Biography, Black, Drama, Period Film
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…
Culture, Current Events, Drama, Hawaii, ndigenous, Pasifika,
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…
Award Winner, Culture, Drama, Hawaii, Indigenous, Pasifika
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…
API, Drama, Hawaii
A struggling nature photographer is forced to confront the pain his family has carried for generations.
API, Drama, Immigrant, Music
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.…
Drama, LGBTQ+
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…
Biography, Coming of Age, Documentary, Wahine
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,…
Culture, Documentary, Environmental, Nature
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.…
Biography, Documentary, LGBTQ+, Music
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…
API, Art, Biography, Documentary, Immigrant
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,…
Drama, Environmental, Fantasy, Horror, Magical Realism
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…
