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...
by Steve | Apr 4, 2024 | News
The world premiere of “Shaka, A Story of Aloha” will be featured in this year’s VC Film Fest! #VCFilmFest will take place May 01-10, 2024 in Los Angeles, our screening set for Thursday 5/2/24 at he Japanese American Museum in Los Angeles. Come hang with us...
by Steve | Sep 10, 2023 | Backstory, News
Schools, companies, organizations and other groups are invited to present free FOCUS GROUP TEST SCREENINGS of “Shaka, A Story of Aloha” through the end of calendar 2023. Focus Group Tests are “Rough Cut” screenings done to gain insights to drive the final edit of a...