Ciara Lacy is a documentary filmmaker whose most recent film, Out of State, features the stories of kanaka maoli who have been exported to penitentiaries on the continental United States. She also talks about the personal process of filmmaking and what drives her. And makes me act silly.

Out of State's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/outofstatefilm/ 

Some other key thoughts:

-There being a restorative process to the creative element

-Upcoming Project: Ninth Island

https://www.facebook.com/ninthislandfilm/ 

-Upcoming Project: The Last Taxi Dance

https://www.facebook.com/taxidancefilm/ 

-Pop culture obsession: music videos, especially the collabs between Childish Gambino and Hiro Murai.