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CHRISTIANSANDCANNIBALS

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FI' YEARS AFTER THE BIRTH OF JESUS

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CHRISTIANS AND CANNIBALS is the story of a family’s journey from the villages of American Samoa to the ghettos of California.

In search of opportunity, Rodney Asuega Hisatake is adopted by his uncle and brought from Pago Pago, American Samoa to the public housing projects of the Bay Area. As a young man, he begins his path with fifty dollars’ worth of crack cocaine, eventually rising to become one of the Bay's most notorious hustlers.

Bare, discordant, and profoundly vulnerable, the film unfolds as a series of moving portraits, tracing the family’s intertwined lives and offering a meditation on redemption and the quiet power of grace.

Screenings

  • APRIL 04, 2025 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT YALE UNIVERSITY
  • OCT 23, 2025 YAY AREA, CALIFORNIA SAN QUENTIN FILM FESTIVAL

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Official Soundtrack

Keep Yo' Eyez on the Prize — 1999, Trump Tight Records

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    SPECIAL THANKS TO: GOD, OUR AIGA, THE TRUMP TIGHT FAMILY-KITA / USO CAR CLUB FAMILY, TUI SUISALA, DIAMOND, CROOKED I, ALEX, SNIPES, GOLD TOES, KUTFATHER, TROY P, COCOMO JOE, DAVE, BUDDHA BOB, BRANDON, SASSON, FREAKY PHIL, BILLY CASTILLO, KEVIN MITCHELL, ERIC, RUBEN, DEAN, FEATURED ARTISTS, STREET TEAMS, LAS, POLO, GINO ALL MY USOS LOCKED UP, EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED AND SHOWED US LOVE I KNOW THERE ARE MANY MORE WE DIDN’T MENTION—DON’T WORRY WE AIN’T FORGOT Y’ALL. SHOUT TO ALL THE USOS IN SAMOA, NEW ZEALAND, H-TOWN, FRISCO/BAY AREA, L.A., SAN DIEGO, SEATTLE, UTAH, OREGON AND WORLDWIDE.

    LAST BUT NOT LEAST, A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE HATERZ THAT INSPIRED US TO SUCCEED!!

    THE CONGLOMERATEEZ — TRUMP TIGHT-USO CAR CLUB-L BROS. ENT.-MIDNITE TERROR ENT-ACE BEAT-SUCKAFREE GEAR-BRAND1 DESIGNS-MUCH2MUCH-BIG HEAD ENT-SAMOENOZ ENT-SOMETHIN TERRIBLE RECORDS-BLACK N BROWN-BUTT NAKED RECORDS

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    KEEP YOUR EYEZ ON THE PRIZE BUT DON'T LET IT BLIND YOU. TOO MANY OF US THINK WE ARE HUSTLAS ON THE RISE AND WE GOT OUR EYES ON THE PRIZE. I DON'T BLAME YOU MY USOS. HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY SEE THROUGH ALL THE LIES. IT'S A CRIME AND HEARTBREAKING THAT OUR KIDS ASPIRE TO HAVE GOLD RIMS ON A FANCY CAR. WHAT KIND OF EXAMPLE ARE WE GIVING OUR CHILDREN TO GIVE THEM SUCH SMALL DREAMS AND GOALS. IT'S A TRAP THAT WE ALL HAVE FELL INTO. AND OUR CHILDREN FOLLOW RIGHT BEHIND US. WE MUST WAKE UP AND OPEN OUR EYES TO THE TRUTH. THEY HAVE MISLED ALL OF US TO GO FOR THE QUICK INSTANT SATISFACTION—THE FAST MONEY, FAST CARS—ALL WITHIN OUR LITTLE GHETTOS TO TRAP US INSIDE THE POVERTY AND OPPRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS. EITHER IN PRISON FOR A DRUG RELATED OFFENSE OR IN A PRISON OF OUR OWN MINDS. IMAGINE BEING BORN, RAISED AND DYING RIGHT IN THE GHETTOS. I WANT ALL OF YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE OUT THERE. THIS WORLD IS IN YOUR HANDS. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT IN LIFE. YOU CAN TRAVEL THE WHOLE WORLD OVER. VISIT AND EXPERIENCE ALL IT HAS TO OFFER. IN THIS CAPITALIST SOCIETY WE LIVE IN WE MUST LIVE BY ITS GUIDELINES. I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER ON HOW TO LIVE A GOOD LIFE. I CAN ONLY SUGGEST IT MUST BEGIN IN OUR CHILDREN. EDUCATION IS POWER; BEING AWARE IS THE KEY. A SUCCESSFUL CAREER THAT YOU ENJOY IS VITAL. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH KINGS AND YOU WILL BE A KING. LETS OPEN OUR EYES AND RECOGNIZE THE BIG PRIZE—FAMILY, UNITY, SUCCESSFUL CAREER, PERSONAL CONTENTMENT AND HAPPINESS.