HIFF Virtual Cinema is proud to present the award winning documentary AI WEI WEI: YOURS TRULY from director Cheryl Haines, chronicling the just released artist, dissident and humanitarian as he collaborates on an exciting new art project in San Francisco. Title: AI WEI WEI: YOURS TRULY Director: Cheryl Haines USA / 78 min BUY TICKET […]
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HIFF Virtual Cinema is proud to present DENISE HO–BECOMING THE SONG, an intimate and revealing portrait of the queer Cantopop icon turned Hong Kong activist. Tickets on sale now and is ready to view starting July 1, marking the conclusion of Pride Month and the anniversary of Britain’s handover of Hong Kong to China Title:
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HIFF is partnering with Well Go USA to present the Hawai‘i virtual cinema release of the multi-award winning film HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD, which recently beat PARASITE to win Best Film at the Korean Film Producer’s Association Awards. This film will be released at HIFF Virtual Cinema on Friday, June 26! HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD (2018 / 138
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Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-at-home policy, the HIFF Spring Showcase, which was supposed take place in April, was indefinitely postponed to a later date. After making adjustments to our program calendar and the implementation of new programs like HIFF@HOME and HIFF Virtual Cinema, we are happy to announce that we have rescheduled the
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Many film industry supporters have come out in the past week to help fight systemic racism, advocate for police reform and support protesters across America. From supporting a passionate Jon Boyega at a BLM rally in London, to companies like A24, Bad Robot and other leading voices in film are stepping up in response to
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The Hawai’i International Film Festival’s mission to promote cultural understanding through cinema resonates fully during these turbulent times. Film is much more than entertainment: it is a portal to enlighten, inspire, and incite by shining a light on marginalized communities and stories. Cinema, at its core, is a mirror that reflects society. With our main
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HIFF is honored to work with NEON on the virtual cinema release of the Sundance award winning film SHIRLEY, starring #HIFF39 Career Achievement Award honoree Elisabeth Moss (THE INVISIBLE MAN, THE HANDMAID’S TALE, MAD MEN), which opens this Friday, June 5, at HIFF Virtual Cinema! “A perversely entertaining take on a brief period of Shirley
HIFF is honored to host a return engagement of the Hawai‘i made and award winning film AUGUST AT AKIKO’S, the feature film directorial debut of Christopher Makoto Yogi and starring avant grade musician Alex Zhang Hungtai, two local boys who are making waves in their respective creative fields. You can view the film, FOR FREE,
It’s “Nai Nai” weekend! HIFF is honored to present LUCKY GRANDMA as part of HIFF Virtual Cinema! A big hit at #HIFF39. the Festival is excited to participate in the Hawai‘i commercial release of the film! Stay home, stay healthy and rent a film in our very own online multiplex. HIFF receives 50% of every ticket sold.
HIFF is participating with Grove Hawaii and their special Pandemic Support program. COVID-19 has been devastating for small businesses and non-profits, and Grove Hawaii is supporting local organizations to produce and sell apparel, with $12 from each shirt sold going directly to HIFF. Online orders only with FREE SHIPPING in Hawai‘i and the rest of
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With aloha, HIFF acknowledges its occupation of ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Indigenous Hawaiian people, the Kānaka Maoli.
With gratitude, we honor the ʻāina itself and the generations who steward it.