Film

Misha is a 29-year-old woman who has been alienated by her family and friends for lacking ambition. She finds solace in an 18-year-old who thinks she's also a high school student.

Anthony and Keʻalohi Lucero, a husband-wife creative team behind the independent film “The Paper Bag Plan,” spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about their passion project that rolls out in theaters in Hawaiʻi and across the country on Sept. 18.

Karl Kim, head of the Pacific Urban Resilience Lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, shares how past threats inform the future of natural disaster planning; HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on the resurgence of the ‘ahu ’ula, or Hawaiian feather cape

Filmmaker Ciara Lacy was honored for her award-winning movie, “The Queen’s Flowers," at the first Waikīkī Film Awards. She spoke to HPR's DW Gibson about the importance of nurturing a robust filmmaking industry in Hawaiʻi.

Vince Keala Lucero is a filmmaker and board member of the Hawaiʻi Film Alliance. He spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about doubling down on the effort to bolster Hawaiʻi's film industry.

The Conversation's Maddie Bender sat down with the creative team behind the film "Split Ends." The film won both the Judge's Choice and Audience Choice Awards at the Showdown in Chinatown filmmaking contest.

Local film industry professionals form the Hawaiʻi Film Alliance; NPR "Short Wave" co-hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber dive into the ocean in a new series called "Sea Camp"

The stars of "Lilo & Stitch" have experienced some big changes since the movie became a hit in 2025. Eight-year-old Maia Kealoha says she's been recognized "like five thousand times" at stores and has given up Doritos to keep her teeth clean.

Maestro Conner Gray Covington is in Honolulu this week to conduct Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert and How to Train Your Dragon in Concert with the Hawai`i Symphony Orchestra. "Itʻs wonderful music on itʻs own, but... whatʻs the film like without the music?" The excitement and the energy of a live orchestra accompanying the film on the screen is not to be missed. https://www.myhso.org

Sayla Uʻilani Whalen is making her directorial debut at the upcoming Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival. The Conversation's Maddie Bender spoke to Whalen about her short film screening on June 28, at the HoMA Doris Duke Theatre.