i nā kiʻi ma mua,
nā kiʻi ma hope
program 1: transformations
program 2: holoholo
a screening series
curated by
kekahi wahi
October 1 and
October 8, 2022
7pm FREE
nā kiʻi ma hope
program 1: transformations
program 2: holoholo
a screening series
curated by
kekahi wahi
October 1 and
October 8, 2022
7pm FREE
Aupuni Space is pleased to present i nā kiʻi ma mua, nā kiʻi ma hope, a series of screenings featuring moving image works that are of, about, and/or related to Hawaiʻi nei. The title of the series expands on the well known and oft quoted ʻōlelo noʻeau, “I ka wā ma mua, ka wā ma hope,” to acknowledge the ways in which filmmakers and artists of today are guided simultaneously by their pasts and futures. Shifting the focus from ka wā to nā kiʻi encourages unexpected connections to be made across media formats, practices, movements, and generations.
Filmmakers of Hawaiʻi, those living and working across the archipelago and participating from abroad, often express frustration with mainstream commercial cinema’s treatment of the islands. How many more Hollywood features and American subscription streaming services can “this place” endure?
i nā kiʻi ma mua, nā kiʻi ma hope is curated by kekahi wahi, a film collective instigated by Sancia Miala Shiba Nash and Drew K. Broderick in 2020 to document and question transformation across Ka Pae‘āina o Hawaiʻi and Moananui.
program 1: transformations, spans nearly 50 years of production and brings together an eclectic mix of films by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina, Christopher Makoto Yogi, kekahi wahi, Videololo, The Howard Hughes Corporation, and Sean Connelly.
program 2: holoholo, takes audiences on a joyride through four decades of videos by Rap Reiplinger, kekahi wahi, Sung Hwan Kim, Nicole Naone, and Sean Connelly—We go!
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October 1: program 1: transformations (50m)
Program 1: transformations on Vimeo
Program 1: transformations publication
Healing Songs | 1996 | Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina
Suddenly, Honolulu | 2016 | Christopher Makoto Yogi
no ke kai ka hoi ua aina | 2022 | kekahi wahi (Sancia Miala Shiba Nash + Drew K. Broderick)
Boy at Century Center | c.1978 | Videololo
Ward Village | 2014 | The Howard Hughes Corporation
Lava Lobster | 2014 | Sean Connelly
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October 8: program 2: holoholo
Program 2: holoholo publication
Rap's Hawaiʻi | 1982 | Rap Reiplinger
Kau ʻeliʻeli kau mai, kau ʻeliʻeli ē | 2020 | kekahi wahi
Hair is a piece of head | 2021 | Sung Hwan Kim
Kalaoke o Mākua | 2019 | Nicole Naone
A Justice-Advancing Architecture Tour | 2021 | Sean Connelly
Filmmakers of Hawaiʻi, those living and working across the archipelago and participating from abroad, often express frustration with mainstream commercial cinema’s treatment of the islands. How many more Hollywood features and American subscription streaming services can “this place” endure?
i nā kiʻi ma mua, nā kiʻi ma hope is curated by kekahi wahi, a film collective instigated by Sancia Miala Shiba Nash and Drew K. Broderick in 2020 to document and question transformation across Ka Pae‘āina o Hawaiʻi and Moananui.
program 1: transformations, spans nearly 50 years of production and brings together an eclectic mix of films by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina, Christopher Makoto Yogi, kekahi wahi, Videololo, The Howard Hughes Corporation, and Sean Connelly.
program 2: holoholo, takes audiences on a joyride through four decades of videos by Rap Reiplinger, kekahi wahi, Sung Hwan Kim, Nicole Naone, and Sean Connelly—We go!
October 1: program 1: transformations (50m)
Program 1: transformations on Vimeo
Program 1: transformations publication
Healing Songs | 1996 | Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina
Suddenly, Honolulu | 2016 | Christopher Makoto Yogi
no ke kai ka hoi ua aina | 2022 | kekahi wahi (Sancia Miala Shiba Nash + Drew K. Broderick)
Boy at Century Center | c.1978 | Videololo
Ward Village | 2014 | The Howard Hughes Corporation
Lava Lobster | 2014 | Sean Connelly
October 8: program 2: holoholo
Program 2: holoholo publication
Rap's Hawaiʻi | 1982 | Rap Reiplinger
Kau ʻeliʻeli kau mai, kau ʻeliʻeli ē | 2020 | kekahi wahi
Hair is a piece of head | 2021 | Sung Hwan Kim
Kalaoke o Mākua | 2019 | Nicole Naone
A Justice-Advancing Architecture Tour | 2021 | Sean Connelly