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
Hawai‘i Floral designer Debbi Barrett creates unique works rooted in traditional culture. A health crisis renews her connection to Hawaiian plants and practices.
Acclaimed Korean artist Yun Suknam dedicates her life to painting 100 life-sized portraits of women freedom fighters who defied Japanese Occupation. This is a sample reel for a work in progress.
Aspiring singer songwriter ISMAY (Avery Hellman) embarks on a journey of creative self discovery while exploring the trail blazed by music icon Lucinda Williams.
