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Celebrate Bruce Lee's 80th birthday with BE WATER free screening + panel on November 27

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Twenty-six karate students circle the lone man. Hands flared open as he adjusts his wide striking stance, his eyes dart from one opponent to the next, ready to react. Such is our mentally ingrained evocation of the late martial artist and film actor Bruce Jun-Fan Lee. Director Bao Nguyen’s documentary BE WATER , which world …

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Save-the-Date: HIFF40 Awards Celebration & Brunch Pau Hana on November 29

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Join us for a reimagined HIFF Awards Gala! While we can’t safely gather at the red carpet this year to honor our filmmakers, HIFF board, honorees, juried film winners, and Hawai‘i’s finest, we invite you to join us for a virtual rendition of this celebration. Dress in your best and grab brunch (order through Bite …

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Interview with Kimee Balmilero about DA BREAKFAST KINE CLUB Stage Reading

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An ’80s classic with a Hawai’i twist: Five local high school students from Honolulu spend a Saturday in detention together to find out that they have more in common than they thought. In this special live streamed stage reading of the classic John Hughes coming-of-age film THE BREAKFAST CLUB*, this pidgin english rendering will be …

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HIFF40: 5 Asian American films to watch & 1 special birthday to celebrate

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With the focus of Asia-Pacific Rim cinema at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani, Asian American films are an important component of our festival programming. The late and famed film critic Roger Ebert hailed HIFF as a destination for emerging Asian American filmmakers, and this year is no different. Therefore, here are five …

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Taiwan's John Hsu: From avid gamer to machinima maker and major film director

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Filmmaker John Hsu, an avid gamer, turned this hobby with his penchant for black and slapstick comedy, into a foundation that would launch his career as one of the most exciting Taiwanese content creators working today. Therefore, HIFF40 is excited to host A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN HSU as part of HIFF XR and the SPOTLIGHT …

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HIFF XR: Join the astral plane online with STARCAST w/ VIBRATION GROUP on November 12, 6pm HST

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As part of this year’s HIFF XR, the Festival is honored to host a special live performance online mounted by the experimental opera STARCAST with VIBRATION GROUP. Visit the HIFF XR Spotlight to see the entire program. The VIBRATION GROUP is a spaceship-dwelling commune of migrants who have left Earth due to climate change, violence, …

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Polynesian Voyaging Society and ʻUluʻulu presents VISIONS OF HŌKŪLEʻA film series & live panel

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ʻUluʻulu is Hawaiʻi’s official state archive for moving images. Located on the University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu campus, the archive is dedicated to the care, preservation, and digitization of film and videotape related to the history and culture of Hawaiʻi. The archive’s mission via preservation is to honor the past and ensure their availability …

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The Way Forward: Conversations about Race and Reckoning in Hawai‘i

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“Hawai‘i is ready to tell our own complex story of race and belonging and it signifies that we need an expanded vocabulary beyond key terms in American racial analysis to advance the conversation.” – Dr. Akiemi Glenn Hawaiʻiʻs multicultural identity draws many people to its ethnically diverse shores, but institutional racism and colonialism still live …

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Here are the HIFF40 Honorees!

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HIFF40 presented by Halekulani (November 5-29) is honored to announce this year’s honorees: Halekulani Career Achievement Award: Ann Hui: The winner of three Golden Horse awards and six Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA) for best director, Ann Hui is one of the most talented filmmakers of her generation. She is known for her films about …

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What's Free at Summer Fest? Opening Pau Hana, Q&As & Newly Added Webinar about Kānaka Maoli Filmmaking

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HIFF@HOME SUMMER FEST is now live! If you haven’t taken the opportunity to purchase an ALL-ACCESS PASS for just $40 to watch all of the films on your own time between August 7-14, then do it now. But, HIFF has provided opportunities for audiences to join in on the action for free as well! Check …

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