All the Things I Leave You (Patawid)
Jade Castro
At a family-run restaurant in Ilocos, a rich kid and street-smart newcomer work together, uncovering a decades-old love story that reshapes love, loyalty, and legacy.
Along Comes Larry: The Larry Ramos Story
Rick Quan
This documentary is about Hawaii's Larry Ramos, the first Asian American to win a Grammy.
Art To Ray & Vulnerability
Angel "Ray" Tyrell, Kimberly Grace Barit, Lupe Makisi, Mary Mae Murphy
An artist and filmmaker, Angel "Ray" Tyrell, dives deep; explaining how art and Cinema Tech act as a means of support and community for him---- a voice for all.
Before the Moon Falls
Kimberlee Bassford
After a diagnosis of mental illness, acclaimed Samoan writer Sia Figiel embarks on a path toward healing, but it comes at an unspeakable cost.
Believing Against All Odds
Coline Béal
This film tells the story of the storms, the doubts, and the joys of the journey before the Vendée Globe.
Black Seeds Continue To Grow
Laura Colbert
When a quiet foster girl is placed in yet another temporary home, she finds unexpected connection with a kind and caring teacher.
Braids
Elise Beers
On picture day in a small town, a young native boy learns a hard lesson about who gets to be seen in society.
Checkmate
Miya Silva, Isaiah Jackson, Deja Pagaduan
A champion chess player suffers her first loss, leading to a rivalry that transpires into more.
Christmas Lights
Cameryn Koike
A family of cats struggling with their finances is disappointed when their Christmas lights burn out, but then get some unexpected help.
Concrete & Salt
Austin Alimbuyuguen
An intimate look at a young teenage breaker as he competes for a spot on the US National stage, following a single life-changing decision.
CORALS, WAVES, AND HUMANS
Jon Spener
COURAGE
Eric Michael Hernandez
A young Native American boy discovers strength and identity through the sacred art of Hoop Dance in this powerful story of cultural resilience and self-acceptance.
Da Farm
ʻĀina Paikai
What stay like on da farm
DASHER
Alexander Bocchieri
A down-and-out food delivery driver and a wayward restaurant worker team up for a chaotic night of deliveries on Christmas Eve
Denial
Erek Elliott
A young man struggles with Bipolar Disorder as he begins a new job and flirtation.
Distant Roots
Caleb Teaupa
In New Zealand, a Tongan father in his seventies endures construction work while grappling with distance from his homeland and family.
Don't Leave Me
Jennifer Saura
After her husband takes his own life, an anthropologist specializing in the study of death rituals puts her research to use in a desperate attempt to bring him back.
DUSK
Pono Wong
Lego stop-motion, live-action, and 2D animation combine to tell a tragic story of an orphan teen struggling to care for his younger brother.
Fair
Taylor Gruver
Based on the TRUE STORY of one woman’s fateful day as a hired party princess at the mansion of her high school nemesis.
Finding True North
Matty Schweitzer
"Finding True North" chronicles the extraordinary journey of Josh Bogle.
Fished
Andreah-Kayte Cardon, Julius Pacheco, CJ Mackey, Winston Campbell
This slice of life tale explores greed and pivotal choices made by a young fisherman. Made as a collaboration of young filmmakers in the Hisako Film Lab, this one will leave you smiling.
Grace
Jana Park
Honolulu, 1959: Over a family dinner, two women hide their forbidden love—one resisting the pressure to marry, the other her nation's admission to the U.S..
Haagua
Octavio Coutiño, Marc Chavez
Haagua, an Indigenous Surf Film has emerged from the water. Indigenous People return to thrive along the coastal ecosystem and reckon with humankind.
Harbour Chronicles "Shaping A Legacy"
Chris Sardelis
Set in the nostalgic, Mayberry-like surf town of Seal Beach, Harbour Chronicles follows iconic board shaper Rich Harbour as he crafts not only surfboards but a legacy that will span generations.
Have you seen this pig?
Elon Cattan & David Charançon
When two kids and a teenage girl team up to find a missing pig, they chase a $2,500 reward in a chaotic adventure.
HOME 992
Coline Béal
Djemila, a daughter of the wind and the sea, is portrayed through the eyes of her childhood friend Maja, who stayed ashore.
Hope Loa
Nanea Mehana Ah You
This moʻolelo (story) paints a portrait of a wahine (woman), Shereen Balles, as she nurtures her traditions, language, land, and heritage.
HUE
Syril Pecson
In a world devoid of color or joy, how does someone find his reason to keep going when everything seems to be stacked against him?
Hui O Waʻa Kaulua
Matt Yamashita
Formed in Lahaina in 1975, Hui O Waʻa Kaulua is a powerful ongoing story of cultural awakening and community building.
Is That My Plate Lunch?
Joe Abella
Two plate lunches is betta den one!
I Wanna Dress Up!
Shaileann-Moon Dizon
A woman that dresses up to make them feel good about themselves because they know how it felt when they didn't take care of themselves when they were younger.
Jack Johnson Surfilmusic
Emmett Malloy
The documentary traces Jack Johnson’s rise from making surf videos with friends on Oahu’s North Shore to becoming one of the most recognizable voices in modern music.
JACKPOT!
Owen Elliott
When a young man hides the truth about his lottery ticket winnings from his friend, conflicts erupts
James
Anne Di Martino
After learning how her brother James’ Down syndrome was discovered, Anne reflects on childhood, sharing a heartfelt story of love, challenges, and joy.
Kaiwi Winds
Jeff Hawe
A short about Hawaii based foiling athlete Edo Tanas and the pursuit of his first world championship title
Ka Pō Lōʻihi
Josiah Castillo
When his mother passes away, Kekai is left to his own devices to break free of the generational curse of systemic drug abuse and incarceration.
Kapō Ma'i Lele (Kapo And Her Flying Lady Parts)
Laura Margulies & Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Kapō Maʻi Lele, (Kapo And Her Flying Lady Parts) is a a visually stunning, animated take on a traditional Hawaiian tale (moʻolelo).
Ke Kino Lua
Eve Davidson
A Hawaiian man is torn between his Hawaiian roots and Western corporate culture when making a wardrobe choice.
KIN - Dudi & Jojo
Tumeli Tuqota
A story of ancestral consciousness.
Kūkini
Mitchel Merrick
1790 Hawai’i, following an elite warrior while on a mission to report on the Kamehamehaʻs invasion of the island of Maui, who is miraculously saved after being captured by the enemy and receives a message of their own.
Kūkulu
Aukai Ligairi
Kūkulu follows Kānaka ʻŌiwi cultural practitioners Aliah Irvine and Kēhau Kapuaʻa, working in the male-dominated practice of hale building, and their efforts to restore cultural spaces nearly lost to colonial erasure.
Lāhainā Rising
Matty Schweitzer
Lāhainā Rising chronicles one of the most devastating wildfires in U.S. history and the ongoing struggles of its displaced residents in Lāhainā, Maui.
LANI
Christian Villavicencio
Explore the life, mindset, and ambitions behind the first LPGA golfer to play for Samoa, Tagiralani Luafalealo.
Leihana
Layla Yamamoto & Michi Yorkston
A Hawaiian-Micronesian navigates racist micro--agressions and exlucsion on her first day at an elite Hawai'i middle school.
MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter
Lisette Marie Flanary
Native Hawaiian transgender artists prepare an innovative hula performance in Honolulu, exploring the cultural legacy, identity, and resilience behind the revered and complex term māhū.
Mālama Mākua
Mikey Inouye
A grassroots organization in Hawai‘i fights the US Military to stop the bombing of Mākua valley and return stolen land to Native Hawaiian stewardship.
Moon Marooned
Ricardo Ortiz
George, a brave child astronaut, is stranded on the Moon after his rocketship crashes. Oxygen dwindling he must get creative to find a way home.
My Message to You
'Wáats'asdíyei Joe Yates
With less than a handful of fluent Haida speakers, Nayak'aq Yaahl shares a message all in the Haida language.
Nā Kama Lei o Hawaii
Hopoe Kan Hai, Kawaihua Pellegrino, Tatyanna Keola Momoa-Smythe Pomale
Young Hawaiians share their perspectives on the revival of Hawaiian culture, their connection to ʻāina, and the impact of these efforts on future generations.
Nā Kāne ʻElima
Ethan Chang
“Nā Kāne ʻElima” is a documentary following five young men who discover healing, identity, and purpose through Hula.
Not Alone
Cameryn Koike
A not so brave boy finds himself a little too immersed in the horror movie he’s watching.
Obstacle
Tim McHugh
At the void, a young man runs away from the giant sentient cube.
Oceanbone
Lani Cupchoy
Stolen ancestors lie in museum vaults, waiting to return home. Oceanbone is a poetic reckoning with history, confronting the colonial theft of Indigenous remains and the urgent fight to bring them back.
"Of The Sea" (Sou Do Mar)
Bruno Lemos
A surfer builds a life behind the lens, documenting the ocean and the world around him in an intimate story of passion and resilience.
One Grand
A teaser for a feature documentary currently in production, One Grand, which celebrates the milestone 1000th string instrument crafted by world-renowned luthier Steve Grimes of Kula.
Oppa
Emma Lee
A Korean teenager living in Hawai'i celebrates her 16th birthday while grieving the brother she lost in Korea.
Painted Ones
Julia Nacario
An Oakland-based, Bisaya tattoo artist rediscovers and unlocks Indigenous Filipino histories through ink.
Pip and Echo
Anne Di Martino, Jazlyn "Jay" Shimabukuro
A young Oʻahu ʻelepaio escapes rehab to chase his dream of swimming, while his guardian gecko races to bring him safely home.
Raupā
Moehau Hodges-Tai
When two people you love sit on the precipice of death, whose hands do you hold? Between Nan’s last breaths and a father who may not wake, a son chooses where to stand when there isn’t time to be in both rooms.
Reel Wāhine of Hawaiʻi: Pākē Salmon
Vera Zambonelli
Chaunnel “Pākē” Salmon, award-winning Hawaiʻi filmmaker and entrepreneur, shares the islands’ stories globally, inspired by surf legends and nature, transforming a legacy of abandonment into abundance through Aloha ʻĀina.
Remembering Wai
De Andre Makakoa Takahashi
The key to Lahaina’s future lies in the ancestral wisdom of its past. But we cannot heal what we refuse to confront.
Resilient Reefs
Autumn Hoida, Myrna Zsofia Mesler, August Eyerman, Makyah Kotter
A look inside the cutting-edge research giving Hawaiʻi's coral reefs a fighting chance against climate change.
Ride Pending
Sam Tiwanak
A woman finds herself stranded after a hike in Honolulu. With limited service, she calls for a ride-share. However, her driver may have terrifying intentions.
River Revelations
Darcy Tara McDiarmid, Chantal Rousseau
Along a sacred river’s edge, enchanted animals navigate mysterious landscapes along a trail from deep time.
Roxy & The Man
Joey Medina, Silva Mirzoian-Marchi, Michael Marchi
A terminally ill Vietnam veteran finds solace and purpose in rescuing an abused dog no one else wanted, rediscovering the meaning of life and the profound power of companionship.
Sacred Island: Living The Dream
Blake Abes
On Kaho'olawe's 50th reclamation anniversary, local musicians pilgrimage to the sacred island, channeling its mana into a new album.
SAINTS AND WARRIORS
Patrick Shannon
Throughout the course of the Haida basketball season, leaders of iconic rez ball team the Skidegate Saints compete for two titles - defending their All Native Basketball Championship, while battling for title to their land and waters with the government that stole it from them with the Indian Act.
Socializing
Sienna Bigelow
Hailey Bennett is excited by the prospect of a new crush. However, her interest and curiosity quickly distort into an obsession that flourishes through her social media abuse.
Stories from the Blue: Saving Koholā
Nick Zachar/NOAA
Saving Koholā follows the heroic team racing against all odds to disentangle magnificent humpback whales from deadly marine debris.
Sweet Spots
Jamie Hallett
A local surfer once asked me..."do you know about the 3 sweet spots"?
Tankha
Alexander Moruo, Markel Martynov
During the mystical period of Tankha , three friends receive a mysterious prediction from a fortune teller—unleashing strange events they can’t explain.
The Arrangements
Sonny Ganaden
Three Micronesian boys in Hawaii have a day to prepare for a funeral and find their friend’s hidden treasure.
The Call for Art
Christian Villavicencio
In a time where art is slowly declining, muralist and artist Zach Angeles explores what the community can do to preserve and perpetuate art.
The City on the Edge of Whatever
Naynay McDermott
A mother rabbit tolerates nosy neighbors, hostile hostels, snake-oil salesmen, and meddling menehune to keep her kids safe on the poisoned, far-future island of Lōʻihi.
The Comments Section
Lance D Collins
A Prius ride becomes a battleground when teens, parents, and online discourse collide, exposing how borrowed language shapes our supposedly individual selves.
The Incredible Paulk
Caroline Losneck, Christoph Gelfand
Aaron Paulk has found a way to navigate uncertainty — but this time, the path forward is less clear than ever.
The Last Puestero
Belle Casares
A Gaucho in Patagonia protects cattle and tradition, as a changing world threatens the way of life he hopes to pass on to the next generation.
THE RUNNING MAN.
Grayson "GK" Kamuela Kostron
After discovering a passion for running, a stickman watches his life drift away and must decide: let everything fall apart, or keep running.
The Safe Space: From Survive to Thrive
Stephan Boeker
On Maui, the people most in need of free sexual healthcare are the hardest to reach — until compassion opens the door.
The Sea & She
Tyler Shortt
A tradition born in Hawaiʻi. A sport shaped by the ocean. A voice for all.
The Stolen Children of Aotearoa
Julian Arahanga
This feature documentary uncovers the dark history of the abuse of children in New Zealand’s state care system. Survivors speak about their lost childhood and the long fight for justice, as Aotearoa confronts the painful truth of its stolen children.
The World Ukulele Program - Bali
Tom Vendetti
The World Ukulele Program - Bali features Keola and Moanalani Beamer, Jeff Peterson, Steve Grimes and Jeff Cook teaching children in Bali how to play the ukulele and hula.
Toilet World
Bill Richards, Ezekiel Kanana-Namauu, Manny Dukelow
Feeling a little depressed after a breakup, Dave discovers a portal into Toilet World-- a hidden realm that might hold the secret to unclogging his problems.
Twisted Braid
Ricky-Thomas Serikawa
A love letter to a little town built on culture, connection, and creativity.
Two Worlds Apart
Marley Davidson
A Native Hawaiian high school students reflects on her dual identity.
Ulu Maika
Matt Yamashita
A young girl wants to be the champion of 'Ulu Maika (a Hawaiian stone disc-rolling game), but first she must defeat an unscrupulous opponent.
Uma Memória Emplumada
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As Daiara Tukano paints a mural inside the Mauritshuis, a feather cloak exposes the colonial transformation of a living Indigenous memory into an exotic artifact.
Uncle Bully's Surf Skool
Leah Warshawski & Todd Soliday
Surf lessons become life lessons for Maui's youth during Covid, and the 2023 Lahaina wildfires become the ultimate test of resilience.
Unwinding or: E Ho'a'o No i Pau Kuhihewa
Max McManus
Struggling with the anxiety in her life, young Ke'ala is forced to confront her issues when a mysterious woman starts to follow her.
What We Carry
Lindsay Watson
After years of tragic miscarriages, Sala begins to lose hope of becoming a mom until she uncovers a secret that forces her to make an impossible choice about motherhood.
Wheels of Fate
Loyd Gorme Doron
Wheels of Fate reflects on Ryan Espadilla’s experience immigrating to New Zealand.
When It Burns
Amia Voluntad
A stubborn and self-entitled young woman has her world shaken after her mom gets stuck in the Lahaina fire with no contact.
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