by Steve | Jan 7, 2025 | News
HONOLULU (January 7, 2025) — “Shaka, A Story of Aloha” is an official selection of Barcelona Indie Awards, 2025. The festival runs February, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. This year, 3731 submissions were received, of which 170 were selected to the festival. Says...
by Steve | Dec 19, 2024 | News
HONOLULU (Dec. 19, 2024) — “Shaka, A Story of Aloha” is an official selection of Tokyo International Shorts Film Festival (TISFF) 2025. The festival runs February, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Says producer/writer Steve Sue, “Weʻre really excited to be selected to this...
by Steve | Dec 6, 2024 | News
HONOLULU (Dec. 6, 2024) — “Shaka, A Story of Aloha” is an official selection to the Utah International Film Festival (UIFF), 2025. The 15th annual UIFF runs January 6-10, 2025 in Provo, Utah. Says producer/writer Steve Sue, “Weʻre really excited to...
by Steve | Nov 15, 2024 | News, Uncategorized
HONOLULU (Nov. 15, 2024) — “Shaka, A Story of Aloha” was awarded the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Documentary at the Hawai’i International Film Festival (HIFF). The award, one of the most coveted awards at the festival, was determined by popular...
by Steve | Sep 10, 2024 | Backstory, Media, News, Press, Press Releases
HONOLULU (Sept. 6, 2024) — The feature-length documentary Shaka, A Story of Aloha, which delves into the origins, meanings, and mysteries of the iconic Shaka gesture, is set to make its Hawai‘i debut in October 2024. The film has been selected as an official entry for...
by Steve | Apr 4, 2024 | Factoids, News, Press Releases
HONOLULU, HI (April 4, 2024) – A documentary filmmaker, tech journalist, and a renowned digital designer submitted a proposal this week to the Unicode Consortium to create a new emoji representing the iconic “shaka” hand gesture. The shaka—featuring...
