Molokaʻi Bound. (Photo courtesy: Alika Maikau)
An inaugural list of the nation’s best Indigenous film and television writers includes two University of Hawaiʻi alumni.
Alika Maikau and
Bryson Chun were named to The Indigenous List, selected by The Black List, in partnership with IllumiNative and the Sundance Institute. To be considered, Indigenous artists needed to submit film or
TV scripts, and describe how their native culture supported their ideas and process as a screenwriter. Maikau and Chun, who are friends and of Native Hawaiian heritage, were among nine writers chosen nationally.
“This initiative to highlight Indigenous voices was really exciting because there aren’t a lot of really positive portrayals of native people on