Kapaemahu

8MIN

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Dirs. Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson / USA / 8 Minutes
Narrated in ancient Hawaiian dialect, this beautifully animated short film is the origin story of the Mahu - legendary transgender healing spirits. Kapaemahu is a collaboration between Native Hawaiian educator and cultural practitioner Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Emmy and GLAAD award-winning filmmaker activists Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson, and Oscar-nominated animator Daniel Sousa. Their works have screened in Berlin, Toronto, and Sundance, and touched hearts across the Pacific and around the world.

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Directed by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Dean Hamer
Joe Wilson

Written by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Dean Hamer
Joe Wilson

Produced by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Dean Hamer
Joe Wilson

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