In a tug-of-war between leaving and staying, one man stands in the middle. Director Alika Tengan’s Sundance Film Festival debut in the festival’s NEXT category, “Every Day In Kaimukī,” explores the internal back-and-forth faced by Hawaiian millennial Naz Kawakami (Naz Kawakami) as he prepares to move from his hometown in Kaimukī to the mainland. Read more...

Photo: “Every Day In Kaimukī” tackles the age-old question of what home means and the concept of belonging through Hawaiian millennial Naz Kawakami. Co-produced by alumnus Jesy Odio, the film follows Kawakami through his internal dilemmas as he plans to move to New York City. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 9:54 p.m. Jesse Eisenberg is taking a seat behind the camera. Known for his angsty on-screen roles, the actor has shifted to the director’s chair. Read more...

Photo: Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial debut, “When You Finish Saving the World” stars Finn Wolfhard (left) and Julianne Moore (right) as a dysfunctional mother-son duo who struggle to see eye to eye. With divergent opinions on what constitutes a value, Eisenberg said the pair eventually learn to appreciate the merit in each other’s individual pursuits. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)