Joshua Aukai Ligairi (born October 9, 1980) is an American filmmaker
and podcaster, best known for the documentary Cleanflix (2012), which
he wrote, directed, produced, and edited with filmmaker Andrew James.
Ligairi co-created the non-fiction television miniseries Knights of
Mayhem for National Geographic Channel in 2012 and appeared on the
non-fiction competition show Pursuit of the Truth in 2013. Ligairi
co-created the Movie Podcast Network in 2015. He hosts and produces
several podcasts on the network. He founded the film production
company Icarus Arts & Entertainment with his wife Rachel Mae
Ligairi.Ligairi was born on October 9, 1980 in Oahu, Hawaii, the son
of a Fijian immigrant father and an American mother who were both
attending BYU-Hawaii and working at the Polynesian Cultural Center in
Laie, Hawaii at the time.Ligairi was raised in the Western United
States. He attended Timpview High School in Provo, Utah where he was
active in sports and the arts. He left the United States after high
school, living in the Netherlands and Belgium. Ligairi returned to
Utah after two years abroad and attended Utah Valley University, where
he was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2013, in the field of
Journalism.Ligairi's film Cleanflix is a feature film documentary that
premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival on September
11th, 2009. The film centers around the movie sanitization company
CleanFlicks and other similar companies that were sued by the
Director's Guild of America for creating unauthorized, censored copies
of their director's films.
and podcaster, best known for the documentary Cleanflix (2012), which
he wrote, directed, produced, and edited with filmmaker Andrew James.
Ligairi co-created the non-fiction television miniseries Knights of
Mayhem for National Geographic Channel in 2012 and appeared on the
non-fiction competition show Pursuit of the Truth in 2013. Ligairi
co-created the Movie Podcast Network in 2015. He hosts and produces
several podcasts on the network. He founded the film production
company Icarus Arts & Entertainment with his wife Rachel Mae
Ligairi.Ligairi was born on October 9, 1980 in Oahu, Hawaii, the son
of a Fijian immigrant father and an American mother who were both
attending BYU-Hawaii and working at the Polynesian Cultural Center in
Laie, Hawaii at the time.Ligairi was raised in the Western United
States. He attended Timpview High School in Provo, Utah where he was
active in sports and the arts. He left the United States after high
school, living in the Netherlands and Belgium. Ligairi returned to
Utah after two years abroad and attended Utah Valley University, where
he was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2013, in the field of
Journalism.Ligairi's film Cleanflix is a feature film documentary that
premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival on September
11th, 2009. The film centers around the movie sanitization company
CleanFlicks and other similar companies that were sued by the
Director's Guild of America for creating unauthorized, censored copies
of their director's films.
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