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It’s Raining Hawai‘i Films in Hollywood
Local Oscar-listed animated short “Kapaemahu” is just one of more than a dozen recent films to spring from our filmmaking community into the spotlight and it’s no Baywatch Hanauma Bay.
April 23, 2021
The flattened visual style and color palette are the work of animation director Daniel Sousa. Art by Daniel Sousa, courtesy of Kanaka Pakipika
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ollywood’s recent rediscovery of Hawai‘i as more than just a tropical backdrop for dinosaurs and squabbling reality show lolos actually feels rather breathtaking or maybe breathless. Because in one month in early 2021 we got
Exclusive: Filmmaker Joe Wilson Details The Collaborative Process Behind The 2D Animated Film
Kapaemahu is an animated film that explores Hawaiian history utilizing a two-dimensional aesthetic that has a motion-comic feel, and we recently chatted with the filmmaker, Joe Wilson. Check it out below!
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12/23/2020
Kapaemahu is a newly released animated film that utilizes 2D animation to explore Hawaiian culture and how it has been watered down over the years. The animation focuses on the concept of mahu, which represents people who fit in between genders and how it dates back to Deities who were viewed in the same way, but respected and looked up to.