Before the Leaves
Deidra Peaches • 12 minutes • 2024 • USA • English
Childhood trauma and unhealthy coping mechanisms plague Shandiin's recent relationship choices.
Pasifika Drift
Alana Hicks • 12 minutes • 2023 • Australia • English, Other
When a young Papua New Guinean/Australian man gets involved in a life of crime to provide for his pregnant girlfriend, a proud PNG woman challenges him to reconnect with his heritage.
Marahoro
Sofía Rodríguez Pizero • 16 minutes • 2024 • Chile • Spanish
“Marahoro” is the amusing and heartwarming coming of age story of 15-year-old Marahoro’s typical summer routine in his island home, Rapa Nui. Having a rough time balancing his father’s wishes for him to become a rapa nui folk artist and his own calling from the voices of the sea, the spirited young boy finds the strength in an ancient rapa nui holler to challenge his father’s harshness, showing him that his son can find his own place in the world and honor his culture in his own way.
Our father
Clément Lagouarde • 4 minutes • 2024 • France • Natchitoches w/ English Subtitles
A brother and his neuroatypical sister reconnect with their roots.
Redlights
Eva Thomas • 13 minutes • 2023 • Canada • English
An evening out takes a dramatic turn for two Indigenous women, Tina and Amber, when Amber is suddenly taken into police custody. Fearing the worst, Tina tails the cruiser outside city limits and makes a courageous choice to free her friend.
Kala
Matt Yamashita • 19.5 minutes • 2023 • Hawaii • English
On the remote Hawaiian Island of Molokai, two estranged brothers reluctantly set out to catch a kala fish at the request of their dying father, allowing them to express long-held feelings in an attempt to heal the deep hurt that substance abuse has brought to their family.
Misadventures of a Pacific Professional
Volunteers are the backbone of our organization. We offer a variety of opportunities for individuals and groups to get involved and make a difference in the lives of those we serve.