[4] A valiant warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls deep into a mysterious underwater world.
When the octopus who rescues him transforms into a handsome young man, they fall in love and an epic adventure begins.
[5] Co-directors Hamer and Wilson, a married couple, were inspired to make the film by their belief that everybody, especially young people, deserve to see a queer love story with a happy ending.
Sousa, who previously worked with the team on their animated short Kapaemahu, approached the project from a painters perspective, using light as the motif to connect the different worlds depicted by the film.
[8] Aikāne received press attention and positive reviews in several publications including Variety,[1] which called the film "radiant," Zippy Frames,[6] which described it as "tender and strong," and Them,[7] which described it as "a universal love story rooted in Native Hawaiian tradition."