Two-fer Media Salon Hosts Erstwhile Akaku Community Producer, Destin Daniel Cretton, and Film Screening of “Drakmar: A Vassal’s Journey” on Fri. Dec. 19, 6 – 8:30 pm. ($5 donation requested at door)

Akaku will be hosting a special holiday Media Salon featuring a film screening and a talk-story with an erstwhile Akaku independent community producer who has “made it” in the television industry, Destin Daniel Cretton.

• Film screening of “Drakmar: A Vassal’s Journey” followed by a discussion session with the film’s Director/Producer. (Pupus included.)
• When: Friday, Dec. 19, 6 – 8:30 pm
• Where: 333 Dairy Road, Kahului, HI
• Donation: $5 to cover event costs.

Cretton will share his experiences filming “Drakmar” (2005), getting the 75-minute documentary picked up by HBO Family, and having it air on national cable television for more than a year. The award-winning film is about 14-year-old Colin Taylor of San Diego who deals with stresses at school and at home by immersing himself fully in the activities of the “Kingdom of Terre Neuve”-a medieval reenactment and role-playing group. “We follow his archery practice and his battle training as he quests to become a ‘man at arms’, and also witness the gradual process of Colin regaining contact with his unknown father,” says Cretton in his online film synopsis.

“We are thrilled to have Destin share his experiences with the community-especially because he made his start here on Maui and at Akaku: Maui Community Television,” says Cynthia Thomet, Akaku’s Communications Director. “Destin produced ‘Drakmar’ with just a couple hundred bucks and a good storyline. Community members will appreciate this special media salon on several levels.”

Cretton grew up in Haiku and moved to California after graduating from Maui High School and attending Maui Community College. An independent Akaku producer, Cretton took his love for filmmaking to Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. In 2004 and 2005 he and a college friend filmed “Drakmar” on digital camcorders and edited it on their own home computers. All told, the process cost them about $200 in out of pocket expenses. The film won best documentary at San Diego’s 2006 Comic-Con and was picked up to air on HBO Family in 2007.

This special holiday presentation combines Akaku’s semi-monthly media salons into one December event for community producers and residents to come together and talk about media. Akaku staff will be present to facilitate the event and to offer support to the Akaku producer community.

For more information, call 808-871-5554, or visit Akaku at 333 Dairy Road, Kahului.
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Akaku: Maui Community Television (Akaku) empowers the community’s voice through access to media. Akaku is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation that airs content created by the community for the community. Community members on Maui, Moloka’i, and Lana’i are encouraged to submit programming to the station, create their own television shows and have their voices heard by fellow community members. For more information, please visit www.Akaku.org.

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