Told through watercolor illustrations and a traditional Okinawan folk song, “Ninufabushi Miiati” follows an emigrant’s journey from Okinawa to Argentina in the early 1900s. This project was an international collaboration by four descendants of Uchinaanchu (Okinawan) immigrants in Argentina and the United States.
“Ka moʻopuna i ke alo, The grandchild in the presence” is a short documentary honoring the life, work and legacy of Mary Kawena Pukui. Kawena dedicated her life to perpetuating ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, na mea Hawaiʻi, and ʻike kupuna. Through interviews with her eldest grandson, Laʻakea Suganuma; Kanaka ʻŌiwi scholar Noenoe K. Silva; and Bernice Pauahi …
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Blamed for a crime they did not commit, five young men in 1930s Hawai’i must consider their futures and their families as they weigh the consequences of taking action.
WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA features ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jeffery Robinson challenging all of us to examine who we are, where we come from, and who we want to be. Anchored by Robinson’s engrossing stage presentation, the film interweaves historical and present-day archival footage, Robinson’s personal story, and vérité and …
Presented by ‘Ulu‘ulu Moving Image Archive as part of the 100 Years: Hawaiian Homes Commission Act archival screening series, HIFF presents a free screening of 4 episodes of the classic 1975 series PAU HANA YEARS. PAU HANA YEARS – Golden Anniversary of Molokai Homesteading Part 1:This episode of Pau Hana Years with host Bob Barker …
During World War II, the Japanese government commissions a young scientist named Shu to research the theory of “splitting the atom” in order to develop a bomb that could change the course of the war. As Shu feels the pressure to complete his mission from the safety of his lab, his brother Hiroyuki fights on …
Set in the peroxide fluoro circus of 80’s surfing, GIRLS CAN’T SURF follows the trailblazing life of the women who paved the way in the world of professional surfing and describes the grit it took to survive years of misogyny within the sport. Featuring champion professional surfers such as Jodie Cooper, Frieda Zamba, Pauline Menczer, …
ATOMIC COVER-UP is the first documentary to explore the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 from the unique perspective, words, and startling images of the brave cameramen and directors who risked their lives filming in the irradiated aftermath. It reveals how this historic footage, created by a Japanese newsreel crew and then an elite …
Veteran director and HIFF-fan favorite Masato Harada is back with his most action-packed samurai epic to-date. The master of historical drama, Harada turns his impeccable attention to detail on the life of Toshizo Hijikata, vice-commander of the shinsengumi and staunch opposer of the Meiji Restoration. Starring Junichi Okada as Hijikata in one of his best …
