15 June 2017 27 mins
This documentary profiles the late Kanalu Young whose dive into shallow water at age 15 left him quadriplegic. Angry and defiant, he begins to change when he discovers an untold story of Hawaiian history which fires him up to become a leader of his people.
Watch the official Kū Kanaka/Stand Tall 2017 trailer in HD below.
Kanalu Young as Self (archive footage)
Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio as Self - Hawaiian Studies Professor
Marlene Booth Director
Kū Kanaka (Stand Tall) Trailer
Kū Kanaka (Stand Tall): Disability and Leadership Trailer
Kū Kanaka: Stand Tall Trailer
United States 15 June 2017
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19 February 2017
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10 May 2017
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07 March 2017
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24 March 2017
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05 July 2017
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
19 April 2017
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13 December 2017
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10 June 2017
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01 October 2017
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01 April 2017
Six teenagers are led into an intriguing game of survival by their guidance counselor.
13 January 2017
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06 May 2017
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