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From Here From There (De Aquí De Allá)

Undocumented attorney Luis Cortes Romero steps out from the oppressive shadow of our nation’s broken immigration system to fight for DACA, all the way to the Supreme Court.

Filmmaker: Marlene “Mo” Morris, Galewind Films

Trailer editor: Shirley Thompson

 

 

Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i: Alison Week

Hawai‘i Island community-based filmmaker Alison Week and her work as producer of the narrative feature Chaperone and co-director co-producer of the documentary Island Cowgirls.

Directors, producer, editor: Shirley Thompson

Series co-producers: Shirley Thompson + Vera Zambonelli

 

 

The Queen’s Flowers

A magical take on a true story, THE QUEEN’S FLOWERS is an animated short adventure for kids that follows Emma, a Native Hawaiian girl in 1915 Honolulu, as she makes a special gift for the last monarch of Hawai‘i, Queen Lili‘uokalani.

Director/Producer: Ciara Lacy

Trailer Editor: Shirley Thompson

Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i Season 5

Season 5 of Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i highlights the exceptional and crucial work of pioneering wāhine who played a significant role in establishing the local film industry, as well as emerging talents who are producing innovative and ground-breaking work. Featuring Lola Quan Bautista, Robin Lung, Tiare Ribeaux, Pākē Salmon, Shirley Thompson & Alison Week. Created by all women filmmaking teams with major funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Series co-producers: Shirley Thompson + Vera Zambonelli

Directors: Shaneika Aguilar, Donna Choo, Lisette Marie Flanary, Erin Lau, Shirley Thompson + Vera Zambonelli

Dear Aloha

How do Native Hawaiians in the diaspora keep the feeling of Aloha in their hearts, even when they live thousands of miles away? The film follows two Native Hawaiians living in the Pacific Northwest as they reflect on how Aloha sustains them amidst distance, loss, and longing. Meanwhile, back in Hawaii, local residents grapple with the legacy of colonization that has resulted in many Hawaiians being displaced from their homeland.

Director: Cris Romento

Editors: Cris Romento + Shirley Thompson

Promesa

CHamoru prayer leaders teach language, faith and culture to younger generations through the Catholic nobena tradition in Guam and in diaspora.

Director: Lola Quan Bautista

Editor: Shirley Thompson

Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i Season 4

Season 4 of this Emmy award winning series highlights the creativity, innovation and tenacity of Hawai‘i women filmmakers. Featuring Ann Marie Kirk, Jana Kealohakeakua Park, Sancia Miala Shiba Nash, Leanne Ferrer and Shaneika Aguilar. Each film is a collaboration between a working female Hawai‘i director and an emerging filmmaker whom she mentors through the creative process. The series is produced by Hawai‘i Women in Filmmaking with major funding by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Series co-producers: Shirley Thompson + Vera Zambonelli

Directors: Marlene Booth, Amber McClure, Meleanna Aluli Meyer, Shirley Thompson, Fé María Vasquez, Vera Zambonelli

Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i : Shaneika Aguilar

Hawai‘i born and raised camerawoman and filmmaker Shaneika Aguilar shares her creative process and how color and light enhance her storytelling.

Series co-producers: Shirley Thompson + Vera Zambonelli

Director, producer, editor: Shirley Thompson

Baseball Behind Barbed Wire

Survivors of Japanese incarceration during World War 2 recount how baseball kept hope alive in the camps. 

Director: Yuriko Gamo Romer

Editor: Shirley Thompson

Facing the Wind

Fundraising reel for documentary to raise awareness about Lewy body dementia.

Director: Deirdre Fishel

Producer: Tony Heriza

Trailer editor: Shirley Thompson