Community Engagement and Education in Cultural Films and Animation
5/20 Panel Discussion
Moderator: Taylour Chang Director of the Doris Duke Theatre, curates and oversees the Honolulu Museum of Art's film and music program. Previously, she served as the Doris Duke Theatre Manager. She received her B.A. from Yale University in Film Studies and Theatre Studies with concentrations on World Cinema and Sound Design. As President of the Yale Film Society, she organized film screenings, lectures, and symposia with the Whitney Humanities Center. Taylour has also written and directed documentaries and short films.
Cultural Art and Media Presentations
5/21 Demonstrations & Presentations
Join us for a special "Live" interactive VR demo of the new Kilo Hoku game.
The team at LAVA UH Manoa prototyped a simulation in a virtual reality environment on the HTC Vive to attempt to aid in the learning and teaching of wayfinding. Users are able to sail the canoe, view stars and constellations, and use wayfinding techniques to navigate.
The team at LAVA UH Manoa prototyped a simulation in a virtual reality environment on the HTC Vive to attempt to aid in the learning and teaching of wayfinding. Users are able to sail the canoe, view stars and constellations, and use wayfinding techniques to navigate.
Intellectual Property and Culture in Films and Animation
5/23 Panel Discussion
Preserving Endangered Languages and Culture in Films and Animation
5/24 Panel Discussion
Moderator: Michael Q. Ceballos
Michael Q. Ceballos is a veteran of the animation and game industries, with over 20 years of experience under his belt. Among his many diverse projects, there are a few notable highlights. At Nickelodeon, he honed his skills on the cult hit, The Angry Beavers, as lead character designer and supervisor. He also worked with legendary film producer Robert Evans, who produced, The Godfather and Chinatown, on his animated biographic show for Comedy Central, Kid Notorious. In 2005, Mr. Ceballos relocated to Honolulu, Hawai‘i where he art directed and cowrote two RPG educational games titled Cosmos Chaos! for struggling 4th grade readers for the Nintendo DS system. He also created and produced the award winning E Hoʻomau! animated series of films and educational books. In 2011 his film Why Māui Snared the Sun won Best Animation at the first Guam International Film Festival.
In 2013, Mr. Ceballos formed Twiddle Productions Inc. in Honolulu , Hi. and directed and produced the Ola Na Iwi: Hāloa an animated short film telling the origins of the Hawaiian people and the companion children's storybook Ola Na Iwi: I am Hawai’i, and Ola Na Iwi: He Hawai’i Au. Most recently, Mr. Ceballos short film Maisa the Chamoru Girl who Saves Guåhan which was produced with with the Guam Department of Education won Best Short Film at the 2017 Pasifika Film Festival. He also produced a pilot titled Asockalypse! which follows the end of the world shenanigans of sock puppet survivors and a holiday coloring book for grownups titled How the Booze Fairy Saved Christmas.
Currently he has two projects in the works titled Sosse and the Daredevils of Sassoun, and Hotu Pacifica: Flight.
Michael Q. Ceballos is a veteran of the animation and game industries, with over 20 years of experience under his belt. Among his many diverse projects, there are a few notable highlights. At Nickelodeon, he honed his skills on the cult hit, The Angry Beavers, as lead character designer and supervisor. He also worked with legendary film producer Robert Evans, who produced, The Godfather and Chinatown, on his animated biographic show for Comedy Central, Kid Notorious. In 2005, Mr. Ceballos relocated to Honolulu, Hawai‘i where he art directed and cowrote two RPG educational games titled Cosmos Chaos! for struggling 4th grade readers for the Nintendo DS system. He also created and produced the award winning E Hoʻomau! animated series of films and educational books. In 2011 his film Why Māui Snared the Sun won Best Animation at the first Guam International Film Festival.
In 2013, Mr. Ceballos formed Twiddle Productions Inc. in Honolulu , Hi. and directed and produced the Ola Na Iwi: Hāloa an animated short film telling the origins of the Hawaiian people and the companion children's storybook Ola Na Iwi: I am Hawai’i, and Ola Na Iwi: He Hawai’i Au. Most recently, Mr. Ceballos short film Maisa the Chamoru Girl who Saves Guåhan which was produced with with the Guam Department of Education won Best Short Film at the 2017 Pasifika Film Festival. He also produced a pilot titled Asockalypse! which follows the end of the world shenanigans of sock puppet survivors and a holiday coloring book for grownups titled How the Booze Fairy Saved Christmas.
Currently he has two projects in the works titled Sosse and the Daredevils of Sassoun, and Hotu Pacifica: Flight.