FESTIVAL PREMIERE

Student, Live Action | USA | 8 MIN 21 Sec | English

CUPPA' JOE

Director: Pono Wong

Beneath the canned laughter of a 1950s sitcom, an Asian-Native Hawaiian couple navigates a dystopian allegory of diaspora, identity, and the cost of belonging in America.

CAST & CREDITS

Director

Pono Wong

Writer

Pono Wong

Key Cast

Cheryl Noelani, Nolan Hong

DIRECTORS BIO

Pono Wong, currently a senior at Mid-Pacific School of the Arts, is a prolific, multi-hyphenate artist who excels at writing, directing, singing, and acting (for stage & film). His ingenious work combining stop-motion, 2D animation, and live action has led to screenings of his short films DUSK, ABRASIAN, and more at over thirty international film festivals including Hawai’i International Film Festival’s ‘Ōpiofest, Film BUZZ Festival London, The Asian American International Film Festival (NYC), the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon, and many more. He has starred in over a dozen short films and countless plays, including The Crucible, Into the Woods, and Mean Girls. He starred in classmates Cameryn Koike’s film NOT ALONE, which has so far screened at nine film festivals and won two awards at the Island of Horror Film Festival.

Showtimes

November 8th – December 31st

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