Jana Park: Producing Power, Purpose & Pacific Stories
From The Big Picture
In this episode of The Big Picture Podcast, we sit down with the incredible Jana Kealohaokeakua Park—producer, educator, actress, and advocate for authentic Hawaiian storytelling. Raised on Molokaʻi and Oʻahu, Jana shares how her early love for performance transformed into a deep career in film, community building, and education. We dive into the roots of her passion, the challenges of producing in Hawaiʻi, her experience running the film program at Mid-Pacific, and her work as Industry Manag...
Mentioned in This Episode
- Hawaii Film Alliance (company)
- Jana Park (person)
- Hawaii Filmmakers Collective (company)
- Hawaii International Film Festival (company)
- Chief of War (concept)
- University of Hawaii at Manoa (company)
- Pacific Islanders in Communication (company)
- Finding Ohana (book)
- Chief of War (book)
- South Pacific Film Festival (company)
- Hawaii Film Awards (company)
- Inga Park (person)
- Hawaii Film Fund (company)
- Tom Schneider (person)
- Kino Rudalfo (person)
- Grace H (book)