Animated, Historical Short
Role: Writer, Director, Producer
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LOGLINE
A magical take on a true story, The Queen’s Flowers is an animated short adventure for kids that follows Emma, a Native Hawaiian girl in 1915 Honolulu, as she makes a special gift for the last monarch of Hawai`i, Queen Lili`uokalani.

CREDITS
• Writer, Director + Producer Ciara Leina`ala Lacy
•  Director of Animation Daniel Sousa
• Producers Concepcion Saucedo-Trejo, Ciara Leina`ala Lacy
•  Executive Producers Robert Nichols, Linda Nichols, Terry Leonard, Dean Hamer,
•  Sound Design Timothy Korn
• Music Jonathan Zalben

AWARDS
• 2024 Audience Award for Grand Prize Short Film and Audience Award, ages 8+ | New York International Childrenʻs Film Festival

UPCOMING FILM FESTIVALS
International Competition of Short Animations for Children at 64th Zlín Film Festival - International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2024, Czech Republic

PAST FILM FESTIVALS
New York International Childrenʻs Film Festival

PRESS
• IndieWire, NYICFF Jury Selects Short Films ‘Magic Candies’ and ‘Unibrow’ for Top Awards
• Variety, Princess Grace Foundation Announces 2023 Awardees and Scholarship Recipients (EXCLUSIVE)