Kapaemahu (2020)
- Directed by
- Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson
- Genre
- animation, drama, fantasy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This animated short tells the story of four legendary mahu who brought healing arts to Hawaii. It narrates how they were honored with four stones placed on Waikiki Beach. The film is spoken in the ancient Niihau dialect of Hawaiian.
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What happens
Kapaemahu is a 2020 animated short film produced and directed by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson with director of the animation Daniel Sousa. It is based on the long-hidden history of four healing stones on Waikiki Beach placed there as a tribute to four legendary mahu who first brought the healing arts to Hawaii. The film is narrated in Olelo Niihau, the only unbroken form of the Hawaiian language. Kapaemahu premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, was screened in over 160 film festivals and 200 theaters worldwide, won multiple Oscar-qualifying jury awards, and was shortlisted for Best Animated Short Film at the 93rd Academy Awards®. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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