HONOLULU
Short Film, 2023
Winner of the Tribeca Films x Chanel Through Her Lens Female Filmmaking Grant, 2021
Flaming lobsters and menstruation woes plague 12-year-old Yuki’s doomed Hawai'ian beach vacation. As tensions boil over, she, her aloof father, and her elegant grandmother battle bright red sunburns and the seemingly mundane family scuffles that manage to leave behind the deepest scars.
FESTIVALS
Aspen ShortsFest
BlackStar Film Festival
Palm Springs ShortsFest
CAST
Honori Shinozaki
Tatsuya Nishizaki
Junko Eguchi
CREW
Writer/Director: Maya Tanaka
Producers: Shuchi Talati, Darrin Kaneshiro, Maya Tanaka
Cinematography: Jih-E Peng
Costume Design: Corey Mansfield
Editor: Kent Bassett
Composition + Sound Design: Mark Van Hare
Color: Jenny Montgomery, Company3
VFX Supervisor: THIRD PARTY
VFX: John Huffnagle
Casting: Akemi Bischoff
Poster Design: Geoff Kim
Made with support from VOX Creative, NYFA, Rooftop Films x DCTV
Fiscal Sponsorship NYWIFT