A TALE OF TWO SISTERS
Inspired by the mo'olelo of Hi'iakaikapoliopele, "A Tale of Two Sisters" blends narrative and movement based storytelling to tell the tale of two sisters overcoming tension in their relationship.
writer/director/producer/editor Angelique Kalani Axelrode
choreographer/producer Brigitte Leilani Axelrode
cinematographer Gianna Cullen
composer Steph Barker and Blaze Foreman
Premiere at the Hawai’i International Film Festival 2022
Available on Hawaiian Airlines from August-October 2023
"Spirit of Festival" Award at Third Coast Dance Film Festival 2023
“ʻEhā: Na Wāhine Kanaka in Hawaiʻi Cinema” Program at the Asian Film Archives 2023
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Official Selection 2023
NAISA: Native American Indigenous Scholars Association Conference 2023
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival Best Hawaiian Short Film 2023
Bronx World Film Festival 2024
CSULB Panel: Pasifika Visions in LA: Trans-Pacific Feminisms and Narrative Shorts 2024
Hawai'i State Legislature Art at the Capitol Event 2024
Festival of the Pacific Screening Series 2024