MCBA "My Partner" Private Screening

726 South Kihei Road,Kihei HI 96753

19 May, 2023

Description

Join MCBA for a private screening of the film “My Partner” featuring a discussion and Q&A session with writer Lance D. Collins, and the award-winning director Keali’i Grace. The film focuses on the relationship between Edmar, a high-performing Filipino student, and Pili, a Native Hawaiian student-athlete, as they learn that navigating self-growth and teenage love in Hawaiʻi is as complicated as their understanding and love for Hawaiʻi and it’s ever-changing cultural landscape. The relationship between Edmar and Pili is a cinematic instance of the Boy Love genre, a transformative genre that originated in Japan. The genre has spread worldwide primarily through Asia and this is the first time it has been captured through modern moʻolelo, the art of Hawaiian storytelling. CLE credit is currently pending approval with the HSBA and may be available! Pupus and refreshments will also be served.