
2019
In between growing frustrations toward cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists and reflections on a traumatizing memory, a voice rises from within a soft-spoken Hawaiian janitor down on the sidewalk in Waikiki. This narrative short film is inspired by a collection of poetry published posthumously featuring the work of Kānaka Maoli poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947-84).

Keahi Delovio
Young Woman

Imaikalani Kalahele
The Kahuna of Waikiki

Shiro Kawai
Japanese Businessman

Kamakaniokaʻāina Paikai
Kealii, the Janitor

I Wish I Never Met You

Chrome Soldiers

The Hours

Finding Forrester

Lost Highway

GoodFellas

The Piano

Moulin Rouge!

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

On the Waterfront

The Ball Method

Out of Time

Jacob the Liar

Liberty Stands Still

The Detail

Nudist Beach

The Beach

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Karmen Gei

Love in Thoughts