Directed by: Joe Carella
2020 | 8 min. | Premiere: World Premiere
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INDIE ARTISTS: SKATEBOARDING is a short doc series aimed at showcasing unique individuals who use their journey and hobbies as a way of expression and art. This short introduces us to skateboarder, Adrian Adrid.
Directed by: Paul Lacovara
2020 | 17 min. | Premiere: Hawaii Premiere
Inspired by actual events, ex-Navy SEAL, Joe Taverner, is in for his biggest battle yet; his journey to save his wife and their family before an incoming ballistic missile strikes Hawaii.
Directed by: Mitchel Viernes
2020 | 12 min. | Premiere: Hawaii Premiere
A man wakes up to find an ominous stranger in his dining room and is faced with making an impossible decision.
Directed by: Katherine Wong
2020 | 10 min. | Premiere: Hawaii Premiere
Jose, an elderly Filipino man struggles with the decision to put his ailing wife Pacita in a care home for her advancing dementia.
Directed by: Kaveh Kardan
2020 | 8 min. | Premiere: Hawaii Premiere
A lonely woman struggles with her sense of self and fading memory as she embarks on a journey of closure in this touching story about love, loss, and forgiveness.
Directed by: Conrad Lihilihi
2020 | 19 min. | Premiere: Hawaii Premiere
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The Mainland follows Hawaiian actor, Ikaika, as he navigates the Hollywood politics of ethnic diversity when his small town cousin, Kekoa, unexpectedly shows up on his doorstep.
Directed by: Gerard Elmore
2020 | 20 min. | Premiere: World Premiere
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Scotty, an addict shunned by his community, is released from prison and goes straight to the beach to test his longtime fear of the ocean.
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