This film is currently running the festival circuit. Unfortunately, this means you are unable to view the film. Sorry!
Kala
Directed by Matt Yamashita
Produced by Mikiala Pescaia
At the request of their dying father, two estranged brothers reluctantly set out to catch a kala fish with a Hawaiian throw-net, allowing them to express long-held feelings in an attempt to heal the deep hurt that drug addiction has brought to their family.
“KALA grounds itself with poignant flashbacks and beautiful establishing shots of the islands’ natural beauty, emphasizing the invisible ties that bind us to the ‘aina and each other.”
— Hawaiian International Film Festival Jury
“The film sifts up a deeper and active meaning of the word kala as forgiveness, to loosen or release.”
— Wendy Osher, Maui Now
“offers a poignant look at addiction, recovery and family relationships”
— Catherine Cluett Pactol, Hawaiian Public Radio.