Kumu Hina
First screened in October 2014
Directors: Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson. Documentary about . Screenplay: Leo Anderson Akana, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson.

Twitter Capsule: Moving documentary about Hawai'ian transgender māhū maintaining a culture and a marriage. Impressively multi-sided views.

VOR:   In formal terms, I wouldn't call this a groundbreaking documentary, but aside from its rare insight into Pacific legacies of transgender, it's a sharp film on cultural conflict, generational divides.



Photo © 2014 QWaves/ITVS/Pacific Islanders in Communications

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B


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