Waikiki / Chasing The Light

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In-person: Q&A with filmmakers Christopher Kahunahana and Blackhorse Lowe

WAIKIKI (2020)

Christopher Kahunahana's feature debut presents a surrealist exploration of trauma in a post-colonial society within Hawaii. Kea is a Native Hawaiian hula dancer who is trying to escape an abusive relationship and has an accident that changes the trajectory of her journey. Exploring the impacts of colonialism in Honolulu, Waikiki showcases the difficulties Hawaiians face in building meaningful lives in a society that prioritizes tourism over its culture and sovereignty.

CHASING THE LIGHT (2016)

Riggs, a broken-hearted stoner currently “living the sober life,” drifts between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico, in a day filled with eventful run-ins and high-spirited characters. Blackhorse Lowe directs and stars in this day-in-the-life dark comedy set in a contemporary urban Indian existence. Utilizing a nearly observational-style black and white cinematography punctuated by metal and noise music, Lowe creates an on-screen world that is fully grounded within a sunlit Southwestern Indian alt-aesthetic.

Ticketing: Admission to Archive screenings at the Hammer is free. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. Box office opens one hour before the event. Questions should be directed to the Archive at programming@cinema.ucla.edu or 310-206-8013.

Part of the Part of: Imagining Indigenous Cinema: New Voices, New Visions.