A historical action-epic set in a 1790's Hawai'i rift of inter-island warfare, Gerard Elmore and Mitchel Merrick's 26-minute short Kūkini boasts kinetic chase scenes and battle sequences combined with a rigorous attention to cultural accuracy and practice: In addition to consulting with Native Hawaiian practitioners and historians, Elmore and Merrick filmed it entirely in Ōlelo Hawai'i, the indigenous language of Hawai'i. In addition to being a director, producer, editor and cinematographer, E...
Hawai'i International Film Festival 2024: Gerard Elmore and Mitchel Merrick on Kūkini
Filmmaker Magazine - 8 Nov 2024 22:30
A historical action-epic set in a 1790's Hawai'i rift of inter-island warfare, Gerard Elmore and Mitchel Merrick's 26-minute short Kūkini boasts kinetic chase scenes and battle sequences combined with a rigorous attention to cultural accuracy and practice: In addition to consulting with Native Hawaiian practitioners and historians, Elmore and Merrick filmed it entirely in Ōlelo Hawai'i, the indigenous language of Hawai'i. In addition to being a director, producer, editor and cinematographer, E...
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