Stoke

Jane is an attorney based in Los Angeles and she’s clinically depressed. While channel flipping, she sees news footage of Kilauea in full force eruption. She buys a one-way ticket to the Big Island, and along the way, she runs into two local guys who sell themselves as tour guides who can take her to see the active volcano. What transpires is a road movie that is an ode to Y Tu Mamá También, but with Big Island vibes, fully capturing the unique sub-groups of Hawaii Island from hippie enclaves, spiritual sanctuaries, Native Hawaiians trying to make ends meet, and masked ravers looking for their next hit in the blackness of the lava fields. (Hawaii International Film Festival)