Locally-Made Movies

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Lañinbwil’s Gift

Lañinbwil’s Gift

“Jack Niedenthal and Suzanne Chutaro have successfully brought the Marshall Islands into the realm of global cinema – and the film world is a richer place thanks to their distinctive efforts.” –Phil Hall, Film Threat, July 2011 Lañinbwil’s Gift is the story of Jacob, an old island man with a complicated secret. When Jacob was a teenager, a Read More

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Watch Yokwe Bartowe

Watch Yokwe Bartowe

Film producer and director Jack Niedenthal has generously made the first two Microwwave films, Ña Noniep and Yokwe Bartowe, available to the public. Watch the show below and read all above it below that. Thank you Jack! “Yokwe Bartowe must be the most honest film I have ever seen. Raw, down-to-earth and true to reality, Read More

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Watch Ña Noniep

Watch Ña Noniep

Film producer and director Jack Niedenthal has generously made the first two Microwwave films, Ña Noniep and Yokwe Bartowe available to the public. Watch the show below and read all above it below that. Thank you Jack! “It was thrilling to see a film that was conceptualized, written, cast, filmed and edited in the Marshall Read More

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Morning Comes So Soon

Morning Comes So Soon

“The film grabs you and before you know it you’re on a roller coaster ride…Excitement and fun turns to crisis, calamity and tears…”Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands Journal Made in 2008, Morning Comes So Soon is a love story about a Marshallese boy and a Chinese girl. It was the first feature film made in the Read More