The Wind & the Reckoning premiered in Boston on Sept 24, 2022, and dominated, winning 8 awards including Best Screenplay to John Fusco (The Highwaymen, Hidalgo), Best Film and Best Director to David Cunningham (The Seeker: The Dark is Rising) and Best ensemble cast. The sweeping drama was shot in Hawaii and tells the true story of a Native Hawaiian ranching family that defies an oppressive new colonial government and faces down American mercenaries led by Civil War Commander (Henry Ian Cusick) rather than have their freedoms ripped away. The film is based on the memoirs of Pi’ilani (depicted by Lindsay Anuhea Watson) who won Best Actress.
