Featured articles, opinion pieces and reviews by select HIFF staff, interns and content providers.
BAD AXE is an official selection of the 42nd Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani. It is currently available to view on the Festival’s streaming platform until November 27th (Hawai‘i only) – Purchase Tickets Filmmaker David Siev successfully creates a portrait of American life during a time of turmoil in his new film BAD […]
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Warning: The following contains spoilers for PROJECT WOLF HUNTING (2022) and HUNT (2022). Over the course of HIFF42, I watched two South Korean films that were centered around and saturated with brutal violence: one considered it a spectacle, something that it assumed the audience wanted to see, and something that could easily be assigned moral
HOCCI @ HIFF42: Cinema Violence in PROJECT WOLF HUNTING & HUNT Read More »
GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD screened at the 42nd Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani When regarding the art and ingredients of making a gangster film, Quentin Tarantino stated, “a good, pulpy story or you need an aspect of criminality that you want to put under a microscope.” He also added that a satirical subtext is
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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
HIFF42 announces jury award winners & honorees Read More »
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 –
HIFF42 Added Screenings by Popular Demand Read More »
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
HIFF42 Programmer’s Picks: Anna’s Film List Read More »
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
A Genre Nerd’s Top 5 Line-up for HIFF42 Read More »
48% of HIFF42’s films are directed or co-directed by women filmmakers. Although a promising percentage for gender parity in this year’s festival program and definitely an upward trend, but the struggle continues. With local organizations like Hawai‘i Women In Filmmaking (HWF) and producers like Aotearoa-based Kerry Warkia and her all-Pasifika women director feature projects, such
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We are proud to announce the 2022 class of mentees that will participate in the HIFF ONLINE CREATIVES & CRITICS IMMERSIVE (HOCCI) powered by DBEDT and Creative Lab Hawaii. A reimagining of the Roger Ebert Young Writers Program, this new Immersive has been updated to include professional critics and content creators who will be mentoring
Inaugural class of HIFF Online Creators & Critics Immersive Read More »
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