Movement: Asian/Pacific America, Screen Share
Native Hawaiian activists try to protect a sacred mountain from the proposed construction of the world's largest telescope.
When the massive Thirty Meter Telescope is proposed to be built on Mauna Kea, an uprising of kiaʻi (protectors) in Hawaiʻi and around the world dedicate their lives to protecting the sacred mountain from destruction. Through the lens of mothers and daughters in three Native Hawaiian families, Standing Above the Clouds explores intergenerational healing and the impacts of safeguarding cultural traditions. [85 min; documentary; English]
“Standing Above the Clouds represents a communal act of resistance to forces that are threatening to destroy a cultural way of life.” — Barbara Goslawski, POV Magazine
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