Hey folks - a quick update! To fulfill the Christmas rush demand for Shiro's Head DVD's, we've added two more on-island locations for those of you on Guam.
Great news, everyone! The Shiro's Head DVD is now available for purchase! For those of you on Guam, you can check out Bestseller Bookstore at the Micronesia Mall (if they still have some copies left over) or you can also purchase your copies online at the official Shiro's Head website for $14.99. Thank you to all those that have purchased their copies - Don and I thank you so much for your support and we wish you all a very Happy Holiday Season! We hope you enjoy!
Louis Vuitton Hawaii Intl. Film Festival (LVHIFF) Diary
Day Five (Last Day)
Thursday, October 16th
10:00am hour
It's our last day today. The sun is shining, the temperature is perfect and we're leaving. At least attempting to leave. Before turning in last night, I checked the flight loads for today and it looks possible. It doesn't look like we're guaranteed a seat on the flight, but it's about 60/40, our chances being 40, not 60. But, I checked us in online anyway. We're packing all our junk right now. Aaron and Bob said they'd ride along in the shuttle with us to the airport to see us off.
11:00am hour
Our flight leaves at 2:15pm, so we need to get there by 1pm or so I guess. No real rush since we only have carry-on baggage and we're travelling on standby status. Our shuttle shows up and we're off to the airport. Me and Don arrange it with Aaron and Bob so that if we don't make this flight to call them up and they'll come by and scoop us up to chill at the North Shore!
Along the way, we pick up another filmmaker who's also leaving the festival today. His name is Jeff (I think). He was in the festival for the short flick "Yellow Sticky Notes", but he's leaving back to Seattle today. We talk a little about Guam, the Asian perspective of new filmmakers, Shiro's Head and the whole HIFF festival experience.
12:00pm hour
Dang. We're already here. As much as we'd like to stay, Don and I know that we have to try and get back home on today's flight since the flight loads look better then it does for the next few days. Otherwise we might get stuck in Hawaii. We give our sad and sincere adios to the cool Marshallese Aaron and Bob. Bummer. We make sure that we all stay in touch and that we'll make it a point to visit sometime. The shuttle pulls away and Don and I make our way to the ticket counter. I can already see myself on the North Shore lit by a bonfire fading away into the darkness. Dang.
Don and I go the ticket kiosk with the mentality of a gambler sitting in front of a slot machine - against the odds. Then...WHOAH! We have the extreme fortune of already being assigned and confirmed for our seating on the flight back home! Yay! It's a perfect trip! For a while, it was getting scary there. Don thinks that someone working for the airline must've saw our names on the itinerary and pulled some strings. Hmmmm. Well, we call the ladies and let them know we'll be arriving Friday at 5:30pm. They're excited that we were able to get a flight back with no hassles. That's actually the perfect summary to a perfect first film festival experience.
1:00pm hour
While making our way towards the gates, we stop for some Starbucks and chill. We reflect on everything - the HIFF acceptance letter, the extended hotel accommodations, the new friends and contacts we made, the impressions of us and Guam that we left behind and most of all, the extreme creme de la creme of hospitality that was given by the entire HIFF staff; from the top down! From Executive Director Chuck Boller to the volunteer ticket takers at the theaters, EVERYONE made us feel beyond welcome - they made us feel like you'd only dream you'd feel as a filmmaker at your first festival. It was an extremely wonderful and touching experience that has won a place in my memories forever.
We just got home from the airport and off of what seemed to be an unbelievable journey with Shiro's Head. Don and I find out that the University of Guam would like Shiro's Head to play for the University crowd to help raise funds for the UOG student film, "Casting Our Net".
I go up to the roof, look out at the ocean and the setting sun and reflect on it all. This little movie that could has been as great to us as we've been to it. Here's to Shiro's Head, to the Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival, to Guam, to Majuro and Hawaii! Let's do it all again sometime soon, shall we? Cheers!
Louis Vuitton Hawaii Intl. Film Festival (LVHIFF) Diary
Day Four
Wednesday, October 15th
10:00am hour
Waking up. Whoah, what a crazy night last night. I'm pretty sure today will be just a baby version of yesterday, being that today's showing of Shiro's Head is a matinee and a smaller crowd forecast.
11:00am hour
Don and I are watching local cable TV. I'm surprised to see how many commercial spots aren't as sophisticated as I thought they'd be. Some of them actually look like Guam's commercials. Same style with the "just good enough" graphics, angles and production value. Hmmmmm.
12:00pm hour
We call up Aaron and Bob and agree on a departure time for the shuttle to catch Shiro's Head's last showing. While Don gets ready in the bathroom, I watch the DVD screener of "Morning Comes So Soon". I go straight to the special features and then "the making of". It's funny to see another DIY indie production. There are so many aspects to the production of their movie that Don and I can relate to. Duct tape fixes, audio obstacles, goof-offs.
1:00pm hour
We meet the guys down in the lobby and head out. Aaron tries to get us to stay an extra day so we can make it to a bonfire on the North Shore with the HIFF crew. WHAT?! BONFIRE ON THE NORTH SHORE?!? DAMN! Okay, now I'm really thinking about staying another day. I know for sure that I won't have many opportunities to kick it on the North Shore during a bonfire with cool peeps anytime soon. I'm totally bummed.
The shuttle drops us off at the Dole Cannery Theaters and we make our way to the delegate box office to pick up our free tickets to other festival flicks that we want to see. Aaron tells us about "Dirty Hands - The Art and Crimes of David Choe". It's a documentary about graffiti artist David Choe. Never heard of him. We get our tickets anyway and prepare for Shiro's Head at 3pm.
2:30pm
While Don and I are outside of the theater, we notice that more and more people are showing up than expected. Minette calls me over and introduces me to Professor and Chairman Tom Brislin of the University of Hawaii. He tells me that Guam's been his home for about ten years and that he can't wait to see how independent Chamorro artists portray the island instead of calling in outsiders to screw it up (as he refers to Max Havoc). Wow. Word travels fast. He excuses himself as he goes to get his concessions.
3:00pm
Minette rounds us up and we head into the theater. Whoah! No wonder the occupancy list seemed low. This theater seats 400! Amazingly, when we looked at the crowd, the seats were about half filled, so I gauge it to be a good 200+ people for this showing. That's much, much better than I was anticipating. Aaron and Bob take their seats while Don and I wait for Minette's intro.
Minette, Don and I head outside (because we always opt to no watch the movie while its playing). We have some time to kill, so Minette offers to take us on a tour of the HIFF offices and operations. Totally cool. So we head across the street to see the inner-workings of the Hawaii International Film Festival.
3:30-ish pm
The staff was just so kind and very cool. Some of them knew that we were the "Guam boys" and that just always makes me happy. We got to see the film receiving area (where films and submissions come in to get inspected to make sure there are no flaws/complications, etc.), we meet the hospitality and travel coordinators who helped me and Don with an extra night of accomodations at the Sheraton, we meet (for the 2nd time) Christopher Hall who is in charge of the web and media for the HIFF.org site. He's very cool, too. Man, everyone on staff is not only hard-working, but they keep a great vibe in the workplace, too. How do they do that on such a big scale?! We meet the projectionist that we kept bugging about reviewing the BetaSP tape and juicing up the audio during the showings. We saw it all, all the way down to the end of the trafficking department. These guys are responsible for shipping all of the exhibition prints of film/tapes, etc. back to the filmmaker or to its next destination. It's a well-oiled machine, I tell you!
Before we head out, Minette doesn't let us leave empty-handed. She hooks us up with HIFF bags, shortbread cookies and posters for our ladies who couldn't come with us to the festival. She's way too cool, man. She has to tend to some other business now, so Don and I wander around the theaters and kill time as we wait for the Q&A.
4:25pm
Our movie ends, the audience applauds and Minette introduces us again. We make our way up to the mic. One of the first comments from the crowd came from award-winning filmmaker Anne Keala Kelly. She gets up and tells us that she's floored by the way we formulated such a creative story with a "no-strings" budget and that Don is a great actor. Don blushes and we continue on to say that this was Don's first time EVER acting. The same went for the whole cast. We also told everyone that the movie only cost $6,000 to produce and there was a gasp, murmur across the theater.
The next question of course was how just us two guys were able to achieve such high-production value on only $6,000. We explained that the cast was made up of just friends/people that were interested in the project. We explained that the musicians of Guam were generous enough to donate their art to the movie. Some of the people in the crowd couldn't believe that all of the music talent was homegrown from Guam! It was great. We added that we just pulled all of our available resources. Someone in the crowd mentioned that it was reminisint of early Robert Rodriguez and Quentin. We couldn't have been happier.
Professor Brislin, who we met earlier, probably had the best comments of all. He congratulated us on portraying Guam in a way that didn't cater to "the visitor's bureau" as he put it. He took the time to really explain his thoughts on the movie saying that not only did it reminded him of Guam was when he lived there, but that we tied so many Chamorro aspects of the movie together such as the predominant faith of catholicism, the intertwining wink and nod to Guam's history of the Japanese occupation, and the military occupation of the island. He continued to say that he really felt and appreciated the desaturated aesthetics of the movie and the realism that it served. Wow. All this coming from a professor, huh? I'll take it.
After the Q&A, we were able to talk one-on-one with Professor Breslin and Jacob Holcomb as well as the others that came out. I was surprised to see Henry sitting next to Jacob (the Blood Colony director). I didn't know he was there. He had some cool questions and comments about our approach to making a feature film on no budget. I later learned that Henry was actually the DP on Blood Colony. Minette also tells me that Eric Nakamura, publisher and editor of Giant Robot inquired about doing a write-up of Shiro's Head on the site. The experience here at HIFF never ceases to disappoint me.
Outside, I get a chance to speak with Gerard Elmore, the director of the HIFF Festival Trailer. He shot the trailer on the RED camera. I tell him that Don and I are leaving tomorrow and won't be able to make the RED seminar on Saturday. He was gracious enough to indulge us in a little impromptu RED camera session on the spot. He gave us some good tips and was very kind.
6:00pm hour
Just in time for the free happy hour at the HIFF Hospitality Suite with the Marshallese! This a great way to close out the two successful showings of Shiro's Head. Now we're worry-free at this point, so everything form here on out is gravy, baby! We can just relax. Aaron is still trying to convince us to stay for the bonfire at the North Shore. Over the last few days, we've all become pretty close and it bums us all to know that Don and I might make a flight back home first thing tomorrow. He says if we can crash with them if we don't have any funds to extend our stay. Cool peeps. Man, I keep thinking about the missing out on the bonfire and leaving early. Sucks.
6:55pm
After juicing the free happy hour for as long as we could, we casually make our way to the "Dirty Hands" showing. Little did we know that it was packed and we were late. It had already started. We saw Andersen there and he told us to hurry up and get in the theater, 'cause we're missing out. We find our seats and watch the movie.
8:30pm
Whoah. David Choe is friggin' nuts! If you want to watch a new documentary that'll trip you out, check out "Dirty Hands". I'm glad I got to experience it in a theater. It definitely was a crowd pleaser. We stayed for the Q&A and David Choe made an appearance. Aaron and I got our shirts signed from him as we made a last-minute dash for the shuttle to take us back to the Sheraton.
We get dropped off and walk over to the ABC store. Aaron and Bob want to throw a farewell "1-2-1" drink-out for us since it's our last night hanging out. They go on to explain that 1-2-1 is a favorite party drink in Majuro. It's 1 bottle of vodka, 2 cans of root beer and 1 half-gallon of milk. Ahhh yeaaah! I thought it'd be too strong for my taste, but it was sweet to the taste buds, baby! We had to mix it in a lined trash can 'cause we didn't have an ice bucket big enough. DIY style! Don and I want to adopt the recipe and bring it back home for the Sinajana crew!
We stay up for the rest of the night drinking this 1-2-1 stuff and having a great time.We talk more about our movies, our responsibilities as being filmmakers at home and just reflect on the good times that we had here at HIFF. The night involved more freestyle rapping, storytelling and checking out the Waikiki strip. The guys are still trying to convince us to stay an extra day. Under the influence of the goodness of 1-2-1, Don and I consider it. It was just an awesome time, man. And guess what? We even had the honor of an encore appearance from "monkey man". Okay - now the night's complete.
Hafa Adai and Seasons Greetings,
I know all our state-side bound Chamorros are going to hate this post but we're pre-selling the Shiro's Head DVDs at a discounted price of $12.99 at the Best Seller book store in the Micronesia Mall tomorrow Tuesday, the 9th from 4 to 6pm. However, the DVDs aren't actually here yet, so you'll only be reserving your DVDs and receiving a receipt for the discounted pre-sale price to redeem them when they touch down on Guam soil December 17th - 20th. The regular price for the DVDs are set at $14.99 so please check us out if you're interested in saving a couple of bucks.
Let's re-cap:
WHEN: Tomorrow Tuesday, December 9th
WHERE: Best Seller in Micronesia Mall
WHY: To reserve your Shiro's Head DVDs and save $2 bucks per disc.
Happy holidays and thank you all so much for your interest in Shiro's Head and thank you again for your support. Si Yu'us Ma'ase.
--Don & Kel
Louis Vuitton Hawaii Intl. Film Festival (LVHIFF) Diary
Day Three (part 2)
Tuesday, October 14th
We get to the delegate box office and I finally meet up face to face with hospitality coordinator Jeff after corresponding with him for weeks. He give us our tickets to Half-Life and Gone Shopping as well as complimentary tickets for Shiro's Head in case we'd like to invite people. I ask him if he can give us a seat count for Shiro's Head tonight just to get a gauge on the crowd that we can expect. He says that out of approx. 280 seats, there are ten left. WHOAH! THAT'S GREAT NEWS! Sold out! I can't believe it! But before I got too happy, he tells me that tomorrow's 3pm showing looks a bit small with about a quarter of the theater sold so far. Oh. He tries to reassure me that most of the crowd almost always gets their tickets at the last minute. Okay, we'll see. I think we just need to get through tonight.
3:00pm hour
We get to the HIFF delegate entrance at the Dole Cannery Theaters and hand the HIFF volunteers our tickets. Without ever meeting any of them, they already knew all of us by name and offered to reserve seats for us in the theater. Whoa! This is high-class treatment. I'm totally not used to this. We thank them and head into the "Half-Life" theater. We're a bit late. It blew me away to finally see an actual Sundance/SXSW flick - I was getting anxious. But, after a few minutes, I was totally feeling the emo vibe of the flick. The acting wasn't as great as I was expecting (Aaron thought so too), the script was really wordy and there were tons of gay references. It really wasn't our scene. Aaron and Bob bail early to catch the Shanghai Shorts. Don and I stay and give Half-Life another chance. After a few more minutes we decide to bail out of the flick early and head across the hall to catch Li Lin and the gang at the 4pm showing of Gone Shopping.
We catch Li Lin coming out of the Half-Life theater also heading for the same place. She thanks us for coming out. She's anxious, you can tell. We all head into the theater to get ready for her film as people start trickling in. Don and I notice that we have seats reserved with our names on them - middle section, center - best seats in the house. Those HIFF volunteers are sharp. I love 'em.
4:15pm
We take our seats and Minette comes out to introduce Li Lin to the crowd. Li Lin addresses the crowd, thanking them for showing up and that it's her first attempt at a feature film and to please forgive her if there are any noticeable 'bumps' along the way. The lights dim, Gone shopping begins.
5:45pm
Whoah. There is no way that Gone Shopping is her first feature. Everything is so high-end and big budget! Great camera movements, a fantastic DP, the casting was on point and the subtitles were done perfectly so nothing was lost in translation. Now Don and I are really sweating bullets for Shiro's Head's debut tonight. Dang, do we feel ghetto. Don and I congratulate Li Lin at the Q&A and talk about her experiences with her movie, like when it played in Rome and recieved a standing ovation. I can't believe that this fantastic writer/director is the same person we were kicking it with just yesterday at a bbq!We pick her brain like crazy and she's too humble about it.
6:00pm
FREE HAPPY HOUR at the HIFF Hospitality Suite! Shiro's Head is on in three hours! We catch up with Bob and Aaron and prepare to take the edge off of our debut tonight by sipping on some free local Hawaii brew. Our favorite: Longboard. Don's still worried about the BetaSP and checks with Minette to confirm with the projectionist to view the tape. Minette makes the call and assures us that everything should be fine. I figure that at this point it's too late. We just have to sit back and enjoy it all.
After plenty of Longboards, talking about Gone Shopping and the Shanghai Shorts, we decide that we need some chow. Aaronn suggests that we walk over to a nearby Kmart and grab a large Little Ceaser's Pizza, so we do. The pizza feeds all of us for only seven bucks! Now that's DIY on a budget! We poor filmmakers can be so resourceful. Free beer and seven dollar pizzas - can't beat it.
8:00pm hour
We walk back to the Dole Cannery Theaters to prepare for the show in less than an hour. The HIFF free happy hour is over, but we head back to the hospitality suite and try our luck at another free round anyway. Aaron works his magic and...success! I see a piano on the side and start playing "Candle In the Wind" by Elton John. The buzzed islanders sing loudly. We wonder if anyone will really show up to watch the flick. It's a nerve-racking feeling.
HIFF Programmer Andersen Le comes up and seems pretty excited. He tells us that there's a long line of people forming for Shiro's Head. I'm pretty sure that it was for another movie like "Chihuahua", but I was wrong. We go downstairs and see a long line for Shiro's Head. Unbelievable! Don and I are so extremely grateful to see all these people, so we begin to greet them, thank them and shake their hands as they give their movie tickets to the ticket-takers. We even see familiar faces from Guam that we've seen just days prior on Guam. How weird is that? There was a great Chamorro turnout inside the theater and a local Hawaiian turnout as well which was surprising.
Some of my old middle school and high school friends who now live in Hawaii came by to see the flick. And I thought they still lived in Guam! Among the familiar faces were middle school/high school classmate Joe Sanchez, RepUrs clothing designer Sean Quinata, MMA fighter Mike Ulloa, TJ Quan and more. It was great. There were also others that I didn't know were there until later, like Stacie Krajchir's family, some of the award winning filmmakers from today's ceremony and other Guam connections.
9:00pm
The pressure started to build up as the crowd filled the seats. Minette opens up the show by introducing me and Don. Butterflies galore. Everyone gives us a warm welcome. I start by asking if there are any Chamorros in the house. The response was greater than I thought. The energy is unexplainable. It's a crazy high, man it really, really is. We continue to talk about Shiro's Head and to thank everyone for coming out. We also make it a point to recognize Guam talents for contributing to Shiro's Head. We keep our opening pretty short, thank them for coming out and cross our fingers.
The lights go down. Don and I are dying to know if the BetaSP works without a hitch. The HIFF trailer plays as it does before all of the festival movies begin. The trailer ends. And then - Shiro's Head begins. The opening image comes off flawlessy! Minette asks us if we'd like to adjust anything and we ask if she can juice up the audio. Minette quickly radios in to the projectionist to crank it up. He does. All is well! Whew! In fact, Don notices that the image is the clearest that we've ever seen projected of Shiro's Head. The HIFF movies are projected on Sony Digital projectors at the theaters, so it made a noticeable difference to what we've seen during our Premiere showings on Guam. We are thanking God again at this point. Don and I leave the theater to get some air and collect our thoughts. We're outside breathing sighs of relief with Minette and we're all happy that everything's gone according to plan. A very big thanks to her, of course!
10:15pm
The movie is just about over, so Don and I sneak back in to catch the ending so we can prepare for the Q&A session afterwards. The movie finally ends and the crowd responds with great applause and the occasional yell and whistle. Whew! That's always good sign. As people leave the theater, they thank me and Don for putting it all together. Thank us? We should be thanking them! But I think that they too were sitting on pins and needles hoping that Guam's first feature length movie wasn't a bust. I think they were just as relieved as we were.
10:30pm
Minette introduces us again for the Q&A session. In addition we point out some of the other filmmakers in the festival that are in the seats; filmmakers such as Vilsoni and Jeanette Hereniko from "The Land Has Eyes", The first Marshallese filmmakers Aaron Condon and Bob Balos from "Morning Comes So Soon" and Li Lin Wee from "Gone Shopping" . It was a great feeling to share our film with other filmmakers. Li Lin stands up in front of everyone and comments on how amazed she is that we were able to create such a powerful and creative story just based on our resources. She kept giving us kudos and we were extremely humbled by all of her positive comments. That meant a lot to me. Others in the crowd were surprised to hear that all the talent featured in the movie was homegrown from Guam and that none were real actors. The Q&A session rocked overall!
10:45pm
We've been talking with people for a while now, that we're told that we have to clear the theater for the cleaning crew. Ha! The same thing happened to us at all of our other showing back home. Outside the theater, we hang out and take pictures with people and friends from the audience. We get a chance to meet tons of new and interesting people as well a few industry trade writers. A writer from Variety requests for a screener because he accidentally made in late - about 10 minutes into Shiro's Head. Apparently there were other film festival programmers in the house as well and were scouting for movies that they'd like to include in their festivals. Minette keeps us posted about these things. It was great to talk with everyone outside on a one-on-one basis and just to connect with everybody. It was a very, very, very fantastic feeling to share our movie with them.
Minette tells us all that the HIFF crew is going to Kompai (a restaurant and bar) and that we should come along for drinks. Sean Quinata from RepUrs clothing and friends let us ride in the back of his truck - Guam style. Minette and I talk about Comicon on the way over to Kompai.
We all get to Kompai and meet up with everyone. Jason Sanders shows up with his wife, the Variety writer was there as well, Andersen, etc. Don and I meet a Sam Jackson look-a-like in the streets. This was actullay his schtick! He would approach people reciting lines from Sam Jackson movies in exchange for some spare change. Don was kind enough to help him out. We talked with him for a few minutes and shared a few laughs.
The night went on for a good while - full of drink, conversation about Hawaii and Guam and just relieving stress coming off a successful first night of Shiro's Head at HIFF. As the night comes to an end, we say our goodbyes and head back into town in the back of Sean's truck.
We get dropped off at the hotel and head up to Bob and Aaron's room and have some drinks, talk about the movie, talk about our next projects, and then we see 'monkey man'.
There is this couple who is having sex on their penthouse-level balcony about three hotels down from us. From what we see, they're really going at it - kind of like monkeys in a cage. So we name the dude 'monkey man'. We cheer him on. At this point, we're drunk, laughing, happy, rapping and celebrating the two films from the Marshall Islands and Guam. Don, myself, Aaron and Bob are bummed that tomorrow's our last full day here. They're here until the end of the fest which I believe is Sunday. We're definitely going to miss it all. And our new Marshallese friends agree.
2:00am
Yes, there's too much of a good thing. On my way back to my room I stop by the internet station in the lobby and check the standby flights for Thursday. It looks like we might be able to get a flight out. For the first time travelling standby, I almost wish it wasn't the case. Anyway, I'm friggin' pooped. Tomorrow we show Shiro to a whole new crowd at 3pm. Even if the crowd is pretty small tomorrow, today's experience was more than enough to keep me happy until we make our next movie. I'm not doing justice to its level of euphoria. It's just way more than I ever thought Shiro's Head would become.
Louis Vuitton Hawaii Intl. Film Festival (LVHIFF) Diary
Day Three (part 1)
Tuesday, October 14th
Today's the big day. Shiro's Head debuts at the Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival tonight. This is big, man. Right now, we're up and ready for the awards ceremony at the Sheraton in a few hours. I give the Marshallese a wake up call and tell them that we'd like to treat them to breakfast. We get our quick-dries, t-shirts and badges. We're set.
10:00am hour
We're in the lobby waiting for Bob and Aaron and they're pimped out in slacks, aloha print shirts and fixed hair. Uh-oh. Is there a dress code? Aaron says that the invite said "aloha attire/business casual". Oops. We're totally underdressed. I hope we get in. They offer to lend us some of their clothes, but it's too late. Dang.
On our way to Denny's we stop at an ABC store so Aaron can pick up what they refer to as "ziggy-ziggies" (cigarettes).
11:00am hour
We make our way into the ballroom without any hassle about our attire. Hey - it's island style, what the heck? The ballroom is pimped out with press walls, stage, a huge projector screen, mood lighting, tables and tables of HIFF filmmakers, organizers and guests. This is super cool. We all sit together and are later joined by Jennifer Phang, who tells me that she's the director of "Half-Life" and one of her actors, Sanoe Lake. Half-Life is another movie that caught my eye even before I knew we were picked for the festival. It's a totally weird experience to meet the director of a movie that I've wanted to see before I even see it. We talk about her experience at Sundance and South by Southwest with Half-Life. She seems very introverted, but nice.
The wait staff are always constantly filling our glasses with tea, water, etc. They're sharp. The food line is open and we all make our way to the fully prepared shrimp, rice, veggies and more! Dang, this is high-class. We're later joined by the local Hawaii writer that sat with us yesterday after the NETPAC luncheon. Dang - I keep forgetting his name.
Jeannett Paulson of NETPAC comes by our table to chat a bit and to say hello. She says that she's going to see Shiro's Head tonight with Vilsoni. Moments later, her husband Vilsoni comes by and talks to us all about our movies. He's looking forward to seeing Shiro's Head tonight. Don's still worried about our BestSP transfer.
12:00pm hour
The lights dim and the ceremony is under way. Exec. Festival Director Chuck Boller opens it up with a few words of thanks and of the exciting lineup of movies at this year's fest. He then goes on to address everyone by saying that it's a special time for the festival because not only are they showcasing movies from around the world, but they are also featuring the first feature length movie from the Marshall Islands as well as the first feature length movie from Guam. The crowd applauds and all heads turn towards our table. That was a great moment of recognition. We all felt very proud.
The awards portions begin and it looks like a mini-Oscars. The nominees in the categories are mentioned, clips are played and they mention the winning films.
1:00pm hour
We all mingle with the filmmakers and take a few pics. We talk with the winners of the Film in Hawai'i Award, Joan Landers and Puhipau, and discover that they have done some work with Angel Santos. Small world. Best Documentary Winner Anne Keala Kelly tells us that she's excited to see Shiro's Head and will try to make tonight's show. If not, she said she'll make tomorrow's. We congratulate Dana and she's too humble about the award. We also see Henry there and we take a few pictures and he's looking forward to watching Shiro's Head too. So far, the vibe about Shiro's Head seems strong among the filmmakers as well. I mean, these are million dollar budget filmmakers! It's nuts. I just hope the BetaSP works without any glitches. We congratulate the filmmakers of Cape No7.
The crowd's thinning out and we're getting ready to leave to the Dole Cannery Theaters to get our free tickets to Gone Shopping and Half-Life and to prep for Shiro's Head debut. Jennifer Phang from Half-Life walks with us down to the shuttle and we talk about how expensive film festivals are for independent filmmakers. She tells me that since Sundance has showcased her movie, it's influenced her movie at other festivals. Some fests even invite her to show the film, waive the entry fee and pay her travel and accomodation costs. Dude! That's freakin' nuts! She goes on to say that she usually doesn't go out of her way to attend a festival unless expenses are paid since it gets too expensive just to even travel. Tell me about it. BUT - she continues to tell me that although the top tier fests like Sundance and South by Southwest are attention-getters, they are also not as personable. It's usually just a big media-circus. That's probably one of my favorite things about HIFF is that they go above and beyond to make sure that your time spent with them is not only productive, but personable. Hmmmmm. I think they've ruined it for me and my expectations of future festivals. They set the bar way too high.
Louis Vuitton Hawaii Intl. Film Festival (LVHIFF) Diary
Day Two (Part 2) - read Part 1 here
Monday, October 13th
We all convince Aaron to chill with us at the "Metal Samurai" bbq. We take the shuttle back to hotel to wait for Jason, but he's late 'cause he's still at the store buying all the bbq stuff. No problem! This just means more time for more brew!
4:00pm
We hang out on Aaron and Bob's balcony overlooking the Waikiki strip just reflecting on the fact that our little DIY films are screening next to the big dogs at HIFF. We all share production war stories from Morning Comes So Soon and Shiro's Head. It's so identical, it's uncanny! The more we get to learn about each other's backgrounds, the more we find out how our common passion for filmmaking plays a huge part in our giving back to where we come from. We also vent to each other about how people don't realize how much work it takes to make even a DIY film. We talk about family, about Guam and the Marshall Islands, our tats and how Aaron saw prostitutes fighting last night.
4:42pm
Jason calls my cell. I tell him that I've invited Aaron and Bob. "Oh , from "Morning Comes So Soon? Cool." He's on his way. We finish our brew and head out to meet him in front of the Marketplace by the hotel.
5:00pm
We see a '92 Toyota Corolla pull up. It's Jason. He's full of energy, extremely kind, always on the go and talks a mile a minute. My first impression of him is that he's a really cool guy - very humble, driven and young. He looks like he's in his early-mid twenties. How does HIFF do it? How is it possible that every representative from HIFF happens to be a very nice, down-to-earth person? Not once have I encountered anyone from the fest who has their "better than thou" nose in the air. Coming from Guam, this just makes me feel right at home. I would've never thought that the people of Hawaii (especially as a state) would be this hospitable. Whoever's in charge of recruiting the HIFF staff should be given some kind of medal. Really.
We arrive at Ala Moana Park and head over to the little concrete table and bench underneath a huge tree. We're chilling right next to the cool sailboats near the dock with the awesome city skyline behind it. On the ground, we see Jason's younger brother Ryan trying to keep the little hibachi grill up to par for the big bbq ahead. We meet up again with Li Lin Wee the writer/director of Gone Shopping, her husband Charlie and one of their young and energetic cast members, Sonja. Also there is Hawaii director from Blood of the Samurai, Aaron Yamasato.We're the second group to arrive.
We mingle a bit with everyone and fly some of Sonja's kites. I break one of them by getting myself tangled in it. Dang.
5:45-ish pm
The Metal Samurai guys show up smiling happy with all the food and some drinks. Director Kanesaki-san, Producer Fukushima-san and Producer Takahashi-san. Everyone realizes it won't be enough for all of us, so Li Lin, myself, Kanesaki-san and both Aarons decide to make a store run. Kanesaki-san is laughing at his producer Takahashi-san because he's trying to throw a football around with Bob and Don.
While going to the store, I discover that Li Lin is enrolled at the Tisch school of film in Singapore - the only Tisch school outside of the states and that Aaron Yamasoto is really funny. It was weird to be in a car full of filmmakers. It seemed like a punchline to a joke that hasn't been invented yet. We get to the store and Aaron Condon and I go after the important stuff. 2 cases of Bud Light. ;) Leave it to us islanders to be so refined.
6:30-ish pm to ???
We get back to the bbq and the succulent aroma of marinade is in the air. Slack-key music is coming from the CD player, laughter and stories are everywhere as we all pop a squat and just chill. This is exactly my speed. The skyline is lit with city lights and the moonlight shines on the water. The vibe is positive, fun and carefree. It's a great second day here at HIFF.
As the night goes on, the vibe just gets better. The small hibachi grill is the brunt of running jokes. The highlights ranged from conversations about the effects of globalization to a freestyle rap performed by Aaron and Don while Bob beatboxed.We really connected with Li Lin, Jason and the Marhsallese. I discover that Jason is an aspiring screenwriter and that it took the director of Metal Samurai, Kanesaki-san only seven days to shoot the four episodes of Metal Samurai. As the beer ran out, I told everyone that dessert was ready. And by dessert, I mean the 2nd case of Bud Light. The Metal Samurai crew erupt in cheers and yell, "Dessert!". Ahhh yeah, happy to oblige! We were later joined by Andersen Le, the high profiled Programmer for HIFF, along with the filmmakers of Cape No.7.
The only reason that the night came to an end is because it had to. The park closed at 10pm. We all reluctantly packed up and headed for the parking lot. Even in the parking lot it was just a love-fest. I'm telling you - it took like 15 minutes for people to leave because no one wanted to. Everyone was giving each other goodbye hugs as we've all forged new relationships that night. The Metal Samurai crew was leaving first thing in the morning, so we gave the dudes a "Banzai" farewell. Myself, Aaron, Bob and Don yell numerous "Metal Samurai" cheers in unison. In return, the Metal Samurai guys cheer back as their car leaves.
10:45-ish pm.
Jason drops us back to the hotel and we thank him for inviting us as it turned out to be the best and memorable night of the fest so far. We had so much fun that we forgot to do our video interview! Aaron goes on to say that tonight is one of the best nights he's experienced so far at the fest. Bob agrees. The guys want to keep the party going since they have more drinks up in their room, but even though we don't want the good times to end, Don and I had to take a rain check since we're debuting Shiro's Head tomorrow to Hawaii. Plus, I think there's some kind of awards ceremony tomorrow morning (none of us are up for competition, though). We're all planning to attend, regardless. We tell the Marshallese that we'll give 'em a wake-up call tomorrow.
Man, tonight was just unbelievable. Just unreal. It seems as our time at HIFF was meant to be - or something like that. Meeting good people and sharing not only good times, but personable times. I doubt many other film festivals do this type of gathering with their filmmakers - giving them a very real and organic "people oriented" experience and not just an "industry driven" experience.
And everybody here has given us a great experience. I wonder if tomorrow will be different. Maybe all the bad mojo is being saved up for our screening tomorrow. That would be jacked up.
Anyway, the butterflies are making their way in. The time for unveling Shiro's Head to the acclaimed Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival crowd is getting closer and closer. Right now, we're just hoping that our BetaSP transfer plays without any glitches, since we haven't had the time to watch it for quality control. Oh well, I guess we'll worry about that tomorrow. As they said in the movie, "Good night and good luck" - especially to our BetaSP tape.
Louis Vuitton Hawaii Intl. Film Festival (LVHIFF) Diary
Monday, October 13th
8:00am hour
I woke up still trying to pinch myself while looking out at the beautiful view from our balcony. I grab the camera and take a few pics outside. After a while, Don wakes up and starts to get ready. We have to get squared away with our badges and processing at the HIFF hospitality suite at the Sheraton before we catch our shuttle for the NETPAC luncheon around 10:30. But we still have some time to kill, so we go the corner Starbucks near the Sheraton.
9:00am hour
We're outside Starbuck's trying to pace ourselves for our first morning in Waikiki. Oops. I forgot to call Jason! Jason Soeda handles all HIFF filmmaker interviews and I remember that he wanted to do a video interview with me and Don about Shiro's Head. He already featured us on the HIFF site with a Q&A on Shiro's Head, but he wanted to conduct one for video, so I give him a call. He says that he had to return the camera to the news station that he was borrowing it from. BUT - there is a barbecue tonight at some park where we can shoot it mpeg style. He said that the "Metal Samurai" crew was going to be there and he would come pick us up if we wanted to hang out. Cool! Before we even left for the festival, I've been looking at the HIFF programming guide and came across a synopsis about a crazy heavy-metal samurai movie entitled of course, "Metal Samurai". I was sure that if I ever made it to the fest that I'd watch it. But now I get to meet the filmmakers? Too cool. Shiro's Head doesn't play until tomorrow, so Don and I figure it would be a good way to take the edge off before our Hawaii debut. Jason will pick us up in the late afternoon.
Minutes Later
My phone rings. It's Minette Ferrer. Minette is the super cool Assistant Programmer for HIFF. She calls to tell me that there's a review on Shiro's Head in today's Honolulu Star. Whoah! She's excited saying that most of the paper's past reviews were a bit disappointing because the films that get reviews are usually indies from the fest which are not mainstream, so it's not always so favorable. But she was excited that "Shiro's Head" got a good review and suggested that we pick up a copy or two. The movie gods are extremely kind. Don and I go to a nearby newsstand and pick up a couple copies. The review is honest and fair. So far, so great.
10:00am hour
Don and I make our way to the HIFF Hospitality Suite at the Sheraton to get our badges and to get processed. We walk in and there are already a few people in the room. Trying not to interrupt, Don and I say "Hello" and that we're just there to pick up our badges. We introduce ourselves as Don and Kel Muna of Shiro's Head. The older, distinguished gentleman stops and turns to us and asks,"From Guam?" We were surprised to learn that the man was Chuck Boller the Executive Director of HIFF!
10:30am
We're at the shuttle pick-up point but no one is here yet, so Don and I hang out at the podium next to the HIFF posters. I wander off just to make sure we're at the right spot. I come back and Don's talking with a couple of dudes. I introduce myself and they introduce themselves as Aaron and Bob. I ask if they're part of the fest and Aaron says that he's the director of the first ever Marshallese movie, "Morning Comes So Soon". Whoah! First Marshallese movie, first Guam movie? I can already tell that this is going to be the beginning of a cool relationship. They go on to say that they've been looking for us once they got there a few days ago, since they knew there were Guam's first movie makers somewhere in the festival, but they couldn't find us at the opening ceremonies. I told them this was our first official day at the fest and that we almost didn't make it out. It seems that the buzz on Guam's first movie has been making its way around the festival before we even got there.
Bob was very shy hardly saying a word and Aaron was a pretty chill dude, too. I could already tell they were cool, humble people. As we talk I turn to see other people show up little by little and one of them was a familiar face. I turn to him and said, "Hey, I know you! I mean, I don't know you - but I know your face - you're an actor, right?" He introduces himself as Cliff Curtis (who looks like he can be our older brother and I later find out is in "Whale Rider" which I've yet to see). He had a very charismatic personality. He was very laid back in camo shorts and a t-shirt. He kept giving Aaron, Bob, Don and me a hard time trying to find Guam and the Marshall islands on Google earth using his iPhone.
10:45am
The "shuttle" arrives. I'm expecting a small van, but instead here's this huge tour-bus style coach. Crazy. During the trip to the luncheon, Don and I talk more with Aaron and Bob and find out they've shot their movie the exact way we did ours: low-budget. They made theirs for $10,000 and we did ours for $6,000. Cliff said our budget made them look fat. Ha! We found out we had so much in common: both used non-actors, first feature length movie to come out of their islands, submitted to smaller fests and got rejected, 1st time writers/directors for a feature, making your own equipment, anxious about the way your home will perceive your movie, doing it for the love and not the cash, and the list goes on and on.
We arrive at the Regal Dole Cannery Theaters and head upstairs to the luncheon. The purpose of the NETPAC luncheon is to honor and promote films by Asians and Pacific Islanders. It was Jeannette Paulson Hereniko, the NETPAC/USA President that officially invited us to be part of it. She was also the Founding Director of the Hawaii International Film Festival (1981 to 1996). I already felt honored just to be included in the company we were in.
First thing's first: food. We received our menus for the luncheon, got our food and headed into the ballroom - naturally, all the island boys sat together. After everyone started trickling in, it began looking like a United Nations meeting instead of a filmmakers luncheon.There were filmmakers from China, Japan, New Zealand, Guam, the Marshall Islands, Hawaii, Singapore and more. There were also writers from industry trades that attended - Filmmaker Magazine, Variety, etc. In fact, Jason Sanders a real cool guy from Filmmaker Magazine sat with the island boys (me, Don, Aaron and Bob) and we struck up conversation about his job, how it takes him travelling to different film festivals, we talked about Shiro's Head and also found out that we have the Bay Area in common.
Jeannette got things started and opened up the luncheon by introducing the members of NETPAC/USA Board of Directors: Wimal Disanayake, Mingbao Yue, Chaoying Deng, and Jeanne Wakasuki Houston. She also introduced the writer/director of an indie movie from 2005 from Fiji entitled "The Land Has Eyes". His name was Vilsoni Hereniko - Jeannete's husband. ;) It's funny because in 2007, while Don and I were shooting Shiro's Head on Guam, we heard that there was a filmmaker on island to talk about a movie he made in his homeland in Fiji. We saw an interview on KUAM with Sonya Artero and a guy who later turns out to be Vilsoni. HOW WEIRD IS THAT? Now here we are in the same event. Crazy.
It was our turn and so both Don and I stand up and introduce ourselves as the filmmakers from Guam that made Shiro's Head. Then there was this "ooooohhh!" sound around the room and the "Metal Samurai" crew was like, "Oh! Shiro's Head!" Then they start to murmur amongst themselves. I was surprised. They were very interested in seeing the movie, but I later learn that they'll be leaving tomorrow before our debut show. Bummer. Aaron and Bob were next and introduced "Morning Comes So Soon". The same "ooohhh, ahhhhh" came from around the room and it was then that all of us island boys knew that even other filmmakers (established even!) were interested in seeing what these DIY, no-budget, first-time feature island boys can do. It was great.
We got the chance to talk with all of these interesting filmmakers one on one. On the level. We exchanged stories with Vilsoni and Jeanette, Cliff (who's coming out in a new movie with Harrison Ford), Li Lin, the "Metal Samurai" crew, the Cape No. 7 filmmakers, of course Aaron, Bob and more. It was an all such an amazing experience. The hospitality and care that HIFF is showing its filmmakers is just mindblowing. You get a real sense of appreciation and sincerity.
2:00pm
After the luncheon, we island boys have a seat in the HIFF lounge and order a few beers. Don and I are quickly finding out that Aaron and Bob remind us of guys that we would hang around with back home. They're way too funny and unique characters. But most of all, humble guys. We invite Aaron and Bob to the Metal Samurai bbq later tonight and tell them that Jason will be picking us up around 4pm. At this point, it's safe to say that they're cool people and we like hanging around with them. They remind us of the people back home. Aaron says that he and Bob have tickets for Cape No.7 at 4pm and that he's been waiting to see it. Bob tries to convince him that they should come with us to the BBQ.
2:30pm
We're joined at our lounge table by another writer. He's from Hawaii. I totally forgot his name. Don treats him to a drink. The conversation switches to the Red Camera seminar that'll take place on Saturday. Don and I are bummed because we won't be here (if we can get a flight out, that is). Don talks to Aaron and Bob about the Red Camera, it's price tag and tells them that the HIFF trailer was shot with one. Aaron can't believe it. He swears that it's shot on film.
Coming Up Next: Day 2 (pt.2)
Louis Vuitton Hawaii Intl. Film Festival (LVHIFF) Diary
Day One
Sunday, October 12th
10:12pm
After the last of our sold out shows today, Don and I discuss our cash flow to make the trip out to Hawaii for the int'l. film festival. The flights look open from Guam to Honolulu, but only for tomorrow morning and not any day after - so if we choose to go, it'll have to be tomorrow at 6am. Plus, our return trip doesn't look good. Worst case scenario is that we'd have to fly a full fare back to Guam. On standby status, it costs us about $400 roundtrip. Now, a full fare flight back home? For the BOTH of us?! That's in the friggin' thousands! It's bad enough that $400 is killing us. Although we had a successful opening weekend on Guam, we won't be seeing any immediate moneys - including the encore presentations. I tried calling Continental Airlines earlier this week, but they turned us down FLAT. They said that they already had too much on their plate and that they need at least 90 days in advance to prep sponsorship details, contractual obligations and all that stuff. So we decide not to go.
11:00pm
I keep thinking about HIFF. What if this is it? What if this is the only time that we ever get accepted to a festival at this tier? They've already agreed to accommodate us as delegates with 3 days at the Sheraton in Waikiki and free transportation - all we need to do is get there. What if there's the possibility of meeting someone that wants to distribute Shiro's Head? Shoot, if we don't go, we'll never know. A big question we always get is "Why don't you have a sponsor that'll pay your travel costs?" Good question.
11:10pm
Screw all the thinking, man. I call Don and tell him that there's no way we should miss this opportunity. It could be our only one. He agrees and says to go for it and to "put in on the card". Yep...there's that famous line again. So I double-check the flight load occupancy for standby passengers and it still looks good - except that we'll have to leave in about 6 hours. So I check us in online as standby passengers and print out the receipt and boarding passes. $400. Ouch. I tell the wife that we're going to go for it and she says how proud she is of us and that it's worth a try. She's truly amazing.
11:20pm
I call Don and tell him that the tickets have been paid for (but if we don't make the flight, we're not charged the fee). We agree to pack light, get some rest and leave the house by 4:45am.
12 o'clock hour
Packing my backpack - just clothes, ipod, camera, and a book for the plane ride (if we make the flight).
1:00am hour
Still packing.
2:00am hour
I forgot that I have to draft an email for Naomi to send to the HIFF organizers in case we do make the flight out, only because we won't know if we make the flight or not until the plane has boarded all of its passengers. HIFF won't be expecting us today. I told them weeks ago that if Don and I were lucky enough to make it out, that we'd be arriving on a Monday. And although it's technically Monday morning on Guam, it'll be Sunday morning in Hawaii, so no one will be there to pick us up - not to mention we won't have a place to stay for the night since we'll be arriving a day early.
3:00am hour
Sent the email to Naomi to send to HIFF. Now I have to print out all of the necessary delegate forms, itinerary and transportation stuff.
4:00am hour
Now I don't have any time to sleep. I'll just sleep on the plane. I have to take a shower. We'll be leaving for the airport in half an hour.
5:45pm Sunday, October 12th - Hawaii Time
WHEW! Perfect landing! Needless to say, we made the flight and without any hassle. Thank the Lord. A few customs, TSA agents, passengers and the flight crew would recognize me and Don, congratulate us and stop to talk about Shiro's Head. It was just humbling to know how many people have been following Shiro's Head. One TSA agent even told us how he brought his kids to see the movie and that he was proud his kids were able to experience the Chamorro language preserved onscreen. THAT was just unreal. A comment that one flight attendant shared after learning we were headed for HIFF will stick with me for awhile. As we were deplaning, he turns and says, "Go get 'em boys." That was cool to have so much heartfelt love and support from your people and your home - especially for such a small project like Shiro's. Just fantastic.
6:10pm
We're outside Oahu Int'l. Airport and I'm checking my cell phone to see if HIFF received the email. I found out that not only did they receive the email, they already had a driver on the way and was able to extend our hotel accommodations an extra day since we arrived early! HOW GREAT IS THAT?!?!
6:30pm
Our driver (and co-pilot) happen to be filmmakers with the festival as well. AWESOME! Straight out of the gate and we've already met other filmmakers. Henry is a local boy that does some DP and directing. Dana is an 'all-around' filmmaker who has a short in the festival called 'The Hollow' and is also a production assistant on the ABC TV show "LOST". They were the coolest people. I mean, we could've been stuck with anyone's first impression, but it just so happened that the first people we meet tied to the festival are really cool cats. It's already off to a great start.
The Muña Brothers together with the University of Guam College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences are proud to present 8 special showings of Shiro's Head (Guam's First Full Length Feature Film) at the UOG CLASS Lecture Hall.
Showtimes will be at 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm nightly:
Thursday, October 30th
Friday, October 31st
Saturday, November 1st
Sunday, November 2nd
Admission is $5 per person.
Tickets are available at the following locations:
UTTAM’S Plasma City/Auto Sounds (across Linda’s Café) at 314 East Marine Corp. Drive (477-4388) I. P. Coffee Co. University Drive, Mangilao (727-4518).
Additionally, tickets will be sold on all screening dates at the door beginning at 4:00 pm each day. Seating is limited. Get your tickets early!
Proceeds will support the efforts of student presenters in bringing the UOG Student Produced film "Casting Our Net: Rediscovering Community in the 21st Century" to the East-West Center's International Conference “Building an Asia Pacific Community: Unity in Diversity” in Indonesia on November 13-15, 2008.
For further information please contact the CLASS Division office at 735-2870 or Dr. Kirk Johnson at kjohnson@uguam.uog.edu
Greetings and Hafa Adai,
First, I would like to thank everybody that made it to the opening weekend of Shiro's Head at the Agana Center Stadium Theaters. Kel and I had a blast. And for those that didn't get a chance to catch the show last weekend... we have great news for you. Our marketing peeps at SMG are helping us to show the movie 5 more times this Saturday and Sunday!
So this Saturday the 11th we have 3 shows... at 12:00PM, 3:00PM and 7:00PM and this Sunday the 12th we have 2 shows at 12:00PM and 3:00PM. All shows will still be held at The Agana Center Stadium Theaters in the Agana Shopping Center and you can get your tickets at these select 76 Circle K locations - Sinajana, Anigua, Barrigada, Ypao across the UIU building and I hear maybe Dededo too. Tickets are still $10.00. Hope you can make it... Kel and I will be at all of the screenings to address any of your questions and/or concerns. Thank you all so much for your support. Hope to see you there.
Tickets are on sale now at all 76 Circle K Locations island wide.
Theater Location:
Hagatna Center Stadium Theaters at the Hagatna Shopping Center
World Premier/Charity Event & General Admission Times:
6:00 PM Friday, October 3rd Dinner/Cocktail and Red Rug Premier Pre-Party. All VIP guests will receive a free Gift Basket. The show starts at 9:00 PM
8:00 PM Saturday, October 4th General Admission
2:00 PM Sunday, October 5th General Admission
Ticket Price:
Red Rug Premier and Charity Event: $100-
General Admission: $10-
We understand that it may be hard times for some right now, so if you can't afford to get the charity event tickets... no worries... but please do try to get those general admission tickets soon because we hear they're selling pretty fast. Thank you all so much for your support! Take care.
Don & Kel Muna
Poster Design By: Kel Muna
This design is currently in print through our promotional items partner and presenter sponsor, Aktiv8 Promotionals for the Shiro's Head Red Rug Premier and charity event on Guam. For all you locals, be sure to check it out Friday, October 3rd 2008.
Shiro's Head is scheduled for two screenings in Hawaii this October. The first showing is on Tuesday, October 14th at 9:00pm and the second screening the day after, Wednesday afternoon, October 15th at 3:30pm. To purchase tickets to the Louis Vuitton, HIFF screenings please click link below:
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS
LOCATION:
Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theaters
735 Iwilei Road
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: (808) 550-8457
SCREENING TIMES:
Tuesday, October 14th 2008 at 9:00pm
Wednesday, October 15th 2008 at 3:30pm
Shiro's Head has been officially selected to attend the 1st Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival.
We are proud to announce that Shiro's Head is now an Official Selection of the Louis Vuitton, 28th Annual Hawaii International Film Festival. This is our movie's first official selection. Thank you all for your support.
This was our first TV interview a week after we got back on island. We also did a quick radio interview on their FM station Power 98.
