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LADY SHAKA: SONIC SANDS

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A poetic film following internationally recognized multi-Indigenous DJ Lady Shaka as she transforms club spaces into sites of resistance, connection, and cultural reclamation. Through music, movement, and community, she celebrates Pacific identity and turns the dance floor into a living expression of resilience and belonging.

Credits

CastLady Shaka (Shakiah Perez), Henry Perez, Nimmy Garcha, Shaquille Wasasala (a.k.a Half Queen) V/O by: Half Queen, Mokotron (a.k.a Tiopira McDowell), Tanu Gago, Martyn Pepperall, Grace Iwashita -Taylor
DirectorUrsula Grace Williams
WriterUrsula Grace Williams
CinematographerTim Flower, Lula Cucchiara

Part of Pacific Showcase Shorts: Pacific Daughters

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Event Info

Run Time:
24 mins
Country:
New Zealand / Aotearoa, Samoa
Genre:
Experimental, Biography, Documentary
Language(s):
English, Maori, Samoan

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Location

Consolidated Theatres Kahala

Honolulu

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