A New York Times “Noteworthy Film of the Summer,” September’s HIFF SELECTS is for all the dog lovers out there in an incredible true story of resilience, determination and lots of elbow grease. FREE PUPPIES! Chronicles this incredible story–When Hurricane Katrina left more than 250,000 pets stranded, the infrastructure of modern pet transport for a […]
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Following a streak of commercial hit films in his native South Korea, director CHOI Dong-hoon (THE THIEVES being one of his most prominent, which HIFF’s Closing Night in 2012) enters the echelon of big budget sci-fi extravaganzas with ALIENOID, the first of two planned films (part 2 comes out early next year). ALIENOID is a
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On March 19, 1894, in Brevard, North Carolina, Loretta Mary Aiken was born. At the age of 13, both her parents were murdered in two separate incidents and she was raped twice. She was pregnant and was forced to give away both babies. Just one year later, she decided to join the show business. That
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August is I ♥️ HIFF Month – our annual membership drive! Whether you are new or a returning member, enjoy discounted rates all through the month of August. Members receive benefits including discounts on tickets and passes, free “Members Only” & HIFF Selects screenings throughout the year, and access to cool new HIFF merch. CLICK FOR MORE
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Panah Panahi, son of the great Iranian director Jafar Panahi, forever embattled with the government and currently under house arrest, makes a striking feature debut with this charming and deeply moving road movie. HIT THE ROAD expands on the genre, following a family of four–two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the
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With gratitude, we honor the ʻāina itself and the generations who steward it.