The read
It runs a compact 20m.
Synopsis
In between growing frustrations toward cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists and reflections on a traumatizing memory, a voice rises from within a soft-spoken Hawaiian janitor down on the sidewalk in Waikiki. This narrative short film is inspired by a collection of poetry published posthumously featuring the work of Kānaka Maoli poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947-84).
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Key crew
- Justyn Ah ChongDirector
- Kamakaniokaʻāina PaikaiWriter
- Max ArujOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Keahi DelovioYoung Woman
- Imaikalani KalaheleThe Kahuna of Waikiki
- Shiro KawaiJapanese Businessman
- Kamakaniokaʻāina PaikaiKealii, the Janitor
Themes
beachpoetryindigenoushawaiipoetmurderjanitorpacific islandcolonialismtourismnative hawaiianwaikiki