We at Talcual Films are deeply grateful to PBS Hawaiʻi for celebrating the US broadcast premiere of The Island in Me and Our Atoll Speaks – Ko Talatala Mai Tō Mātou Wenua as part of their Hawaiʻi Presents series.

Airing both films together—with The Island in Me as the feature and Our Atoll Speaks as its companion short—perfectly honors how these two projects organically emerged and belong together. Following their prime-time debut on Thursday, August 27, both films reached an even wider audience today during their encore broadcast on Sunday, August 30.

Thank you to PBS Hawaiʻi for amplifying these vital stories. If you missed the live broadcasts, you can now stream both films via the station’s TV broadcast, online livestream, and the official PBS Hawaiʻi YouTube Channel

Click on the film title to take you to PBS Hawai’i Youtube Channel for The Island In Me.

Click on the film title to direct you to PBS Hawai’i Youtube Channel for Our Atoll Speaks.

Feel free to leave a comment on their site!

As a companion piece, PBS Hawaiʻi broadcasted Our Atoll Speaks immediately following The Island In Me. Here is the beautiful promotion they created for the short!

Deeply grateful for this moment, for the opportunity to share these stories, and for everyone who continues to support us along the way. Mahalo nui loa! 🌺❤️

Check out the beautiful TV announcement PBS Hawaiʻi created to promote tonight’s broadcast on PBS Hawaiʻi Presents! A dream comes true for us at this very moment! Mahalo nui loa to everyone who has supported me—and us—over the years. We are so grateful to share this special moment with you! ❤️

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

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