Lisette Marie Flanary, Lehua Films LLC
Brooklyn, NY
With more people dancing hula in Japan than on the Hawaiian Islands, what motivates these Japanese students and teachers? This film examines how hula is being translated in a Japanese context and how tourism and economics have fueled this cultural phenomenon.
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