My Partner

My Partner

2023 · 100 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama

Two high school boys from different social worlds experience romantic feelings for each other. Edmar, a high-performing Filipino student, and Pili, a Native Hawaiian student-athlete, learn that navigating self-growth and teenage love in Hawaiʻi is as complicated as their understanding and love for Hawaiʻi and it’s ever-changing cultural landscape.

Directed by Keli'i Grace · Written by Sean Dunnington

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