In this video, HIFF ONLINE CREATIVES & CRITICS IMMERSIVE (HOCCI) mentee D’Elle Martin sits down and reviews standouts from the Endless Night Shorts (THE LITTLES, DIEU EST TIMIDE (GOD IS SHY), MAGAI-GAMI, FISHMONGER, WHITCH, WANNA DIE WANNA KILL, TAGA) a shorts program in the 45th Hawai’i International Film Festival.
Check out D’Elle channel here: youtube.com/@dj3martin
The HIFF ONLINE CREATIVES & CRITICS IMMERSIVE (HOCCI) program supports sustainable film criticism in Hawai’i through mentorship and paid career opportunities for Hawai’i-based AANHPI critics. The mission of HOCCI is to broaden diversity in film criticism across the Pacific and use influencer branding strategies to spark career opportunities. The 2025 HOCCI is supported by Critical Minded, a grant-making and learning initiative that supports cultural critics of color in the United States.
Born and raised on O’ahu, D’Elle Martin is a Master’s student in Landscape Architecture and Architecture. A recent graduate from UH Mānoa with a Bachelor’s of Environmental Design, she has studied in Nagaoka, Japan, launched rockets in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, and sailed around Aotearoa, New Zealand on a tall ship research vessel. D’Elle is an investigator, artist, creator, and musician. She loves the subtleties of film and enjoys the impact of silence.
