The first 15
I’m excited to announce that we are officially fundraising for Spirit of Tivaevae! Not only are we up and running with our fiscal sponsor, From the Heart Productions, BUT we also have our first two donors!! Meitaki…
Summer event schedule
As part of our efforts to spread the word about Spirit of Tivaevae, I will be attending several of the Pacific Islander events and festivals around Southern California this summer. Here is the confirmed schedule thus far,…
A mini-milestone
As you can see, I’m excited to be holding the very first grant application for Spirit of Tivaevae. Submitting our documentary’s first grant app doesn’t qualify as a fundraising milestone, I think it gets mini-milestone status. It…
Our core values
If you spend any significant amount of time learning how to be successful in business and marketing, you’re going to have someone tell you to figure out your core values. Filmmakers typically apply core values to their…
A six month plan
It’s been a while since the last update and there’s a lot to get caught up on. Why we disappeared If you’ve been paying attention to the blog or our social accounts, you already know that we…
Working to get to the fun part
When most people think about they imagine fancy cameras, make up, and lit sets. What few people consider are the hours and hours of prep it takes to get the point where the cameras are turned on.…
Where in the world are the Cook Islands?
The number one question we received during PIFA weekend was: “Where in the world are the Cook Islands?” Good question! In short, the Cooks are south of Hawaii and in between Samoa and Tahiti. The plane ride…
PIFA San Diego, Cook Islands style!
There must be some Cook Islands saying about the best laid plans, right? Suffice it to say that just getting to Ski Beach for PIFA this weekend has been…challenging. We finally arrived at our space about 7:15pm…
Come see us at PIFA 2013!
Every year thousands of people head to Ski Beach in San Diego for two days of celebrating all the best things the Pacific Islands have to offer. PIFA San Diego is one of the largest Pacific Islander…
How did you get here?
To kick off regular posts here on the Spirit of Tivaevae blog, I thought it would be fitting to begin with how this documentary came into being. This is going to sound strange, but it really began…
