In the mountains of Kauai, a drug-addicted native Hawaiian woman, NANEA, lives with her troubled boyfriend, ELI inside an abandoned school bus. On the night of her mother’s funeral, she reaches breaking point and destroys Eli’s possessions sending him into a bitter rage. Nanae flees into the surrounding forest escaping into midnight. Now on the run, Nanea suffers from drug withdrawals and encounters a mythical creature named YAHDELLA who sends her on a soul-searching journey. Territorial anger sweeps through the valley sending Eli over the edge and on the hunt for blood. Deep in the forest, Nanea hears the voices of her ancestors, they guide her to an ancient waterfall where her journey of self-discovery takes on an entirely new transformation.
KA PŌ
Directed by Etienne Aurelius
(Tumanang, Hawai’i, Aotearoa)
In the mountains of Kauai, a drug-addicted native Hawaiian woman, NANEA, lives with her troubled boyfriend, ELI inside an abandoned school bus. On the night of her mother’s funeral, she reaches breaking point and destroys Eli’s possessions sending him into a bitter rage. Nanae flees into the surrounding forest escaping into midnight. Now on the run, Nanea suffers from drug withdrawals and encounters a mythical creature named YAHDELLA who sends her on a soul-searching journey. Territorial anger sweeps through the valley sending Eli over the edge and on the hunt for blood. Deep in the forest, Nanea hears the voices of her ancestors, they guide her to an ancient waterfall where her journey of self-discovery takes on an entirely new transformation.
(For mature audiences only)
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