Justyn Ah Chong

In between growing frustrations toward cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists and reflections on a traumatizing memory, a voice rises from within a soft-spoken Hawaiian janitor down on the sidewalk in Waikiki. This narrative short film is inspired by a collection of poetry published posthumously featuring the work of Kānaka Maoli poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947-84).

In between growing frustrations toward cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists and reflections on a traumatizing memory, a voice rises from within a soft-spoken Hawaiian janitor down on the sidewalk in Waikiki. This narrative short film is inspired by a collection of poetry published posthumously featuring the work of Kānaka Maoli poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947-84).

In between growing frustrations toward cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists and reflections on a traumatizing memory, a voice rises from within a soft-spoken Hawaiian janitor down on the sidewalk in Waikiki. This narrative short film is inspired by a collection of poetry published posthumously featuring the work of Kānaka Maoli poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947-84).

‘에이미와 외계인’이라는 작품으로 시즌 3까지 인기를 몰았던 작가 겸 제작자인 젭은 시즌 4에서 처참하게 흥행에 실패한다. 아이들의 눈높이에 맞추기보다는 작품의 질을 더 높이 생각하는 젭은 새로운 시즌작에 관한 고민이 깊어지고 상사는 마지막 기회를 준다. 시즌 5의 흥행을 위해 추가된 다양한 작가들과 함께 스키 리조트에 모여 새로운 작품을 만들기 위해 노력하는 젭. 하지만 이것은 젭의 위대한 작품을 위한 하나의 속임수일 뿐, 집 안에 숨겨둔 카메라로 모든 장면을 담고 녹화를 하는데… 과연 희생을 담은 위대한 작품은 완성될 수 있을까?

Mele Murals is a documentary on the transformative power of modern graffiti art and ancient Hawaiian culture for a new generation of Native Hawaiians. At the center of the story are two renowned street artists - Estria Miyashiro (aka Estria) and John Hina (aka Prime) - a group of Native Hawaiian youth, and the rural community of Waimea. Set against the resurgence of Hawaiian language and culture of the past twenty years, Estria and Prime tell how their street art has taken them on personal journeys to discover their history, identity and responsibilities as Hawaiian people.

The Fukumitsu ‘Ohana (family) of Hakipu’u are Native Hawaiian taro farmers and keepers of this generational practice. While much of O’ahu has become urbanized, Hakipu’u remains a kīpuka (oasis) of traditional knowledge where great chiefs once resided and their bones still remain.