Standing Above the Clouds

POV Shorts
  • Short Film
  • 2021
  • 15 Mins

Native Hawaiian mother-daughter activists stand to protect their sacred mountain Mauna Kea from the building of the world’s largest telescope.

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Standing Above the Clouds

  • Short Film
  • 2021

Short Film

Native Hawaiian mother-daughter activists stand to protect their sacred mountain Mauna Kea from the building of the world’s largest telescope.

Film Credits

  • Jalena Keane-Lee Director
  • Amber Espinosa-Jones Producer

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