Our latest film, Holding Fast The Dream, is progressing nicely, with the end of principal photography well in sight.
The biggest challenge remains funding, though. Despite strong and continuing sentiment that this film is a much-needed project that will fill a gaping void in Hawai‘i history, we remain well short of the amount required to complete [...]
Thanks to the kindness of a benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous, A Most Unlikely Hero will not be collecting dust on the shelf of history’s forgotten documentary films.
This very generous donation has enabled us to renew licenses for materials used in the film, including key segments from 60 Minutes and Good Morning America. [...]
Still as relevant today as when it premiered in 2003, A Most Unlikely Hero will be shown in Chicago on Friday, November 16. The screening will be at the DePaul University museum (Kelly Hall), 2350 North Kenmore, at 6:00pm. The film’s central character, Capt. Bruce Yamashita, will join Steve to introduce the film and lead [...]
The controversy over “Dog, the Bounty Hunter” and his racist remarks provides an appropriate hook for a broader conversation about race and racism in the multi-ethnic society that is Hawai‘i.
That’s of course a major theme in Holding Fast The Dream, now in production (and for which support is still critically needed). We firmly believe that [...]