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Kel Muna makes up half of the Muña Bros. duo. He is an independent producer, writer and director with over 12 years in the multimedia trenches and a feature film under his belt. Kel graduated as Valedictorian of his film class along with various honors and holds a degree in film from the super-crazy Full Sail School of Film.

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   Comment by Jayton Okada on 6 April 2009:

   Great interview

   Can’t wait to see more of his and every Guam/Chamorro filmmaker’s productions.
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   Comment by Kel Muna on 7 April 2009:

   It’s almost a tradition now to have your phone ring while you’re being interviewed on Guamology (Part 4 - 03:39 into the vid. Notice Alex’s reference to Joe Duarte for starting the tradition!)

   Anyhow, yes, Alex is a very nice and generous person. He’s also extremely sincere and is a king of kindness. Thanks Alex for sitting down with us and for sharing your experiences with us and with Guam. We really appreciate it.

   We can’t wait to see what’s next!
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   Comment by Jayton Okada on 7 April 2009:

   Don’t forget to buy the I Futesan I Tao Tao comic books!
   The 2nd issue is out now, and proceeds from the comics go to Sinangan-ta Poetry Collective!
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   Comment by Michael Lujan Bevacqua on 7 April 2009:

   Rena Owen is a great actress, and according to legend she visited Guam many years ago with a group of Maori. For those of you who don’t know she is most known for her role as Beth in Once Were Warriors. I first watched that film as an undergrad at UOG, and it has haunted me ever since, first as a story of redemption, transformation and hope for indigenous people, and second as a stark, brutal portrayal of the violence that has become embedded in the lives of indigenous people, that we too often take out on ourselves.

   For super geeks out there like myself, she was also in the Star Wars prequels Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.

   Congratulation Alex on getting to direct that film. Try and slip a Guam mention in there somewhere!
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   Comment by Kel Muna on 7 April 2009:

   She was also in “Pear ta ma ‘on maf” or “The Land Has Eyes” - the first feature film from Fiji, that was also produced grass-roots style. Here’s a cool story:

   When Don and I were on island in 2007 shooting “Shiro’s”, there was one day that we actually had some down time and was watching “The Sonya Artero Show” and caught a glimpse of an interview with a filmmaker by the name of Vilsoni Hereniko. Well, he and his wife, Jeanette, were the filmmakers of “The Land Has Eyes” and were on tour promoting the movie (which got into Sundance, Rotterdam, Moscow and Montreal).

   Fast forward to the Hawaii Intl. Film Fest in 2008. We get an invitation to attend a luncheon for Pacific Islander Filmmakers and who should be sending the official invite, but Jeanette! They were so kind and very humorous as well as spiritual.

   So every time we ran into them at the fest, they’d always invite us over for a chat. They even attended the Hawaii premiere of “Shiro’s”!
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   Comment by 671Czar on 7 April 2009:

   cinetrance is the word of the day. great interview.
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   Comment by Jayton Okada on 7 April 2009:

   I can’t wait to get myself a camera so I can start making the documentaries I want to do.

   I one day hope to travel to the various islands in the Pacific and explore each music scene there.

   This is why I plan on changing my computer science major to Communications and Sociology.

   I don’t care for programming computers, I only care to fix em and I know all I need to know for that portion.

   
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   Comment by Charissa Aguon on 8 April 2009:

   Great Interview! Funny, know that he makes mention of it, you guys do look a whole lot alike! Congrats to Alex with all his success. I most admire his work with incarcerated youth- a testament to how film can empower.

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