Last Light

A film crew in Hawai'i fights to get the final shot of a months long production...thankfully, there's ten minutes of light left and the director hasn't finished writing the scene.

  • Koa Bayani
    Director
  • Koa Bayani
    Writer
  • Malia Mizuno
    Producer
  • Reanna Chambers
    Producer
  • Kalama Epstein
    Key Cast
    "The Director"
    The Fabelmans, The Fosters, American Sports Story
  • Blair Sataraka
    Key Cast
    "The Security Guard"
  • Kala'i Joy
    Key Cast
    "Kala'i"
  • Kennedy King
    Key Cast
    "The Actress"
    Hawai'i Five-O
  • Diego Ferri
    Key Cast
    "The Actor"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama, Panic Comedy
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 17, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9, 1.43:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
    Providence
    United States
    Semi Finalist
  • Pacific Island Film Festival of NYC
    New York City
    United States
    Official Selection
  • SOHO International Film Festival
    New York City
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Hawai’i International Film Festival
    Honolulu
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Las Vegas Filipino Short Film Festival
    Las Vegas
    United States
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Koa Bayani

It’s 97 degrees, and Crafty just ran out of coffee somehow... another brisk morning on set in Hawai'i. Filmmaking is always a challenge, but it’s made much easier by growing up on O’ahu, a place filled with characters and lives deserving of the depth visual storytellers get to explore. Spending the past few years writing and directing short films about my home has allowed me to develop an understanding of the stories that I yearn to see among those that turned me into a filmmaker when I was 12. I remind myself of all of this as a production assistant arms themself for the onslaught of chickens waging war against our snack cart.

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Director Statement

Making movies on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean can feel like an incredibly isolated process…until you look up and recognize the brilliant crew around you. On set, joy, heartache, and excitement play their own roles in the chaos that is filmmaking. Merging humor and horror is something I’ve always wanted to work with on screen and an unprepared director battling against time felt like the perfect place to explore this. Also, unrelated but could someone please poll our real crew to see how I did?

*Producer’s note— it took him three days to write this short film. This director’s statement took nine weeks.