Projects

Pua Ka Uahi

Short film.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, June 2020.

Awards: UHM ACM Best Character, Best Art Direction, and Indigenous Film Awards; Life the Universe and Everything 2021 Fantasy Award; The John Hopkins Film Festival Animation Category Honorable Mention; GSA BAFTA Student Award Nominee.

Screenings: Culture Animation Film Festival, Hawaiʻi International Film Festival, Maui Film Festival, Asians on Film Festival, DisOrient Film Festival, Wairoa Māori Film Festival; Brazil International Film Festival; Smithsonian Native Cinema Showcase; Guam PBS, Prague International Film Festival; National Film Festival for Talented Youth.

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Folklore Across Borders: Warriors of Wā

Novel and comic.

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, May 2020.

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Panels & Presentations

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"Building the First Majority API Creative Media School." LEAP 40th Anniversary Celebration Panel, Chris Lee, Honolulu, HI., April 2022.

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“Film Animation Showcase.” Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival, Facilitator: Laura Marguiles, Honolulu, HI., October 2021.

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“Centerpiece Q&A: Cane Fire with Where Smoke Rises and The Pākalā Kids.” DisOrient Film Festival, March 2021.

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“Cultural Inspiration for a New Generation.” Culture Animation Film Festival, Twiddle Productions, Facilitator: Cheng-Cheng Li, Honolulu, HI., September 2020.