Under a Jarvis Moon (2010)

Directed by

Noelle Kahanu, Heather Haunani Giugni

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

56 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of young men, mostly Hawaiian, who were sent to colonize remote Pacific islands in the 1930s and 1940s. It explores their experiences and the impact of that forgotten chapter in history.

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What happens

Under a Jarvis Moon is a 2010 documentary film about the young men, mostly of Hawaiian origin, sent in the 1930s and 1940s to colonize the Line Island of Jarvis and the Phoenix Islands of Howland and Baker. Directed by Noelle Kahanu and Heather Giugni, the film is related to a 2002 Bishop Museum exhibition "Hui Panalāʻau: Hawaiian Colonists, American Citizens." In 2010 Hawaii International Film Festival, the film scored #1 in Best Documentary nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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