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A Paradise Lost (2025)
Directed by Laurie Sumiye
“The true story of one small Hawaiian bird who took a stand changed the rules.”
Animation, Documentary · 1h 29m
The film unfolds through the POV of the Palila called Anuenue who stood as the client in 1979 court trials. The legal battle leveraged the Endangered Species Act to protect māmane forests where 2,500 Palila competed with introduced sheep & goats. He explains how they won in court, but are still in jeopardy; in 2024, only 300 Palila remain. Today, a Native Hawaiian conservationist struggles to save them amidst escalating threats of climate change, wildfires, introduced predators, diseases, and governmental neglect.
Cast
Kaipo Schwab
Crew
- Director
- Laurie Sumiye
- Writer
- Laurie Sumiye
- Director of Photography
- Anne Misawa, Paul Atkins
- Producer
- Anne Misawa, Laurie Sumiye
Details
- Release date
- 2025-10-19
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Animation, Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America