Description

Makana, a young Native Hawaiian man, has a tenuous relationship with his indigenous culture. When his girlfriend dies during childbirth, Makana is forced to complete a native birth ritual with his girlfriend’s overbearing father; and he must confront his culture and his uncertain future.

Director's Bio

Bryson Chun is a 2016 Sundance Film Festival Native Shorts Lab Fellow. His film, KA PIKO, premiered at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival in 2017, where it was nominated for a Best Short award. Bryson has produced a wide array of award-winning short and feature film projects, including the film NO MORE ALOHA, which screened at the 2015 Raindance Film Festival in London.

Credits

Director: Bryson Chun
Writer: Bryson Chun
Producer: Grace Lim
Director of Photography: Christopher Ahn

Plays in

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   Pasifikas

   Shorts Programs / 84 mins

   Aloha! Ki Ora! Talofa! Hafa adai! These shorts made by the First Peoples of the Pacific represent a broad spectrum of themes and genres that deal with love, loss, culture clashes and connections. These are films made by Pacific Islanders about Pacific Islanders. - Anderson Le

   In This Program: AFTEREARTH, CULTURAL COLLAGE, KA PIKO, LADY EVA, PRAISE SONG FOR OCEANIA, STRONG CULTURE, TAMA, WILDER PALMS, THE WORLD IN YOUR WINDOW

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