But you have to listen to the feedback, especially if the feedback is of that kind of nature.” He admits that as first-time filmmakers and within the first 24 hours of Deadline’s story being posted, “We probably weren’t prepared for that.” He also notes that comments on the story were the first indication that a misjudgment had been made, saying, “We’d started developing the project in October 2015, and by the time the article was released in May 2017, we’d spoken to agents and financiers and casting directors and what-have-you, and nothing had ever been flagged before that.”īut, he continues, “obviously there were some quite direct comments on your article and immediately we knew we needed to have a check and a conversation about this because you want to be sensitive to everybody’s opinions and you’re still trying to make the movie you want to make. We therefore broadened our search to find the most talented actor available to us who we believed could embody the character as strongly as possible as well as providing a broad audience reach.” Petrie, of 27 Ten Productions, explains that while casting they spoke “with various Hawaiian actors for the role of Ben and it’s an unfortunate reality that as a small movie there weren’t many Hawaiian actors available to us during our production dates who fitted the character. And those were all high-profile Hollywood studio movies with A-List names. The original casting turn seems pretty surprising, particularly after public outcries surrounding Emma Stone playing a character named Allison Ng in Cameron Crowe’s Aloha, Scarlett Johansson as Major in Ghost In The Shell and Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One in Doctor Strange. Chu Developing Second Thai Cave Rescue Film In An Effort To Avoid Whitewashing Learn more about Ni’ihau shells and traditional lei weaves by clicking though the boxes below.Jon M. We hope you will come to appreciate Ni’ihau shell jewelry as much as we do! The shells are sorted by type, size, and quality, only then to be pierced with a sharp awl – unfortunately breaking many in the process.Īrtisans create their own beautiful designs, yet follow tradition weaving patterns to craft culturally rich, wearable pieces of art. Far from the bustle of modern life, it may take makers a year or more to gather just the right combination for their complex designs. The tradition of sewing these shells into delicate jewelry of unsurpassed beauty has been passed down for generations on the island, continuing uninterrupted for hundreds of years.
A private island with a population of just under 200, mostly of pure Native Hawai’ian descent, Ni’ihau has no rivers running into the ocean, and the surrounding coral beds remain unspoiled and untouched by outside influences, allowing the tiny shells – pupu ‘o Ni’ihau – to develop their prized shine and delicacy.
Ni’ihau shell jewelry is one of the most Hawai’ian art forms represented in the Maui Hands galleries.
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