Cultural Translation & Filmmaking in the Pacific

Cultural Translation and Filmmaking in the Pacific
Lecture by Vilsoni Hereniko, Director of the Center for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawaii

Wednesday, November 4 at 4:15 p.m.
Hahn 101 (420 Harvard Ave., Hahn Bldg., Claremont)

Professor Vilsoni Hereniko will examine the challenges and opportunities inherent in translating minority cultures into feature films for international distribution. Recent features will be used as examples include, but are not limited to, the following: "Whale Rider", "Samoan Wedding,", "Naming Number 2", and "The Land Has Eyes."

Professor Hereniko is the Director of the Center for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawaii. Originally from Rotuma, Fiji, he is an award winning playwright, filmmaker, and teacher. He has written extensively about contemporary Pacific arts and cultures, through his books, scholarly articles, plays, and films. His feature film "The Land Has Eyes" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival (2004); it also screened at numerous international and indigenous film festivals around the world where it won several awards. He is now adapting a Pacific novel for his next feature.

Sponsored by PBI. Contact: (909) 607-8065


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Asian American Resource Center, Pomona College
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