Standing Above the Clouds wins Golden Reel Award

Standing Above the Clouds was awarded the Golden Reel Award for Best Documentary Short at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival - a festival that holds a special place in all of our hearts! We are honored to share the virtual awards space with WAIKIKI and MOLOKA'I BOUND as well.

“STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS puts us on the frontlines with intergenerational women activists fighting to protect Hawaii’s sacred mountain Mauna Kea from a massive telescope development. This personal and moving project provides us an entry point to this community of mothers and daughters upholding a lineage of fighting for the land. We appreciate the directorial voice and gorgeous cinematography that went into creating this portrait of struggle and strength.”By Shorts Jury

Anytime we celebrate Mauna Kea, it is a recognition of every kiaʻi who has ever stood in Hawaiʻi or around the world to protect this sacred mountain. Together we keep rising like a mighty wave! E Hū e! Hū!