Honor … bravery … dedication … Senator Daniel Inouye devoted his life to the betterment of the American people. From his heroic efforts in World War II to his guidance as a civil servant, Inouye left a stamp on American history. Inouye’s leadership during the early days of Hawaiian statehood comes to life in Black & White: The Early Years of Daniel Inouye.
Screening Sunday at the Hawaiian International Film Festival, Black & White: The Early Years of Daniel Inouye is the result of hours and hours of hard work from the team at ʻUluʻulu: The Henry Kuʻualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawaiʻi. Directed by Heather Giugni, the documentary reveals an Inouye several generations never knew and a Hawaiʻi of another era. The project marks the third year in a row that Uluʻulu has presented archival footage at the festival. “It’s always a fun event and it gives us a chance to educate festival-goers a little bit about media preservation and our archive!” says Janel Quirante, Head Archivist at Ulu’ulu.
Based in a period when the U.S. Congress was in turmoil over civil rights legislation, Black & White focuses on the multicultural livelihood of Hawaiʻi. During one interview Inouye responds, “We have been able to show not only the people of the United States but the people throughout the world that it is possible for men and women of all different national origins to live together and work together and play together with very little if any friction — and we’ve found the secret in Hawaiʻi.”
Some of the original 16mm black and white film archives for Black & White was transferred as part of a collaboration between ʻUluʻulu and the digital migration team at Crawford late last year. Black & White is one of a number of civil rights projects that our team has tackled. Recently, the migration team initiated digitization work on the award-winning documentary series Eyes on the Prize. The creative services team has also been busy, working with audio mix & sweetening, color correction, and finishing on the documentary Olympic Pride, American Prejudice.
The special free screening of Black & White: The Early Years of Daniel Inouye will be followed by a panel discussion presented by ‘Ulu’ulu. For more information, visit www.hiff.org.
Crawford Media Services, Inc. // by Jeremy Hill // November 12, 2015
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