Chicago – “The Land of Eb,” released through Video On Demand last week, is a perfect example of stories that emerge from the expansion of digital filmmaking. The highly personal and location-specific story involves the other side of paradise, the Kona district on the big island of Hawaii, and the background of the residents.
Writer/Director Andrew Williamson is part of the Kona Film Group, and came across the latest movie subject by hearing the story of the man – Jonithen Jacob – who eventually became the main character in the film. “The Land of Eb” is a fictionalized story of Jacob’s life, and the lives of his family and friends. Many of the natives in Kona, including Jacob’s family, were relocated from the Northern Pacific Marshall Islands, when they were destroyed by the United States during atomic bomb testing from 1946 to 1958. The result of this is what the U.S.
Writer/Director Andrew Williamson is part of the Kona Film Group, and came across the latest movie subject by hearing the story of the man – Jonithen Jacob – who eventually became the main character in the film. “The Land of Eb” is a fictionalized story of Jacob’s life, and the lives of his family and friends. Many of the natives in Kona, including Jacob’s family, were relocated from the Northern Pacific Marshall Islands, when they were destroyed by the United States during atomic bomb testing from 1946 to 1958. The result of this is what the U.S.
- 3/5/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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