2026 Spring Advanced Reel Camp

Program Overview

Since 2012, the Reel Camps have provided a courageous and safe environment for girls (cis/trans), femmes, non-binary, gender-fluid, and gender-queer youth, as well as any other youth who identify outside of the gender binary. It is a place where youth can express their creativity, boost their confidence, and embark on a journey of personal transformation. Participants learn to create and share their own stories, which are meaningful and deserve to be heard and seen.

Very limited seating, apply soon!

Program Details

WHEN: March 16 - 21, 2026 9:00 am-2:00 pm Monday through Saturday

WHERE: East-West Center, Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96848

WHO: Young women and gender expansive youth ages 13-17

OHANA SCREENING: March 21, 2 pm, at the East-West Center

Registration fees

No filmmaker is ever turned away due to lack of funds. We offer a Pay What You Can registration fee (suggested fee is $600). Email Pōʻai at poai@hawaiiwomeninfilmmaking.org for any questions and/or concerns.

Organized by Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking (HWF), a non-profit feminist organization that advocates for women and girls (cis/trans), femmes, non-binary, gender-fluid and gender-queer to tell their stories through film with an intersectional lens.