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Ciara Leina`ala Lacy is a writer-director whose Native Hawaiian identity drives the intimacy and authenticity in her work. Her films have shown at Sundance and Berlinale as well as on platforms including Netflix, PBS, ABC, Al Jazeera, and the Criterion Collection.
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Feature Documentary Role: Producer Distribution: 2022,...
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• Co-Directors Ciara Leina`ala Lacy & Alex Rzyan •...
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Ciara Leina`ala Lacy is an Emmy nominated filmmaker whose...
- THIS IS THE WAY WE RISE
This is the Way We Rise is an exploration into the creative...
- WE ARE STILL HERE
Feature Documentary Role: Director + Producer Distribution:...
- CONNECTION
is that black enough for you?!? this is the way we rise out...
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Native Hawaiian filmmaker Ciara Lacy has had her work aired on PBS, ABC, TLC, Discovery, Bravo and A&E, and was an inaugural Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellow for Indigenous Artists.
Ciara is a native Hawaiian filmmaker whose interest lies in crafting films that use strong characters and investigative journalism to challenge the creative and political status quo.
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- Captive Audience LLC
- Kamehameha Schools
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
Aug 10, 2022 · Kanaka Maoli filmmaker Ciara Lacy describes her heritage and growing up Chinese-Hawai’ian. She talks about the difficulty of stepping away from connectivity and, ultimately, the need to focus...
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Ciara Lacy is driven by her commitment to social justice, representation, and the dynamic resilience of Native Hawaiian culture, centering strong characters and investigative journalism to challenge the creative and political status quo.
Ciara Lacy, a Firelight Media Documentary Lab alum, is a Native Hawaiian filmmaker whose interest lies in crafting films that use strong characters and investigative journalism to challenge the creative and political status quo.
