The HWF Blog

Mar 28, 2020

Supporting young people is the answer to keeping our world turning - by Serena Ngaio Simmons

We had been planning for close to a month at that point. Or, rather, the incredible team I had the privilege of working with were...

Oct 19, 2019

Production buzz at MMTM

I sent an email at the beginning of the week that if the participants wanted to come in earlier than usual, they could. We are nearing...

Oct 15, 2019

Production intensive!

We knew that week 5 of Making Media That Matters was going to be production-intensive. We are already half way through our program -...

Sep 24, 2019

Time went really quickly (as usual!)

Opening a new session of Making Media That Matters brings me great joy...always. Sometimes we rush getting everything ready, but once we...

Sep 17, 2019

A new Making Media That Matters!

Here we go - a new Making Media That Matters! We gathered for our first session this past Saturday, and it was magic. This is not the...

Jan 31, 2019

Waiwai Collective x Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking

Recently, we collaborated with Waiwai Collective to present Amplifying Youth Voices, a special presentation of short films produced...

Dec 10, 2018

MMTM screens at Girls Make Movies Film Fest and the conversation continues #media_matters

Saturday evening was the Making Media That Matters film screening at the Girls Who Make Movies Film Fest! It was held at the amazing...

Nov 25, 2018

Our Young Women Filmmakers at HIFF 2018

Films produced at our filmmaking programs for girls were officially invited to the 38th Annual Hawaii International Film Festival...