Sunday May 12th 15:00 Kriterion Tickets
Opening film in 2015.
Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson | USA | 2013 | 77’ English, Hawaiian spoken | No subtitles
Imagine a place where a little boy can grow up to be the woman of his dreams, and a young girl can rise to become a leader among men. Welcome to Kumu Hina’s Hawai’i, where there’s a place in the middle for all. During a momentous year in Hina’s life in Honolulu, Hina Wong-Kalu, a Native Hawaiian kumu (teacher) and māhū wahine, (transgender woman) uses traditional culture to inspire a student to claim her place as leader of the school’s boys-only hula troupe, even as she struggles to find love and a committed relationship in her own life. As Hina’s journey unfolds, her Hawaiian roots and values give her the strength and wisdom to persevere, offering a new perspective on the true meaning of aloha.