In a moment of irresponsible negligence, sharp-tongued barrister Adrian Lam (Dayo Wong) mishandles a child abuse case and indirectly sentences the innocent Jolene Tsang (Louise Wong) to prison for 17…

The latest from director Kei Ishikawa (GUKOROKU: TRACES OF SIN, ARC), A MAN is an evocative mystery about the nature of truth and identity. After divorcing, Rie (Sakura Ando) has…

An older Singaporean woman casts off her domestic shackles on a solo trip to South Korea and sets off on a comic adventure of a lifetime in AJOOMMA, the directorial…

Slacker Yuichi spends his days living off of his responsible girlfriend Satomi. But when Satomi catches him cheating on her, instead of facing her and trying to work things out,…

French-Caribbean musician Joseph Bologne, who adopted the name Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is the subject of the biopic CHEVALIER, and is portrayed by Kelvin Harrison Jr. in the titular role. Set…

Olympic champion, Kiwi icon, Tongan leader, mother, daughter, sister, survivor--Winning was just part of the journey. This is the candid and inspirational story of five time Olympian, double Olympic gold…

Native Hawaiian HPD officer William "Willy Boy" Kupihea and his partner Leonard Akina are sent in to evict the Native Hawaiian residents of a settlement deemed “illegal” by the State…

HIFF is an Academy AwardsⓇ qualifying festival for Short Film with our MADE IN HAWAI‘I Short and BEST SHORT grand prize winners eligible for this special consideration. THE RED SUITCASE…

A struggling nature photographer is forced to confront the pain his family has carried for generations.

A father-son relationship is put to the test when an up-and-coming rapper at the crossroads of his career decides to let go of his manager, who is also his father.…

Haider rushes his sister-in-law to the hospital, where she gives birth to a girl, devastating the extended family desperate for a baby boy. The brothers’ elderly father is still hopeful…

Generations of readers have found themselves in a Judy Blume book. Her name alone launches a flood of memories for anyone who’s gripped one of her many paperbacks. For decades,…

The Hawaiian island of O''ahu is covered with coconut palms, but for fear of liability the vast majority of these sacred trees have been stripped of coconuts. Led by Dr.…

Like a quasar burning past the gaslight, director Lisa Cortés’ eye-opening documentary explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music. LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING shines a clarifying light on…

Set against the backdrop of the stunning Tūhoe native bush, writer and director Tearepa Kahi (POI E: THE STORY OF OUR SONG, HIFF 2017) plunges us into one of the…

The father of video art and coiner of the term “electronic superhighway,” Nam June Paik was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Born in Japan-occupied Korea,…

A weaver, Kunawai, is approached by a friend regarding an unusual rash on her body, but she continues to go about her daily routine working as a house cleaner. After…

A London schoolgirl and tireless martial-artist-in-training, Ria Khan is determined to become a world-renowned stunt woman. She’s crushed when her big sister, Lena, drops out of art school, starts dating…

Maka, a Tongan superfan, will do whatever it takes to get tickets to the Tonga versus France Rugby World Cup game-–even if that means promising to deliver a brass band…

In Anthony Shim’s emotionally layered second feature RICEBOY SLEEPS, So-young and her young son Dong-hyun leave behind unspeakable family tragedy in South Korea for a new life—-and new dreams—-in Canada.…

In the twilight of World War II, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) strikes a rich vein of gold in the wilderness of Lapland in Northern Finland. Making tracks with his…

17-year-old Suzume follows a mysterious young man to discover a weathered door standing upright in the midst of a ruined resort. As if drawn by an invisible force, she reaches…

Kyeong-soo (Ryoo Joon-yeol) is a blind acupuncturist. He is unable to see anything during the daytime, but, strangely, he is able to see like a normal person in the dark.…

The biggest Korean box office hit of 2023 thus far, THE POINT MEN is based on the true story of the one of the most daring hostage rescues in modern…