UNIVERSITY SHORTS SHOWCASE
A selection of some of the best shorts made by university students across the state of Hawai‘i. This is a HIFF43 Special Event Screening that will be presented in the stunning HIFF outdoor IBM Courtyard Cinema.
Films showcased in this screening are in competition for the inaugural HIFFxBMW OF HAWAII DRIVEN Student Filmmaker Award and cash prize meant to fund film scholarship in Hawai’i.
This event is FREE to the public. The HIFF43 University Showcase is made possible by the Nichols Family Film Fund and Ward Village.
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Presented in Multiple Parts
GOING UP?
Miles is an elevator operator working at the Blue Hawaiian Hotel. He believes his job is useless, until one da...
3 min | Dillon Valenzuela | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English
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KUNYARI
Two former lovers pretend to be together at a party in an act of self preservation against the expectations of...
18 min | Justin Gerald Pensader Ocampo | WORLD PREMIERE | English, Tagalog, Filipino | English
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ROADBLOCK – A FILMMAKER’S TALE
An abstract exploration of how to overcome creative roadblocks....
5 min | John David Arendt
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SHIFTING GEARS
A short socio-political documentary focusing on members of the bicycle community in Honolulu. Get to know thre...
18 min | Martin Hattendorf | WORLD PREMIERE | English
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HOW TO GROW APART
Two best friends try to navigate their fading friendship when one of the girls, Jade, gets into a college acro...
25 min | Angelique Pineda, Jarica Abella | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English, Tagalog | English
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MĀKA’I
When suspicions are raised at a local household in Kailua, police officer Chris Kalama seeks to mentor Hunter ...
16 min | Justin Pascua | WORLD PREMIERE | English
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THE MCCULLY BOYZ
Jay, an immature and rap-obsessed young adult works a monotonous job at Katsu Kingdom, a fast-food curry resta...
24 min | Jalen-Rose Condes, Nathan Roberts | WORLD PREMIERE | English
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PIDGIN KAUA’I STYLE
A short documentary that explores the distinct dialect and accent differences of Hawaii Creole, also known as ...
7 min | Erica Byers | WORLD PREMIERE | English
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