REEL WĀHINE OF HAWAI‘I 4 World premiere of six new films featuring Hawai‘i women filmmakers
Hawai‘i Women in Filmmaking presents REEL WĀHINE OF HAWAI‘I 4 World premiere of six new films featuring Hawai‘i women filmmakers October...
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HWF Staff
- Jun 6
Local TV Show Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i Wins Emmy® Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2023 San Francisco, CA — June 4, 2023 — A local television show about Hawai‘i filmmakers reached a new...
HWF Staff
- May 5
Reel Wāhine of Hawaiʻi EMMY® Awards Nominee
We are delighted to share that REEL WĀHINE OF HAWAIʻI has been nominated for the 52nd Annual Northern California Area EMMY® AWARDS! In a...
HWF Staff
- Mar 2
WOMEN'S HERSTORY MONTH
join us at the HoMA Doris Duke Theatre for the screenings of films that celebrate Women's Herstory Month! To get your tickets go to:...
HWF Staff
- Nov 10, 2022
LAUNCH OF THE 1ST ANNUAL HAWAIʻI YOUTH SOCIAL JUSTICE VIRTUAL FILM FEST
(Honolulu, HI) November 2, 2022 - HAWAIʻI WOMEN IN FILMMAKING announced the launch of the 1st annual Hawaiʻi Youth Social Justice Virtual...
HWF Staff
- Oct 17, 2022
FILMS BY WĀHINE @HIFF42
Our guide to what to watch at HIFF42! We Hope to see you at our annual and this year back in person WĀHINE IN FILM MIXER on Nov 5, 2022...
HWF Staff
- Jul 16, 2022
2nd Annual Wāhine in Film Lab launched!
Congratulations to the 2022 Wāhine in Film Lab fellows and mentors. Get to know the new cohort!
HWF Staff
- May 28, 2022
HWF to Receive Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
[Honolulu, HI] - Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment...
Ngaio Simmons
- Mar 9, 2022
What people are capable of when given the tools to say whatever they want & in the way they need to.
The staff and the participants have been working hard over the past several weeks to ensure their messages, experiences, and voices are...
Ngaio Simmons
- Mar 2, 2022
Te Pō
As the teams edit and wrap up their films, I am feeling into the world’s energy as of late. I’ve been seeing a quote circulate throughout...
Ngaio Simmons
- Feb 22, 2022
Creative Placemaking
One of the most fascinating things to me about artists is that we all go to some place when we’re creating. I don’t mean a literal place...
Ngaio Simmons
- Feb 17, 2022
Focus, drive, and commitment to a vision
I remember my first MMTM program. I was 21, pursuing my bachelors in English at UHM, and my whole life revolved around poetry. I had no...
Ngaio Simmons
- Feb 8, 2022
Like watching a Rube Goldberg machine
You know when you’re watching a Rube Goldberg machine and there’s that feeling throughout the process that everything is following a neat...
Ngaio Simmons
- Feb 2, 2022
Energy, drive, and a steady pace
It’s refreshing to be back in person and around the excited, productive, and creative energy that HWF programs always bring. While it...
Ngaio Simmons
- Jan 26, 2022
Persistence
The phrase ‘time flies’ seems apt for this moment. It feels like only a few months ago we had our Reel Camps going at full speed ahead in...
Emily Cristobal
- Dec 6, 2021
Coming Full Circle: Reflecting on the Premiere of Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i Season 3
While the pandemic has taken a lot away from us, the one thing that it didn’t is creativity. This was one of the many thoughts that were...
HWF Staff
- Nov 2, 2021
Registration to Youth Filmmaking Programs now open!
We are excited to announce that registration to our programs is now open. We are launching new programs, such as the Youth Video Lab led...
Emily Cristobal
- Oct 14, 2021
World Premiere of Reel Wāhine of Hawaiʻi Season 3, featuring Hawai‘i women filmmakers
Honolulu, HI — October 8, 2021 — Following an unprecedented year of production due to the pandemic, Hawai‘i Women in Filmmaking is...
Ngaio Simmons
- Aug 5, 2021
End of Summer Reel Camps for Girls - A Reflection
The evenings are colder now. The past two months have felt like pure heat at all hours as if the sun and its rays follow us into the...
HWF Staff
- Jul 23, 2021
Joining the DocuClub Ohana!
We are joining the DocuClub family with our partners International Documentary Association (IDA), Downtown Community Television Center...
Ngaio Simmons
- Jul 21, 2021
We were always here - day 2 at the LGTBQIA+ camp
Day two saw us opening once more with a gratitude hui. Bringing love and thanks to our ancestors, chosen and blood families, our...
Ngaio Simmons
- Jul 20, 2021
Thanking the journeys we took and continue to take - LGTBQIA+ day 1
We decided to start off a little differently for day one. A few minutes after 1:00, we all gathered into a circle and gave thanks to the...
Ngaio Simmons
- Jul 18, 2021
Human - final day @ The Future is Wāhine
Everyone from the school staff to the mentors, documentarian, and the participants had been buried deep in their respective work since...
Ngaio Simmons
- Jul 7, 2021
Connections - EJ#2 end of camp reflection
In the brainstorming for how to begin this reflection, the one thing I couldn’t seem to get out of my mind is the weather we experienced...
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