The 41st Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani (#HIFF41) will also be heading to Maui, Kauai and Hawai‘i Island in Hilo from November 18-21. Over 25 films will be screening on three different islands, ranging from awards-worthy films from auteurs like Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG) and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (DRIVE MY CAR), to encores of the Festival’s Opening, Centerpiece and Closing Galas–WATERMAN, I WAS A SIMPLE MAN and BELLE–and the directorial debut of actor Dante Basco (THE DEBUT, HOOK, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER), directing his entire family in the FilAm rom-com THE FABULOUS FILIPINO BROTHERS. There are also major films from South Korea, Japan, Australia and premieres from local filmmakers in the MADE IN HAWAI‘I programs.
Tickets are on sale now, but will also be available day-of at their respective theater’s box-office. Come celebrate HIFF and the power of cinema in bridging cultures, diversity and to be engaged with a myriad of stories unspooling at HIFF on Maui, Kauai and Hawai‘i Island–On the Big Screen! Advance tickets on sale now at HIFF41’s official website.
MAUI @ Consolidated Theatres Ka‘ahumanu
275 W Kaahumanu Ave Suite B29, Kahului, HI 96732 (Google Maps)
November 18 (Click on the Film Title to read full synopsis and view trailers)
7:00pm MADE IN HAWAI‘I SHORTS #3
November 19
5:30pm AMERICANISH
8:00pm HOSTAGE: MISSING CELEBRITY
November 20
1:30pm DRIVE MY CAR
5:30pm THE FABULOUS FILIPINO BROTHERS
8:00pm THE DEVIL’S DEAL
November 21
1:30pm ARAATIKA: RISE UP!
4:00pm BELLE
7:00pm WATERMAN
KAUAI @ Waimea Theatre
7:00pm I WAS A SIMPLE MAN
November 19
5:30pm THE FABLE: THE KILLER WHO DOESN’T KILL
8:00pm HOSTAGE: MISSING CELEBRITY
November 20
2:45pm MADE IN HAWAI‘I SHORTS #1
5:00pm MIRACLE CITY KOZA
7:30pm WATERMAN
November 21
2:30pm THE ISLAND IN ME
4:45pm MADE IN HAWAI‘I SHORTS #2
7:00pm THE FABULOUS FILIPINO BROTHERS
HAWAI‘I ISLAND @ Palace Theater
November 18
7:00pm WATERMAN
November 19
5:00pm MIRACLE CITY KOZA
8:00pm MADE IN HAWAI‘I SHORTS #1
November 20
2:00pm MADE IN HAWAI‘I SHORTS #2
5:00pm BELLE
8:00pm THE POWER OF THE DOG
November 21
1:30pm HIGH TIDE DON’T HIDE
4:00pm ROCK BOTTOM RISER
7:00pm I WAS A SIMPLE MAN
Read more about COVID-19 Safety at HIFF. To read about the entire HIFF41 program (200 films from 36 countries) with 86% of festival films available to stream online and nationwide from November 4th thru the 28th, head over to HIFF’s official website.
