HIFF Extreme
Documentarian and ''King of Cinephilia'' Alexandre O. Philippe returns to HIFF with CHAIN REACTIONS, an exploration of the legacy of Tobe Hooper’s classic THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. He interviews five…
Spotlight on Taiwan
Being dead isn’t easy. Spirits must prove themselves worthy of becoming ghosts through a rigorous selection process of auditions and contests, and avoid being condemned to eternal damnation. For a…
Kau Ka Hōkū Award Nominee, Southeast Asian Showcase
Set in the early 2000s, in an urban town near Hanoi, DON’T CRY, BUTTERFLY revolves around Tam, a middle-aged housewife, who discovers that her husband is having an affair. Devastated…
HIFF Extreme, New American Perspectives
Wei has had an extremely rough start in life. The film opens with her father’s horrifically bloody death as he attempts to rid himself of a hereditary facial disfigurement. Many…
HIFF Extreme, Spotlight on India
Uma (Radhika Apte) is brash, acerbic and vulgar. Unable to cook or manage household expenses, she fulfills very few of the rigid expectations of a new Indian bride. The awkwardness…
Made In Hawaii
It’s the first alien monster movie independently made on Maui! And, of course, the frenzied action happens during Halloween!! Dave (Big Island based YouTube creator Alex Farnham) is a teacher…
HIFF Extreme, Special Screening
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the festival presents a restored version of Tobe Hooper’s horror genre classic and gruesome satire of American values. A heartland road trip by a…
HIFF Extreme
Halloween comes early as the festival screens the latest entry in the popular horror anthology franchise, this time taking place in a sci-fi inspired hellscape. This seventh installment of the…