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A gentle, music-filled documentary that traces a beloved voice's hidden life with warmth and quiet melancholy.

Directed by
Jennifer Akana Sturla
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jason Momoa, Jason Scott Lee, Nicole Scherzinger
Overview
The unknown story behind the Native Hawaiian singer whose cover medley "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" is known around the world.

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Directed by
Jennifer Akana Sturla
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jason Momoa, Jason Scott Lee, Nicole Scherzinger
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • identity
  • memory
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
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Starring
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Country
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Languages
English

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