Te Puna Ora
As the climate crisis threatens Tahiti, an alliance of women embarks on a sacred journey to protect their island home.
- Filmmaker(s)
- Virginie Tetoofa
- Riham Ezzaldeen
- Kiran Jandu
- Category
- Full-Length Film
Season Thirteen
May 2026
PACIFIC HEARTBEAT, now in its 13th season, is an anthology series that provides viewers a glimpse of the real Pacific—its people, cultures, languages, music, and contemporary issues. The series features an array of films that will draw viewers into the heart and soul of Pacific Islander experiences.
Scheduled to premiere on PBS platforms August 2026.
A Paradise Lost
A PARADISE LOST is the strange and curious tale of a Hawaiian...
- Filmmaker(s)
- Laurie Sumiye
- Anne Misawa
- Nicole Tsien
- Category
- Full-Length Film
MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter
MĀHŪ documents an innovative theater production by Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne which aims to reclaim and celebrate the traditional place of honor and respect given to...
- Filmmaker(s)
- Lisette Marie Flanary
- Category
- Short Film
Standing Above the Clouds
Through the lens of mothers and daughters in three Native Hawaiian families, STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS explores intergenerational healing and the impacts of safeguarding...
- Filmmaker(s)
- Erin Lau
- Jalena Keane-Lee
- Amber Espinosa-Jones
- Category
- Full-Length Film
Pacific Mother
After fighting hard to achieve her dream birth, freediver Sachiko Fukumoto connects with other ocean-women around the Pacific who are facing tensions between conventional and...
- Filmmaker(s)
- Katherine McRae
- Migawa Ozawa
- Category
- Full-Length Film
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