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Nov 1, 2023 · "Kala" is a 20-minute film written and directed by Molokaʻi filmmaker Matt Yamashita. It offers a poignant look at addiction, recovery and family relationships — all created by cast and crew from the island. “At its core is the theme of forgiveness or healing through forgiveness,” Yamashita said.
About. Emmy Award winning freelance filmmaker from the Hawaiian island of Molokai. BFA in Film Production from Chapman University. Professional filmmaker since 2001. Offering a full range of...
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Matt Yamashita. Molokai, Hawaii. molokaimatt@gmail.com. Matt Yamashita is an Emmy Award winning filmmaker born and raised on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. After receiving a BFA in Film Production from Chapman University, Matt returned to Molokai to become the island’s first professional filmmaker.
Oct 25, 2023 · Writer and co-director Matt Yamashita said the inspiration for the film comes through personal life experience as well as through his nonprofit volunteer work as a board member for the Molokaʻi...
Nov 8, 2023 · Photo courtesy of Matt Yamashita. The Molokai cast and crew behind a new short film hope its poignant messages will open up community dialogue about addiction, recovery and family relationships. “Kala,” a 20-minute narrative scripted film, is written and directed by Molokai filmmaker Matt Yamashita.
2021. Share. The pandemic puts a filmmaker’s (Matt Yamashita) thriving film career on hold, so he focuses his camera on his community and himself to document the unique impacts of the pandemic on a remote Hawaiian Island. When food and money starts running out, Matt turns to his skill as a fisherman to feed his family.
Kala is a 20-minute film produced by Matt Yamashita and Mikiala Pescaia. The film is written and directed by Yamashita, an Emmy Award-winning Molokai filmmaker and fisherman. Pescaia, a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner and storyteller, also serves as 1st AD and production designer.
