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ANCHOR 1: A LOCAL FILM THAT
GROWTH MORE THAN $200,000 IN A
SEVEN-WEEK RUN IS NOW OUT ON
BLU-RAY DVD.
REPORTER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
EXCITED ABOUT A MURDER MYSTERY
FROM OUR LOCAL REGION.
WE HAVE THE
DIRECTOR-WRITER.
AND A STUDENT AT THE LOCAL HIGH
SCHOOL.
FIRST OF ALL, LET US
START WITH
YOU, YOU ARE THE WRITER AND
DIRECTOR.
THIS IS A BIG KIND OF THE
RELEASE -- RERELE
ASE LOCALLY.
LAST YEAR, WE WERE THE
FIRST
LOCALLY MOTIVATED FILM.
RUNNING IN
13 -- RUNNING IN
SEVEN THEATERS FOR 13 WEEKS.
FOLKS NOW CAN PURCHASE THIS AT
HAWAII
CENTERED -- HAWAII
SINEMA.COM.
REPORTER: YOUR LOCAL BOY GREW UP
HERE IN THE ISLANDS.
BEING ABLE TO COME BACK AND
BE PART OF SOMETHING THAT IS
WITH TOTALLY LOCAL ROOTS.
I FEEL LUCKY.
WHEN THEY CAME TO ME WITH THIS
PROJECT, I WAS PRETTY MUCH
IMMEDIATELY ON BOARD.
MOST OF THE OPPORTUNITIES I GET
OR AUDITIONS ARE MOSTLY FOR
LATINOS.
I JUMPED ON BOARD AS SOON AS I
HEARD ABOUT IT.
REPORTER: AND FOR YOU,
YOU ARE A
FRESHMAN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND
A SOCCER PLAYER.
YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THIS MOVIE.
THIS WAS SHOT A COUPLE OF YEARS
AGO WHEN YOU WERE ONLY 11 OR 12.
WHAT DOES THIS GOLDEN
OPPORTUNITY MEAN FOR YOU?
IT HELPS ME TO SEE HOW ACT IN
WITH HIM WAS SO GREAT.
I WAS REALLY YOUNG AT THE TIME.
THAT WAS MY FIRST EVER TV
EXPERIENCE.
I TAKE A LOT FROM IT BECAUSE I
WAS SO YOUNG.
AND NOW, I AM TRYING TO PURSUE
MY ACTING CAREER SO I TAKE A LOT
OF THAT EXPERIENCE WITH ME.
REPORTER: I WANT TO ASK YOU,
THIS IS THE LOCAL RELEASE BUT
YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT BEING AT
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS.
THAT YOU ARE ALSO WON.
HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO PRODUCE
SOMETHING LOCALLY?
AND HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO HAVE
A STAGE AND OPPORTUNITY?
IT IS A REAL CHALLENGE FROM
THE FINANCING BUT IT REALLY
STARTS WITH UPPING OUR GAME.
FRANKLY, PEOPLE IN HAWAII,
PRODUCERS, WE HAVE TO GET BETTER
AND WE ARE WORKING TO DO THAT.
WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS AND
CREATIVE LABS.
THE ACADEMY
HAS CREATIVE MEDIA.
I AM THE HEAD
OF CREATIVE
OPPORTUNITY AT THE LOCAL
COLLEGE.
IT IS NOT JUST ACCESS TO MONEY.
IT IS MORE ABOUT BECOMING
BETTER.
WE HAVE GREAT ACTRESS BUT WE
HAVE TO UP OUR PRODUCTION
VALUES.
TO MAKE THIS AUDIENCE -- TO
MAKE
THIS HAPPEN, WE NEED AN
AUDIENCE.
PEOPLE GRUMBLE ABOUT NOT HAVING
A LOCAL MOVIE BUT WHEN THERE IS
ONE, GO SEE IT.
DO NOT WAIT UNTIL WE ARE IN
NETFLIX.
REPORTER:
THE BALANCE OF KEEPING
IT LOCAL BUT BEING ABLE TO
APPEAL TO A BROADER AUDIENCE
FROM THE MAINLAND AND BEYOND.
IT IS A CHALLENGE.
I AM STILL TRYING TO FIGURE
THAT OUT.
THAT IS ALL I CAN DO AS AN
ACTOR.
MOST OF THE WORK I HAVE FOUND
HAS BEEN HERE BECAUSE I AM LOCAL
BUT A LOT OF THE TIMES, I HAVE
TO GET THE JOBS IN L.A.
HE FOUND ME FOR THE PROJECT
WHICH MADE IT A LITTLE EASIER.
MOST OF THE TIME THIS DOES NOT
HAPPEN.
REPORTER: AUDITIONING IS NOT
FUN.
BEST OF LUCK.
WE WILL SEE A LOT OF YOU IN THE
FUTURE.
HOPEFULLY.
REPORTER: GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF
YOU.
THIS IS GREAT.
SEE THE MOVIE.
BEST OF LUCK.