Pukapuka highlighted on PBS Hawai’i !
SAVE THE DATE – The Island In Me and Our Atoll Speaks celebrate their broadcast premieres on PBS Hawaiʻi on Thursday, August 27, at 8:30 p.m. Following the broadcast of The Island In Me, Our Atoll Speaks will air as a companion short film. Both films will also be available to stream on PBS digital platforms beginning at the time of the broadcast, making them accessible to audiences across the country and beyond. For more details, take a look at the PBS Hawaiʻi August Newsletter. here
Gemma connects the practice of documentary filmmaking to spiritual care!
Enjoy an engaging interview with Gemma as she explores the connections between her life as a documentary filmmaker, her Zen Buddhist practice, and her current work in spiritual care. Read the article published by Pacific Health Ministry here
Roshi Joan Halifax interviewed for the Paul Ekman documentary!
Gemma had the pleasure of interviewing Roshi Joan Halifax, a renowned Zen Buddhist teacher, anthropologist, author, and activist, at her Upaya Zen Center for The Paul Ekman Film Project. Gemma has admired Roshi Joan’s life and work for more than three decades, so it was a true treat to speak with her about her early years knowing Paul Ekman and to hear her perspectives on anthropology, engaged Buddhism, and the importance of cultivating compassion in our world. Gemma thanks her collaborator Kyung Lee for assisting with filming. For more info about the film visit Emotions Revealed: the life and work of Dr. Paul Ekman.
The Island In Me & Our Atoll Speaks defined as Ecocinema by Gemma Blackwood from the University of Tasmania!
So grateful to Gemma Blackwood, Lecturer in Media in the School of Creative Arts and Media at the University of Tasmania in Australia for the beautiful academic paper about our films made with the beautiful people of Pukapuka!
Here the title of the paper that you can read for free!
Ecocinema in Pukapuka: Climate Change and Pacific Island Futures in Gemma Cubero del Barrio’s Our Atoll Speaks (2019) and The Island in Me (2021) written by Gemma Blackwood University of Tasmania, Australia.
Read en enjoy the free article here!
Home sweet home!
Gemma just received this beautiful plaque from the Emmy’s Gold and Silver Circle. Forever a reminder of what has been accomplished in the last 25 years and what can be surprisingly possible!
