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HIFF40 Recap: A Multitude of Cinema Through the Immigrant Lens

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Peering into an unfamiliar moment, without influencing its procession is a rare privilege. This space, often explored in immigrant-made films, is a powerful one recognized by both HIFF and The Vilcek Foundation, who together formed the New American Perspectives program (NAP). NAP is a slate of impactful films created solely by immigrant filmmakers. The collaboration […]

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HIFF40 Recap: XR and Engaging the Space Around Us

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Extended reality or  XR encompasses various modes of immersive media not limited to virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality. Virtual reality blanks out the real world, placing users in an artificial 3D space, augmented reality uses the real world as a backdrop with virtual items implanted throughout, while mixed reality enables users to manipulate

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We Have a HIFF40-For-40 Fundraiser Giveaway Winner!

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As part of our HIFF 40 For 40 Fundraiser, where our goal was to raise $40,000 by the end of HIFF40, some of our major sponsors culled together an amazing sweepstakes awards package to encourage donations. The awards package included 120,000 Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles, a two night suite stay at the premier Halekulani Hotel in

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HIFF40 Recap: Inspiring Students to "Talk Story" Through Films

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The visual mediums of motion picture and animation betray an illusion of seamless, life-like fluidity presented through a director’s lens. Often overlooked is the functionality of the camera as a device capturing multiple frames per second, or the sheer number of drafts an animator puts into a single frame of a scene. Films and animation

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HIFF40 Recap: HIFF Drive-In Revives the Theater Going Experience

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An ideal pit-stop for cooped-in families and quarantine joy-riders alike, the HIFF40 Drive-in Cinema was a much needed excuse to get outside. In addition to the vintage vibe, drive-in films allowed us the lost sensation of congregating and sharing a singular source of entertainment without violating health guidelines. The idea was brainstormed into conception as

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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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HIFF40 Closing Night Film WAIKIKI available to view through November 29

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The HIFF40 Closing Night Film, WAIKIKI, directed by Christopher Kahunahana, will be available to view online starting today, November 25 through November 29. To order tickets and watch on HIFF’s streaming platform, go to the film’s HIFF40 program listing.  In addition, the Festival will be presenting WAIKIKI at the Consolidated Ward 16 on Saturday, November

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