Nā KAMALEI: THE MEN OF HULA

SPECIAL EVENT

Lisette Marie Flanary | USA | 2006 | Documentary | 57 min | BetaSP | English

Beyond deep-rooted stereotypes of 'grass-skirt girls', Nā Kamalei: The Men of Hula captures the journey of legendary master hula teacher Robert Cazimero and the only all-male school in Hawai'i as they prepare to compete in the world's largest hula festival. Blending dance and culture with the personal stories of the men, the film tells a story of Hawaiian pride as they celebrate their 30th anniversary continuing the revival of men dancing the hula.

Nā Kamalei: The Men of Hula was a selected project of the Tribeca All Access program at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2005 and the Independent Feature Projectís "Spotlight on Documentaries" program at the IFFM in 2006.

AWARDS:
Winner of the Hawai'i Filmmaker Award and Audience Award for Best Documentary.
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. Winner of Audience Award for Best Documentary
VC Filmfest: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Winner of Special Jury Award for Best Non-Fiction Feature
New York Asian American International Film Festival. Winner of Emerging Director in Documentary Feature
San Diego Asian American Film Festival. Winner of Best Documentary Feature

http://www.lehuafilms.com/nakamalei.html

Preceded by
AKIRA'S HIP HOP SHOP

Joe Doughrity | USA | Drama | 37 min | 2007 | Digital Video

"Akira's Hip Hop Shop" is an interracial love story about a former Japanese rap star named Akira (James Kyson Lee, NBC's "HEROES") who immigrates to Los Angeles to open a record store with his best friend Jeremy (Jason Yorrick). When Daphne (Emayatzy Corinealdi, TV's "The Young & The Restless"), a young Black culinary student, walks into his shop one day Akira's life is changed forever.

Friday
April 25th
6:45 PM
Bijou Art Cinemas
$8 General
$6 Students & Seniors
(with valid ID)

Two films, hula performance by UO Hawai'i Club, and special guest Bob Watada.

DIRECTOR:
Lisette Marie Flanary
PRODUCERS:
Lisette Marie Flanary,
Keo Woolford
CINEMATOGRAPHER:
Vincent Keala Lucero EDITOR:
Tali Weissman