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Water Bodies (2024) 10 minutes
Two women, Kapulei and Chelsey, explore the spiritual significance of water in their hometown, Waimea, Hawaiʻi, through the story of Manaua, the sacred guardian of water. Manaua has been called upon during times of drought to replenish the waters of Waimea, and Kapulei shares her family's tradition of lei making to honor her. Chelsey illuminates the meaning of water as a life force that flows from generation to generation.
The Ultraviolet Eden (2023) 6 minutes
Experiencing life from a bee’s visual wavelength spectrum of 300-650 nanometers in a tropical rainforest on the Big Island of Hawai`i.
Notes at Dawn (2023) 3 minutes
A cinema of place at dawn on ranch land in Bozeman, Montana.
Hand Poured (2022) 4 minutes
Candlemaker, John, reflects on how his experience growing up in Flint, Michigan shaped his business philosophy, and introduces us to some feathery friends he made along the way.