Los Angeles Festival Premiere
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | United States | 15 MINUTES | English
Kumu Niu
The island of O’ahu is covered with coconut palms, but for fear of liability the vast majority of these sacred trees have been stripped of coconuts. The grassroots movement “Niu Now” is on a mission to restore the “niu,” or coconut, as a fundamental food crop in Hawai’i and spread the Indigenous wisdom of “aloha ‘āina:” loving land and serving people.
CAST & CREDITS
Directed by Alex Cantatore
Alex Cantatore is a Director and Cinematographer focused on communicating new ideas and old wisdom to better understand our relationship with the Earth and each other. He hails from White Plains, NY, studied at Emerson College in Boston, MA, and currently makes his home in San Diego, CA.
Director
Alex Cantatore
Producer
Alex Cantatore
Screenwriter
Alex Cantatore
Cast
Manulani Aluli Meyer, Indrajit Gunasekara
Program Five
Showtimes
Sunday, November 13
IN-PERSON
Screening: 1:30 to 3:00pm