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Hawaii International Film Festival – Eating Up Easter Screening

11/07/2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm HST

Mama Piru from Eating Up Easter documentary

Eating Up Easter showing for FREE on Thursday, November 7 at 3:00 pm. Director Sergio M. Rapu to attend.

About the Festival: 

As the vanguard forum of international cinematic achievement in the Asia-Pacific region, Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF) endeavors to recognize new and emerging talent, promote career development and original collaborations through innovative education programs, and facilitate dynamic cultural exchange through the cinema arts.

 

About Eating Up Easter: 

A native Rapanui filmmaker narrates to his son the modern dilemma of their people, descendants of the ancient statue builders, who are working to tackle the consequences of their rapidly developing home. In doing so their stories reveal the complexities and the contradictions we all face about our planet’s future.

The iconic carved statues of ‘Easter Island’ have fascinated visitors for hundreds of years, but the culture that crafted them – the Rapanui people – are often left to the imagination of outsiders. Deforested and barren, the island of Rapa Nui has limited primary industries, but has benefited economically from the rise of tourism, but must now contend with unsustainable waste and the disappearance of local ways of life.

Documentary filmmaker Sergio M. Rapu passes on this story to his newborn son, while his father – a local entrepreneur – tries to set up the island’s first mall to bring the advancements of the Western world closer to the community. Meanwhile, a local ecologist struggles to contend with the island’s escalating waste problem, while two musicians fight to make their community music school a reality. Interlacing these stories with the history of the island and its people, EATING UP EASTER captures the complexities of balancing local authenticity with the commercial demands of modern globalization, and demonstrates that sustainability is not only ecological, but also cultural.

Screened last year as an official selection, HIFF is presenting this encore and free presentation as part of the PIC Media Makers Summit, a one day conference scheduled for November 5.

 

Details

Date:
11/07/2019
Time:
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm HST
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Website:
https://hiff.org

Venue

Regal Dole Cannery 1
735 B Iwilei Rd.
Honolulu, HI United States
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