“Flipping the Script” with Kanani Koster (BYI12)

How do you reclaim and redefine the stories and American iconography present in films? Kanani Koster is a filmmaker from Portland, Oregon, flipping the script and telling stories that explore race, power, and privilege with violence, gore, and brutality, without feeding collective trauma. From her early days in Seattle meeting amazing mentors to the community atmosphere and punk vibe of Portland, Oregon, Kanani brings her imagination to life by collaborating and ensuring that her team challenges and checks one another's perceptions and ideas.

How do you reclaim and redefine the stories and American iconography present in films? Kanani Koster is a filmmaker from Portland, Oregon, flipping the script and telling stories that explore race, power, and privilege with violence, gore, and brutality, without feeding collective trauma. From her early days in Seattle meeting amazing mentors to the community atmosphere and punk vibe of Portland, Oregon, Kanani brings her imagination to life by collaborating and ensuring that her team challenges and checks one another’s perceptions and ideas.

Kanani Koster is a writer, director, and producer from Portland, Oregon.

Kanani Koster
_ikanani_ on Instagram
Cherry Street Films

Show Notes

Megan Griffiths
Nomadland (2020)
Chloé Zhao
The Rider (2017)
Jasmine Karcey
Dawn Jones Redstone
Carolyn Hall
Ron Harris-White
Scott Braucht – Dear Doris
Photo by Bulb Creative on Unsplash

Transcript

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