Saxophonist and composer Aaron Aranita created much of the music used in Holding Fast The Dream, from the title sequence to the end title and credits. We’re grateful to Aaron for his creative talents, hard work, and for delivering on deadline! And thanks, too, to Miles Jackson III for coordinating the creation of the original [...]
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UPDATE: the screening was a sellout, with a full and lively discussion that followed. Thanks to all who attended and supported the film! Holding Fast The Dream has been selected for inclusion in the 30th Annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival. The film will screen on Saturday, October 23 at 5:00pm at the Dole Cannery theaters, [...]
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Hawai‘i actress Wendy Pearson will host the one-hour film, Holding Fast The Dream, now in production for a Fall release. Ms. Pearson most recently appeared on the hit television series Lost, and won a Po‘okela Award for her role as Rose Maxon in Fences, produced by The Actors Group. She earned a Bachelor of Arts [...]
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Holding Fast The Dream was featured at the Third Biennial Winter Institute for Black Studies in January 2009. The conference included scholars from around the nation examining the theme, The “Alternative” African Diaspora–a topic appropriate for the film’s focus on little-known Black communities that have emerged and thrived. A 22-minute sample work of the film [...]
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Principal photography on Holding Fast The Dream is nearly complete, after a two-day shoot on Oahu and the Big Island of Hawai‘i in June. Among the subjects: Honolulu Symphony violinist Fumiko Wellington, and jazz icon Azure McCall, who are pictured above. They are part of the the film’s treatment of African Americans in arts and [...]
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