Dra. Lani Cupchoy

Dra. Lani Cupchoy Dra. Lani Cupchoy is a filmmaker, artist, and scholar whose work bridges creativity, culture, and healing.
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Award-Winning Filmmaker • Author • Recording Artist • Movement Artist • Educator • Scholar

Follow for new films, books, original music, performances, and behind-the-scenes creative life. Through film, art, and community-based storytelling, she creates spaces that honor ancestral knowledge, reimagine education, and inspire transformation.

06/25/2026

Stories have a way of bringing us home.
A little sneak peek from a filmmaker spotlight. Grateful for the opportunity to share part of my journey. 🌺🎬

Maui, Hawaiʻi 🌺We tell stories without knowing where they will take us.Oceanbone is my sixth film, and I never imagined ...
06/21/2026

Maui, Hawaiʻi 🌺
We tell stories without knowing where they will take us.
Oceanbone is my sixth film, and I never imagined that one day a story would bring me back to my ancestral homeland.
Honored to be one of a handful of Kānaka Maoli female filmmakers selected to share their work at the Wailuku Film Festival. 🎬

06/19/2026

Bringing this story home. 🌺 Honored to have my documentary featured at the Wailuku Film Festival. With deep family roots in Maui, Hawaii, this moment means more than I can put into words. ❤️

06/18/2026

Before filmmaking I was a photographer. And I learned that a camera is only a tool.
The real magic is being in the right place when nature decides to put on a show.
📸 Waterfalls
🐴 Horses
🦎 Chameleons
🌴 Maui

06/16/2026

Maui, Hawaii 🌺
Filmmaker life…Another day at the office.

Maui, Hawaiʻi 🌺 A few favorite moments from the island I am proud to call home.
06/15/2026

Maui, Hawaiʻi 🌺 A few favorite moments from the island I am proud to call home.

06/14/2026

Waiheʻe, Maui 🌺
Up here, the world fades away

06/13/2026

Haiku, Maui 🌺
Some people see heights.
I see freedom.

06/12/2026

Maui, Hawaiʻi 🌺
After a long break from surfing, I found myself thinking about the generations of my Hawaiian ancestors who rode these waters before me. Some connections never fade.

Maui, Hawaiʻi 🌊Maui is ancestry, identity, and a connection to the land and ocean that continue to shape who I am.
06/11/2026

Maui, Hawaiʻi 🌊
Maui is ancestry, identity, and a connection to the land and ocean that continue to shape who I am.

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