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HIFF Talks: The Official Podcast of the Hawai‘i International Film FestivalInterview with Filmmaker Justyn Ah Chong - HIFF44 HOCCI PodcastHOCCI's Ashton Obrero sits down with Emmy award-winning filmmaker Justyn Ah Chong to discuss his career and experience at the 44th Annual Hawai'i International Film Festival. Justyn co-produced this yearʻs centerpiece presentation, MOLOKA'I BOUND, which is the first film to win both the Made In Hawai'i: Best Narrative Feature and Kau Ka Hōkū Award. He also wrote and produced the short documentary RECLAIM as part of second season of Sesame Workshop's award-winning docuseries THROUGH OUR EYES.The HIFF ONLINE CREATIVES & CRITICS IMMERSIVE (HOCCI) program supports sustainable film criticism in Hawaiʻi through mentorship and paid caree...
2024-11-2136 min
A Piece of KakeSame People Of This Ocean - with Moani Heimuli & Marina AndersonA Piece of Kake is BACK baby! Stay tuned for more stories of culture, community, and food comin' at you this spring and summer. We are delighted to kick off Season 3 with a really special episode. Last June, members of the Polynesian Voyaging Society brought Hōkūle'a, a 62 foot wa'a (voyaging canoe) to Alaska to launch Moananuiākea: a four-year voyage circumnavigating the Pacific Ocean using traditional non-instrument navigation. Our friend Marina Anderson from Prince of Wales Island got to join the Hōkūle'a crew through Southeast Alaskan waters. Our new friend Moani Heimuli is a member...
2024-05-1952 min
SeedcastSonic Journey Five: Pili Ka MoʻoClose your eyes. Imagine standing on land that your family has held for generations. The waters that trickle nearby sing your family name, and your ancestors are there with you, buried deep in the earth. Now, imagine a stranger coming along and violating this land with no regard to the lineage it carries. This is the story at the heart of our latest Sonic Journey. We’re sharing the story of the Fukumitsu family who is protecting their land -- their ‘āina -- through the Emmy Award-winning film “Pili Ka Moʻo” by Justyn Ah Chong with Malia Akuta...
2024-03-1321 min
Wild Ideas Worth LivingTelling Hawaiian Stories through Film with Justyn Ah ChongHawaiian filmmaker, Justyn Ah Chong, focuses his work on telling the stories of his people. A few months ago, Justyn won a regional Emmy for a short film, Pili Ka Moʻo. The movie follows a native Hawaiian family as they fight to protect the land where their ancestors are buried. Pili Ka Moʻo is a part of Reciprocity Project, a series of original short films made by Indigenous directors on their homelands. Connect with Justyn: InstagramCheck out Reciprocity ProjectWatch Pili Ka Mo'oEpisode sponsors: Shop AllbirdsCheck out REI's Re/Supply program...
2023-10-1023 min
SeedcastCelestial Wayfinding and Pili Ka Mo’o with Justyn Ah Chong“This Earth is an island, just like we inhabit Hawai’i as an island. Island mentality [is] that you live in this place that's confined in geography and limited in resources. Because of that, you depend on the community that you live with to take care of each other and to steward those resources in a meaningful way.” Justyn Ah Chong (Kānaka Maoli) is a climate storyteller who guides creative projects in support of Indigenous land sovereignty in Hawai’i. In this episode, Justyn shares the magic of circumnavigating the globe guided only by the wind and stars...
2023-06-2125 min
Keep it Aloha32. Justyn Ah Chong: Filmmaking & connecting to culture.Justyn Ah Chong is an award-winning Native-Hawaiian filmmaker from the island of O’ahu. He has worked as a director, cinematographer and editor at ʻŌiwi TV, and was a 2020 NIA Tero 4th World Media Lab fellow. His film “Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki” premiered at the Maoriland film festival in New Zealand winning the Peopleʻs Choice Award for best short drama and has been screened at festivals all around the world from Toronto to Los Angeles. Most recently he helped produce the film “Hawaiian Soul” about the late great George Helm and continues to share culturally-inspired, place-based stories throu...
2022-06-301h 42
HIFF Talks: The Official Podcast of the Hawai‘i International Film FestivalJustyn Ah Chong, writer/director of PILI KA MO‘OSerial HIFF contributor and perpetual friend to the community, filmmaker Justyn Ah Chong’s work has always been interested in telling stories from a native Hawaiian perspective. Listen as Justyn shares his past, current, and upcoming work with HIFF’s Artistic Director Anderson Le. Guest - Justyn Ah ChongInterviewer and Executive Producer - Anderson Le Producer - Lee NgoExecutive Producer - Beckie StocchettiSpecial thanks toAfterBruceBoxJellyHCHNIA TEROHawaiian AirlinesHawaii International Film FestivalHawai‘i International Film Festival...
2021-11-1124 min
The Golden ThreadNative Storytelling from the Heart with Justyn Ah ChongJustyn Ah Chong is an award-winning Native Hawaiian filmmaker from Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. After graduating from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts in 2011, Justyn worked as a director, cinematographer and editor at ʻŌiwi Television Network, Hawaii's premiere Indigenous broadcast station. Most recently his acclaimed film “Down on the Sidewalk In Waikiki” premiered at the Maoriland Film Festival in New Zealand and won the People’s Choice Award for Best Short Drama. The film has continued to screen at festivals around the world, including the imagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, and the 307 Film Festival in W...
2020-07-1949 min
The Golden Thread PodcastNative Storytelling from the Heart with Justyn Ah ChongJustyn Ah Chong is an award-winning Native Hawaiian filmmaker from Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. After graduating from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts in 2011, Justyn worked as a director, cinematographer and editor at ʻŌiwi Television Network, Hawaii's premiere Indigenous broadcast station. Most recently his acclaimed film “Down on the Sidewalk In Waikiki” premiered at the Maoriland Film Festival in New Zealand and won the People’s Choice Award for Best Short Drama. The film has continued to screen at festivals around the world, including the imagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, and the 307 Film Festival in W...
2020-07-1949 min
More DevotedlyVol. II Ep. 2 - Craig Santos Perez
Douglas Detrick talks with Craig Santos Perez about climate change from his perspective as a Pacific Islander and the stories that continue to inspire him to work for a more sustainable future for all of us.
Craig Santos Perez
Links to media mentioned in the episode
“Praise Song for Oceania” by Craig Santos Perez and Justyn Ah Chong
Learn more about Justyn Ah Chong at his website.
Habitat Threshold, Craig’s latest book of poetry, available March 19th, 2020. Buy it on Amazon or from the publisher, Omnidawn Publishing.
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2020-02-2437 min