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Pacific Heartbeat
Running the gamut from enlightening documentaries to musical showcases, the anthology series PACIFIC HEARTBEAT draws viewers into the heart, mind and soul of Pacific Island culture. Episodes: "Na Mele: Jerry Santos", "Splinters", "Road to the Globe" and "Na Loea: The Masters."
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Pacific Heartbeat
Pacific Heartbeat
Cyril Pahinui: Let's Play Music - In Memoriam
Master slack key musician Cyril Pahinui jams with some of the most revered and talented musicians in Hawai‘i in intimate kanikapila-style backyard performances.
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Pacific Heartbeat
Pacific Heartbeat
Corridor Four
Isaac Ho'opi'i saved numerous people from the Pentagon during the September 11 terrorist attacks. This documentary illustrates Isaac's story in the aftermath of 9/11.
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Pacific Heartbeat
Pacific Heartbeat
Te Kuhane O Te Tupuna (The Spirit of the Ancestors)
This documentary film is a journey from Easter Island to London, in search of the lost Moai Hoa Haka Nanaia, a statue of significant cultural importance.
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Pacific Heartbeat
Pacific Heartbeat
Leitis In Waiting
"Leitis in Waiting" tells the story of Tonga's evolving approach to gender fluidity through a character-driven portrait of the most prominent leiti (transgender) in the Kingdom, Joey Mataele.
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Pacific Heartbeat
Prison Songs
The people imprisoned in a Darwin jail are shown in a unique and completely new light in Australia's first ever documentary musical.
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