76 DAYS
76天
China 2020 | 93 min.
New American Perspectives | Documentary
On January 23rd, 2020, China locked down Wuhan, a city of 11 million, to combat the emerging COVID-19 outbreak. Set deep inside the frontlines of the crisis, 76 DAYS tells indelible human stories at...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
ABOMINABLE
United States 2019 | 97 min.
HIFF Drive-In Series |
This film will play In-Person ONLY as part of HIFF's ALOHA DRIVE-IN Series.
After discovering a Yeti on the roof of her apartment building, teenage Yi and her two friends embark on an epic...
Thu, Nov 19 - 5:30PM Ala Moana Drive-In
ACM UHM SHOWCASE
Various Directors | 73 min. | Plays with:
BROWN BODIES IN A FAR SEA, SU LECHUCITA, IKAIKA, MIDNIGHT SHOWING, PUA KA UAHI, PUA WARRIORS, THE PĀKALĀ KIDS, WALLS, WELCOME TO THE LANES
The best short films from students at the Academy of Creative Media at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.
ALL shorts are available to view ANYTIME on-demand at watch.hiff.org between NOV 5-29,...
Sun, Nov 29 - 12:01AM NOV 5 - 29 | ON DEMAND ONLINE
AINU MOSIR
Japan 2020 | 84 min.
Spotlight on Japan | Drama, Native/Indigenous Peoples
Kanto is a fourteen-year-old boy and a descendant of Japan’s indigenous Ainu people. He lives with his mother, Emi, who runs a souvenir store in the small town in Hokkaido, where the Ainu...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 15th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
ASSASSINS
United States 2020 | 104 min.
Documentary Panorama | Documentary
In 2017, the half-brother of Kim Jong-un was assassinated in Malaysia’s international airport. Kim Jong-nam’s murder occured in broad daylight. It was further illuminated by airport...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
AWAKE
Japan 2020 | 119 min.
Spotlight on Japan | Drama
Eiichi and Riku are devoted to shogi (Japanese chess). Having grown up together, they both challenged and heightened one another’s skills. But as years passed, Riku became impossible to defeat....
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
BE WATER
United States 2020 | 96 min.
Documentary Panorama | Asian American, Biographical, Documentary, History
Rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to Hong Kong to complete four films. Charting his struggles in two worlds, BE WATER explores questions of identity and representation through rare archive,...
Nov 27th 3:00 PM - Nov 28th 3:00 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
BEAUTY WATER
기기괴괴 성형수
South Korea 2020 | 85 min.
Spotlight on Korea | Animation, Horror, Thriller
One night the overweight Yaeji receives an unexpected package containing a sample and video for a mysterious product simply called Beauty Water. After viewing the shocking video, Yaeji is both...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
BELLY OF THE BEAST
United States 2020 | 81 min.
Documentary Panorama | Documentary, Human Rights, Social Issues, Women
Recent reports of forced sterilizations of detained women in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities may seem like news to many of us, but it is actually the latest manifestation of...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
BOAT PEOPLE
投奔怒海
Hong Kong SAR China 1982 | 109 min.
Spotlight on Hong Kong | Drama, History
Shiomi Akutagawa, a Japanese photojournalist, travels to Vietnam to document life under communist rule. Government officials are all too happy to take him on a tour of villages that are clean, happy...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
DANIEL K. INOUYE INITIATIVE SHOWCASE
Various Directors | 43 min. | Plays with:
DEAR FUTURE PRESIDENT, DEAR PRESIDENT, LIGHT, HELPING THE HOMELESS, MY LETTER TO THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT, MR. CHONG'S NEIGHBORHOOD, PRESIDENT TRUMP’S MESSAGE, WITHOUT A HOME, WITH LOVE, WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED, DEAR MR. PRESIDENT, MY VIDEO LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT, VIDEO LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT, PIECE OF CAKE, LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT
The best short films submitted to the Daniel K. Inouye Initiative competition showcase from high school students from across the State of Hawaii.
ALL shorts are available to view ANYTIME on-demand...
Sun, Nov 29 - 12:01AM NOV 5 - 29 | ON DEMAND ONLINE
DAUGHTERS
Japan 2020 | 104 min.
Spotlight on Japan | Drama, Women
Best friends Koharu and Ayano live cosmopolitan and youthful lives in Tokyo. Both women work in fashion and art, spending much of their free time drinking and eating. Their fast-paced, interwoven...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
DEATH OF NINTENDO
Philippines, United States 2020 | 99 min.
New American Perspectives | Comedy, Coming of Age
Despite an impending volcanic eruption, young Paolo’s mind is worried about other things, such as video games, basketball, and hanging out with his friends. However, when he develops a crush...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
DETENTION
返校
Taiwan ROC 2019 | 103 min.
Spotlight on Taiwan | Horror, Thriller
It is 1962, during the White Terror period of martial law in Taiwan, and something strange is going on in a remote mountainside school. Fang is a troubled twelfth grader who starts a clandestine...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
DOWN A DARK STAIRWELL
United States 2020 | 83 min.
Film For Thought | Crime Drama, Documentary, Educational, History, Politics, Social Issues, Women
When two peoples of color are pitted against each other in the gruesome coliseum that is the uneven criminal justice system of the United States, who wins? In 2014, Chinese American police officer...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
FIRST VOTE
United States 2020 | 58 min.
New American Perspectives | Asian American, Politics, Social Issues
FIRST VOTE is a rare look at Asian American passions on both sides of the political divide in Ohio and North Carolina. Lance Chen is a Chinese immigrant and professor who became a citizen in 2016...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
FROM HERE
United States 2020 | 89 min.
Documentary Panorama | Documentary, Music, Politics, Social Issues
Germany and the United States are two of the largest immigration countries in the world. And yet, as of late, there have been growing anti-immigrant sentiments in both countries, as people argue...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
FUKUSHIMA 50
Japan 2020 | 122 min.
Spotlight on Japan | Disaster, Drama
In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake rocked the eastern coast of Japan and caused a mega-tsunami that may have been over 100 feet high. The tsunami struck the seaside Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
GET THE HELL OUT
逃出立法院
Taiwan ROC 2020 | 96 min.
Spotlight on Taiwan | Action/Adventure, Horror
After a mild-mannered security guard’s blunder is thrust into the limelight when a blunder costs a young Taiwanese parliamentarian her job, the pair join forces to regain her seat in government...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
I WEIRDO
怪胎
Taiwan ROC 2020 | 102 min.
Spotlight on Taiwan | Drama, Romance
Po-ching is isolated by others who perceive him as quirky. But, his social life is actually hindered by his diagnosed OCD. This changes when Po-ching finds Chen Ching who also struggles with human...
Sun, Nov 22 - 8:00PM Consolidated Mililani
INTO THE STORM
United Kingdom 2020 | 84 min.
Documentary Panorama | Documentary, Social Issues
Jhonny Guerrero, a boy from a tough barrio in Lima, Peru, started with only a broken, discarded surfboard, and raw talent at surfing. At 14 years old, he was discovered by world surfing champion...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
KEEP ROLLING
Hong Kong SAR China 2020 | 112 min.
Spotlight on Hong Kong | Documentary
From director Man Lim Chung, comes an intimate portrait of Hong Kong filmmaker, Ann Hui. Over her 40 year career, Hui has overcome great obstacles, faced difficulties head on, and fiercely pressed on...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
LANDFALL
United States 2020 | 91 min.
Film For Thought | Documentary, Environmental, Social Issues
This visually striking, kaleidoscopic portrait of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria criss-crosses the island to document the resilience of a community banding together to rebuild. A...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:00 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
A LEG
腿
Taiwan ROC 2020 | 115 min.
Spotlight on Taiwan | Drama, Romance
Taiwanese superstars Gwei Lun-mei and Yo Yang star in the directorial debut of award-winning screenwriter Chang Yao-sheng (A SUN). Gwei and Yang play a couple, who initially meet and fall in love for...
Sun, Nov 22 - 5:00PM Consolidated Mililani
LUCKY CHAN-SIL
찬실이는 복도 많지
South Korea 2019 | 95 min.
Spotlight on Korea | Drama, Romance, Self-discovery
After the sudden death of the director she worked with for many years, 40-something film producer Chan-sil is now unemployed. Jobless, moneyless, and unable to find work in her field, she begins to...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS PROGRAM
Various Directors | 280 min. | Plays with:
BEACH TO FARM, COLORS OF KAUA'I, EN ROUTE, KAMA'ĀINA (CHILD OF THE LAND), POI DOG LESSONS, INDIE ARTISTS: SKATEBOARDING, 38 MINUTES, CHARITY, HARANA, THE LONGING FADE, THE MAINLAND, BEYOND THE MAUNA, FINDING DOHI, KAPAEMAHU, KIPUKA - NEW BEGINNINGS, HAWAIIAN SOUL, LONGING FOR HAWAI'I, RED HOUSE, MAUNAKEA: SACRED MOUNTAIN, SACRED CONDUCT
The best MADE IN HAWAII short films. All Made In Hawaii Shorts will be available on watch.hiff.org for on demand viewing ANYTIME from NOV 5-29 in addition to select in-theater screenings.
Sun, Nov 29 - 12:01AM NOV 5 - 29 | ON DEMAND ONLINE
MAURI
New Zealand 1988 | 90 min.
Pacific Showcase | Drama
When she made MAURI, Merata Mita became the first Māori woman to write and direct a dramatic feature. "Mauri, "meaning life force, is loosely set around a love triangle and explores...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
MEKONG 2030
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam 2020 | 93 min.
Asian Showcase | Drama, Omnibus, Science Fiction, Social Issues
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam: five countries straddle the mighty Mekong River, and their collective futures will be defined by its preservation. MEKONG 2030 is an anthology series...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
MOGUL MOWGLI
United Kingdom 2020 | 90 min.
New American Perspectives | Drama
Up-and-coming British Pakistani rapper Zed (Riz Ahmed) has finally gotten his big break, landing a gig as the opening act for a major star. However, after arriving home in his native London to see...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
MOVING ON
남매의 여름밤
South Korea 2019 | 105 min.
Spotlight on Korea | Drama
After the divorce of Okju and Dongju’s parents, their father decides to move his family in with their grandfather. Their move-in is not just about caring for a feeble man but keeping themselves...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
MRS. NOISY
ミセス・ノイズィ
Japan 2019 | 107 min.
Spotlight on Japan | Comedy, Drama
A novelist Maki Yoshioka (Yukiko Shinohara) has been stuck in a slump. One day, she gets into a disagreement with her neighbor Miwako Wakata (Yoko Ootaka) over the beating of a futon. Maki feels she...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
ONE WORD
Germany 2020 | 83 min.
Pacific Showcase | Documentary
Because of the Marshall Islands’ unique geography, this island nation has been especially impacted by sea level rise as a result of human-induced climate change. And yet, its people are not...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
PACIFIC SHOWCASE SHORTS PROGRAM
Various Directors | 214 min. | Plays with:
KAPAEMAHU, DADDY'S GIRL, OUR LOVE, REUNION, RUAHINE: STORIES IN HER SKIN, SKY AELANS, WALK A MILE, WIRUN, HAWAIIAN SOUL, LONGING FOR HAWAI'I, TRUTH TELLING, MAUNAKEA: SACRED MOUNTAIN, SACRED CONDUCT, BIGGIE & SHRIMP
The best in short films by and about Pacific Islanders. ALL shorts are available to view ANYTIME on-demand at watch.hiff.org between NOV 5-29, 2020.
ALL shorts are included with the LIMITED ACCESS...
Sun, Nov 29 - 12:01AM NOV 5 - 29 | ON DEMAND ONLINE
PG: PSYCHO GOREMAN
Canada 2020 | 95 min.
Panorama | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery...
Sat, Nov 14 - 5:00PM Consolidated Pearlridge
RADIO SILENCE
Silencio Radio
Mexico, Switzerland 2019 | 78 min.
Documentary Panorama | Documentary
Mexico, March 2015. Carmen Aristegui, incorruptible journalist, is fired from the radio station where she has worked for years. But Carmen continues her fight: raising awareness and fighting against...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
SECRET ZOO
해치지않아
South Korea 2019 | 117 min.
Spotlight on Korea | Comedy
Kang Tae-Soo is a temp at JH Law firm who finds himself unexpectedly managing a zoo in debt. When the zoo is forced to sell its animals, new Director Kang comes up with an ingenious plan: have the...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
SPRING TIDE
春潮
China 2019 | 124 min.
Spotlight on China | Drama
SPRING TIDE, from award-winning documentary filmmaker Yang Ling who focuses on fiction in this outing, tells a story of family dysfunction in which a woman must deal with the competing demands of her...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
STRAY
United States 2020 | 73 min.
Documentary Panorama | Documentary
The world of three stray dogs commingling among the inhabitants of the sprawling city of Istanbul is the subject of Elizabeth Lo’s beguiling documentary feature debut. The viewer is thrust into...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
STUDENT SHOWCASE
Various Directors | 212 min. | Plays with:
091319.MOV, ALONE TOGETHER, DEAR 2030, THE DEVIL DWELLS NEAR, FLOODS OF HOPE, HEART IN THE PARK, HITMAN, KĀHULI, LIFE IN COVID-19, LIMBO, MEMORY 2752, NEW YEAR’S EVE, NO ALOHA FOR MICRONESIANS, PIKO I, PIKO O, PIKO A : ʻŌLINO ARTS VIRTUAL ANIMATION ACADEMY 2020, QUARANTEENS, THE QUARANTINE SURVIVAL GUIDE, REDEMPTION, STARGAZER, WAGON, A VLOG DURING COVID
The best short & feature-length films from middle & high school students from across the State of Hawaii.
ALL shorts are available to view ANYTIME on-demand at watch.hiff.org between NOV 5-29,...
Sun, Nov 29 - 12:01AM NOV 5 - 29 | ON DEMAND ONLINE
THE SWORDSMAN
검객
South Korea 2020 | 100 min.
Spotlight on Korea | Action, Period Drama
Based on the chaotic Ming-Qing transition during early-16th century Korea, the region’s greatest swordsman vanishes after failing to protect his king. While returning to the city to purchase...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 15th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
TUPAIA'S ENDEAVOUR
French Polynesia, New Zealand 2019 | 119 min.
Pacific Showcase | Documentary, Educational, Ethnographic, History, Social Issues
Lala Rolls’ fascinating quest to examine what happens to a Tahitian high priest and navigator when he travels across the Pacific – and further on towards England as a translator and guest...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
UNDINE
Germany 2020 | 90 min.
Panorama | Romance
The latest from Christian Petzold (TRANSIT), UNDINE is a modern day fairy tale that weaves together human drama with just the right amount of magical realism. The mysterious Undine, tells her...
Sun, Nov 15 - 2:00PM Consolidated Olino
WEED & WINE
France, United States 2020 | 89 min.
Documentary Panorama | Documentary, Foodie
In Southern Rhone, a French matriarch and her son tend a centuries-old biodynamic vineyard. Across the ocean in Humboldt, California, a father and his son manage a state-recognized, organic cannabis...
Nov 5th 10:00 AM - Nov 29th 11:45 PM | ONLINE ACCESS
YOUR NAME.
君の名は。
Japan 2016 | 105 min.
HIFF Drive-In Series | Anime
Mitsuha and Taki are total strangers living completely different lives. When Mitsuha makes a wish to leave her mountain town for the bustling city of Tokyo, they become mysteriously connected: she...
Fri, Nov 06 - 5:30PM Ala Moana Drive-In
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