19th Tribeca Film Fest Lines Up Eight Animated Shorts – Animation Magazine

The 19th annual Tribeca Film Festival (April 15-26), presented by AT&T, announced its 2020 Shorts Program lineup. Setting a record with over 6,100 submissions, the final program roster includes 64 diverse and captivating short films from 20 countries around the globe, and features 46 world premieres, including Kapaemahu directed by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson – a beautifully animated short that brings a Hawaiian legend to life.

Tribeca World Premiere for Kapaemahu

A unique collaboration by a Hawaiian cultural icon, an award-winning documentary duo, and an Oscar-nominated animator has resulted in a provocative short film that reveals the long suppressed history behind a prominent public monument on Honolulu’s Waikiki Beach.