Pacifika
April 30 - May 18, 2007

Daily at 1 pm, 3 pm and on Thursdays at 5:30 pm. All screenings are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis, in The Screening Room, 2nd Floor @ State St. Corridor. George Gustav Heye Center, One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004.

• Ka Haka Rongo/To Listen
  
• Tama Tu
  
• Dot's Death

Children's Films From the Pacific
April 30 - May 20, 2007

Daily at 10:30 am and 11:45 am and on May 19 and 20 at 1 pm and 3 pm. The Screening Room, State Street Corridor, Second Floor, George Gustav Heye Center, One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004.

• Rolling Down Like Pele
  
• Hawaikii

Pacifika Showcase

New and recent works from Hawai'i and the Pacific presented by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and the Hawai'i Cultural Foundation. For a PDF of this information, enter here.

All screening are at the George Gustav Heye Center. For directions, enter here. Reservations are
recommended: 212-514-3737 or enter here.

• Thursday, May 10, 2007,
  6 pm - 8 pm, Auditorium
  Naming Number Two - Guest appearance by Ruby Dee.

• Saturday, May 12, 2007
  1 pm - 4:45 pm, Diker Pavilion
  Introductions: Janu Cassidy, founding director of Pacifika: New York Hawaiian Film Festival
  1 - 2 pm - Rolling Down Like Pele, Ka Haka Rongo/To Listen, Kamea, Gravity, and Tama Tu
  2:10 - 3:30 pm - Matta Saina-Ta As Hurao/The Return of the Elder Hurao and Polynesian Power: Islanders in Pro Football - Discussion follows with director Jeremy Spear. Polynesian Power is being screened courtesy of ESPN Original Entertainment.
  3:30 - 4:45 pm - Hawaikii and Mauna Kea - Temple Under Siege

Pacifika Showcase is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and from New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support has been provided by the Consulate General of New Zealand, the New Zealand Film Commission, and Cyan Pictures.

Image credit: Tama Tu; Dot's Death; Hawaikii; Naming Number Two - courtesy of The New Zealand Film Commission; Ka Haka Rongo/To Listen; Mauna Kea - Temple Under Siege