Ulu Kupu
Ulu (ʻŌlelo Hawai'i): “to grow, increase, spread, to protect, to rise”; Kupu: “sprout, offspring, germinate” or a “spirit or supernatural being”. Through video that mixes parallel visual narratives, Ulu Kupu follows a “Labor Hula”, a performance of harvesting plants/materials from the 'āina (land): hala which is used for weaving; wauke, which is used to create kapa or tapa, a textile; and hau which is also used as a textile or decorative fiber. This dance with the materials of the land is further expanded through the performance of a dancer, wearing the materials on their body and dancing in a wahi pana (sacred place) as well as in a grove of hau trees.
Ulu Kupu
May 7, 2022
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Crew (10)
Directing
Tiare Ribeaux
Director
Jody Stillwater
Director
Writing
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Tiare Ribeaux
Sound Designer
Jody Stillwater
Sound Recordist
Art
Waikapu
Other
Camera
Jody Stillwater
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Lise Michelle Suguitan Childers
Wardrobe Designer
Ara Laylo
Wardrobe Designer
Crew
Vincent Bercasio
Second Unit Cinematographer
Editing
Tiare Ribeaux
Editor