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Narrative Short
IAKWE: Hello, Goodbye
- Country
- USA
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Category
- Narrative Short
- Director
- Nathan Fitch
Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM · Art Center Gallery
Screens as part of the Narrative Shorts #2 program. Reserving a seat reserves the whole program. Replay: Sun Nov 8 · 7:00 PM · Art Center Theater.
About the Film
Based upon real events, Iakwe: Hello, Goodbye is the story of Jacob Aija Aini Hawkes, a young traveling salesman who after being adopted at birth, meets his blood relatives for the first time by chance while knocking doors in Northwest Arkansas. The film explores the power and complexity of family bonds from a Pacific Islander/Marshallese perspective.
Credits
- Directed by Nathan Fitch
- Produced by Nathan Fitch and Lailaine Gadai
- Cinematography by Eric Scheicher
- Edited by Nicholas Stone and Danya Abt
- Written by Russell Sharman and Nathan Fitch
Behind the Scenes
