KEALOHA DISAPPEARS

A FILM BY LUCAS MANUEL-SCHEIBE

A 17 YEAR-OLD GIRL SEARCHES HAWAI’I ISLAND WITH HER FATHER AS HER LOST BROTHER’S GRADUATION PARTY NEARS

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KEALOHA DISAPPEARS, LEAVING KAIA AND WILLY BEHIND. THE SEARCH UNFURLS A VISUAL MAP OF THE KOHALA REGION OF HAWAI‘I ISLAND AS THEIR RELATIONSHIP BUILDS AND TENSES OVER KEALOHA’S REASONS TO LEAVE AND THE POTENTIAL GRAVITY OF HIS VANISHING.

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KAPA'AU, KOHALA, HAWAI’I ISLAND

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KEALOHA DISAPPEARS IS A NARRATIVE SHORT FILM WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY LUCAS MANUEL-SCHEIBE, SHOOTING IN NORTH KOHALA LATE JUNE 2024. THIS FILM IS FISCALLY SPONSORED BY ASIAN CINE-VISION. MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION HERE :