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Hollywood film festival features UH Hilo talent in Mermaids’ Lament

The independent film will premiere at the Dances With Films film festival on June 25.

UH Maui College student Ken Alba’s winning video will be shown at the Region V ACTE conference in April 2024.

UH ACM system founder Chris Lee and ACM alumnus Reynolds Barney were among filmmakers honored at Sundance Film Festival.

Kumu Niu follows Manulani Aluli Meyer and Indrajit Gunasekara as they work to plant a new grove of niu (coconut) and ʻulu (breadfruit) on campus.

Six ACM UH Mānoa student shorts were selected to be showcased in HIFF’s University Shorts program.

ACM Share the Screen will feature multiple student films in front of a live audience, which will provide firsthand feedback.

CAFF selected films Blue Cooler and Kites out of more than 1,250 animated film submissions from 98 countries.

Emiko Saraswati Susilo served as a cultural consultant for Disney’s Academy Award-nominated film, Raya and the Last Dragon.

Every Day in Kaimukī premieres online on January 23.

The film premiered at HIFF in person on November 9 and is available online until November 28.