Animated, Historical Short
Role: Writer, Director, Producer
Festival Circuit
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LOGLINE
A magical take on a true story, The Queen’s Flowers is an animated short adventure for kids that follows Emma, a Native Hawaiian girl in 1915 Honolulu, as she makes a special gift for the last monarch of Hawai`i, Queen Lili`uokalani.

CREDITS
• Writer, Director + Producer Ciara Leina`ala Lacy
•  Director of Animation Daniel Sousa
• Producers Concepcion Saucedo-Trejo, Ciara Leina`ala Lacy
•  Executive Producers Robert Nichols, Linda Nichols, Terry Leonard, Dean Hamer,
•  Sound Design Timothy Korn
• Music Jonathan Zalben

AWARDS
• 2024 Audience Award for Grand Prize Short Film and Audience Award, ages 8+, New York International Childrenʻs Film Festival
•  2024 Jury Special Recognition Narrative Short, VC Film Fest
• 2024 Best 2D Animated Short, Atlanta Children’s Film Festival
•  2024 Youth Jury Award Special Prize, Singapore International Children’s Film Festival “Big Eyes, Big Minds”
•  2024 Audience Award & Jury Runner Up for Best Animated Short, Woods Hole Film Festival
•  2024 Jury Award Best Made in Hawaiʻi Short Film, Hawaiʻi International Film Festival (Oscar Qualifying)

FILM FESTIVALS
New York International Childrenʻs Film Festival, VC Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Singapore International Children’s Film Festival, Zlín Film Festival, Atlanta Children’s Film Festival, Nantucket Film Festival, Anibar International Animation Festival, Summer Shorts Film Festival, BeiJing International Children's Film Festival, Indy Shorts International Film Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, Holly Shorts, Smithsonian Native Cinema Showcase, San Diego International Kids Film Festival, Oslo Pix Film Festival

PRESS
• IndieWire, NYICFF Jury Selects Short Films ‘Magic Candies’ and ‘Unibrow’ for Top Awards
• Variety, Princess Grace Foundation Announces 2023 Awardees and Scholarship Recipients (EXCLUSIVE)