The Film “Kinai ‘Eha (Extinguish Pain)” is a documentary short film that follows the transformative journey of Jaben, a young man who was incarcerated and has been working his way through the lingering effects of childhood trauma.

Follow a group of activists fighting to protect the coastline of Escambrón Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from overdevelopment.

Watch as a community of elders gathers in the Calle Loiza district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, for Friday night Karaoke, as the neighborhood around them rapidly transforms due to the forces of gentrification.

Follow Maekiaphan, a Taino woman from the U.S. Virgin Islands on her journey to reclaim her Taino heritage and to become the first woman Kasike (chief) of the Taino tribe.

Follow filmmaker Brian Muna as he seeks to reconnect with CHamoru, the language native to the people of Guam and elders in his family.

How did the waterways of Puʻuloa, the area now known as “Pearl Harbor” on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, transform from a lush and vibrant hub to a polluted industrial zone?

Examine the state of public schools in the U.S. Virgin Islands 7 years after back-to-back Category 5 Hurricanes made landfall.

Explore the debate around the unique legal status of American Samoa, a U.S. territory whose residents are not U.S. citizens, and as a result, retain Indigenous ownership over their land.

Homegrown: A Part Of/Apart From, comprises eight documentary short films made by emerging filmmakers living in the U.S. territories, Hawai'i, and their diasporic communities.

Follow two Native Hawaiians living in the Pacific Northwest as they reflect on how the concept of ‘Aloha’ sustains them amidst distance, loss, and longing for their homeland.