Action, Climate Awareness, Activism

A Tatou Festival Program. Presented by Te Ao Mana. Co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU.

In partnership with the Tatou Festival, the A/P/A Institute at NYU hosts a special screening several poignant short films by Native filmmakers from the Pacific, followed by wala’au with the artists and their collaborators.

The program will feature artists Dakota Camacho (Etak and Mali’e’), Lanihuli Kanaka’ole (The Uluwehi Project), Leilehua Lanzilotti (the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky), Hāwane Rios (Standing Above the Clouds), and Sancia Miala Shiba Nash (Ho’oulu Hou).

Doors open at 6:00 p.m., and the program begins with an immersive experience featuring the work of Kanaka Maoli composer and Pulitzer Prize nominee Leilehua Lanzilotti. The screenings will begin at 6:30 p.m.

NYU campus access guidelines: This is an in-person event, open to the public. Registration is required.

Accessibility note: This venue has an elevator and is accessible for wheelchair users. There are single-stall, all gender restrooms, and a lactation room available. If you have any access needs, please email [email protected]

Image: Leilehua Lanzilotti, still from the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky, 2023. Single-channel video, 46 minutes. Directed by Leilehua Lanzilotti; music by Leilehua Lanzilotti; cinematography by Gahlord Dewald. Courtesy of the artist.

Host or Publisher A/P/A Institute at NYU