EYES OF THE LAND: HAWAI‘I SHORTS BY NA MAKA O KA ‘AINA
dirs. Joan Lander and Puhipau, 1981-2000
90 mins. Hawai’i.
In English.

THURSDAY, MAY 18 – 7:30 PM with Q+A
(This event is $10.)

ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Co-presented with Cinema Guild in conjunction with their theatrical release of Anthony Banua-Simon’s Hawai‘i feature documentary CANE FIRE at BAM May 20th – 26th, documentary filmmaker Joan Lander presents a program of vital Hawaiʻi documentary shorts produced by herself and partner Puhipau (1937-2016) as the collective Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (“The Eyes of the Land”).

Lander and Puhipau have been at the forefront of documenting Hawaiian culture and politics since the 1970’s with a kinship to DCTV, Black Mask, and Paper Tiger Television. This program of hand-picked shorts from Lander’s vast archive provides a commentary on the current issues facing Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi-based filmmaker and Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina archivist Sancia Meara Shiba Nash will join in-person, with Joan joining the conversation remotely at Spectacle.

ALL HAWAIʻI STAND TOGETHER.
6 mins.

NA WAI E HO’ŌLA I NĀ IWI – WHO WILL SAVE THE BONES?
26 mins. 1988.

NO TELL ME GO
1984. 3 mins.

WAIMANALO EVICTION
1985. 37 mins.

Co-presented with Cinema Guild.