For the next couple of days, we are going to be sharing HIFF staffers TOP 10 FILMS TO WATCH. With varying personal tastes, these lists are a great starting off point for the uninitiated who want to dive in and purchase our newly announced HIFF40 10-PACK, a discounted ticket package of 10-online vouchers for only […]
Executive Director Beckie Stocchetti's Top 10 Films to watch with the HIFF40 10-Pack Read More »
With the 40th Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani (HIFF40) film program available primarily online via HIFF’s streaming service, it is easier than ever to watch our critically-acclaimed and world renown films in the comfort and safety of your own home on your computer, mobile device or TV via Roku, Amazon Firestick and Apple
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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
Interview with Kimee Balmilero about DA BREAKFAST KINE CLUB Stage Reading Read More »
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
HIFF40: 5 Asian American films to watch & 1 special birthday to celebrate Read More »
We are truly in a Documentary Renaissance with the proliferation of award-winning and compelling docs being distributed on multiple streaming platforms. As the globalization of cinema becomes the norm, the plethora of real life stories are coming out of the woodwork, presenting different perspectives from unique voices and communities that are still familiar because of
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Looking for some drama filled, action packed East Asian films at HIFF40? Maybe you’re itching to watch a suspenseful thriller instead? HIFF is best known for curating a selection of Asia’s biggest films and this year is no different that may be hard to decide which ones to watch. Here are 5 movies that you
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Having a hard time figuring out which films to watch? Looking for something to put you on an emotional roller coaster? The Pacific Showcase will have you laughing and crying with its diverse selection of movies to choose from! Check out these 5 amazing films from the Pacific Showcase presented by Pacific Islanders in Communications
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Wanting to start your viewing queue for HIFF40 and don’t know when to start? Are you interested in seeing some award-winning and daring films straight from major film festivals like Venice, Toronto and Cannes and watch them in the comfort of your own home? Here are 5 films that you should check out using your
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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
“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
The Way Forward: Conversations about Race and Reckoning in Hawai‘i Read More »
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