Morning Comes So Soon

MORNING COMES SO SOON (2008)
Please note: this film was not made by Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands, it was made by Small Island Films by Aaron Condon. We show it on this channel with their permission. This is the very first feature film set in the Marshall Islands and was a great inspiration for me. I spent quite a bit of time picking Aaron's brain, I wound up using the same camera he did for my films, an old Panasonic SD. -J.M.N.

“The film grabs you and before you know it you’re on a roller coaster ride…Excitement and fun turns to crisis, calamity and tears…”
--Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands Journal

“A milestone production about not only racism but the struggles of young people to cope with their problems in urban Majuro…”
Pacific Magazine

Morning Comes So Soon is a modern love story of a Marshallese boy and a Chinese girl who fall in love in spite of racial prejudice between their families. Reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet, but with a twist, this film uses real people living in Majuro, instead of actors. The film was a collaboration between two American volunteer teachers at Catholic Assumption High School, Aaron Condon and Mike Cruz, and a peer education non-profit group.

FILM FESTIVALS:
Los Angeles Asian-Pacific Film Festival 2008
Asia Pacific Screen Awards - Official Entry 2008
Hawaii International Film Festival 2008