Huli OF CONSCIOUSNESS

HULI OF CONSCIOUSNESS [past event] celebrates the power of cinema as ritual – showcasing Black American, Native Hawaiian, and diverse filmmakers from Hawai‘i and across the US continent. The filmmakers illuminate ancestral wisdom – envisioning futures of healing, liberation, and abundance for our future generations. The program is an exchange of Black and Indigenous storytelling, thought, community, and ways of knowing. Featuring distinguished guests, Dr. Manulani Meyer and Dr. Thema Bryant.

Program notes, bios, and more information.

Featuring films:

Malihini / dir. Ha‘aheo Auwae-Dekker
An Ecstatic Experience / dir. Ja’Tovia Gary
Down on the Sidewalk in Waikīkī / dir. Justyn Ah Chong
Kai Hali‘a, Sea of Memory / dir. Angelique Kalani Axelrode
True Story: Don’t Drown / dir. Matthew Law
Inheritance / dir. Erin Lau
Saturn Risin9 / dir. Tiare Ribeaux & Jody Stillwater
This Is the Way We Rise / dir. Ciara Lacy
BLM / dir. Jon Krippahne and Justin Joo
Ka Ho‘i / dir. Mitchel Merrick
Huli / dir. Daniel Croix
For He Who Wears The Sea Like A Malo / dir. Richard Hamasaki
Untitled Works / dir. Vincent Bercasio

Post show discussion between Dr. Manulani Meyer and Dr. Thema Bryant, moderated by Daniel Croix. Filmed by Alec Singer at the Doris Duke Theatre.

HULI OF CONSCIOUSNESS was created in partnership with Honolulu Museum of Art, programmed by Daniel Croix and Meleokauaapuakea Hamasaki, featuring guest speakers Dr. Manulani Meyer & Dr. Thema Bryant.

Made possible with support from ‘Elepaio Press and Wansalawata Productions.