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About The Company FilmWorks Pacific is a Hawaii-based firm that maintains production support in Los Angeles, New York, and Asia. We develop, produce and package film, television programming, commercials, music and books for domestic and international distribution. FilmWorks recently completed a major project, Pacific Network, an Internet television network of nine channels of news and original programming, vintage television, sports, educational and health programs and more. (www.pacificnetwork.tv) Our mantra: Imagine a Perfect World. P.O. Box 61281 Honolulu, HI 96839-1281 808-599-6403 Studio 808-537-9272 Fax Email: studio@filmworkspacific.com |
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Projects National screening of The Hawaiians - Reflecting Spirit which premiered at the Smithsonian Institution’s recent much awaited opening of The National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. The Hawaiians Reflecting Spirit is dedicated to enlightening viewers with an understanding of the concepts and beliefs that form native Hawaiian cultural values. On camera segments include appearances by renowned kumu hula and musical artist, Kealii Reichel; celestial navigator, Nainoa Thompson; and other contemporary native Hawaiians including experts in the ancient art of salt making, traditional healing arts and farming. ICE: Hawaii's Crystal Meth Epidemic, the feature documentary film simulcast in 2003 on eleven television stations throughout the state of Hawaii. One year later, in fall of 2004, its sequel, Life or Meth simulcast across the state on all major network affiliates. Both films continue to garner national interest, screened by law enforcement, treatment providers, schools, health organizations, and families. Earlier films include Papakolea -
Story of Hawaiian Land, which received the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting Silver Award for Independent Programming, the 1995 National Educational Media Network Silver
Apple, and International CINE Golden Eagle. Paniolo O Hawaii - Cowboys
of the Far West, currently broadcasts across the country on PBS, having
completed its 80 country television broadcast on National Geographic Channels
Worldwide. The film received the 1998 Chicago International Film & Video
INTERCOM Festival Silver Plaque (Directing, Documentary Film Category) and
the Merit Award (Documentary Film Category) for Writing. Public Radio International
broadcast a one-hour special, co-produced with WGBH & Warner Reprise Records
incorporating excerpts from the film. The companion CD, "Na Mele
O Paniolo" (Songs of the Hawaiian Cowboy) is a rare collection
of Hawaiian cowboy music including tracks by western music artists. Other projects
include companion books and music CDs such as The 14th Dalai Lama
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Awards 2004 • Ten Who Made A Difference 2003 • Pacific Business news (Non-Profit) Leadership Award 2003 • Honolulu City Council Award for Outstanding Community Service 2002 • Best Editing (Documentary Film category), New York International Independent Film & Video Festival 2002 • Best Cinematography (Documentary Film category), New York International Independent Film & Video Festival (DP / Jiri Dvorsky andKen Libby) 2001 • Chicago International Film & Video INTERCOM Gold Plaque 2001 • Kahili (Literary Arts) Award 2001• Kahili Best of Show Award 2001• Kahili Award for Media Broadcasting 1998 • Silver Plaque, Directing (Documentary Film Category) Chicago 1998 • International Film & Video INTERCOM 1998 Individual Achievement Award, Writing; Chicago International Film & Video INTERCOM 1996 • Council of Foundations viewing selection 1995 • National Educational Media Network Silver Award 1994 • Silver Award, Indpendant Programming, Corporation for Public Broadcasting 1993 • CINE Golden Eagle Award (International award) 1993 • Merit Award, Arts & Humanities; Chicago International Film & Video INTERCOM Festival
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Edgy Lee - Writer/Director/Filmmaker EDGY is a fifth generation Hawaii-born artist & filmmaker. Her most recent film, "The Hawaiians - Reflecting Spirit", premiered at the national opening of the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC. In 2005, Edgy produced two films on methamphetamine simulcast commerical free, on all television stations in Hawaii in two historical unprecedented prime time events (2004,2005). These films continue to garner national attention and with co-producer (RecoveryWorks Inc.) FilmWorks Pacific produces programs on drug prevention and education, elder abuse and other social issues created specifically for various industries, youth, and ethnic groups. Her feature work has received numerous awards both international (CINE Golden Eagle) and national (New York International Independent Film & Video Festival; Corp. for Public Broadcasting, etc.). Veteran L.A. Times film credit Kevin Thomas wrote, "What Lee has done in irresistible fashion is a splendid example of the enduring power of the traditional documentary. The kind that brings alive an unfamiliar world in a straightforward manner that is as entertaining as it is informative." As a music producer, Edgy's work with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is a compilation of rare traditional Tibetan music performed by artists living in exile around the world. Other artists she has produced include Joe Higgs (The Godfather of Reggae). She has also composed music with jazz icon, Wayne Shorter. Classically trained in piano and violin, Edgy studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, modeled for the Nina Blanchard Agency and appeared in numerous television commercials, series & feature films including The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson; and as co-host of the children's series, "Bill Cosby's Picture Pages", before venturing into writing, producing, directing and editing creative non-fiction. She currently resides in Honolulu.
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