The Wailuku Film Festival runs June 17-20 with screenings including a documentary about the 2023 Lahaina wildfire and other Indigenous cultural stories. Films will be shown at the Iao Theater with topics ranging from local recovery to international Indigenous issues.
- The festival includes ‘Lāhainā Rising,’ a documentary about the August 2023 wildfire that displaced over 13,000 residents and destroyed the town.
- The Lahaina film chronicles community resilience, relief efforts, and the beginning of rebuilding after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century.
- Other screenings feature Indigenous stories from Hawaii and New Zealand, including documentaries about Native Hawaiian land rights and Māori children.
- All films will be screened at the Iao Theater in Wailuku from June 17-20.
- The festival highlights local filmmaker work alongside international Indigenous documentary projects.
Source: Maui News
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