40 years sailing and anthropological work supporting the efforts of communities who practice ancient voyaging knowledge...including south-central New Ireland Province, PNG, Antarctic winter over frozen in sea-ice in small sailing vessel, Siberian Yupik sea hunters and Chukchi reindeer herders both sides of Bering Straits, and director of Vaka Taumako Project of Pacific Traditions Society 1993 - present.
Filmography
Writer (2 Credits)
We, the Voyagers: Our Moana2020
Documentary, Feature
We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka2020
Documentary, Feature
Director (1 Credit)
We, the Voyagers: Our Moana2020
Documentary, Feature
33 Awards & Selections
selection We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
19th Annual International Ocean Film Festival San Francisco
2022
Official selection We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
Mosaic Film Festival of Arts and Culture Halifax
2021
currently a finalist for Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
Guam International Film Festival online and Hagatna
2021
Best Feature Film. Best Director. We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
Culture and Diversity Film Festival Hollywood
2021
3rd Best Documentary and Best Poster We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
Rome International Film Awards Rome
2021
big audience! We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
PBS Hawai`i screenings and interview pan-Hawaiian Islands
2021
Audience Favorite Award and Special Recognition of Animation and Special Effects Award We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
The Archaeology Channel Film Festival Eugene
2021
in consideration. Nov 16 - 21 screenings. We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
Festival Cine Arqueologico Bidasoa FICAB Irum
2021
Best Documentary Feature Film We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
Paris Independent Film Festival Paris
2021
OCEANIA Best Feature Film We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
Quetzalcoatl Indigenous International Film Festival Oaxaca
2021
Official Selection We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
Mosaic Film Festival of Arts and Culture Halifax
2021
Selection We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
CARE Awards Westchester, PA
2021
Official Selection We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
Rome International Movie Awards Rome
2021
3rd Best Documentary and Best Poster We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
Rome International Film Awards Rome
2021
big audience! We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
PBS Hawai`i interview on June 18, then screening followed by 2 weeks on website pan-Hawaiian Islands
2021
Finalist and Best Poster Award We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
American Documentary and Animation Film Festival and Film Fund (AMDOCS) online
2021
Best Documentary, 3rd Prize We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
International Cultural Artifact Film Festival Pune
2021
Official Selection We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival Topanga
2021
Finalist. Oct 2nd-Nov 1st screenings. We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
Pasifika International Film Festival ONLINE and several cities throughout Pacific
2021
in consideration. making Greek translation We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
Cyprus International Ethnographic and Historical Film Festival ONLINE
2020
Grand Prize We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival ONLINE this year
2020
Grand Prize Feature Film We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
International Maritime Film Festival Bucksport
2020
ongoing festival until June 10 We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
Women and Film Festival Port Townsend, Washington State
2020
Finalist We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
tve Global Sustainability Film Awards London
2020
Finalist We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
ARICA NATIVA Film Festival Arica
2020
Finalist. non-competitive film festival We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
Guam International Film Festival Hagatna
2020
Ethnographic distinction award. Finalist We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
3rd Cyprus International Ethnographic and Historical Film Festival ONLINE and Nicosia
2020
Grand Prize Feature Film We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
International Maritime Film Festival Bucksport
2020
this festival was postponed to 2021. After a long struggle, a Taumako filmmaker had a visa for 2020, but will have to re-apply for 2021 We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
Maoriland International Indigenous Film Festival Otaki
2020
Special Mention for Best Ethnographic Depiction. Finalist. We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
The Archaeology Film Festival Eugene, Oregon
2020
Grand Prize Best Film We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
ARCHAIOS Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival ONLINE