The HWF Blog

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Mahi Tuarua

The participants are deep in their work. Editing, refining, sharpening up whatever is left to do on their films. Sitting in on these...

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Care

This past week was spent thinking about representation, specifically the ways in which our Asian relatives are represented in various...