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Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio

Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio


in Pālolo, Hawaii, USA
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio is a Kanaka Maoli wahine poet, activist and academic. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of Indigenous and Native Hawaiian Politics at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Osorio is a three-time national poetry champion, poetry mentor, and a published author. She is a proud past Kaiāpuni student, Ford fellow, and a graduate of Kamehameha, Stanford (BA), and New York University (MA).

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On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World)
Title: On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 20, 2022
Type: Movie
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On the Morning You Wake uses innovative documentary storytelling and virtual production techniques to viscerally recreate the lived experiences of people who, for 38 minutes, had to react and make impossible decisions in the face of nuclear violence.
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This Is the Way We Rise
Title: This Is the Way We Rise
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 2021
Type: Movie
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An exploration into the creative process, following Native Hawaiian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, as her art is reinvigorated by her calling to protect sacred sites atop Maunakea, Hawai`i.
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Like a Mighty Wave
Title: Like a Mighty Wave
Character: Self
Released: December 9, 2019
Type: Movie
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On Wednesday, July 17th 2019, a heavily armed police force arrested 36 Native Hawaiian kūpuna peacefully protecting Maunakea from desecration. The actions from that day sparked an international outcry and brought new life to the ongoing movement for Native Hawaiians’ rights for self-determination.
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IZ
Title: IZ
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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The unknown story behind the Native Hawaiian singer whose cover medley "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" is known around the world.
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