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Lecture by
Vilsoni Hereniko, Director of the Center for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawaii
Introduction by Sefa Aina, Director of Asian American Resource Center, Pomona College
Professor Vilsoni Hereniko will examine the challenges and opportunities inherent in translating minority cultures into feature films for international distribution. Recent features will be used as examples include, but are not limited to, the following: "Whale Rider", "Samoan Wedding,", "Naming Number 2", and "The Land Has Eyes."
Professor Hereniko is the Director of the Center for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawaii. Originally from Rotuma, Fiji, he is an award winning playwright, filmmaker, and teacher. He has written extensively about contemporary Pacific arts and cultures, through his books, scholarly articles, plays, and films. His feature film "The Land Has Eyes" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival (2004); it also screened at numerous international and indigenous film festivals around the world where it won several awards. He is now adapting a Pacific novel for his next feature.
Where & When
Wednesday, November 4th,
4:15 PM
Hahn 101
420 Harvard Ave.
Claremont, California 91711 |
