The HWF Blog

Mar 2, 2022

Te Pō

As the teams edit and wrap up their films, I am feeling into the world’s energy as of late. I’ve been seeing a quote circulate throughout...

Ngaio Simmons

Feb 22, 2022

Making Media That Matters

Creative Placemaking

One of the most fascinating things to me about artists is that we all go to some place when we’re creating. I don’t mean a literal place...

Focus, drive, and commitment to a vision

Ngaio Simmons

Feb 17, 2022

Focus, drive, and commitment to a vision

I remember my first MMTM program. I was 21, pursuing my bachelors in English at UHM, and my whole life revolved around poetry. I had no...

Ngaio Simmons

Feb 8, 2022

Making Media That Matters

Like watching a Rube Goldberg machine

You know when you’re watching a Rube Goldberg machine and there’s that feeling throughout the process that everything is following a neat...

Ngaio Simmons

Feb 2, 2022

Making Media That Matters

Energy, drive, and a steady pace

It’s refreshing to be back in person and around the excited, productive, and creative energy that HWF programs always bring. While it...

Ngaio Simmons

Jan 26, 2022

Making Media That Matters

Persistence

The phrase ‘time flies’ seems apt for this moment. It feels like only a few months ago we had our Reel Camps going at full speed ahead in...

Coming Full Circle: Reflecting on the Premiere of Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i Season 3

Emily Cristobal

Dec 6, 2021

Reel Wāhine of Hawaiʻi

Coming Full Circle: Reflecting on the Premiere of Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i Season 3

While the pandemic has taken a lot away from us, the one thing that it didn’t is creativity. This was one of the many thoughts that were...

Registration to Youth Filmmaking Programs now open!

HWF Staff

Nov 2, 2021

Youth Filmmaking Program

Registration to Youth Filmmaking Programs now open!

We are excited to announce that registration to our programs is now open. We are launching new programs, such as the Youth Video Lab led...

World Premiere of Reel Wāhine of Hawaiʻi Season 3, featuring Hawai‘i women filmmakers

Emily Cristobal

Oct 14, 2021

Reel Wāhine of Hawaiʻi

World Premiere of Reel Wāhine of Hawaiʻi Season 3, featuring Hawai‘i women filmmakers

Honolulu, HI — October 8, 2021 — Following an unprecedented year of production due to the pandemic, Hawai‘i Women in Filmmaking is...

End of Summer Reel Camps for Girls - A Reflection

Ngaio Simmons

Aug 5, 2021

Youth Filmmaking Program

End of Summer Reel Camps for Girls - A Reflection

The evenings are colder now. The past two months have felt like pure heat at all hours as if the sun and its rays follow us into the...

HWF Staff

Jul 23, 2021

Docu Club Hawaiʻi

Joining the DocuClub Ohana!

We are joining the DocuClub family with our partners International Documentary Association (IDA), Downtown Community Television Center...

We were always here - day 2 at the LGTBQIA+ camp

Ngaio Simmons

Jul 21, 2021

Youth Filmmaking Program

We were always here - day 2 at the LGTBQIA+ camp

Day two saw us opening once more with a gratitude hui. Bringing love and thanks to our ancestors, chosen and blood families, our...

Thanking the journeys we took and continue to take - LGTBQIA+ day 1

Ngaio Simmons

Jul 20, 2021

Reflections

Thanking the journeys we took and continue to take - LGTBQIA+ day 1

We decided to start off a little differently for day one. A few minutes after 1:00, we all gathered into a circle and gave thanks to the...

Human - final day @ The Future is Wāhine

Ngaio Simmons

Jul 18, 2021

Reflections

Human - final day @ The Future is Wāhine

Everyone from the school staff to the mentors, documentarian, and the participants had been buried deep in their respective work since...

Connections - EJ#2 end of camp reflection

Ngaio Simmons

Jul 7, 2021

Reflections

Connections - EJ#2 end of camp reflection

In the brainstorming for how to begin this reflection, the one thing I couldn’t seem to get out of my mind is the weather we experienced...

Nothing deters the artist - EJ#2 day five

Ngaio Simmons

Jul 6, 2021

Reflections

Nothing deters the artist - EJ#2 day five

In a strange turn of events, we find ourselves with wind AND rain in the second to last session. In this part of the program, it’s mostly...

Small & mighty team - EJ#2 day three and four

Ngaio Simmons

Jul 2, 2021

Reflections

Small & mighty team - EJ#2 day three and four

It’s full swing on day three. After a short coming together at the beginning of the session, we go straight into hands-on work again and...

Things are going swimmingly - EJ#2 day two

Ngaio Simmons

Jun 30, 2021

Reflections

Things are going swimmingly - EJ#2 day two

Day two had us starting off with a reflection on the Tree of Life exercise from the previous day. As we sat around the table,...

Bloom into art as resistance - EJ#2 day one

Ngaio Simmons

Jun 29, 2021

Reflections

Bloom into art as resistance - EJ#2 day one

The first day of the second Environmental Justice Reel Camp started off with the usual introductions and a bit of a switch-up in our...

Ngaio Simmons

Jun 28, 2021

Reflections

What Our Ancestors Want(ed)

The contrast between the cool and calm air of Ka Waiwai versus the busy, non-stop, hot summer rush of Moiliili outside has been...

Time management, steady workflow, and relation-building at its finest - Day #5

Ngaio Simmons

Jun 26, 2021

Reflections

Time management, steady workflow, and relation-building at its finest - Day #5

It was quiet in the space on Friday. Probably the quietest it’s been since we started the camp. The fifth session was dedicated to...

Keep moving forward into the good life - day#4

Ngaio Simmons

Jun 25, 2021

Reflections

Keep moving forward into the good life - day#4

We opened the fourth session with more thoughts on self-care before launching straight into continued production and the in-person team...

Self-care. Day #3 at the Reproductive Justice Reel Camp for Girls

Ngaio Simmons

Jun 24, 2021

Reflections

Self-care. Day #3 at the Reproductive Justice Reel Camp for Girls

Session three opened with an important conversation about the meaning of self-care. Everyone shared what they had done as a form of...

Day #2 @ the Reproductive Justice Reel Camp for Girls

Ngaio Simmons

Jun 24, 2021

Reflections

Day #2 @ the Reproductive Justice Reel Camp for Girls

We started session two off with a review of the photos the participants and mentors took of themselves the day before where they were...

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