Oceania

Kūkulu (Hawai'i)
Director Aukai Ligairi
Follow Kānaka ʻŌiwi cultural practitioners, Aliah Irvine and Kēhau Kapua'a, as they work in the male-dominated practice of hale building.

Pākehā / Different Breath (Māori, Aotearoa NZ)
Director Mana Hira Davis
In 1980s New Zealand, a young Pakeha mother’s determination to learn Te Reo Maori exposes her struggles, resilience and courage in an inspiring true story of cultural reconciliation.

Matua (Māori, Aotearoa NZ)
Director Sasha Taniora Rinaldi
A short film blending action, drama and Māori values, all anchored by the whakataukī: ‘He kai kei āku ringa’ (‘There is food at the ends of my hands’).

Two Worlds Apart (Hawai'i)
Director Marley Kahiau Davidson
Marley Davidson, an Asian Pacific Islander, is in her senior year of high school and reflecting on how shifting between the rural westside of Oahu and the big city affects her ability to balance her Native identity and personal values.

Pili Hou - Finding Helen (Hawai'i)
Director Diane Ako
Journalist Diane Ako spent years searching for information about her missing great-grandmother who disappeared from the family in 1900. She left behind 6 children – and one grainy photo. As Diane and her cousin work together to solve the family mystery they discover their ancestor didn’t leave willingly.

Shell Carver (NMI)
Director Kianna Reyes
This Northern Mariana Islands short film is one in a series exploring the rich artistic traditions of the Islands.