Ciara Lacy’s documentary short “This Is the Way We Rise,” which is currently screening virtually during the Sundance Film Festival, follows a slam poet and activist to a protest in Hawaii.
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The Hawai’i you see on screen these days is undergoing a makeover shaped by local filmmakers. That’s according to Georja Skinner, chief of Creative Industries under the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Skinner says distributors are waking up to Hawai i s portfolio of film and digital media credits.
The breadth of content that can be shared from Hawaii to major markets is just at the tip of the iceberg now.
Skinner says the sector has matured, with quality work coming out of the Academy for Creative Media, Ohina programs, the state Creative Lab, Pacific Islanders in Communications and other programs.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend: January 27–February 2, 2021
Catch two virtual film fests, a new exhibit inspired by Shangri La, and the Punahou Carnival like you’ve never experienced it before.
January 27, 2021
January 28 through February 3
Virtual film fests continue in 2021 with a special perk for Hawai‘i viewers, thanks to Honolulu Museum of Art’s Doris Duke Theatre being selected as a satellite screen for the Sundance Film Festival. Dozens of films will be presented online starting this Thursday (
check out the program here); many are already sold out so you might want to work backward from the ticket page, see what’s available and then read descriptions before getting your heart set on something you won’t be able to watch. Go to
A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa professor’s quest to use slam poetry as an art to protect sacred sites on Maunakea will be showcased in front of a worldwide audience. One of the most prestigious international film festivals, the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, will feature Department of Political Science Assistant Professor
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio in
This is the Way We Rise, January 28–February 3.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival is virtual. The film will be available on-demand throughout the festival and it is part of the short films program. To purchase tickets, visit the Sundance Film Festival website.
The WNET Group s American Masters Pictures Brings Documentaries on Rita Moreno, Amy Tan, Alvin Ailey and Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio to 2021 Sundance Film Festival
Features world premieres of Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It, Ailey and Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
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American Masters Pictures documentaries will world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, which runs January 28 – February 3:
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It,
Ailey and
American Masters on PBS at a later date. Additionally,
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: This is the Way We Rise, now streaming as part of