Serial HIFF contributor Alika Maikau Tengan has made the Hawaiian film community proud, premiering his first feature film EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ, at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022. Beforehand, he's built a reputation as a talented filmmaker with films such as MOLOKA'I BOUND and MAUKA TO MAKAI, and - let's just say he's "bound" for even more great work in the future. Unapologetic fanboy Lee Ngo chats with him about his experiences thus far. 

Guest - Alika Maikau Tengan
Interviewer - Lee Ngo
Producer - Lee Ngo
Executive Producers - Anderson Le and Beckie Stocchetti

Special Thanks to:
AfterBruce
Halekulani
Sundance Film Festival
Pacific Islanders in Communication

Check out the Spotify list of songs included in the film by Holden Mandrial-Santos: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wMEPXsdPNNaHUfMeU0zhO?si=GQpMkp4vSSOoc8ukfyHvfQ&nd=1

Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF) is the premiere cinematic event in the Pacific and annually attracts more than 50,000 film enthusiasts from around the state, the nation and throughout the world. Heralded as “one of the Top 50 Film Festivals around the world,” according to Variety, HIFF is an Academy AwardsⓇ qualifying film festival that is mission driven to entertain, enlighten and inspire through the medium of film and creative content from around the world with a special focus on Hawai‘i made and Pacific Islander films and filmmaking. For more info, visit www.hiff.org.