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Film Credits
 

Producer
Charlotte Lagarde

Directors
Lisa Denker & Charlotte Lagarde

Editor
Vivien Hillgrove

Principal Photography
Lisa Denker

Underwater Cinematography & Recreations
Don King

Sound Recordists
Esther Figueroa & Charlotte Lagarde

Additional Crew
Craig Davidson
Dave Homcy
Laura Harisson
Jacob Vaughan

Associate Producer
Julianne Yamamoto King

Director Of Development
Ruthie Wells

Production Assistant
Kimberly Bortfeld & Carolina Cruz Santiago

Post Production Supervisor
Lisa Denker

Sound Edit & Mixing
Lora Hirschberg

On Line Editor
Heather Weaver

Assistant Editors
Margaret Andres & Lindsay Sablosky

Archival Consultants
Patty Tauscher & Matt Warshaw & Brena Smith

Original Score
Miriam Cutler

Hawaiian Slack Key Legend
Led Kaapana

Original Composition & Recording
Shawna Ngum

Additional Footage
ABC Sports
Archive Films
Bishop Museum
Bud Browne
Betty Depolito, Banzai Productions
Bob Condon, Tropic Image Films
Courtesy of E! Entertainment Television
Emme, Inc. Hawaii
Yuri Farrant
Hawaiian Moving Company
Pete Hodgson
Bruce Jenkins
Juniroa Productions, Inc.
KGMB
KHON
KITV
Opper Sports
Chris Rust
Starr Siegle Communications
The WPA Film Library

Archival Stills
Bernie Baker
Bishop Museum
Jeannie Chesser
Jeff Divine
Sonja Evensen
Tom Keck
KHON
Jim Russi
Rell Sunn
Jan Sunn-Carreira
Keoni Watson

Legal Advisor
Alison Austin & Brooke Oliver

Accounting
Diane Mendez

Transcription
Phillip Guilbeau & Annie Hershey

Fiscal Sponsor
Hawaii Community Television

Post Production Sound Services
Provided by SKYWALKER SOUND, a division of Lucas Digital Ltd. Marin County, California

Music Recording
Live Oak Studio

On Line Facility
BAVC

Sound Services
Bison Bison SF

Publicity Stills
Jeff Divine
Tom Keck
Martha Jenkins
Aicha Nystrom

Title & Website Design
Renaud Garnier

Special Thanks To Our Interviewees
Keith Block, MD
Jeannie Chesser
Jeff Divine
Sonja Evensen
Luana Froiseth
Fred Hemmings
Brooke Holt-Froiseth
Malia Jones
Vi Jones
Dalani Kauihou
Brian Keaulana
Momie Keaulana
Jennifer Lee
Marilyn Link
Ron Mizutani
Mark Renneker, MD
Jan Sunn-Carreira
Kathy Terada
Keoni Watson

RECREATION: RELL AS A YOUNG GIRL
Naluehu Pu’u & Leimomi Pu'u

RECREATION: RELL DIVING
Desiree Desoto

Special Thanks
The Sunn family
APIAHF- Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Becky Benson
Shay Bintliff,M.D.
Bronwyn Bounous
Michael Bovee
Kevin Boyd
Lynne Boyer
The Breast Cancer Fund
David Brown
Deborah Denker
The Denker Family
Vicky Durand
John English
Gayle Goodman & Michael Shuster
Marya Grambs
Michael Harris
Hawaii Community Foundation
Hawaii Community Television
David Hughes
Zeuf Janizeufski
Sharon Kaapana
Buffalo Keaulana
John Kelly
Glenn Kiser
Kimiro Kondo
Mike Lane
Susan Leahy
Lisa Leeman
John Mardesich
Michael May
Jan Montgomery
Eva Napoleon
Gordon Ng
Donna Olson
The Pu'u family
Charles Rehm
Jeanne Rizzo
Kris Samuelson
Erich Stratmann
Adrienne Torf
John "J.T." Torrijos
Fred Van Dyke
Betty Winstedt
Matt Warshaw

Locations
Makaha, Oahu Hawaii
Block Medical Center, Evanston, IL
MD Anderson, Houston, TX
UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

Executive Producer
Janet Cole

"Aloha Ka Manini"
Performed by ISRAEL "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole
Courtesy of Mountain Apple Company

“Radio Hula”
Performed by Led Kaapana
Public Domain

"Ku'u Kika Kahiko"
Performed by Ozzie Kotani
From the album Kani Ki Ho'alu
Courtesy of Dancing Cat Productions

"Hano Hano Hawaii"
Performed by Sol Hoopii
Courtesy of Rounder Records

“Searching for Da Cat”
Performed by The Blue Hawaiians
Courtesy of Pascal records

"Waltz of the Wind"
Performed by Led Kaapana
Written by Fred Rose
Courtesy of Milene Music c/o Acuff Rose

“For Your Needs Away From Home”
Performed by Double Naught Spy Car
Courtesy of 11-ft Pole Record Co.

“"He Mele No Kapolioka 'Ehukai"- Rell Song
Performed by Shawna Ngum and Led Kaapana
Written by Shawna Ngum

“He Mele No Kapolioka 'Ehukai “- Rell Chant
Performed by Shawna Ngum, Malia King, Makani Da Silva,
Julie Mau, Del Medina, Marie-Therese Rigaud, Leigh Yafa
Written by Shawna Ngum

"The Beauty of Mauna Kea"
Performed by Keola Beamer & George Winston
From the album Kolonahe -- From the Gentle Wind
Courtesy of Dancing Cat Productions

"Hawaii 78"
Performed by ISRAEL "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole
Courtesy of Mountain Apple Company

“Aloha Hale O Ho'oponopono”
Performed by Sonny Chillingworth
Written by Diana Aki
Courtesy of Dancing Cat Records

Funding
James & Abigail Campbell Foundation
The Gerbode Foundation
Atherton Foundation
Pohaku Fund
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Growney
Pacific Pioneer Fund
Watergirl Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Jacques Lagarde
Kapiolani Health Foundation
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Suzanne Avina
Castle & Cooke
First Hawaiian Bank
Cynthia Foster
Hugh Foster
Teresa Tico
Hawaii Medical Service Association
Women’s Fund of Hawaii
Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation
Jane McKenzie
… and additional funders. A complete list is available from ITVS.

HEART OF THE SEA was created by Lisa Denker and Charlotte Lagarde.

Produced in Association with Pacific Islanders in Communications,
the Independent Television Service and KHET.

This program was produced by Swell Cinema, which is solely responsible for its content.

Copyright 2002 Swell Cinema, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Produced in association with the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.


 

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