You are visiting the Welcome Page of the 28th annual HIFF Fall Festival! We're pleased to present 154 films from 36 countries this year. This year's selections are truly eclectic: from the crowd-pleasing to visionary, presenting cinematic visions that are unique, inspirational, sometimes challenging, but always a true film festival experience. So check out what we have in store for this year!

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PROGRAM GUIDE DISCREPANCIES

The Schedule on pages 12-13 is correct. There are some errors on individual film listings, this are listed below.

Darling of the Mountains (Page 27) - The Oct 12 5:30pm screening is wrong. It should be Oct 17 at 6:00pm.

Half - Life (Page 28) - Both times/dates are wrong. Correct showtimes: Oct 13 at 8:00pm & Oct 14 at 3:00pm.

Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The (Page 42) - Both times/dates are wrong. Correct showtimes: Oct 17 at 6:30pm & Oct 19 at 7:15pm.

PROGRAM UPDATES

Oct 16: NEW! CHERRIES - New screening added on 10/17 at 8:30PM.

Oct 14: NEW! Award winners were announced. See this page for details. More screenings were added of our award winning films. Details below.

• THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD - New screening added: 10/19 at 7:30PM
• CAPE NO. 7 - New screening added: 10/19 at 11:30AM.
• BOYS OVER FLOWERS - New screening added: 10/19 at 8:00PM
• LIVING PONO WITH JASON SCOTT LEE - New screening added: 10/19 at 3:45PM
• SHORTS - You can see the following short films again; They will be playing with other films on Sunday.
  THE HOLLOW: Playing with LISTEN TO ME on 10/19 at 11:00AM;
  TEXAS GIRL: Playing with ABSURDISTAN on 10/19 at 5:00PM;
  COFFEE AND ALLAH: Playing with HEART OF FIRE on 10/19 at 5:30PM.
• SWEETS (CANDY) - We had technical difficulties with the first screening of this short film from Shanghai, so you can see it again. It's playing with OCEAN of PEARLS 10/15 at 4:00PM.
• CHIEF - New screening added: 10/18 at 12:00 PM. $5 admission, includes a Q&A with the director, Brett Wagner and the Samoan star of the film.

Oct 13: Both remaining screenings of NOHO HEWA: THE WRONGFUL OCCUPATION OF HAWAII will be free! They are: Friday, 10/17 at 3:30pm & Sunday, 10/19 at 6:45pm

Oct 11: Several films have been changed or added today.

• THE MERMAID (Sunday, Oct 12 at 9:30PM) - Replaced with a second screening of THE DIVINE WEAPON.
• THE CHASER - 2 new screenings! Saturday Oct 11 at 8:30PM & Sunday Oct 12 at 6:45PM (Replaces CYBORG SHE)
• CYBORG SHE - Both screenings have been changed. The new time is: Sunday, Oct 19 at 8:30PM.
• FINDING ALOHA - THE MOVIE - New screening added on Sunday, Oct 19 at 7:30PM.
• JAMAICA FOR SALE - New screening added on Saturday Oct 18 at 10:00AM.

Oct 10: The venue for our Closing Night Party has changed to the O Lounge. 1349 Kapiolani Blvd - Honolulu, HI 96814 Buy tickets here.

Oct 9: New screenings at "Sunset on the Beach" announced! Details for these free screenings are below:

Saturday, October 11 at 7:00PM
* CHIEF (21 min)
* THE WRECKING CREW (98 min)

Sunday, October 12 at 7:00PM
* THE FIRST HAWAIIAN SNOWBALL FIGHT (17 mins)
* LEGEND OF CHANG APANA (7 mins)
* SPARROW (86 min)

Oct 8: The times/dates for many UH Manoa screenings were corrected. The correct dates/times can be found here. Also, the UH screenings will be held at the Architecture Auditorium, not the Art Auditorium as previously noted.

Oct 7: Our Closing Night Reception will be on Saturday October 18, from 9:30pm to 11:30pm at the O Lounge. Mix, mingle and meet some of the film celebrities. $20 admission, party only (does not include closing night film), non-hosted bar and pupus for 300 people. Buy tickets here.

Sept 24: Pacific Island Film Seminar (October 11th) moved to 11:30am instead of 12pm.

Sept 23: New Screening of NOHO HEWA: THE WRONGFUL OCCUPATION OF HAWAI'I added: Sunday, October 19 at 6:45 pm