Best Made in Hawai‘i Feature – THE WIND & THE RECKONING Best Made in Hawai‘i Short – INHERITANCE HIFF Best Short Film Award – THE RED SUITCASE Kau Ka Hōkū Grand Jury Award Winner – BAD AXE NETPAC Award – KĀINGA Pasifika Award – WHINA November 14, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) – The 42nd edition of […]
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We are at the midpoint of HIFF42 presented by Halekulani and are slowly filling up TBA screening slots scheduled during the back half to fill with some of the Festival’s most popular films. MADE IN HAWAI‘I SHORTS #1 – November 9, 8:30pm DELIKADO (Philippines, USA) – November 10, 5:30pm MADE IN HAWAI‘I SHORTS #2 –
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THOUGHTS: WHINA // A Companion essay by scholar ‘Ihilani Lasconia // “She is the daughter of Heremia Te Wake, chiefly leader of Ngaati Manawa, Te Rarawa and Ngaapuhi. She is from Panguru, the sacred mountain, and the guiding stars. She is of the sacred tree that leans to the west”. WHINA is a timely
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THOUGHTS: MY SMALL LAND // A Companion essay by scholar Monisha Das Gupta // Earlier this year, the flight of 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine at the start of the Russian invasion captured international attention and garnered an outpouring of support. The mainstream media’s framing of the flight of Ukrainians immediately raises the question:
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THOUGHTS: MIDWIVES // A Companion essay by scholar L. Ayu Saraswati // MIDWIVES is director Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing’s first feature film, winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s Excellence in Vérité Filmmaking award. The film follows the lives of Hla, a Buddhist midwife, and her Muslim apprentice, Nyo Nyo, in Rakhine state, Myanmar. Their
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THOUGHTS: BATTLEGROUND // A Companion essay by scholar Grace Alvaro Caligtan // If the fall of Roe v Wade has become a moment to take a closer look at politics, power, and rights to bodily autonomy, then Cynthia Lowen’s documentary BATTLEGROUND offers a clarifying lens. Lowen gives viewers access to the inner workings of
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THOUGHTS / BAD AXE: A Companion essay by scholar Kim Compoc // Director David Siev’s riveting documentary BAD AXE takes its name from his predominantly white hometown in rural Michigan. Siev began the project in March 2020 to chronicle his family’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, namely the lockdowns and difficulties in keeping the
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Yesterday, we posted Artistic Director Anderson Le’s Top HIFF42 Film Picks. Today, it’s Director of Programming Anna Page’s turn to reveal her Must-Sees at HIFF42! Check them out below, break out your excel sheet, and start making your Festival viewing schedule: BROKER (South Korea, 2022, 129 min, Dir: Hirokazu Kore-eda) Academy Award nominated filmmaker Hirokazu
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The 42nd Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Hakelulani (HIFF42) is here! The fest kicks off with the “hometown” premiere of THE WIND AND THE RECKONING at Bishop Museum’s The Great Lawn and the world premiere of the Japanese drama YUDO: THE WAY OF THE BATH at Consolidated Ward. With over 102 feature films unspooling
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‘Tis the season, my fellow cinephiles. The days are shortening, it’s raining more often, and pumpkin spice is back on the menu. But most importantly, HIFF42 is here! Now, picking films to go and see may seem daunting. There’s a glut of interesting films being showcased this year and because time is a linear and
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