FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Student, Documentary Short | USA | 6 MIN 50 Sec | Hawaiian
Hope Loa
Director: Nanea Ah You
Through lei-making and song, a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) woman explores what it means to be Aloha ʻĀina – a lover of the land.
CAST & CREDITS
Director
Nanea Ah You
Producer
Nanea Ah You
Key Cast
Shereen Balles
DIRECTORS STATEMENT
He Hawaiʻi au, mau a mau [I am Hawaiian, always and forever]. This is why I chose film as my vessel, where I can breathe the ʻike (knowledge), moʻolelo (stories), and mana (power) of our people into each and every frame.
DIRECTORS BIO
Nanea Ah You is a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) filmmaker born and raised on the island of Maui. She is a recent Bachelor of Arts graduate in Hawaiian Studies and Cinematic Arts with the hopes of preserving the voices of Hawaiʻi through the lens of cultural storytelling.
