Just One Drop tells the little known story of homeopathy: the highly controversial system of medicine. Homeopathy is a specific form of medicine that uses minute doses of a highly diluted substance that stimulates the body to cure itself. The film explores the controversy, dispels myths and misconceptions, and asks whether or not homeopathy been given a fair shake.
Shipped thousands of miles away from the tropical islands of Hawaii to a private prison in the Arizona desert, two native Hawaiians discover their indigenous traditions from a fellow inmate serving a life sentence. It’s from this unlikely setting that David and Hale finish their terms and return to Hawaii, hoping for a fresh start. Eager to prove to themselves and to their families that this experience has changed them forever, David and Hale struggle with the hurdles of life as formerly incarcerated men, asking the question: can you really go home again?
Trailer editor & editor of PBS version: Shirley Thompson
An intimate portrait of Native Hawaiian activist George Terry Kanalu Young told through the stories of those who knew and loved him. National broadcast on PBS in 2018. Official selection Hawai‘i International Film Festival, CAAMfest, Superfest International Disability Film Festival.
A sweeping history detective story that spans decades, filmmaker Robin Lung investigates the story of an unsung film heroine, Li Ling-Ai, who along with Rey Scott, made a documentary about World War 2 China in 1939 that won an Academy Award. But the film has been lost and no one has seen it for over 60 years…until Lung uncovers what may be the last remaining print. Why was the film lost? And why has no one ever heard the story of film pioneer Li Ling-Ai? Official selection DOCNYC, Special Jury Award Hawai‘i International Film Festival, CAAMFest Special Jury Award.
Film editor, producer, trailer editor: Shirley Thompson
Trailer for GHOST TOWN TO HAVANA documentary about boys growing up in a tough Oakland, CA neighborhood and also in poverty-stricken Havana, Cuba and the two inspiring little league baseball coaches who mentor them and bring them together for one incredible week.
Feature documentary. Twelve year old wrestling and judo champion Teshya Alo dreams of becoming world champion in both her sports. From age 12 to 16, this film chronicles her challenges and triumphs as she grows from child phenom to staunch competitor against women twice her age and black belts, all the way to the world stage. Official selection Hawai‘i International Film Festival.
Four Muslim American women find that their choice to wear or not wear the hijab (the Muslim headscarf or covering), has become a focal point for debate and education. Muslim women in the U.S. are subject to many stereotypes, including beliefs that they are oppressed, forced to cover their heads, and undereducated. The women in Just a Piece of Cloth challenge us to see the complex identities within any category of people and to witness the particular struggles faced by ordinary Muslim women in America.
