As Jedi Knight Ko Hoshino begins constructing her first lightsaber, she reminisces about a pivotal turning point in her training as a young padawan.

Headstrong and impatient, she implored her mentor, Jedi Master Jaan-Xu, to teach her lightsaber combat very early in her training. Instead, she became increasingly frustrated with his admonishments over her impatience and lack of focus.

He reminded her a Jedi's true strength lies not in fighting prowess, but in resisting darkness by serving and protecting others.

As Jedi Hoshino completes her lightsaber's construction and prepares to confront evil, she recollects her fateful mistake as a padawan that allowed her to see the truth of Master Jaan-Xu's teachings.

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The tale of blind Jedi Master Ko Hoshino and her journey to becoming one with the force. HOSHINO FB PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/hoshinostarwars/?fref=ts MAKING OF HOSHINO FEATURE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elWjSPOAN_U Director/Producer/Editor STEPHEN VITALE http://www.stephenvitalefilms.com https://www.instagram.com/stephen_vitale/ Writer/Executive Producer ERIC CARRASCO https://www.instagram.com/etcarrasco/ Co-Executive Producers JOHN SCHICK // MIGUEL JIRON Starring ANNA AKANA as Ko Hoshino https://www.youtube.com/user/AnnaAkana https://www.instagram.com/annaakana/?hl=en Starring TIM MCKERNAN as Master Jaan-Xu https://www.instagram.com/thetimmckernan/ https://twitter.com/thetimmckernan with ERIC CARRASCO as Darth Oriax and PATRICK SULLIVAN as the voice of Darth Oriax Cinematographers RYAN BROOMBERG // ALYSSA BROCATO VFX Supervisor JOHN SCHICK Composer JOEY NEWMAN https://www.facebook.com/joeynewman.composer Associate Producers MARK ROBERTSON // MICHAEL J. WECHSLER Sound Designer JAMIE HARDT, MPSE Storyboard Artist MIGUEL JIRON 1st Assistant Camera DANIEL AJEMIAN // ANDY HUYNH 2nd Assistant Camera MAX SIEGEL // LAURA JANSEN // STEVE KAN Steadicam Operators PASCAL COMBES-KNOKE // CHRIS LOH Key Grip DANIEL RINK Gaffers MAX SOMES // NICHOLAS FEDEROFF // DEREK VAAS Colorists JOHN SCHICK // SEAN RYAN Mynock Creature by TOM SPINA DESIGNS Mynock Puppeteers DAVID SERVER // JACKSON LANZING // COURTNEY PERDUE Mutant Mask by IMMORTAL MASKS Special Effects Makeup Artist JESSICA-LEIGH SCHWARTZ Casting Associate DAVID GIRONDA JR. Assistant to Anna Akana MAYA FERRARA Production Assistants ROBERT CARRASCO // DWIGHT MOSS ADR Engineer OWEN SHEARER Stock Footage Provided by VLADIMIR KURILOV // POND5 Music Recorded and Mixed by OREN HADAR Music Editor SETH KAPLAN Score Supervisor MATT HUTCHINSON Star Wars Themes by JOHN WILLIAMS Music Performed by the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra https://www.facebook.com/HollywoodChamberOrchestra Music Recorded at EastWest Studios, Los Angeles, California Special Thanks TOM SPINA // DAVID BOLEN // CASEY WONG // JAKE NORDWIND // JENN O'DONNELL // GEORGE FRANGADAKIS // MARIE VITALE // PAUL VITALE // GREG MORRIS Lightsabers by SaberForge http://www.saberforge.com

Written by Eric Carrasco and directed by Stephen Vitale, HOSHINO is a sensational unofficial Star Wars fan film.

Like Rouge One, and KARA, another extraordinary Star Wars fan film, this short has a dynamic woman at the center of its narrative.

Youtube star Anna Akana is pitch perfect as the impetuous Ko Hoshino, who learns the nuances of the light side of the force at a high personal cost.

Similar to A New Hope, it is the student-teacher relationship between her and Tim McKernan (Master Jaan-Xu) that powers the short's dramatic direction.

In addition, HOSHINO'S overall production is impressive.

Everything from its costume design, visual effects, audio cues (it is always a thrill to hear the iconic buzz of a lightsaber), music score, and even scene transitions impeccably mimic those of the iconic Star Wars films..

The cinematography is electric, with many scenes shot in gorgeous locations. Vitale's direction is engaging and feels intimate, yet it also lends the short a sense of majestic scope synonymous with Star Wars.

However, it is Carrasco's poignant and affecting story of a young woman fully come into her own as a Jedi Knight that is the film's major hallmark.

HOSHINO is further proof the mythology of Star Wars is rich and fertile ground for compelling stories of all kinds.

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