The Conversation: Cinema Hana Hou

By Catherine Cruz,

Russell Subiono, Stephanie Han

Published December 15, 2023 at 1:36 PM HST

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Selected students attended film screenings and an awards ceremony last month. Auli‘i Cravalho also led a Q&A session as part of the program.

Hawaiʻi-born filmmaker Ryan Kawamoto discusses his new documentary, "Removed by Force: The Eviction of Hawaii's Japanese American's in World War Two," | Full Story
Filmmaker Jean Shim talks to The Conversation about her feature debut "A Great Divide," which screened at the 43rd Hawaiʻi International Film Festival | Full Story
Philanthropist Henk Rogers of Tetris fame shares the backstory to the Apple TV+ biopic "Tetris" and his green energy plans with the Blue Planet Alliance | Full Story
Kauaʻi Film Academy co-founder Elliot Lucas talks about the premiere of the organization's student-led feature film, "Too Much Life" | Full Story

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Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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Russell Subiono

Born in Honolulu and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, Russell Subiono has spent the last decade working in local film, television and radio. He was previously the executive producer of The Conversation and host of HPR's This Is Our Hawaiʻi podcast. Contact him at rsubiono@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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Stephanie Han

Stephanie Han was a producer for The Conversation.

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