🎬 Documentary

Amefil (Amy)

Name: Amefil (Amy)
Director: Eleni Avendaño
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-11-01
Duration: 15 min
Cast: Amy Avendaño, William Hoshijo, Doris Ching, Neil Abercrombie, Agnes Malate

"For the first time on film, 80-year-old Hawai‘i civil rights pioneer and Filipina activist Amy Agbayani gives voice to her own history, which in turn traces landmark events in the story of social justice in Hawai‘i."

2023 15m Dir. Eleni Avendaño

About this movie

For the first time on film, 80-year-old Hawai‘i civil rights pioneer and Filipina activist Amy Agbayani gives voice to her own history, which in turn traces landmark events in the story of social justice in Hawai‘i. Her advocacy for diversity, equity and inclusion in the classroom and broader community serves as a lesson in persistence for the next generation of activists who hope to fight systemic racism and discrimination.

Quick facts

Year

2023

Runtime

15m

Genre

Documentary

Director

Eleni Avendaño

Language

Cast

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