OUT OF STATE
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY I OUT OF STATE is the story of outcasts, of native Hawaiian prisoners shipped 3,000 miles across the ocean to a for-profit prison in the desert of Arizona. In this unlikely setting, these men discover their fierce indigenous dances, inspiring two students to fight to turn their lives around upon release.
WE ARE STILL HERE
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY I A personal journey into a remote Native Alaskan village and its people, whose stories of struggle and resilience show a community fighting for its future.
11/8/16
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY I 11/8/16 features the work of 16 filmmakers as they each followed a potential voter during the turbulent 2016 U.S. presidential elections.
9 AT 38
DOCUMENTARY SHORT I Hyungjoon Won, a Juilliard-trained violinist, is closer than ever to realizing his pursuit of the last seven years: a joint concert by North and South Korea. Due to prohibitions in cross-border movement, musicians from the two sides would straddle the 38th Parallel, the most militarized border in the world.
THE LAST TAXI DANCE
NARRATIVE SHORT I In a ballroom called Paradise, in the aftermath of World War II, a proud Hawaiian singer dances with a returned American soldier and debates the dignity of the American dream.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH US
DOCUMENTARY SHORT I Part of the Guardian's OUTSIDE IN AMERICA series on the homelessness crisis in the Western U.S., this short documentary film chronicles a unique encampment in Hawaii and its leader, Twinkle Borge. Released
TEETH
DOCUMENTARY SHORT I Hawaiian grandmother Angelica’s healing from sexual abuse as a child parallels the fixing of knocked out and rotten teeth. Aloha is replacing her pain and an ever-present fight to survive.
THE NINTH ISLAND
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY I THE NINTH ISLAND is a character driven documentary that probes gentrification and connection to home through the lens of an indigenous population struggling to survive in its ancestral homelands of Hawaii.
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DISRUPT THE STORYTELLING STATUS QUO
Meet Ciara
DIRECTHER + PROVOCATEUR
Ciara Lacy's interest lies in crafting films that use strong characters and investigative journalism to challenge the creative and political status quo. She has created content for film and television, managed independent features, as well as coordinated product placement and clearances for various platforms.
Her work has shown at festivals around the world as well as broadcast on networks including Netflix, PBS, ABC, and Al Jazeera. In the digital space, she has created content for notable outlets like the Guardian and the Atlantic Online.
Ciara is honored to be the inaugural Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellow as well as part of the inaugural class of NATIVe Fellows at the European Film Market. She has also benefited from fellowships with the Sundance Institute and Time Warner Foundation, Firelight Media's Documentary Lab, the Sundance Institute’s NativeLab,Tribeca All Access, the Princess Grace Foundation, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, and the Independent Film Project (IFP).
Ciara holds a BA in Psychology from Yale University and has given talks at academic institutions across the U.S. She continues to work on documentary content for broadcast and digital while also expanding her intimate style of filmmaking into the branded content and commercial spaces.
WRITER
Listen to that voice inside when the light bulb goes off!
DIRECTHER
Film making can be a restorative process for both the filmmaker and the subject.
PRODUCER
There’s no limit to what you can achieve using the resources – big and small – that you have right around you.
ACTIVIST
I don’t believe in waiting for somebody else to find our solutions. You have to find it yourself.
Get in touch.
Let's work together.
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