Makana (the Gift)

Animated short about a female Hawaiian conservationist's coming-of-age story during her first contact with native forests as a young woman through a summer nature immersion program.

An animated, coming-of-age story about a young woman’s native awakening; an awkward, suburban Hawaiian teen embraces her heritage and connection to nature at a summer camp nestled in a remote forest bird refuge.

SUPPORT:

- Honorable Mention Award, IF/Then Shorts & The Redford Center Nature Access Short Film Pitch (2021)
- Sony Camera Grant (2022)

In preproduction.

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Like a magic seed, life grows into something extraordinary, beyond imagination, into dreams.