Promotional Videos, Fires of Hina

NOTE: These videos provide previews of the storylines in the book while imagining what the characters and settings would look like without providing any plot spoilers. If you create your own visions of the characters and worlds while reading books (as I do) you should consider watching these videos after you have finished the book or skip them altogether.

Lani: The Last Song

The Last Song is a powerful short film that follows Lani, a young Hawaiian marine activist, as she bravely faces down a whaling ship to protect the last whale in a dying sea—proving that even in the face of unstoppable violence, the last song of the ocean will not be silenced.

Orion: Descent

A cinematic prequel to Fires of Hina, “Descent” is a meditative science fiction short that explores legacy, loss, and the fragile line between profit and purpose. In the dark, frozen depths of Enceladus’ subsurface ocean, a lone explorer named Orion descends in his sleek amphibious submersible, the Volans, on a mission to discover life—and profit. Haunted by the death of his father, a celebrated astronaut lost decades ago on the failed Proteus IX mission to Thalassa, Orion seeks redemption, legacy, and fortune.

T’daya (White Chin): Dissonance

Dissonance blends myth, science fiction, and ecological parable into a cinematic tale of awe, sorrow, and hope — asking if new voices can join the Great Song, or if humans will destroy their own salvation. In the endless depths of Thalassa, the ocean has always carried the Great Song — a harmony binding every current, every life, every memory. But now the Song trembles. A young Nesoi matriarch feels the dissonance as the Sky Breathers return. But hope stirs in unexpected ways. One Sky Breather, Lani, stands on Thalassa’s shores, fragile yet carrying a spirit attuned to something greater. The Nesoi watch her with both grief and wonder—could she be the one to heal their fractured voices? A tale of loss, hope, and the power of connection, “Dissonance” invites us to listen deeply to the voices of a living world.

Enzo: Corporate Briefing

Step inside Cutten’s vision of humanity’s future in “Fires of Hina: Corporate Briefing,” a sleek, profit-driven overview of the ocean world Thalassa. Presented as a corporate fact-sheet brought to life, the film showcases the planet’s unmatched potential: limitless marine protein, biotech-rich microbes, rare minerals, and even luxury tourism powered by the spectacle of colossal waves and indigenous megafauna.

Keeley: the Light Beyond the Rain

When the world drowns in its own storms, journalist Keeley Connelly keeps the camera rolling. From flooded cities and collapsing nations to the first light over a rebellious Mars, she searches for truth — and for hope.

Mai: Fearless Before All Things

In the chaos of war and cosmic storms, Mai stands unshaken. Once a soldier of fortune, now a pilot-for-hire, she drifts between the stars chasing contracts, ghosts, and silence. From Titan’s icy storms to the docks of Cassini Station, witness a woman who faces fire with stillness—and finds peace in rhythm—and Rock ‘n Roll.

Kyah: Red Sky Rising

Kyah was born on a dying Earth — a world consumed by fire, greed, and silence. When the forests burned and the protests failed, she followed the fight to Mars, joining the rebellion against the tech-billionaires and their glass palaces. But when the rebellion collapsed and Mars turned to ash, Kyah’s fire didn’t die. Now, haunted by the worlds she couldn’t save, Kyah leaves the red dust behind to join Lani and her team — the defenders of Thalassa — in one last stand.

War for Thalassa: Be Like Water

Be Like Water is set in a future ravaged by climate collapse and corporate greed and follows Lani and her allies as they fight to protect Thalassa and its ancient beings, the Nesoi. In this cinematic trailer, watch as Lani leads a living wave of Nesoi against Enzo’s mercenaries, jet skis, and drones in a desperate battle at Colossus Reef. But when the machines begin to overpower the herd, Lani must remember Sage’s legendary wave — and summon the patience and wisdom to turn the ocean itself into her greatest weapon.