How cool!  The December Filmmaker Magazine Festival Coverage Blog covers the Hawaii International Film Festival and includes a nice mention of our documentary PIDGIN: The Voice of Hawai‘i.  Here’s what they have to say:  Nice, huh?

Marleen Booth’s Pidgin: The Voice of Hawaii also aims its lens straight at the spirit of Hawaii, more specifically at its specific dialect/language/accent, “pidgin.” A blend of Native Hawaiian, English, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, and Tagalog that started among plantation workers a century ago, pidgin has been historically frowned upon by those wishing to “assimilate properly.” For many, though, it’s a source of pride and island identity, and Booth’s joyful film is a testament to both it and its just-as-colorful speakers. As a film on the history of language and semantics, Pidgin is a thoughtful, well-researched work; as a film on identity politics, everyday life, and speaking one’s mind (in one’s own tongue), it’s a real pleasure. Neither Pidgin or State of Aloha redefine the documentary form, of course, but both are wonderful examples of how cinema can represent its community. 


Nice, huh?


Here’s the entire blog:
http://filmmakermagazine.com/festivalcoverage/2009/12/hawaii-international-film-festival-by.php