Aloha Soul Food
The Film:
Aloha Soul Food
Documentary Short, 2022
Synopsis: Merging personal memoir and photojournalism, Aloha Soul Food nostalgically explores decolonial foodways through the family life stories of six Pacific Island women. Set in Los Angeles, California, the documentary embodies an intergenerational love story to working class women deeply rooted in Hawaii while skillfully examining a century of how they navigated through the Chinese exclusion Acts, the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, 1960s school cafeterias, the United Public Workers Strike in 1979, and the Women’s Army Core. The film shows how generations can reclaim identity and historical spaces through recipes while reminding us of the deep ties that bind our families and communities together.
ALOHA SOUL FOOD TRAILER
FILM FESTIVALS & AWARDS
May 2023, Salt Lake City, Utah
Oct. 2023, Wairoa, New Zealand
June 2023, Mexico City, Mexico
April 2023, Los Angeles, CA
June 2023, Vancouver, Canada
Feb. 2023, Melbourne, Australia
Feb. 2023, Los Angeles, CA
January 2023, Dunedin, Florida
Dec 1, Los Angeles, CA
Best Documentary Short
Oct 27 – Nov 2, Largo, Maryland
Nov., 2022, Hollywood, CA
Oct., 2022, Orange County, CA
Oct. 2022, Silicon Valley, CA
Sept. 2022, Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Chicago
June 2022, Los Angeles, CA
Best Editing Short
May 2022, Sacramento, CA
April 2022, Hollywood, CA
Best Women Film
March 2022, Los Angeles, CA
IN THE MEDIA