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Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula |
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Synopsis
NA KAMALEI: THE MEN OF HULA captures the journey of legendary master hula teacher Robert Cazimero and the only all-male hula school in Hawai'i as they prepare to compete in the world's largest hula festival. Beyond deep-rooted stereotypes of 'grass-skirt girls', the film tells a story of Hawaiian pride as the men celebrate their 30th anniversary in continuing the revival of men dancing the hula.
DVD Special Features include bonus footage, deleted scenes, and additional interviews.
Cast
Robert Uluwehi Cazimero and Halau Na Kamalei
Festivals
*Hawai'i International Film Festival, Winner of Hawai'i Filmmaker Award and Audience Award for Best Doc
*San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, Winner of Audience Award for Best Documentary
*Martha's Vineyard Independent Film Festival
*Chicago Asian American Showcase
*Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Winner of Special Jury Award for Best Non-Fiction Film
*Sydney Film Festival, Australia
*Maui Film Festival
*New York Asian American International Film Festival, Winner of Emerging Director in Documentary Film Award
*Rhode Island International Film Festival
*DC Asian Pacific Film Festival
*Pacific Rim Film Festival
*Mount Shasta International Film Festival
*San Diego Asian American Film Festival, Winner of Best Documentary Feature
*Music on Film, Film on Music Festival (MOFFOM), Prague
*National Broadcast premiere on PBS on the Independent Lens series in May 2008.
Production Credits & Notes
"Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula" is a co-production of Lehua Films, LLC. and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), and a presentation of Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The film was a selected project of Tribeca All Access, a program of the Tribeca Film Institute, and the IFP Market.
Distribution support was provided by IFP through a regrant program with New York State Council on the Arts, The Baum 'Ohana Trust, and the Law Offices of David H. Baum.
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