Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
does offer fixer and other support services for visiting film
journalists
and filmmakers. We are all Marshall Islands citizens and have
worked with numerous
organizations including CNN, the BBC
and House Hunters International.
Services offered include but are not limited to:
providing bi-lingual (English/Marshallese) drivers,
van rental and hotel reservations, talent recruitment,
location searches, local expertise and film direction,
general local troubleshooting, and release form
translations.
If your news or film organization would like
to inquire about our rates, please include as much
detailed information about your project as you can:
The number of people, how many days, and
a list of as many of your needs/requirements as possible.
We don't rent film equipment, but we can provide certain kinds
of equipment
on an as needed/emergency basis.
Contact Information:
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
PO Box 3131
Majuro, MH 96960
E-mail: media@microwavefilms.org
Pictured: Suzanne Chutaro of Microwave Films works with Miquel
Marquez of CNN
in February of 2014 during a live broadcast about the Castaway
from El Salvador, Jose Alvarenga.
Suzanne, the Vice-President of Microwave Films, is an
experienced journalist who works for Micronesia's oldest
independent newspaper,
The Marshall Islands Journal. Suzanne
has co-directed and co-produced five award-winning Marshallese
feature films and numerous Marshallese short films,
commercials and infomercials for Microwave Films.
Pictured: Jukulius Niedenthal (center with hat) of Microwave
Films worked as a fixer/driver for Fremantle Media
from the United Kingdom that was in the RMI working on a
project for the BBC in March of 2014.
Jukulius has served as a fixer/driver on numerous film
projects with film crews from all
over the world including the United States, Brazil, Australia
and the United Kingdom
(pictured above right with the crew from House Hunters
International).
He was an Associate Producer for the 2012 Award winning
Marshallese language film,
"The Sound of Crickets at Night." He was
also one of the lead actors for the Marshallese
feature film, Jilel: The Calling of the Shell.
Jack Niedenthal, the founder and
President of Microwave Films and a Marshall Islands citizen,
also has served
as the Secretary of Health during the entire pandemic
(2019-2023), as the first Secretary-General of the Marshall
Islands Red Cross (2017-2019),
and as the Trust Liaison for the People of Bikini Atoll, a
position that he held for over 30 years (1986-2016).
He is currently a consultant for the people of Bikini Atoll.
He has worked with almost every major news outlet in the world
during his career and
is the author of the critically acclaimed book,
"For the Good of Mankind: A History of the People of Bikini
and their Islands."
He has also authored, directed and co-directed, produced and
co-produced numerous award winning feature and short
Marshallese films, all
of which can be seen here on the Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
You Tube page
E-mail: media@microwavefilms.org