The deadline for our Shorts Fund is March 21 by 5 PM HST.

The Shorts Fund provides funding for fiction and nonfiction projects that are engaging and artistically innovative on subject matters that cover issues important to indigenous Pacific Islanders.

Selected projects receive up to $25,000 in funding.

For more information on the application process, types of projects we’re looking for and how to apply, click below!

Pacific Pulse Season 4 is underway! The first two episodes are available on our YouTube channel, and a new episode will debut each week through April 14. 

The first six episodes are part of Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i, a film series that redresses gender inequity in the film industry by documenting the real-life stories of Hawai‘i women filmmakers through a female gaze. Filmed by all-women crews, these short portraits reveal untold stories of local activists and artists who preserve Hawai‘i history and culture through film. 

Episodes include:
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu (composer, educator, activist and director):  available now
Kimberlee Bassford (documentary filmmaker):  available now
Joy Stannard-Chong (producer, director and editor):  March 24, 2022
Zoë Eisenberg (writer, producer and director):  March 31, 2022
Meleanna Aluli Myer (filmmaker, educator and visual artist):  April 7, 2022
Joan Lander (documentary filmmaker):  April 14, 2022

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