Hawaii International Film Festival

November 21, 2019 - November 23, 2019 · 7:00PM - 10:00PM

place Maui > Central

Hawaii International Film Festival
Thursday, November 21-23, 2019; All shows in McCoy Studio Theater; SHOW TIMES VARY
Tickets: $12 per film (plus applicable fees)
Tickets on sale: Tuesday, October 15

As the vanguard forum of international cinematic achievement in the Asia-Pacific region, Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) recognizes new and emerging talent and facilitates dynamic cultural exchange through the cinema arts. The festival includes documentaries and film shorts, including premieres, experimental films, animation/digital works, and first features by new directors. HIFF selections and audiences reflect the diverse multicultural face of Hawai'i - helping to enrich, enlighten, and broaden support for Asian and Pacific films.

Film titles & show times:

Thursday, November 21
Tokyo Hula; 7:00 pm
Today it is estimated there are nearly two million people dancing hula in Japan—a figure greater than the entire population of Hawaiʻi. With more people dancing hula in Japan than in Hawaiʻi where the native art was born, this explosive growth has created a multimillion-dollar industry based on culture as commodity. What motivates Japanese students and teachers to dance hula and how is it translated into a foreign culture? How do native Hawaiians participate in this cross-cultural exchange? Run time 81 min.
Preceded by short film Voices of the Forest

Friday, November 22
Made in Hawai‘i Short Films; 7:00 pm
This program will include eight short films, including four 'Ohina films. Titles include
808: How We Respond; Down On the Sidewalk in Waikiki; Driving; Fall Guy ('Ohina); Like Maddah ('Ohina); Mo'o ('Ohina); Molokai Bound; and Other People ('Ohina). Run time 106 min.

Saturday, November 23
Mo Te Iwi: Carving for the People; 4:00 pm
This film is an intimate journey into the life and work of Māori master carver Rangi Hetet. At 82, Rangi is one of the last traditional Māori carvers alive today who learned their craft in an era that straddled the ways of the old tohunga whakairo (master carvers) and those of the modern world. “Carving does not exist alone as a skill–it exists within a body of knowledge and that knowledge exists and is held by a whole community of people.” Run time 133 min.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz3Qy61-2bA

Haole; 7:00 pm
Thirteen-year-old David Kalama dreams of escaping rural Hawai‘i, but when Jonah Morris, a white kid from Phoenix moves into the neighborhood, a series of events irrevocably change the trajectory of David’s life and those closest to him. Run time 90 min.
Preceded by Crossing the Line

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