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OUR BIG GREAT TOTALLY AWESOME (AND PRACTICAL) ESCAPE

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A younger sibling sneaks their brother out of a burn unit in a California psychiatric ward, going on a journey that involves cigarettes, ice cream and video game worlds as they chase an impossible plan to rowboat home to Hawai‘i, drifting further into a dream neither can hold onto.

Credits

CastMaia Ann Puʻuwai Sanders, Taʻimua
DirectorKalani Axelrode
WriterKalani Axelrode
CinematographerAnna Tse

Part of Pacific Showcase Shorts: Between Worlds

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Event Info

Run Time:
14 mins
Country:
United States, Hawaiʻi (United States)
Genre:
Drama
Language(s):
English

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Location

Consolidated Theatres Kahala

Honolulu

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