REVERSE's Bradley Tangonan's Short Doc "Kaholoʻaʻā" Featured in "The Atlantic Selects"
Upon discovering his lineage to the Hawaiian goddess Pele, Keoni Kaholoʻaʻā sets out on a path to fulfill his kuleana, or responsibility, as a native Hawaiian and as a park ranger at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Client: Hawaii Tourism USA
Agency: MVNP
park ranger KEONI KAHOLOʻAʻĀ
director BRADLEY TANGONAN
dop JEREMY SNELL
creative director VINCE SOLIVEN
copywriter ERIC SHEARER
ep DARRIN KANESHIRO
producer ASHLEY SMITH
agency producer JENNI KATINSZKY
1st ac QUINTON RODRIGUEZ
dit MAT MEDEIROS
gaffer MICHAEL OGASAWARA
sound recordist PRAHLAD STRICKLAND
pa LOUIS RODRIGUEZ
editor NICK STONE
colorist AYUMI ASHLEY / NTROPIC
music JORDAIN WALLACE
aerial/lava SALT + AIR & NELLA MEDIA GROUP
produced by HAWAIʻI VISITORS AND CONVENTION BUREAU & MVNP
special thanks JESSICA FERRACANE & HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
Upon discovering his lineage to the Hawaiian goddess Pele, Keoni Kaholoʻaʻā sets out on a path to fulfill his "kuleana," or responsibility, as a native Hawaiʻian and as a park ranger at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
The doc was also a Vimeo Staff Pick earlier in the month.