Laura Margulies<\/strong> and <abbr>ACM<\/abbr> alumni <strong>Erin Lau<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Each short film features an accomplished <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> filmmaker recounting the challenges and triumphs of her life and career in just eight minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People who document history shape society\u2019s perception of what happened and why,&rdquo; according to Jeannette Paulson Hereniko, founding director of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> International Film Festival. &ldquo;<em>Reel W\u0101hine<\/em> records women&#8217;s unique role in shifting or changing the film culture of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. In doing so, my hope is that <em>Reel W\u0101hine<\/em> not only encourages other women to be proactive in influencing <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> society, but to also document how and why they did so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The films will be shown on November 16 (12 noon) and 17 (11 a.m.) at Dole Cannery Theaters. Directors and featured cast members will be in attendance and will answer questions in a post-screening discussion. Tickets for this film can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goelevent.com\/HawaiiFilmFest\/e\/REELWHINEOFHAWAII\">purchased online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Tokyo Hula<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/344641229\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Flanary, a hula dancer herself, explores hula in Japan in her documentary, <a href=\"https:\/\/hiff.org\/en\/festivals-and-events\/view-all-films\/tokyo-hula\"><em>Tokyo Hula<\/em><\/a>. The film examines tourism, economics and a love for all things Hawaiian that fueled a cultural phenomenon revealed through the personal stories of Japanese sensei who have started their own schools and Hawaiian kumu hula who are now living and teaching in Japan. <em>Tokyo Hula<\/em> follows teachers and students in and outside of hula classes and competitions to better understand their daily lives, struggles and challenges in practicing a cultural art form in a foreign host country.<\/p>\n<p>Flanary\u2019s film juxtaposes the two main subjects&#8212;Japanese sensei Seiko Okamoto who was trained by the late revered Kumu Hula Aloha Dalire and Kumu Hula L\u014dpaka Igarta-DeVera, who was entrusted by Kumu Hula Sonny Ching to move to Japan to open a branch of their school. The documentary illuminates how the hula has become both big business as well as an evolving global tradition that continues to flourish in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why do the Japanese love the hula dance so much? This simple question&#8212;which has perplexed many master hula teachers and practitioners alike&#8212;was the inspiration driving my first trip to Japan to explore the hula craze in 2009,&rdquo; said Flanary. &ldquo;Ten years later, the number of people dancing hula in Japan continues to grow&#8212;and the popularity of the hula continues to blossom around the globe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Tokyo Hula<\/em> is the final film in a trilogy of award-winning documentaries about the evolution of hula in the global world&#8212;<em>American Aloha: Hula Beyond <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em> (2003) and <em>N\u0101 Kamalei: The Men of Hula<\/em> (2007), which both screened at <abbr>HIFF<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>Tokyo Hula will be shown on November 11 (6:15 p.m.) and November 17 (6 p.m.) at Dole Cannery Theaters. Tickets can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goelevent.com\/HawaiiFilmFest\/e\/TOKYOHULA\">purchased online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>ACM<\/abbr> <abbr>UHM<\/abbr> Night<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105833\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/manoa-acm-hiff-4.jpg\" alt=\"top image drawing of girl and creature bottom image girl covered in leis\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/manoa-acm-hiff-4.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/manoa-acm-hiff-4-93x130.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/manoa-acm-hiff-4-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Promotional images for student films <em>The Girl and the Kappa Monster<\/em> (top) and <em>The Leis of My Heart<\/em> (bottom).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s <abbr>ACM<\/abbr> students <a href=\"https:\/\/hiff.org\/festival-events\/acm-uhm-night\">will have their own showcase<\/a>, premiering 12 short films they produced during the 2018&#8211;19 academic year, ranging from animation to drama to documentary. The showcase will be followed by a Q&#038;A with filmmakers where they will answer audience questions.<\/p>\n<p>The short films are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Leis of my Heart<\/em> by <strong>Dymond Cabildo<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Blades<\/em> by <strong>Noa Tramuto<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Hardcore<\/em> by <strong>Erick Melanson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Laurie Rubin<\/em> by <strong>Justin Kimata<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Distorted<\/em> by <strong>Sophia Whalen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Wither<\/em> by <strong>Joshua Co<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Uproot<\/em> by <strong>Kalilinoe Detwiler<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Test Drive<\/em> by <strong>Maia Goel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><span aria-label=\"Apono\">&#699;&#256;pono<\/span><\/em> by <strong>Emma Daily<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>The Girl and the Kappa Monster<\/em> by <strong>Gavin Arucan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Roommates<\/em> by <strong>Kyle Motonaga<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Meraki<\/em> by <strong>Rena Shishido<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to these short films, the <abbr>ACM<\/abbr> students also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/16\/acm-2019-smart-exchange\/\">co-produced two films in collaboration<\/a> with Shanghai University\u2019s Shanghai Film Academy (<abbr>SFA<\/abbr>)&#8212;<em>Skirt<\/em>, which was directed by <strong>Briana Smith<\/strong> and <strong>Chloe Ma<\/strong>, and <em>Flute<\/em>, directed by <strong>Zhu Yiwen<\/strong> and <strong>Lan Shasha<\/strong>. This collaboration was made possible through the Student Media Art (<abbr>SMART<\/abbr>) exchange program which was supported by ITO EN, <abbr>OSG<\/abbr> and student travel support from the <abbr>ACM<\/abbr> system.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/16\/acm-2019-smart-exchange\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa students travel to Shanghai for filmmaking SMART Exchange<\/a>, July 16, 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><abbr>ACM<\/abbr> <abbr>UHM<\/abbr> Night showcase will premiere on November 12 at 6 p.m. with the Shanghai Film Academy showcase to follow at 8:30 p.m. at Dole Cannery Theaters. The showcase will be followed by a Q&#38;A where filmmakers will answer audience questions. Tickets and additional information on each film can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/hiff.org\/festival-events\/acm-uhm-night\">on the <abbr>HIFF<\/abbr> website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105877\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/manoa-acm-hiff-6.jpg\" alt=\"top image a family party bottom image man on the beach\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/manoa-acm-hiff-6.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/manoa-acm-hiff-6-93x130.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/manoa-acm-hiff-6-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Promotional images for <em>Like Maddah<\/em> (top) and <em>Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki<\/em> (bottom).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><em>Made in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The <em>Made in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em> showcase brings forth the best short films from local filmmakers and stories based and shot in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. This year\u2019s showcase features six <abbr>ACM<\/abbr> alumni:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Pit Where We Were Born<\/em> directed by <strong>Alexander Bocchieri<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><span aria-label=\"Molokai\">Moloka&#699;i<\/span> Bound<\/em> directed by <strong>Alika Maikau<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><span aria-label=\"Moo\">Mo&#699;o<\/span><\/em> directed by <strong>Anela Ling<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Like Maddah<\/em> directed by <strong>Rena Shishido<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Other People<\/em> directed by <strong>Bryson Chun<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Down on the Sidewalk of Waikiki<\/em> starring <strong><span aria-label=\"Aina\">&#699;&#256;ina<\/span> Paikai<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These films, including <em>Tokyo Hula<\/em>, were nominated for the 2019 Best <em>Made in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em> Film. The <em>Made in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em> shorts can be viewed on November 8 (8:15 p.m.) and November 17 (3:30 p.m.) at Dole Cannery Theaters. Tickets and additional information on each film can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/hiff.org\/festival-events\/made-in-hawaii\">on the <abbr>HIFF<\/abbr> website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212;By Janica Marie Pascua<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>Reel W\u0101hine of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em>, <em>Tokyo Hula<\/em>, <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Shorts and <em>Made in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em> shorts at <abbr title=\"Hawaii International Film Festival\">HIFF<\/abbr> feature filmmakers dawning from <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s Academy for Creative Media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[112,90,598,698,660,9],"class_list":["post-105847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-academy-for-creative-media","tag-alumni","tag-faculty-recognition","tag-staff-recognition","tag-student-recognition","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105847"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124431,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105847\/revisions\/124431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}