The HWF Blog

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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