An uplifting film tells the story of how George Jarrett Helm Jr became a leading voice in a movement for environmental and Indigenous rights in Hawaii
Humans
1 December 2021
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Courtesy of CCFF 2021/Hawaiian Soul
Film
‘Āina Paikai
WHAT IS the best way to carry out activism? How should we communicate bad news in ways that stir into action those who, not unreasonably, just want to get on with their lives?
Hawaiian Soul, a 20-minute short film directed by Hawaiian film-maker ‘Āina Paikai, asks those questions through the dramatised experiences of one man: the Hawaiian falsetto singer and musician George Jarrett Helm Jr.
Born in 1950, Helm was a guitarist and singer with …
Source: Humans - newscientist.com
