Mele Murals at Madison's Asian American Media Spotlight - 10/8

Prof. Lori Lopez at the University of Wisconsin, Madison has put together a great line-up of films for Madison's Asian American Spotlight. I'll be there to screen Mele Murals!

Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 7:00p
*Free Screening
UW Cinematheque
4022 Vilas Hall
821 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706

http://asianamerican.wisc.edu/spotlight.htm

San Jose Screening of Mele Murals - Oct. 6th

Mele Murals will be the opening night film of CAAMFest San Jose 2016! And the best part is that the screening is FREE!

Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 7:00p
Camera 3 Cinemas
288 S Second St, San Jose, CA 95113

You still need to RSVP to guarantee a seat. RSVP HERE 

Returning to the Claremont Colleges on 10/3

I'll be returning to the Claremont Colleges to participate on the "Public Art, Identity, and Space" panel on Monday, October 3rd at 11:00a. The event will be located in the Founders Room in the Claremont Colleges Library.

I will also be meeting with the students at Pitzer's Center for Asian Pacific American Students at 4:00p at Mead Hall - 132. I'll be discussing the different ways a filmmaker can serve community.

Mele Murals Los Angeles Premiere Featuring Paula Fuga!

I'm extremely excited to announce the LA Premiere of MELE MURALS on Friday, August 5, 2015 at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) in Little Tokyo.

There will be many special guests including Paula Fuga, one of my favorite vocalist from Hawai'i:


Prime and Estria - the artists featured in the film, and the filmmaking team from ʻŌiwi TV will be in attendance for Q&A following the screening.

Friday, August 5, 2016 at 6:30p
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center

244 S San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

6:30p - VIP Garden Concert with Paula Fuga (VIP ticket holders only)

8:00p - Film Screening

9:30p - Q&A with filmmakers and featured artists Estria and Prime

Purchase tickets HERE
$40 VIP, $20 General

Special $15/ticket for groups of 10+.

Mele Murals in Colorlines Magazine

Mele Murals Kickstarter campaign got mentioned in Colorlines!

NBC News Article on Mele Murals

Read about Mele Murals in NBC News!

Topless Kickstarter Video!

We are more than halfway through the Mele Murals Kickstarter campaign and doing whatever it takes to reach our goal! Please help push us over the top! Check out this fun video we shot the day of our World Premiere in March:

Mele Murals - Festival Premiere Night from Oiwi TV on Vimeo.

Shouts out to Mele Murals DP Justyn Ah Chong for conceptualizing and creating this video!

Please back Mele Murals on Kickstarter

I've never launched a Kickstarter campaign until now. We really need your help to get our film Mele Murals across the finish line and more importantly to share the film with the world! Please donate if you can and share: http://kck.st/1NBAlK2  Thanks in advance!



As many of you know, it is extremely difficult and to find funding for community-based documentaries, especially for projects coming from WITHIN the Native Hawaiian community. This is the first time I've ever asked my friends to donate money but it's only because I feel so strongly about sharing the strength and beauty of this story.