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WELCOME LETTER

ALOHA FROM HIFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HIFF PRESIDENT The Hawaii International Film Festival presented by Halekulani is proudly celebrating its 35th Anniversary as the leading film festival supporting film and filmmakers from Asia, the Pacific, and North America. As the vanguard forum of international cinematic achievement in the Asia-Pacific region, HIFF endeavors to recognize new and emerging talent, promote career development and original collaborations through innovative education programs, and facilitate dynamic cultural exchange through the cinema arts. HIFF 2015 proudly presents 181 films, with 17 U.S., 14 International, and 32 World Premieres from 41 countries. Highlights include Opening Night Film THE THRONE by Lee Joon-ick, Centerpiece Film and Cannes winner CAROL directed by Todd Haynes, Closing Night Film and U.S. Premier A TALE OF THREE CITIES, directed by Hong Kong based director Mabel Cheung, the U.S. Premiere of AMERICAN EPIC, directed by Bernard MacMahon and executive produced by Robert Redford, T Bone Burnett, and Jack White, and the World Premiere of the locally created, China/ Hawaii co-production film PALI ROAD, directed by Jonathan Lim and starring Michelle Chen and Jackson Rathbone (TWILIGHT). Halekulani Corporation, HIFF’s key presenting sponsor, will once again present the Festival’s coveted Halekulani Golden Orchid Awards for Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary Feature, and for the first, time, Best Narrative Short Film. This year’s international Jury includes Jérôme Paillard, Executive Director Marché du film Festival de Cannes, Academy award winning directors Freida Lee Mock and James Moll, award winning producer Nina Yang Bongiovi, EbertFest Director Nate Kohn, and Berlin International Film Festival film programmer John Badalu. During the 35th Anniversary festival, HIFF will be honoring many stars from Asia, the Pacific, and North America, including Korean superstar Ha Jung-woo, HIFF 2015 Renaissance Award honoree, and two of Japan’s greatest stars, Ryoko Hirosue, HIFF 2015 Career Achievement Award winner, and Tadanobu Asano, HIFF 2015 Maverick Award recipient who simply defines “Japan cool”. Now in its 9th year, the New American Filmmakers Program, presented by the Vilcek Foundation, will once again highlight the contributions that so many immigrants have made to American cinema over the years. Along with films from five talented, cutting-edge, foreign-born artists the HIFF is celebrating the life and legacy of one of the greatest directors of all time and the maestro of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. The Hitchcock Spotlight will encompass a 70th anniversary presentation of SPELLBOUND starring Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman, as well as a conversation with the late director’s granddaughters, Tere Carrubba and Mary Stone, who will share their insights about the grandfather behind the legacy. In addition, HIFF will present the Hawaii premiere of Kent Jones’ documentary HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT, which recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The 4th Annual Creative Lab at HIFF will continue to provide a unique environment for international creative collaboration, further support the professional development of creative entrepreneurs, and increases the growth of commercially viable content for acquisition and distribution. Passionately dedicated to the success of filmmakers, Creative Lab at HIFF announces three new annual programs: the Ebert Young Writers Program for the Arts in honor of Roger Ebert’s legacy support of HIFF, the HIFF Oscar Doc Lab lead by Oscar winning filmmakers Freida Mock and James Moll, and the 1st Annual Asia Pacific Entertainment Finance Forum (APEFF) presented by Winston Baker, the leading producer of film finance forums around the world. As the costs to maintain such a legacy film festival continue to rise, we extend a very special thank you to HIFF Key Presenting Sponsor Halekulani and all our sponsors for their vital support, to all of the loyal “HIFFies” whose continued support both financially and in human resource keep us alive and thriving, and to the HIFF Staff and Board of Directors, whose passionate dedication allow us to continue providing a unique experience for our island community whilst also showcasing our great talent here in Hawai’i. On behalf of the HIFF Board of Directors and the HIFF team, we extend our warmest mahalo nui loa! See you at the movies!

ROBERT LAMBETH

OWEN OGAWA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN

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AWARDS & JURY

AWARDS & JURY HALEKULANI GOLDEN ORCHID AWARD Presented by Halekulani The Golden Orchid is bestowed upon the narrative and documentary films that best express artistic and technical excellence and promote cross-cultural understanding. And like the rare endemic orchids of our native Hawaii, these awards recognize singular achievements amid collective beauty. Each nominated film furthers the Hawaii International Film Festival mandate to entertain, enlighten and empower. Our international jury will select the films that articulate this manifesto consistent with the cross-pollination of words, ideas and images that comprise the kinetic and visceral power of film. For the first time, these two awards will also include cash prizes of $5000 each.

HALEKULANI GOLDEN ORCHID JURIES NARRATIVE JÉRÔME PAILLARD — Executive Director, Marché du film, Festival de Cannes NINA YANG BONGIOVI — Producing Partner, Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions JOHN BADALU — Film Publicist, Producer, Film Programmer, Berlin International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Q! Film Festival

DOCUMENTARY NATE KOHN, PHD — Director, EbertFest; Associate Director, Peabody Awards; Professor, University of Georgia FREIDA LEE MOCK — Writer-Director, Academy Award® Winner, MAYA LIN: A STRONG CLEAR VISION JAMES MOLL — Filmmaker, Allentown Productions, Academy Award® Winner, THE LAST DAYS, Founding Executive Director, Shoah Foundation

NARRATIVE SHORT VERA ZAMBONELLI — Executive Director, Hawai’i Women in Filmmaking TAYLOUR CHANG — Theatre manager, Doris Duke Theater, Honolulu Museum of Art TY SANGA — Filmmaker, VISIONS IN THE DARK: THE PINKY THOMPSON STORY; STONES

NARRATIVE FEATURE NOMINEES

NARRATIVE SHORT NOMINEES

HONOR THY FATHER (Philippines) Director: Erik Matti

All narrative short films in the four main Shorts programs, plus MADE IN HAWAII and PACIFIC SHORTS programs are eligible for this award.

THE KIDS (Taiwan, ROC) Director: Sunny Yu MADONNA (South Korea) Director: Shin Su-won

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

MIDORI IN JAPAN (USA, Hawaii) Director: John Hill

Presented by Hawaii News Now

PALI ROAD (China, USA, Hawaii) Director: Jonathan Lim ROBBERY (Hong Kong) Director: Fire Lee

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE NOMINEES AMERICAN EPIC (USA) Director: Bernard MacMahon CROCODILE GENNADLY (USA, Ukraine) Director: Steve Hoover HEBEI TAIPEI (Taiwan, ROC) Director: Li Nien-hsiu IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST (USA) Director(s): Tony Vainuku, Erika Cohn REMAKE REMIX RIP-OFF (Turkey) Director: Cem Kaya THE SEVENTH FIRE (USA) Director: Jack Pettibone Riccobono

Vote for your favorite feature film, documentary or short film playing at HIFF. Ballots will be distributed for the first screening of every eligible film during the film festival. No pens, pencils or i.d. required. Tear along the edge of the ballot from 1 (terrible) to 5 (excellent) and drop it in the ballot boxes as you exit the theater. Winners will be announced post-festival.

NETPAC AWARD Founded in 1990 by Cinemaya and UNESCO, the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting Asian film throughout the world. The prestigious NETPAC award is given at select international film festivals to promote Asian cinema by spotlighting exceptional works and discovering new talent.

NETPAC JURY WONG TUCK CHEONG — Film Historian, Scholar, NETPAC Founding Member ZAKIR H. RAJU — Professor/Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Independent University, Bangladesh MISA TUPOU — Co-founder, Aotearoa New Zealand Film Festival in Honolulu, Acting instructor, Kapiolani Community College

NETPAC NOMINEES THE BRIDE (Taiwan) Director: Lingo Hsieh

HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS (EVERY TIME) (Thailand) Director: Joshua Kim

THE KIDS (Taiwan) Director: Sunny Yu

ROBBERY (Hong Kong) Director: Fire Lee

VIOLATOR (Philippines) Director: Dodo Dayao

ZUBAAN (India) Director: Mozez Singh

The NETPAC award is presented annually at international film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Rotterdam, Pusan, Singapore, Taiwan, Yamagata, Amiens and Hawaii. HIFF is the only film festival in North America given permission to present the NETPAC award. 3

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2015 FALL FESTIVAL

AWARDS SPOTLIGHT RYOKO HIROSUE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Ryoko Hirosue is one of the most recognized faces in Japan. She is an award winning actress, who is best known in the West for her role in the Luc Besson produced WASABI co-starring Jean Reno and DEPARTURES, the winner of the Oscar® for Foreign Language Film (also the HIFF 2008 Audience Award). Hirosue made her television debut in 1995 at the age of 15 in Fuji TV’s HEART NI S. She was also named “Best Newcomer” at the 10th Television Drama Academy Awards the same year when she starred in Fuji TV’s comedy series, SHOTA NO SUSHI. But her breakthrough came with her performance in the wildly popular TV drama BEACH BOYS in 1997, for which she was awarded “Best Supporting Actress” at the 14th Television Drama Academy Awards. Her film career took off with her international debut in WASABI and she subsequently appeared in a number of Japanese films that would go on to film festival acclaim, including the Oscar® winning DEPARTURES, the time travel comedy BUBBLE FICTION: BOOM OR BUST and VILLON’S WIFE. In addition, she co-starred in Kenji Uchida’s KEY OF LIFE, which won the Halekulani Golden Orchid for Best Narrative Feature at HIFF 2012. All of these recent films have screened as part of HIFF, making Ms. Hirosue’s work one of the most prolific in the Festival’s film programming. She plays the lead in her latest film HANA’S MISO SOUP, turning in her best performance yet. HANA’S MISO SOUP will debut in Japanese cinemas this holiday season.

TADANOBU ASANO MAVERICK AWARD If we were to play word association with the term “Japanese cool” in the last twenty years, Tadanobu Asano would be it. One of the most daring, punk rock and iconic Japanese character actors, Asano burst onto the scene with his work in SHARKSKIN MAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL (1998) by director (and HIFF favorite) Katsuhito Ishii. He would soon pursue a career track that would include iconic character benchmarks ranging from electric guitar warrior Dragon Eye Morrison in Sogo Ishii’s ELECTRIC DRAGON 80,000V (2001) to the bleached haired psychopath with the Joker scarred smile in Takashi Miike’s ICHI THE KILLER (2001). He has worked with internationally renowned directors from Japan and abroad, including Kiyoshi Kurosawa for BRIGHT FUTURE (2002), Takeshi Kitano’s ZATOICHI (2003), Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s CAFE LUMIERE (2003) and Thai director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang for both LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (2002) and INVISIBLE WAVES (2006). But it was his relationship with director Katsuhito Ishii that brought him to festival audience attention with HIFF 2004 Golden Maile winner THE TASTE OF TEA and the surreal FUNKY FOREST (2005). Asano crossed over to the West in Sergei Bodrov’s MONGOL: THE RISE OF GENGHIS KHAN (2007) and into the “Marvel Cinematic Universe” as the god Hogun in THOR (2011) and THOR: THE DARK WORLD (2013). He also played Captain Yugi Takata in Peter Berg’s BATTLESHIP (2012), where he spent several months in Hawaii in production. He also recently completed a co-starring role in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming SILENCE, starring Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver. Asano once again collaborates with director Kiyoshi Kurosawa in the ghostly romance JOURNEY TO THE SHORE, which held its’ world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and is screening as part of HIFF’s 2015 program.

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AWARDS SPOTLIGHT

HA JUNG-WOO RENAISSANCE AWARD Ha Jung-woo is a South Korean actor and film director. Ha studied theater at Chung-Ang University, and after several years of minor and supporting parts, he was cast in his first starring role in the low-budget indie THE UNFORGIVEN (2005), directed by his friend Yoon Jong-bin. This was followed by Kim Ki-duk’s TIME (2006), and Gina Kim’s cross-cultural romance NEVER FOREVER (2007) with Vera Farmiga. But his breakthrough role to stardom was in Na Hong-jin’s serial killer film THE CHASER (2008). Known to attract both critical acclaim and commercial success, Ha quickly became the most in-demand leading actor of his generation in Korean cinema, showcasing his versatility in the road movie MY DEAR ENEMY (2008), the sports film TAKE OFF (2009), crime drama and Na Hong-jin follow-up THE YELLOW SEA (2010), crime saga NAMELESS GANGSTER: RULES OF THE TIME (2012), romantic comedy LOVE FICTION (2012), spy thriller THE BERLIN FILE (2013), newsroom thriller THE TERROR LIVE (2013) and as a Korean Robin Hood in KUNDO: AGE OF THE RAMPANT (2014). Most of these titles have played in HIFF over the years. He made his directorial debut with the comedy FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT (2013), followed by the family drama CHRONICLE OF A BLOOD MERCHANT (2015). His latest starring role, aptly named “Hawaii Pistol”, in director Choi Dong-hoon’s WWII set spy thriller and smash hit film, ASSASSINATION, is playing in this year’s Festival.

ARUNA VASUDEV VISION IN FILM AWARD Aruna Vasudev is the Founding President of NETPAC and has been involved in promoting Asian cinema as a filmmaker, author, film festival director, journal publisher, and jury member for four decades. She is wellknown as the Founding Editor of Cinemaya, the Asian film Journal that she started in 1988 and continued publishing until selling it in 2004 to Osian’s. She has a PhD from the University of Paris, and has written several books on Indian, Japanese and Asian cinema. She has been president or member of international juries for film festivals including Locarno, Cannes (Camera d’Or), Asia Pacific festival in Taipei, Japanese Biennale at Orleans, and for Vesoul (France), Thessaloniki (Greece), Fribourg (Switzerland), Shanghai, Tehran, Hawaii, Singapore, Tallinn (Estonia), Cinemanila and Cinemalaya (Philippines), Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic), Jeonju and Chungmuro (South Korea), Las Palmas, Granada and Barcelona (Spain), Istanbul, Antalya and Malatya (Turkey), Sale (Morocco), Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, Beirut, and many others. She was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Government; the Korea Prize from the Pusan International Film Festival, South Korea; the Star of Italian Solidarity by the Italian Government; the Lifetime Achievement award from Cinemanila film festival, Manila; the Satyajit Ray Memorial Award; the Kalpana Chawla Award for Excellence for Women; and the Lifetime Achievement award by Icongo (International Confederation of NGOs) in India.

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2015 FALL FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE OPENING NIGHT FILM

NEW AMERICAN FILMMAKERS

THE THRONE

MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW

45 YEARS

PEOPLE ARE THE SKY

ATLANTIC.

SEOUL SEARCHING

DHEEPAN

YOSEMITE

LOVE AMONG THE RUINS

CENTERPIECE FILM CAROL

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

CLOSING NIGHT FILM

EAT. DRINK. FILM.

MIA MADRE

A TALE OF THREE CITIES

FOODIES

RAMS

KAMPAI: FOR THE LOVE OF SAKE

A ROYAL NIGHT OUT

OFF THE MENU: ASIAN AMERICA

SON OF SAUL

YOUTH

HK NOMINATED NARRATIVES HONOR THY FATHER

FILM FOR THOUGHT

THE KIDS

CONTAINMENT

NORTH AMERICAN CINEMA

MADONNA

CROCODILE GENNADIY

FRONT COVER

MIDORI IN HAWAII

FRAME BY FRAME

PALI ROAD

OPERATION POPCORN

IT'S ALREADY TOMORROW IN HONG KONG

ROBBERY

SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME

WONDERFUL WORLD END

HK NOMINATED DOCUMENTARIES

MADE IN HAWAII BLACK & WHITE: THE EARLY YEARS OF DAN INOUYE

A CANDLE LIGHTS THE HEART

DEAR THALIA

AMERICAN EPIC

DOCUMENTARIES

CROCODILE GENNADIY

AFTER THE WAVE

HEBEI TAIPEI

IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST

CHANGING SEASON ON THE MASUMOTO FARM

MIDORI IN HAWAII

REMAKE, REMIX, RIP-OFF

CHEN JIA LING

PALI ROAD

THE SEVENTH FIRE

I AM SUN MU

THROUPLE

IN UTERO

GALAS

EVER THE LAND

IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST

JILEL - THE CALLING OF THE SHELL

THE LAST SAINT

A PLACE TO CALL HOME

THE ROOTS OF 'ULU

TYKE ELEPHANT OUTLAW

SONS OF HALAWA

TYRUS

VOYAGE: INTO THE DEPTHS OF KANALOA

WAITING FOR JOHN

THE EMPEROR IN AUGUST

LOST & FOUND

HANA’S MISO SOUP

REMAKE, REMIX, RIP-OFF

HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS (EVERY TIME)

THE RESURRECTION OF JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS

LEGEND

THE SEVENTH FIRE

SEOUL SEARCHING

TRANSFATTY LIVES

ZUBAAN

ALFRED HITCHCOCK SPOTLIGHT HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT

HIFF EXTREME

SPELLBOUND

THE BRIDE

THE INVITATION

SPECIAL EVENTS PAPER PLANES

OFFICE

SPELLBOUND

VIOLATOR

NETPAC 25TH ANNIVERSARY

AWARDS BUZZ ANOMALISA

THE ASSASSIN

JAFAR PANAHI’S TAXI

KRISHA

LEGEND

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PACIFIC SHOWCASE

SOUND X VISION AMERICAN EPIC

THE CAMBODIAN SPACE PROJECT NOT EASY ROCK’N’ROLL

MADE IN JAPAN

ACT OF WAR: THE OVERTHROW OF THE HAWAIIAN NATION

SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHOWCASE

CHUNHYANG

THE COFFIN MAKER

HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS (EVERY TIME)

THE HIJRA

KITARAJANIPON

MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW

YELLOW FLOWERS ON THE GREEN GRASS

THE REDFERN STORY

SALESI: HERO TO LOVE

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FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE

SPOTLIGHT ON CHINA

SHORTS BEFORE FEATURES

PACIFIC SHOWCASE SHORTS

FACTORY BOSS

窶連INA: THAT WHICH FEEDS US

AHI KA

MONSTER HUNT

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OF INTIMACY

MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART

CAREFUL WHAT YOU PACK SHORTS

THE CHIEF'S SPEECH (TO THE UNITED NATIONS)

ROBBERY

DE SMET

FROM TONGA

SPL 2 - A TIME FOR CONSEQUENCES

DOG BOWL

ISLET

GROWING PAINS

KARROYUL

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SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA BAAHUBALI-THE BEGINNING

THE HOUSE IS INNOCENT

OW WHAT!

BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN

JULIET JULIET

TITS ON A BULL

MISS INDIA AMERICA

RED NUTS

ACM AND SU NIGHT

ZUBAAN

SCRABBLE

10 MINUTE BREAK

SLEEPY STEVE

DADDY

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN 100 YEN LOVE

CLEAN SWEEP SHORTS

THE BRAVEST THE BOLDEST

EMPTY SPACES

THE BOY AND THE BEAST

CHUM

GREEN

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CAPE NOSTALGIA

THE EXTRACTION

HALF FISH

CHIGASAKI STORY

GOODBYE PAPA

ONE LITTLE THING

THE EMPEROR IN AUGUST

JAYA

SEA OF STRANGERS

SHANGHAI ARTS AND LETTERS

ENISHI THE BRIDE OF IZUMO

THE LITTLE MAN

HANA'S MISO SOUP

NO PLACE LIKE HOME SHORTS

SID

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JOURNEY TO THE SHORE

EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY

THIS IS KASSIAN

KAKEKOMI

HOME

STUDENT SHOWCASE

LA LA LA AT ROCK BOTTOM

LIFELINE

ALL FOR NOTHING

OUR HUFF AND PUFF JOURNEY

PLAMEN

A BLANK CANVAS

RYUZO AND HIS SEVEN HENCHMEN

THE RIDER

THE CORPORATE LADDER

THAT'S IT

A TREE IN THE SEA

DETECTIVE PIDEON

YOKO THE CHERRY BLOSSOM

TURNING POINT SHORTS

HOW THE FOAM FREE FUTURE BEGAN

LET THE OPIHI REST

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COYOTE AND THE ROCK

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA ASSASSINATION

GRANNY

LGBT ACCEPTANCE

MADONNA

LONER

THE MAGIC PENCIL

RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN

LUCA

RECALL

THE UNFAIR

ROSS AND BETH

SELFIE

VETERAN

SWEEP

STRONG WOMEN 101

WONDERFUL NIGHTMARE

MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS

TEMPORARY

APART

WAI: A PUBLIC RESOURCE

SPOTLIGHT ON TAIWAN HEBEI TAIPEI

BROTHER COUSIN

THE KIDS

THE HERBERT YANAMURA STORY

ZINNIA FLOWER

HIGH RIDER

THANATOS, DRUNK

A SAKADA STORY

THE SURRENDER CALL

HONOR THY FATHER

THE THIRD LOVE

KID KULAFU

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHILIPPINES HENERAL LUNA

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FOODIES, PLEASE PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF. Introducing our Featured Chef Series.

First Class guests on our Mainland-bound flights will now enjoy culinary delights by Lee Anne Wong of Koko Head Café, Wade Ueoka of MW Restaurant, Andrew Le of The Pig & The Lady, Jon Matsubara, and Sheldon Simeon of Mala Wailea and MiGRANT. Hawai‘i-bound flights continue to showcase the delicious creations of our Executive Chef Chai Chaowasaree. Learn more at HawaiianAirlines.com. 8

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HOW TO HIFF

HOW TO HIFF KEY TO ICONS IN FILM GUIDE

HALEKULANI GOLDEN ORCHID NOMINATED FILMS

SPORT

DOCUMENTARY

HAWAII

MUSIC

FAMILY

PACIFIC

LGBT-THEMED FILMS

FOOD

FREE ADMISSION

HORROR

GALA PRESENTATIONS

BOX OFFICE AND TICKET INFORMATION

TICKET PICK-UP

Purchase tickets and flash passes at the HIFF Box Office or online. Call 1-808-447-0577 or go to www.hiff.org

Print from home - For the ultimate in convenience, purchase your tickets online and print them from home.

HIFF Box Office: Oct. 16 – Nov. 11 680 Iwilei Road, Suite 100 Honolulu, HI 96817 PH: 808-447-0577

TICKET POLICY

HIFF Box Office: Nov. 12 – 22 Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 & IMAX Foyer 735 Iwilei Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

BOX OFFICE HOURS: Oct. 16 – 19 | 11AM - 6PM Closed on Sunday Oct. 20 – 31 | 2PM - 6PM Closed on Sunday Nov. 2 – 11 | 11AM to 6PM Closed on Sunday Nov. 12 – 22 | 60 minutes before the first screening until 15 minutes after the last screening begins.

HIFF FLASH PASS

$350 HIFF Member | $400 General Public The HIFF Flash Pass allows the movie lover to watch unlimited films with no tickets required and priority seating over the HIFF Member line. Visit or call the HIFF Box Office for more information. Seating is based on availability and is on a first come first serve basis.

TICKET PRICES

$10.00 HIFF Member Tickets $12.00 Senior, Military, Student $14.00 General Admission OPENING NIGHT FILM / CENTERPIECE FILM / CLOSING NIGHT FILM $17.00 HIFF Member Tickets $19.00 Senior, Military, Student Tickets $22.00 General Admission WEEKDAY MATINEE PRICES (films starting before 5:00 PM) $10.00 Flat Rate

SERVICE FEE PER TICKET

No FEE for online purchases for HIFF Members $1.50 for online purchases $1.00 for box office purchases

PAYMENT METHODS

All major credit cards, checks and cash are accepted.

Will Call / In-Person- All customers will have the option of picking up their tickets at the HIFF Box Office.

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THERE ARE NO REFUNDS ON TICKETS.

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Ticket exchanges must be made a day before the screening. A $2.00 service fee is charged per ticket.

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Expired and day of tickets will not be exchanged.

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If a screening is rescheduled or cancelled, patrons can exchange tickets for either a film playing that day or a ticket for the rescheduled date.

FREE SCREENINGS

Seating is based on a first come first served basis.

VENUES WHERE DOES ALL OF THIS HAPPEN? The Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 & IMAX serves as the main hub of the Hawaii International Film Festival. Most screenings will take place there with some other screenings, workshops and events taking place at satellite venues. Here is a list of all the HIFF venues this year: AMH Ala Moana Hotel 410 Atkinson Drive Honolulu, HI 96814 DDT Doris Duke Theatre 900 S Beretania Street Honolulu, HI 96814

ATTENDING AN EVENT THE EVENT LAYOUT

(WHAT DOES THE FESTIVAL LOOK LIKE?) There are lines created for three films at a time. Each film has three lines. There are signs to indicate what films are ready for line up. This layout is for Dole, Ward, and Koko Marina theaters only.

LINES PER FILM •

Pass Holder Line - This line is for persons with Lifetime Membership or Flash Passes. Pass holders line up inside by the theater door.

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Member Line - An “M” on the ticket indicates that you stand in the Member Line.

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General Public Line - A “G” on the ticket indicates you stand in the General Public Line.

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Rush Line – A standby line for people wishing to see a film that no longer has tickets available. Any available seat in a screening marked as full will be sold 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the film at $10.00 cash only.

THEATER ADMITTANCE ORDER 1. Pass Holders will be seated 30 minutes prior to start time of film. Each screening has a limited number of seats reserved for Pass Holders and will be based on a first come first serve basis. Pass holders who are not admitted may wait to be seated after the General Public. 2. ADA Guests and their plus one. If you cannot stand for long periods, please notify a line monitor immediately. You and a guest will be escorted to a seating area where you can wait until theater seating begins. 3. Member Ticket holders. 4. General Public Ticket holders.

DOL Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 & IMAX 735 Iwilei Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

5. Pass Holder overflow.

IBM IBM Building 1240 Ala Moana Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96814

DORIS DUKE THEATRE SCREENINGS

KKM Consolidated Koko Marina 8 7192 Kalanianaole Highway Honolulu, HI 96825

6. Rush Line ticket holders. Will be seated 5 minutes prior to the beginning of the film.

All screenings held at the Doris Duke Theatre are part of the NETPAC 25th Anniversary screening series and are presented by the Honolulu Museum of Art. Tickets for these screenings will be $10.00 GENERAL PUBLIC / $8.00 HONOLULU MUSEUM MEMBERS. Tickets must be purchased through the Museum, and may be purchased at honolulumuseum.org/events/films.

WAR Consolidated Ward Stadium 16 with TitanXC 1044 Auahi Street Honolulu, HI 96814 9

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2015 FALL FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15

7:30PM-9:37PM

AMERICAN EPIC

IBM

8:00PM-10:10PM

THRONE

DOL

11:00AM-12:25PM

CHANGING SEASON + AINA

DOL

11:00AM-12:27PM

JAFAR PANAHI'S TAXI

DOL

A CANDLE LIGHTS THE HEART

DOL

11:30AM-1:09PM

PEOPLE ARE THE SKY

DOL

11:45AM-1:15PM

FRAME BY FRAME

DOL

12:00PM-2:05PM

ZUBAAN

DOL

5:45PM-7:24PM

FOODIES

DOL

12:30PM-1:53PM

DEAR THALIA

DOL

6:00PM-7:25PM

HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS

TH, US

DOL

1:00PM-2:27PM

LOST & FOUND

CA, JP

DOL

6:15PM-8:08PM

100 YEN LOVE

DOL

1:15PM-3:07PM

THANATOS, DRUNK

DOL

HEBEI TAIPEI

DOL

YOKO THE CHERRY BLOSSOM

DOL

2:30PM-4:43PM

JOURNEY TO THE SHORE

2:30PM-4:30PM

TBA

3:00PM-4:41PM

CROCODILE GENNADIY

3:30PM-5:09PM

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 5:45PM-7:15PM

6:15PM-8:02PM

TURNING POINT SHORTS

DOL

1:45PM-3:18PM

6:30PM-8:25PM

DHEEPAN

DOL

1:45PM-3:45PM

8:00PM-9:27PM

CONTAINMENT

US, JP

DOL

8:00PM-9:32PM

IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST

DOL

8:30PM-9:50PM

CAMBODIAN SPACE PROJECT

AU, GB

DOL

8:30PM-10:50PM

EMPEROR IN AUGUST

DOL

8:45PM-10:50PM

MADONNA

DOL

9:00PM-10:32PM

FRONT COVER

DOL

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 10:00AM-3:00PM

DOCUMENTARY SEMINAR

6:15PM-7:57PM

A ROYAL NIGHT OUT

DOL

7:00PM-8:37PM

PALI ROAD

US, CN

WAR

7:30PM-9:06PM

OUR HUFF AND PUFF JOURNEY

DOL

7:45PM-9:20PM

ANOMALISA

DOL

8:00PM-9:58PM

100 YEN LOVE

DOL

8:15PM-10:00PM

MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW

IN, US

DOL

8:15PM-9:54PM

SONS OF HALAWA + ROOTS OF 'ULU

DOL

8:30PM-10:10PM

45 YEARS

DOL

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 3:30PM-5:22PM

THANATOS, DRUNK

DOL

3:30PM-4:59PM

TRANSFATTY LIVES

DOL

4:00PM-5:23PM

DEAR THALIA

DOL

4:15PM-5:40PM

A PLACE TO CALL HOME

DOL

UA, US

DOL

5:30PM-7:32PM

CAPE NOSTALGIA

DOL

MUSTANG

DOL

5:30PM-7:38PM

DOL

4:00PM-5:05PM

BLACK & WHITE

DOL

WONDERFUL NIGHTMARE

4:15PM-5:44PM

TRANSFATTY LIVES

DOL

5:45PM-7:55PM

THE MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART

DOL

6:00PM-7:26PM

OPERATION POPCORN

DOL

6:15PM-8:03PM

LA LA LA AT ROCK BOTTOM

DOL

5:30PM-7:32PM

CAPE NOSTALGIA

DOL

5:30PM-7:34PM

HENERAL LUNA

DOL

11:00AM - 12:27AM AMERICAN EPIC

DOL

5:45PM-8:07PM

BAAHUBALI

DOL

12:00PM-1:29PM

IN UTERO

DOL

6:00PM-7:18PM

TYRUS

DOL

12:15PM-1:47PM

FRONT COVER

DOL

8:00PM-10:31PM

KAKEKOMI

DOL

6:15PM-7:48PM

DOL

12:45PM-2:43PM

DOL

THE RESURRECTION OF JAKE THE SNAKE

8:00PM-10:05PM

DOL

1:00PM-2:30PM

A CANDLE LIGHTS THE HEART

DOL

6:30PM-8:10PM

45 YEARS

WAITING FOR JOHN + VOYAGE: INTO THE DEPTH OF KANALOA

7:45PM-9:41PM

8:30PM-10:35PM

MADONNA

DOL

1:00PM-3:02PM

MONSTER HUNT

HK, CN

DOL

NO PLACE LIKE HOME SHORTS

8:30PM-10:33PM

YOUTH

IT, FR

DOL

2:00PM-3:55PM

DHEEPAN

DOL

8:00PM-9:25PM

A PLACE TO CALL HOME

DOL

8:45PM-10:40PM

THAT'S IT

DOL

2:30PM-3:56PM

AFTER THE WAVE

AU, US

DOL

8:00PM-10:08PM

DOL

3:15PM-4:45PM

FRAME BY FRAME

DOL

WONDERFUL NIGHTMARE

3:15PM-4:57PM

A ROYAL NIGHT OUT

DOL

8:15PM-10:07PM

DOL

3:30PM-5:00PM

MIDORI IN HAWAII

US, JP

DOL

THROUPLE + TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OF INTIMACY

4:00PM-5:39PM

PEOPLE ARE THE SKY

DOL

8:30PM-10:04PM

THE BRIDE

4:15PM-5:40PM

CHANGING SEASON + AINA

DOL

8:30PM-9:57PM

YOSEMITE

US, FR

4:30PM-5:57PM

JAFAR PANAHI'S TAXI

DOL

5:30PM-7:33PM

HANA'S MISO SOUP

DOL

5:45PM-8:09PM

ASSASSINATION

DOL

6:00PM-7:23PM

THE SEVENTH FIRE

6:15PM-7:50PM

THE KIDS

6:30PM-7:30PM

OFF THE MENU

DOL

6:30PM-8:07PM

ROBBERY

DOL

8:00PM-10:00PM

HONOR THY FATHER

DOL

8:15PM-9:53PM

EVER THE LAND

8:15PM-10:46PM

KAKEKOMI

8:30PM-10:22PM

SON OF SAUL

8:45PM-10:33PM 9:00PM-10:56PM

DOL DOL

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 2:45PM-4:45PM

HONOR THY FATHER

DOL

3:30PM-5:09PM

SONS OF HALAWA + ROOTS OF 'ULU

DOL

3:45PM-5:12PM

LOST & FOUND

CA, JP

DOL

4:30PM-5:59PM

IN UTERO

DOL

5:30PM-7:33PM

HANA'S MISO SOUP

DOL

5:30PM-6:57PM

YOSEMITE

US, FR

DOL

5:45PM-7:41PM

YELLOW FLOWERS ON THE GREEN GRASS

DOL

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 3:00PM-4:52PM

THROUPLE + TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OF INTIMACY

DOL

3:30PM-5:08PM

EVER THE LAND

DOL

6:00PM-7:30PM

MIDORI IN HAWAII

DOL

4:00PM-5:33PM

THE RESURRECTION OF JAKE THE SNAKE

DOL

6:00PM-7:55PM

RYUZO AND HIS SEVEN HENCHMEN

DOL

4:30PM-5:50PM

THE CAMBODIAN SPACE PROJECT

AU, GB

DOL

6:00PM-9:00PM

PAPER PLANES

IBM

5:30PM-6:42PM

CHEN JIA LING

DOL

6:30PM-8:03PM

RAMS

DOL

5:30PM-6:53PM

THE SEVENTH FIRE

DOL

7:45PM-9:30PM

MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW

IN, US

DOL

5:45PM-7:23PM

DOL

8:00PM-10:03PM

CAROL

GB, US

DOL

MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS

DOL

KAMPAI

THE LAST SAINT

LA LA LA AT ROCK BOTTOM

6:00PM-7:40PM

8:15PM-10:11PM

6:00PM-7:34PM

MADE IN JAPAN

US, JP

DOL

8:15PM-10:20PM

SEOUL SEARCHING

US, KR

OFFICE

8:30PM-10:18PM

CLEAN SWEEP SHORTS

8:45PM-10:22PM

ROBBERY

DOL

DOL DOL

DOL

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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

HIFF VENUES

AMH Ala Moana Hotel 410 Atkinson Drive Honolulu, HI 96814

DDT Doris Duke Theatre 900 S Beretania Street Honolulu, HI 96814

DOL Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 & IMAX 735 Iwilei Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

IBM IBM Building 1240 Ala Moana Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96814

KKM Consolidated Koko Marina 8 7192 Kalanianaole Highway Honolulu, HI 96825

WAR Consolidated Ward Stadium 16 w/ TitanXC 1044 Auahi Street Honolulu, HI 96814

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 1:00PM-2:05PM

ACT OF WAR

DDT

3:15PM-5:11PM

YELLOW FLOWERS ON THE GREEN GRASS

DOL

3:30PM-5:06PM

OUR HUFF AND PUFF JOURNEY

DOL

3:45PM-5:11PM

AFTER THE WAVE

AU,US

DOL

3:45PM-5:50PM

WAITING FOR JOHN + VOYAGE: INTO THE DEPTH OF KANALOA

DOL

4:00PM-6:21PM

CHUNHYANG

DDT

4:15PM-5:56PM

REMAKE REMIX RIP-OFF

DOL

5:45PM-7:24PM

ATLANTIC.

DOL

5:45PM-7:14PM

WONDERFUL WORLD END

DOL

6:00PM-8:23PM

ACM & SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY NIGHT

US, CN

DOL

6:00PM-9:00PM

SPELLBOUND

IBM

6:15PM-7:47PM

IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST

6:30PM-8:05PM

THE KIDS

6:30PM-7:58PM

KRISHA

7:30PM-9:15PM

8:00PM-10:16PM

LEGEND

DOL

8:15PM-10:01PM

VIOLATOR

DOL

8:00PM-9:39PM

SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME

DOL

8:30PM-9:53PM

TYKE ELEPHANT OUTLAW

DOL

8:15PM-10:39PM

ASSASSINATION

DOL

8:45PM-10:50PM

SPL 2

DOL

8:15PM-10:23PM

WONDERFUL NIGHTMARE

KKM

9:00PM-10:56PM

OFFICE

DOL

8:30PM-10:03PM

CHIGASAKI STORY

DOL

8:30PM-10:35PM

SPL 2

DOL

8:45PM-10:36AM

REMAKE REMIX RIP-OFF

DOL

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 9:00AM-1:00PM

NETPAC SYMPOSIUM

10:00AM-11:29AM

STUDENT SHOWCASE

DOL

10:30AM-11:56AM

OPERATION POPCORN

DOL

10:45AM-12:17PM

I AM SUN MU

DOL

10:45AM-12:23PM

MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS

DOL

11:00AM-12:55PM

DOL

11:45AM-1:18PM

HEBEI TAIPEI

DOL

12:15PM-2:17PM

CAPE NOSTALGIA

DOL

12:30PM-1:58PM

KRISHA

DOL

MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW

IN, US

DDT

12:45PM-2:18PM

CHIGASAKI STORY

DOL

8:00PM-9:23PM

JILEL: THE CALLING OF SHELL

DOL

1:00PM-2:56PM

THE LAST SAINT

DOL

1:15PM-3:17PM

MONSTER HUNT

HK, CN

DOL

8:30PM-10:23PM

CAREFUL WHAT YOU PACK SHORTS

1:30PM-3:33PM

HANA'S MISO SOUP

KKM

1:45PM-3:26PM

CROCODILE GENNADIY

UA, US

DOL

8:30PM-10:45PM

KITARAJANIPON

DOL

2:30PM-4:10PM

MISS INDIA AMERICA

DOL

8:30PM-10:36PM

RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN

DOL

2:45PM-5:05PM

EMPEROR IN AUGUST

DOL

THE INVITATION

2:45PM-4:42PM

ENISHI THE BRIDE OF IZUMO

DOL

3:30PM-5:03PM

RAMS

DOL

3:45PM-5:40PM

RYUZO AND HIS SEVEN HENCHMEN

DOL

4:00PM-5:25PM

HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT

FR, US

DOL

4:00PM-5:23PM

IT'S ALREADY TOMORROW IN HONG KONG

KKM

8:45PM-10:27PM

DOL

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 9:30AM-11:00AM

RAMA WATUMULL COLLABORATIVE LECTURE SERIES, ARUNA VASUDEV

DDT

AMH

12:00PM-1:02PM

THE REDFERN STORY

DDT

3:00PM-4:47PM

COFFIN MAKER

DDT

4:30PM-6:23PM

KID KULAFU

DOL

3:30PM-5:36PM

RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN

DOL

5:15PM-8:03PM

BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN

DOL

4:00PM-5:18PM

TYRUS

DOL

5:30PM-7:34PM

THE BOY AND THE BEAST

DOL

4:15PM-5:38PM

JILEL: THE CALLING OF SHELL

DOL

5:30PM-7:36PM

VETERAN

DOL

5:30PM-8:26PM

THE HIJRA + SALESI + Reception

DDT

6:00PM-7:25PM

HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS

TH, US

DOL

5:45PM-7:31PM

FACTORY BOSS

DOL

6:00PM-7:27PM

LOST & FOUND

CA, JP

KKM

6:00PM-7:32PM

I AM SUN MU

DOL

6:15PM-7:52PM

PALI ROAD

US, CN

DOL

6:00PM-7:13PM

LOVE AMONG THE RUINS

US, IT

KKM

6:45PM-8:36PM

MIA MADRE

DOL

8:00PM-10:24PM

ASSASSINATION

6:00PM-8:06PM

VETERAN

DOL

8:00PM-9:37PM

6:15PM-8:04PM

THE ASSASSIN

DOL

PACIFIC SHOWCASE SHORTS

6:30PM-7:53PM

IT'S ALREADY TOMORROW IN HONG KONG

DOL

6:30PM-8:11PM

ZINNIA FLOWER

DOL

8:00PM-10:12PM

THE UNFAIR

KKM DOL

DOL

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 9:00AM-1:00PM

NETPAC SYMPOSIUM

10:30AM-12:16PM

FACTORY BOSS

AMH DOL

10:45AM-12:24PM

SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME

DOL

11:00AM-12:37PM

PACIFIC SHOWCASE SHORTS

DOL

12:00PM-2:00PM

TBA

12:00PM-1:23PM

TYKE ELEPHANT OUTLAW

DOL

12:30PM-1:30PM

OFF THE MENU

DOL

12:45PM-2:25PM

MISS INDIA AMERICA

DOL

12:45PM-2:45PM

YOKO THE CHERRY BLOSSOM

DOL

1:00PM-2:33PM

CHIGASAKI STORY

KKM

1:15PM-3:26PM

MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART

DOL

2:00PM-3:29PM

WONDERFUL WORLD END

DOL

2:15PM-4:28PM

JOURNEY TO THE SHORE

DOL

2:30PM-4:34PM

HENERAL LUNA

DOL

2:45PM-4:26PM

ZINNIA FLOWER

DOL

3:00PM-4:38PM

MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS

KKM

3:15PM-4:49PM

MADE IN JAPAN

US, JP

DOL

4:00PM-5:27PM

CONTAINMENT

US, JP

DOL

4:00PM-5:39PM

FOODIES

DOL

5:00PM-7:04PM

THE BOY AND THE BEAST

DOL

5:00PM-6:53PM

KID KULAFU

DOL

5:00PM-7:05PM

SEOUL SEARCHING

US, KR

DOL

5:30PM-6:43PM

LOVE AMONG THE RUINS

US, IT

DOL

5:30PM-6:53PM

TYKE ELEPHANT OUTLAW

KKM

6:00PM-8:05PM

ZUBAAN

DOL

6:15PM-7:54PM

MUSTANG

DOL

7:30PM-8:55PM

CHANGING SEASON + AINA

KKM

7:30PM-9:45PM

TALE OF THREE CITIES

CN,HK

7:30PM-9:30PM

TBA

7:45PM-9:25PM

KAMPAI

DOL

8:30PM-10:25PM

THAT'S IT

DOL

8:30PM-10:42PM

THE UNFAIR

DOL

DOL DOL

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MAJOR SPONSORS

PREMIERE SPONSORS

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MEDIA SPONSORS

Hawaii’s Old School & Throwbacks

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

MAHALO CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE; UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA

MCINERNY FOUNDATION

ROGER & CHAZ EBERT FOUNDATION

DWYER, SCHRAFF, MEYER, GRANT & GREEN

NETWORK FOR THE PROMOTION OF ASIAN CINEMA (NETPAC)

SPEEDI SHUTTLE

HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO

RJH, INC.

‘ULU’ULU: THE HENRY KU’UALOHA GUIGNI MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVE OF HAWAII

JOSIE & DON OVER MEMORIAL FUND AT THE HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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FILM PROGRAM

FILM PROGRAM THE THRONE HAWAII PREMIERE

OPENING NIGHT FILM

SOUTH KOREA 2015 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 125M | DIRECTOR: Lee Joon-Ik 12-NOV 8:00 PM DOL The story at the center of THE THRONE, a struggle between the long-ruling King Yeongjo (an amazing Song Kang-ho) and his son, Sado (Yoo Ah-in, also in VETERAN) and the real life incident of the king’s decision to lock up his son in a wooden barrel — in which the royal heir died after eight days. Like director Lee Joon-ik’s THE KING AND THE CLOWN, both films share the backdrop of palace intrigue, turncoat characters, and a monarchy-in-meltdown story that has been adapted in countless K-dramas. But THE THRONE is more than black and white, and transcends beyond its own setting. No wonder it has been chosen as South Korea’s official entry to the Academy Awards Foreign Language film category. $22 GENERAL PUBLIC | $17 HIFF MEMBERS

CAROL HAWAII PREMIERE

CENTERPIECE FILM

UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES 2014 | ENGLISH | 118M | DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes 18-NOV 8:00 PM DOL Set in 1950s New York, two women from very different backgrounds (Rooney Mara as a young shop clerk and Cate Blanchett as a sophisticated, but unhappy housewife) find themselves in the throes of love in CAROL. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change. Based on the Patricia Highsmith novel, director Todd Haynes returns to the Douglas Sirk ‘50s era of FAR FROM HEAVEN, and delivers another well-mannered romance, expunging the pulpy prose of the original text. With amazing production design and brilliant performances (Mara won Best Actress for this role in Cannes), CAROL will definitely be up for some major nominations come awards season. $22 GENERAL PUBLIC | $17 HIFF MEMBERS

A TALE OF THREE CITIES UNITED STATES PREMIERE

CLOSING NIGHT FILM

CHINA 2014 | MANDARIN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 130M | DIRECTOR: Mabel Cheung 22-NOV 7:30 PM DOL Based on a true story, this epic and true love story is based on Jackie Chan’s real life parents. Revolving around the couple’s relationship in war-torn China of the 1930s and 1940s, A TALE OF THREE CITIES offers an epic period drama about individuals overwhelmed by the times, their trajectories shaped by rapidly changing circumstances beyond their control. Lau Ching-wan and Tang Wei play ill-fated lovebirds who meet during the backdrop of the final days leading into WWII. This is the latest film from filmmaking married couple Mabel Cheung and Alex Law, who also wrote and directed one of the Festival’s most popular films ever, THE SOONG SISTERS. $22 GENERAL PUBLIC | $17 HIFF MEMBERS

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2015 FALL FESTIVAL

100 YEN LOVE

45 YEARS

ACT OF WAR: THE OVERTHROW OF THE HAWAIIAN NATION

HAWAII PREMIERE

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

JAPAN 2014 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 113M DIRECTOR: Masaharu Take

UNITED KINGDOM 2015 | ENGLISH | 95M DIRECTOR: Andrew Haigh

13-NOV 6:15 PM DOL • 16-NOV 8:00 PM DOL

15-NOV 6:30 PM DOL • 16-NOV 8:30 PM DOL

Ichiko is a thirtysomething slacker, who still lives at home. Things change when her sister returns home with child in tow. Ichiko and her sister’s relationship sours, causing Ichiko to finally move out and take a job in a 100 yen shop, located near a boxing gym. She is smitten with a middle-aged boxer, who stirs a fire in Ichiko to take up boxing—A beautiful, heart-wrenching black comedy that slowly unravels and turns into an unexpected coming-of-age sports drama.

There is just one week until Kate Mercer’s forty-fifth wedding anniversary, and planning for the party is going well, until a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. Jealousy and what ifs plague the couple. By the time the party is upon them, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.

AFTER THE WAVE

AMERICAN EPIC

DOCUMENTARIES

SOUND X VISION

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

AUSTRALIA 2014 | ENGLISH, THAI, NORWEGIAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 81M DIRECTOR: Amanda Blue

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 82M DIRECTOR: Bernard MacMahon

JAPAN, FRANCE, GERMANY 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 113M DIRECTOR: Naomi Kawase

12-NOV 7:30PM IBM • 14-NOV 11:00AM DOL

14-NOV 12:45 PM DOL • 21-NOV 11:00AM DOL

14-NOV 2:30 PM DOL • 19-NOV 3:45 PM DOL

AMERICAN EPIC is the extraordinary story of 1920s record companies that toured America with a recording machine, to capture the emerging and diverse music known as American roots. The filmmakers retrace this journey today, to rediscover the families whose music was recorded long ago; music that would lead to the development of Hopi, Hawaiian slack key, Tejano, Cajun and Delta Blues. These seminal musicians are revealed through previously unseen film footage, unpublished photographs, and exclusive interviews. The first screening will be preceded by a special performance by TAJ MAHAL.

Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayaki - pancake pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (an). When an elderly lady, Tokue, offers to help in the kitchen he reluctantly accepts. But Tokue proves to have magic in her hands when it comes to making “an”. Thanks to her secret recipe, the little business begins to flourish, and with time, Sentaro and Tokue both open their hearts and reveal old wounds...

UNITED STATES PREMIERE

AFTER THE WAVE tells the story of the epic international operation in Thailand to identify and return the bodies of over 5,000 victims of the 2004 Tsunami; following top global forensics teams as they race against time to return every local and foreign victim their identity. Making forensic history, the team’s mantra from the outset was ‘we will take them home.’ This film examines why identification of remains is crucial for those left behind.

UNITED STATES PREMIERE

RETURN ENGAGEMENT

NETPAC 25TH ANNIVERSARY

UNITED STATES 1993 | ENGLISH, HAWAIIAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 58M DIRECTOR: Puhipau Ahmad, Joan Lander 19-NOV 1:00 PM DDT In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d’etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili’uokalani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as “an act of war.” Stylized re-enactments, archival photos and film, political cartoons, historic quotes, and presentations by Hawaiian scholars tell Hawaiian history through Hawaiian eyes. This return engagement screens as part of the 25th NETPAC Anniversary film series. Purchase tickets at honolulumuseum.org/events/films.

HAWAII PREMIERE

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FILM PROGRAM

ANOMALISA

THE ASSASSIN

ASSASSINATION

AWARDS BUZZ

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

HAWAII PREMIERE

FESTIVAL PREMIERE

UNITED KINGDOM 2015 | ENGLISH | 90M DIRECTOR: Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman

TAIWAN 2015 | MANDARIN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 104M DIRECTOR: Hou Hsiao-Hsien

SOUTH KOREA 2015 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 139M DIRECTOR: Choi Dong-Hoon

16-NOV 7:45PM DOL

20-NOV 6:15 PM DOL

Charlie Kaufman, the celebrated screenwriter of BEING JOHN MALKOVICH and ADAPTATION and director of SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK and Duke Johnson venture into the world of stop-motion animation with this fable about a motivational speaker seeking to transcend his monotonous existence. This story of two unlikely lovers is very much a romance — but one that’s been forged in one of cinema’s most distinctive minds. ANOMALISA world premiered in Venice, where it won the Grand Jury Prize.

Set at the end of China’s Tang Dynasty and inspired by a well-known legend, the film centers on a skilled assassin (an excellent Shu Qi) dispatched to kill an important political figure who is also her cousin and former lover. However in this ethereal drama from legendary director Hou Hsiao Hsien, plot rides shotgun to the film’s exacting visual style; the story conveyed via long takes, as if one is watching a series of paintings coming to life.

14-NOV 5:45 PM DOL • 20-NOV 8:15 PM DOL 21-NOV 8:00 PM KKM

ATLANTIC.

BAAHUBALI-THE BEGINNING

BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA

HAWAII PREMIERE

1930s, Shanghai and a plan is in place. The assassination plot is intended to take out a pro-Japanese group. Yeom Seok-Jin (Lee Jung-Jae) is an agent from the interim government. He plans out the assassination plot and gives orders to An Ok-Yoon (Gianna Jun). Ok-Yoon is a deadly sniper and she works with fellow comrades Soksapo (Cho Jin-Woong) and Hwang Deok-Sam (Choi Duk-Moon), striving towards Korean independence. THE ASSASSINATION is the biggest Korean box office hit of the year!

FESTIVAL PREMIERE

NETHERLANDS 2014 | ENGLISH, FRENCH, ARABIC, DUTCH W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 94M DIRECTOR: Jan-Willem Van Ewijk

INDIA 2015 | TELUGU W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 138M DIRECTOR: Rajamouli Sri Sailasri

INDIA 2015 | HINDI, PUNJABI, URDU W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 163M DIRECTOR: Kabir Khan

15-NOV 5:45 PM DOL

21-NOV 5:15 PM DOL

19-NOV 5:45 PM DOL

India’s biggest budgeted film of all time, this epic is filled with action scenes that rival SPARTACUS and THE LORD OF THE RINGS. The story has been told many times before — a child is born destined for greatness and, as a man, vanquishes the forces of evil — but in the confident hands of accomplished South Indian director S.S. Rajamouli, the tale gets potent new life in BAAHUBALI: THE BEGINNING.

A man with a magnanimous spirit helps a mute girl from Pakistan return home. Bollywood superstar Salman Khan plays Pawan, who develops a bond with the young girl. This soon captures the attention of roving reporter Rasika, who tells the plight of their journey and raptures the imagination of people on both sides of the border. Released worldwide this summer to huge box office success, HIFF is proud to present this film as a return engagement!

ATLANTIC. tells the story of Fettah, a young man who lives in a Moroccan coastal village where Europeans come to windsurf every summer. After befriending a European woman, his little village becomes like a prison when she returns home. Fettah decides to embark on a treacherous and solitary windsurfing voyage to Europe. Every wave, every turn, every day on this epic and life-altering journey bringing him new dangers as he charts a new horizon for himself.

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BLACK & WHITE: THE EARLY YEARS OF DAN INOUYE

THE BOY AND THE BEAST

THE BRIDE

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

HIFF EXTREME

MADE IN HAWAII

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 119M DIRECTOR: Mamoru Hosoda

TAIWAN 2015 | MANDARIN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 89M DIRECTOR: Lingo Hsieh

21-NOV 5:30 PM DOL • 22-NOV 5:00 PM DOL

15-NOV 8:30 PM DOL

Director Mamoru Hosoda, creator of SUMMER WARS (HIFF 2009) and WOLF CHILDREN (HIFF 2012), presents his newest anime masterpiece. THE BOY AND THE BEAST is the story of Kyuta, a solitary boy who lives in Tokyo, and Kumatetsu a supernatural creature isolated in an imaginary world. One day Kyuta crosses the border into the imaginary world and makes friends with Kumatetsu, who becomes his friend and spiritual guide. The encounter opens the way to all sorts of adventures...

Taiwanese ghost story THE BRIDE, produced by horror maestro Taka Ichise (RINGU, THE GRUDGE) follows two intertwining, terrifying tales — Cheng-ho is a successful TV producer; after he picks up a red envelope during his morning jog, he begins experiencing nightmares of an abandoned old mansion; Yin-yin is a high-school student, who becomes increasingly isolated because of her ghostly visions. As the film progresses, the two stories culminate in an inexplicable and chilling way...

THE CAMBODIAN SPACE PROJECT - NOT EASY ROCK’N’ROLL

A CANDLE LIGHTS THE HEART

CAPE NOSTALGIA

MADE IN HAWAII

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

SOUND X VISION

UNITED STATES 2014 | ENGLISH | 85M DIRECTOR: Shinji Kondo

JAPAN 2014 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 117M DIRECTOR: Izuru Narushima

13-NOV 5:45 PM DOL • 14-NOV 1:00 PM DOL

15-NOV 5:30 PM DOL • 17-NOV 5:30 PM DOL 21-NOV 12:15 PM DOL

WORLD PREMIERE

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 45M DIRECTOR: Heather Giugni 15-NOV 4:00 PM DOL Never before seen films of Daniel Inouye during his early political career. Revealing, insightful and historical this compilation shows us an Inouye this generation never knew. A compilation of 16mm black and white films that document a period in his life during an extraordinary time focusing on Hawai’i as a multicultural oddity in Congress during the period of the civil rights legislation. This special FREE screening will be followed by a panel discussion.

UNITED STATES PREMIERE

AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM 2015 | ENGLISH, KHMER W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 75M DIRECTOR: Marc Eberle 13-NOV 8:30 PM DOL • 16-NOV 4:30 PM DOL In a Phnom Penh karaoke bar in 2009 Australian musician Julien Poulson hears the extraordinary voice of poor village girl Srey Thy. The result is romance and the birth of the Cambodian Space Project, a thrilling musical explosion that wows audiences worldwide with sounds from the 1960s and ‘70s golden age of Cambodian rock. Filmed over five years this intimate documentary tells the story of performers whose struggle to overcome poverty, trauma and obscurity has never been easy.

UNITED STATES PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

Every Memorial Day, thousands of people come together at a beach in Honolulu, Hawaii to float candle-lit lanterns as an homage to loved ones who have passed away. A CANDLE LIGHTS THE HEART follows five stories of loss, grief and, finally, redemption and peace at the Lantern Floating Hawaii event. These personal stories will tug your heart and fill it with humanity and unconditional love.

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

UNITED STATES PREMIERE

Etsuko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) runs a quaint little cafe located at the tip of Cape Myogane. Joined by her devoted nephew Koji (Hiroshi Abe), she has heart-warming exchanges with the people who gather there day after day. It’s a nice, quiet life, as this small corner of the world remains timeless and undisturbed. However, Koji notices that his aunt sometimes looks out to sea from time to time. It is a melancholic look, as if she is waiting for someone.

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CHANGING SEASON ON THE MASUMOTO FARM

CHEN JIA LING

CHIGASAKI STORY

DOCUMENTARIES

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

DOCUMENTARIES

CHINA 2014 | MANDARIN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 60M DIRECTOR: Ye Tian, Gu Yugao

JAPAN 2014 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 88M DIRECTOR: Takuya Misawa

16-NOV 5:30 PM DOL

20-NOV 8:30 PM DOL • 21-NOV 12:45 PM DOL 22-NOV 1:00 PM KKM

HAWAII PREMIERE

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 57M DIRECTOR: Jim Choi 14-NOV 4:15 PM DOL • 15-NOV 11:00 AM DOL 22-NOV 7:30 PM KKM “How many harvests do you have in you?” is the perennial echo that reverberates across the Masumoto Family farm. CHANGING SEASON: ON THE MASUMOTO FAMILY FARM chronicles a transitional year-in-the-life of famed farmer, slow food advocate, and sansei, David “Mas” Masumoto, and his compelling relationship with daughter Nikiko, who returns to the family farm with the intention of stepping into her father’s work boots.

UNITED STATES PREMIERE

Born in 1937 in Hangzhou, famous Chinese painter Chen Jia ling now resides in Shanghai. He lived through World War II among the socialist transformation and the Cultural Revolution. Social change and political unrest has had a profound influence on his life and creation. Behind this, is a Chinese artist’s secret, and also a Chinese intellectual’s spiritual course. CHEN JIA LING unfolds the life and art of this remarkable, renowned, and influential artist.

HAWAII PREMIERE

Tomoharu works as a part-time employee at Chigasaki-kan, a Japanese hotel in Kanagawa with a 115-year history. He works alongside Karin and Maki. Risa, the daughter of the inn’s owner, is set to have a wedding in 3 days. In the midst of emotional crisscrosses, a chain reaction is set off and things come to a head – will everything work out just as it should?

PRECEDED BY ‘AINA: THAT WHICH FEEDS US DIRECTOR: Josh Thome, Dave Mossop

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CHUNHYANG

THE COFFIN MAKER

CONTAINMENT

NETPAC 25TH ANNIVERSARY

FILM FOR THOUGHT

RETURN ENGAGEMENT

HAWAII PREMIERE

SOUTH KOREA 2000 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 136M DIRECTOR: Im Kwon-Taek

PHILIPPINES 2014 | KAPAMPANGAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 102M DIRECTOR: Jason Paul Laxamana

UNITED STATES, JAPAN 2015 | ENGLISH, JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 82M DIRECTOR: Peter Galison, Robb Moss

19-NOV 4:00 PM DDT

20-NOV 3:00 PM DDT

13-NOV 8:00 PM DOL • 22-NOV 4:00 PM DOL

Renowned Korean filmmaker Im Kwon Taek offers his own unique take on a classic romantic fable with this 13th century tale of a stunningly beautiful young woman torn between the man she loves and the governor she’s obligated to marry. The film won the grand prize at HIFF 2000 and the NETPAC Award at that year’s Busan Film Festival. This return engagement screens as part of the 25th NETPAC Anniversary film series.

In one of the most highly praised Filipino films of last year, a hard-working father tries his best to raise a young daughter alone in a rural area, but he is ill-prepared for what fate throws their way. The film takes us on a deeply emotional journey, free of cliché and sentimentality, slowly unveiling the struggles of a man who must confront his guilt and remorse. This film screens as part of the 25th NETPAC Anniversary film series.

Can we contain some of the deadliest, longest-lasting substances ever produced? Part observational essay filmed in weapons plants, Fukushima and deep underground—and part graphic novel—CONTAINMENT weaves between an uneasy present and an imaginative, troubled far future, exploring the idea that over millennia, nothing stays put.

Purchase tickets at honolulumuseum.org/events/films.

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CROCODILE GENNADIY

DEAR THALIA

DHEEPAN

FILM FOR THOUGHT

MADE IN HAWAII

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

HAWAII PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

UKRAINE, UNITED STATES 2014 | UKRAINIAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 96M DIRECTOR: Steve Hoover

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 78M DIRECTOR: Rex Moribe

FRANCE 2015 | FRENCH, TAMIL W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 110M DIRECTOR: Jacques Audiard

15-NOV 3:00 PM DOL • 21-NOV 1:45 PM DOL

15-NOV 12:30 PM DOL • 17-NOV 4:00 PM DOL

13-NOV 6:30 PM DOL • 14-NOV 2:00 PM DOL

Gennadiy calls himself ‘Pastor Crocodile.’ He’s known throughout Ukraine for his years working to rehabilitate drug addicted kids. But he’s also a vigilante who uses any force necessary to carry out his moral vision. Gennadiy believes he has made Mariupol a better place, but now, the violence in Ukraine threatens everything.

The houseless population has become a serious issue in Honolulu. Filmmaker Rex Moribe explores this issue by giving a GoPro to the Martin family, as they film their everyday life in Kaka’ako from August to December 2014. With the rise in living costs and the houseless population booming, DEAR THALIA attempts to capture the story of one family’s struggle to survive in paradise.

Dheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France, along with a young woman and little girl, as they pose as a family (this allows easier asylum). Soon, the makeshift family is sent to live in a housing block outside Paris, where Dheepan earns a job as the local caretaker. But violence continues to follow him when he realizes the block is territory for a drug gang. Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes.

THE EMPEROR IN AUGUST

ENISHI THE BRIDE OF IZUMO

EVER THE LAND

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

WORLD PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

PACIFIC SHOWCASE

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 135M DIRECTOR: Masato Harada

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 108M DIRECTOR: Hiroshi Horiuchi

NEW ZEALAND 2015 | ENGLISH, MAORI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 93M DIRECTOR: Sarah Grohnert

13-NOV 8:30 PM DOL • 21-NOV 2:45 PM DOL

21-NOV 2:45 PM DOL

14-NOV 8:15 PM DOL • 16-NOV 3:30 PM DOL

August 14, 1945 -- The Emperor of Japan has decided to accept the Potsdam Declaration and surrender to the Allied Forces. A cabinet is formed to plan out Japan’s transition post-surrender. However, a coup d’etat is underway as a group of young firebrand Army officers insist on sabotaging the talks, taking over a radio station where Hirohito will announce the surrender. Based on actual events, this political thriller is masterfully directed by Masato Harada (KAKEKOMI, CHRONICLE OF MY MOTHER).

Maki returns to her hometown of Izumo to take care of the funeral arrangements for Akie, her grandmother who raised her since she was a child. While cleaning her grandmother’s house, Maki finds an incomplete marriage contract, signed by Soichi, who she realizes is her estranged father. With the help of a local fisherman, Maki learns about her family history, and goes on a journey in bucolic Izumo, a spiritual place where Japanese people’s destinies are changed forever.

For the past 150 years, the relationship between Ngai Tuhoe tribe and the New Zealand government has been defined by longstanding grievances over severe colonization experiences such as illegal land confiscations and the devastating consequences of scorched earth policies. Then, in 2014 history was made: Tuhoe’s ancestral homelands were returned, the government gave an official apology, and Tuhoe built the first ever “Living Building” in New Zealand, conceived as a testament to their values and vision of self-governance.

UNITED STATES PREMIERE

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FILM PROGRAM

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FACTORY BOSS

FOODIES

FRAME BY FRAME

SPOTLIGHT ON CHINA

EAT. DRINK. FILM.

FILM FOR THOUGHT

HAWAII PREMIERE

CHINA 2014 | MANDARIN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 101M DIRECTOR: Zhang Wei 20-NOV 5:45 PM DOL • 22-NOV 10:30 AM DOL Factory owner Lin Dalin is trying to make ends meet as cheaper manufacturing work in Southeast Asia is undercutting his labor costs. In the meantime, his workers are about to strike and a reporter attempts to uncover alleged worker abuses. Things come to a head when Lin must make a deal with the devil to make ends meet. FACTORY BOSS is a socio-political and humanist drama from the POV of an industry captain, losing everything through the changing tides of globalization.

HAWAII PREMIERE SWEDEN 2014 | ENGLISH | 94M DIRECTOR: Charlotte Landelius, Thomas Jackson, Henrik Stockare 13-NOV 5:45PM DOL • 22-NOV 4:00 PM DOL

HAWAII PREMIERE

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH, DARI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 85M DIRECTOR: Alexandria Bombach, Mo Scarpelli 14-NOV 3:15 PM DOL • 15-NOV 11:45 AM DOL

The interest in haute cuisine has grown exponentially. Now, we enter the world of one of the most influential people on the food scene - the foodie - a subculture of blogging food critics with a mission to eat at the best restaurants on Earth. Through this eclectic documentary, we get access to the world’s most exclusive restaurants and get to know a group of slightly bizarre but charming food maniacs.

Set in a modern Afghanistan bursting with color and character, FRAME BY FRAME follows four Afghan photojournalists as they navigate an emerging and dangerous media landscape – reframing Afghanistan for the world, and for themselves. Through cinema vérité, intimate interviews, powerful photojournalism, and never-before-seen archival footage shot in secret during the Taliban regime, the film connects audiences with four humans in the pursuit of the truth.

FRONT COVER

HANA’S MISO SOUP

HEBEI TAIPEI

NORTH AMERICAN CINEMA

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

SPOTLIGHT ON TAIWAN

HAWAII PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH, CANTONESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 87M DIRECTOR: Ray Yeung

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 118M DIRECTOR: Tomoaki Akune

TAIWAN 2015 | CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 91M DIRECTOR: Li Nien-Hsiu

13-NOV 9:00 PM DOL • 14-NOV 12:15 PM DOL

14-NOV 5:30 PM DOL • 18-NOV 5:30 PM DOL 21-NOV 1:30 PM KKM

15-NOV 1:45 PM DOL • 21-NOV 11:45 AM DOL

Ryan is a gay Chinese American fashion stylist, who despises his heritage and feels it’s better to be whitewashed in the high pressure world of fashion. One day, he is given an assignment to style a patriotic actor from Beijing. After a rocky start, a friendship develops as they discover they have a lot in common. This forces Ryan to re-examine his identity and make a major decision about an enticing new path for his life and career.

Chie, a young girl out of college, is diagnosed with cancer soon after becoming engaged. Undeterred, with an understanding that the treatment will leave her unable to bear children, she moves on and gets married. One day, a miracle happens. She becomes pregnant. But she learns that if she is to keep her baby, her cancer may return. Unwavering, Chie decides to have the baby and endeavors to impart life lessons to her young daughter.

Born in China, drifting from place to place since childhood, Li Chung-Hsiao has survived war and poverty. War robbed him of him returning to his hometown and his dreams are filled with only scenes of violence in the streets of his youth. With these memories as a guide, his daughter sets out to retrace his tumultuous life. This is the dramatic memoir of a foul-mouthed, insolent, yet somehow lovable man.

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HENERAL LUNA

THE HIJRA

HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHILIPPINES

NETPAC 25TH ANNIVERSARY

ALFRED HITCHCOCK SPOTLIGHT

HAWAII PREMIERE

UNITED STATES PREMIERE

PHILIPPINES 2015 | ILOKO W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 119M DIRECTOR: Jerrold Tarog

INDONESIA 2015 | INDONESIAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 161M DIRECTOR: Garin Nugroho

15-NOV 5:30 PM DOL • 22-NOV 2:30PM DOL

20-NOV 5:30 PM DDT

HENERAL LUNA is a historical epic action drama set during the Philippine-American war. It follows the life of one of Philippine History’s most brilliant military men, General Antonio Luna, as he tries to lead his countrymen against colonial masters new and old, and to rise above their own raging disputes to fulfill the promise of the Philippine Revolution.

Tjokroaminoto was born into a noble Javanese family, living a privileged life of high education and reverence for Islam. However, he abandoned his station in life, witnessing the injustices against his people from the elite and colonial regime. The founding of Sarekat Dagang Islam (Islamic trade unions) became the rallying call for revolution and change. Tjokroaminoto would soon become one of Indonesia’s greatest nationalists. Tickets for this NETPAC screening include the world premiere of SALESI and a pre-screening reception. Tickets are $25 General Public / $20 Honolulu Museum members.

HAWAII PREMIERE

FRANCE, UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH, FRENCH, JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 80M DIRECTOR: Kent Jones 21-NOV 4:00 PM DOL In 1962, Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut locked themselves away in Hollywood for a week to excavate the secrets behind the mise-en-scène in cinema. Based on the original recordings of this meeting—used to produce the mythical book “Hitchcock/Truffaut”—this film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time and plummets us into the world of the creator of PSYCHO, THE BIRDS, and VERTIGO.

Purchase tickets at honolulumuseum.org/events/films. SCREENS WITH: SALESI DIRECTOR: Vilsoni Hereniko, Garin Nugroho

HONOR THY FATHER UNITED STATES PREMIERE

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHILIPPINES

PHILIPPINES 2015 | TAGALOG W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 115M DIRECTOR: Erik Matti 14-NOV 8:00 PM DOL • 18-NOV 2:45 PM DOL Kaye and Edgar are a pair of married white-collar swindlers, who have cashed in on promoting an investment scheme to their friends and fellow Pentecostal parishioners. But when they run afoul of their latest victims, their devout investors turn on them. When the tension erupts into violence, Edgar decides to seek the aid of his criminally inclined family. HONOR THY FATHER is the latest crime drama from celebrated Filipino director Erik Matti.

HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS (EVERY TIME)

I AM SUN MU

SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHOWCASE

UNITED STATES 2015 | KOREAN, MANDARIN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 87M DIRECTOR: Adam Sjoberg

HAWAII PREMIERE

THAILAND, UNITED STATES 2015 | THAI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 80M DIRECTOR: Josh Kim 13-NOV 6:00PM DOL • 21-NOV 6:00 PM DOL In Thailand, all males turning 21 must participate in the annual military draft lottery. Drawing a black card grants exemption, while drawing red results in two years of military service. On the morning of his draft lottery, Oat reflects back on his childhood—when as a child, his older brother Ek faced the possibility of being drafted. Unable to convince Ek to try and change his fate, young Oat takes matters into his own hands, resulting in unexpected circumstances.

HAWAII PREMIERE

DOCUMENTARIES

20-NOV 6:00 PM DOL • 21-NOV 10:45 AM DOL Operating under a pseudonym which means ‘no boundaries’ - North Korean defector Sun Mu creates political pop art based on his life, homeland, and hope for a future united Korea. With family still in North Korea, Sun Mu is forced to keep his true identity secret. Yet as he prepares for a massive historical exhibit in Beijing he risks both his hidden identity being compromised, and arrest and repatriation.

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FILM PROGRAM

IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST

IN UTERO

THE INVITATION

PACIFIC SHOWCASE

DOCUMENTARIES

HIFF EXTREME

HAWAII PREMIERE

UNITED STATES 2014 | ENGLISH | 87M DIRECTOR: Tony Vainuku, Erika Cohn

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 84M DIRECTOR: Kathleen Gyllenhaal

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 98M DIRECTOR: Karyn Kusama

13-NOV 8:00 PM DOL • 19-NOV 6:15 PM DOL

14-NOV 12:00 PM DOL • 18-NOV 4:30 PM DOL

19-NOV 8:45 PM DOL

A contemporary American story, IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST transports viewers deep inside the tightly-knit and complex Polynesian community in Salt Lake City, Utah, one of the chief sources for the modern influx of Pacific Islander NFLers. With unprecedented access and shot over a four-year time period, the film intimately portrays four young Polynesian men striving to overcome gang violence and near poverty through the promise of American football.

As research into prenatal development advances, many long-cherished assumptions about who we are as humans—and how early we become so—are being challenged. Testimony from diverse experts provides a thought-provoking look at how even in the womb we’re being influenced, for good and ill, by the world around us. IN UTERO brings together, for the first time, convincing data that explains why some of us face challenges from the start, while others thrive.

A reunion of old friends turns into a nightmare when one guest, a haunted man whose ex-wife is among the hosts, begins to fear that the night is part of a terrifying agenda. An effective and efficient horror film directed by Karyn Kusama (GIRLFIGHT, JENNIFER’S BODY), THE INVITATION will make you rethink in attending your next dinner party.

IT’S ALREADY TOMORROW IN HONG KONG

JAFAR PANAHI’S TAXI

JILEL - THE CALLING OF THE SHELL

AWARDS BUZZ

PACIFIC SHOWCASE

NORTH AMERICAN CINEMA

IRAN 2015 | FARSI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 82M DIRECTOR: Jafar Panahi

HAWAII PREMIERE

HONG KONG, UNITED STATES 2014 | ENGLISH | 78M DIRECTOR: Emily Ting 20-NOV 6:30 PM DOL • 21-NOV 4:00 PM KKM An attraction forms when a Chinese American girl (Jamie Chung) visiting Hong Kong for the first time meets an American expat (Bryan Greenberg) who shows her the way, but timing may not quite be on their side. A walk and talk romance set in the beautiful city of Hong Kong, the film asks the question—what happens when you meet the right person at the wrong time?

HAWAII PREMIERE

FESTIVAL PREMIERE

MARSHALL ISLANDS 2014 | MARSHALLESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 78M DIRECTOR: Jack Niedenthal, Suzanne Chutaro

14-NOV 4:30 PM DOL • 15-NOV 11:00 AM DOL

19-NOV 8:00 PM DOL • 20-NOV 4:15 PM DOL

Taxi passengers express their views and opinions as filmmaker Jafar Panahi (currently under house arrest and charged for conspiring to create anti-Islamic propaganda) drives through the streets of Tehran. Thus the stage is set for a series of deft seriocomic episodes that bring Panahi (who exudes a warm presence) into contact with a diverse cross-section of Tehran society, all captured from the fixed p.o.v. of the taxi’s dash-cam.

JILEL is modern fairy tale set in the Marshall Island. The story centers on Molina, a young Marshallese girl who is confronted for the first time with the idea that her island— her beloved homeland—is vanishing because of the rising seas caused by world-wide global warming and how she can turn the tide of doom. This is encapsulated in an old family heirloom, a jilel, which causes havoc when it is separated from its rightful owner.

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JOURNEY TO THE SHORE

KAKEKOMI

KAMPAI: FOR THE LOVE OF SAKE

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

EAT. DRINK. FILM.

HAWAII PREMIERE

JAPAN 2014 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 128M DIRECTOR: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 143M DIRECTOR: Masato Harada

JAPAN 2015 | ENGLISH, JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 95M DIRECTOR: Mirai Konishi

15-NOV 2:30 PM DOL • 22-NOV 2:15 PM DOL

14-NOV 8:15 PM DOL • 17-NOV 8:00 PM DOL

16-NOV 6:00PM DOL • 22-NOV 7:45 PM DOL

Mizuki’s husband drowned at sea three years ago. When he suddenly comes back home, she is not that surprised. Instead, Mizuki is wondering what took him so long. She agrees to let him take her on a journey. Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivers a supernatural romance deeply rooted in Japanese beliefs with gentle, yet enigmatic performances from Tadanobu Asano and Eri Fukatsu as husband and wife.

In old Edo, women seeking divorce or escaping bad marriages would flee to Tokeiji Temple (aka “divorce temple”) in Kamakura. Once through the temple gates they became “kakekomi” and spend two years pursuing a monastic existence. Shinjiro is a “divorce arbitrator,” he of quick mind and wit, is able to help these women untangle their lives with their jilted husbands, and start life anew. But, Shinjiro loses perspective when he falls in love with one of the kakekomi.

A British sake brewer, an American journalist, and a young president of a century-old sake brewery in Japan join together to explore the mysterious world of sake. The film illustrates how these unique individuals who are fascinated with this extraordinary beverage of Japanese origin meet the challenges of the modern sake industry, while investigating the rich, complex, and spectacular world of Japan’s national treasure.

KID KULAFU

THE KIDS

KITARAJANIPON

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHILIPPINES

SPOTLIGHT ON TAIWAN

SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHOWCASE

HAWAII PREMIERE

PHILIPPINES 2015 | TAGALOG W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 108M DIRECTOR: Paul Soriano

TAIWAN 2015 | MANDARIN, TAIWANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 90M DIRECTOR: Sunny Yu

21-NOV 4:30 PM DOL • 22-NOV 5:00PM DOL

14-NOV 6:15 PM DOL • 19-NOV 6:30 PM DOL

Before he became one of the world’s greatest boxers, Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao was a young boy living a hand-to-mouth existence, trying to survive one day at a time. When he discovers his natural talent for boxing, he embarks on a brutal and intense journey that takes him from the mountains of the Philippines to the streets of Manila, and must risk everything to become a champion - for himself, his family, and his country.

Bao-Li has just started 8th grade when he comes to the rescue of Jia-Jia, an older girl he immediately falls in love with, and soon enough they are in a relationship. When Jia-Jia becomes pregnant, Bao-Li drops out of school to support his new family and become the breadwinner, sometimes by any means necessary. But when he discovers that his mother has gambled away all of their savings, the young family heads toward a path of self destruction.

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE THAILAND 2015 | THAI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 130M DIRECTOR: Nonzee Nimibutr, Wallop Prasopphol, Parkpoom Wongpoom, Yongyoot Thongkongtoon 19-NOV 8:30 PM DOL Four songs from His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej’s (also known as King Rama IX) royal songbook have now inspired four leading Thai directors to interpret their spirit and meaning into four short films, collected together as one omnibus film — THE SINGERS, directed by Nonzee Nimibutr; SMILE, directed by Wallop Prasopphol; FALLING RAIN, directed by Parkpoom Wongpoom; and STAR, directed by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon. These songs, conceived by the monarch, bestow upon his people profound meaning and philosophy.

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FILM PROGRAM

KRISHA

LA LA LA AT ROCK BOTTOM

THE LAST SAINT

AWARDS BUZZ

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

PACIFIC SHOWCASE

HAWAII PREMIERE

UNITED STATES 2014 | ENGLISH | 83M DIRECTOR: Trey Edward Shults

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 103M DIRECTOR: Nobuhiro Yamashita

19-NOV 6:30 PM DOL • 21-NOV 12:30 PM DOL

14-NOV 8:45 PM DOL • 17-NOV 6:15 PM DOL

After years of absence, Krisha (played to the hilt by former Hawaii resident Krisha Fairchild) reunites with her family for a holiday gathering. She sees it as an opportunity to fix her past mistakes, cook the family turkey, and prove to her loved ones that she has changed for the better. Only Krisha’s delirium takes her family on a dizzying holiday that no one will forget. The film won both the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at SXSW this year.

After he loses his memory, 17-year-old Kasumi takes in the now homeless Shigeo. When she discovers his singing skills, she makes him her band’s lead singer until his dark past clashes with his new life. The latest film from Osaka-based director Nobuhiro Yamashita (LINDA LINDA LINDA) comes a quirky romantic comedy starring Fumi Nikaido and J-Pop star Subaru Shibutani of Kanjani Eight, filled with great music, zaniness, melancholy and love.

18-NOV 8:15 PM DOL • 21-NOV 1:00 PM DOL

LEGEND

LOST & FOUND

LOVE AMONG THE RUINS

AWARDS BUZZ

DOCUMENTARIES

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

UNITED KINGDOM 2015 | ENGLISH | 131M DIRECTOR: Brian Helgeland

CANADA, JAPAN 2015 | ENGLISH, JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 82M DIRECTOR: Nicolina Lanni, John Choi

UNITED STATES, ITALY 2014 | ITALIAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 68M DIRECTOR: Massimo Ali Mohammad

20-NOV 8:00 PM DOL

15-NOV 1:00 PM DOL • 18-NOV 3:45 PM DOL 21-NOV 6:00 PM KKM

20-NOV 6:00 PM KKM • 22-NOV 5:30 PM DOL

HAWAII PREMIERE

From Academy Award® winner Brian Helgeland (L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, MYSTIC RIVER) comes the true story of the rise and fall of London’s most notorious gangsters, Reggie and Ronnie Kray, both portrayed by Tom Hardy in a powerhouse double performance. LEGEND is a classic cirme thriller taking us into the secret history of the 1960s and the extraordinary events that secured the infamy of the Kray twins.

HAWAII PREMIERE

When the devastating Japanese tsunami hit on March 11, 2011, millions of tons of debris was pulled into the Pacific Ocean and left floating towards the North American Pacific Northwest coastline. Just under one year later, beachcombers across the Pacific Northwest started finding items washed ashore from the Japanese tsunami and some, determined to trace them back to their original owners, packed their bags and headed to Japan to bring these items home.

NEW ZEALAND 2014 | ENGLISH, SAMOAN, TONGA W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 111M DIRECTOR: Rene Naufahu

Minka is a teenage Polynesian boy living in the heart of the city. With his meth-addicted mother well on the way to going completely off the rails, three people enter his life - each with a promise - each with the power to destroy. Minka is faced with the greatest dilemma in his life, giving him one chance to break out of this vicious cycle. Sometimes doing right means doing something wrong.

HAWAII PREMIERE

A love letter to early Italian cinema, LOVE AMONG THE RUINS is a faux documentary about the miraculous discovery and restoration of a long-lost Italian silent film. More than a parody, the film celebrates the joy of discovering lost art, a rich tradition of filmmaking in Italy, and how a young filmmaker can recreate the artistry of silent film.

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MADE IN JAPAN

MADONNA

MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW

SOUND X VISION

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

NEW AMERICAN FILMMAKERS

UNITED STATES, JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 89M DIRECTOR: Josh Bishop

SOUTH KOREA 2015 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 120M DIRECTOR: Shin Su-Won

INDIA 2014 | ENGLISH, HINDI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 100M DIRECTOR: Shonali Bose

16-NOV 6:00 PM DOL • 22-NOV 3:15PM DOL

13-NOV 8:45 PM DOL • 17-NOV 8:30 PM DOL

This is the remarkable story of Tomi Fujiyama, the ﬁrst female Japanese country music star. Tomi’s career culminates in a 1964 performance at The Grand Ole Opry, where she followed Johnny Cash and rceived the only standing ovation of the night. Forty years later, Tomi and her husband set out on a journey througeh Japan and across the United States to fulﬁll a dream of performing at The Opry one more time.

Nurse’s aide Hae-rim and Doctor Hyuk-gyu are ordered to keep hospital CEO Chul-ho on life support and wait for a donor match. On one of her daily rounds, Hae-rim discovers a comatose patient named Mi-Na who, miraculously, is a match. The CEO’s cold blooded son makes a deal with Haerim to go find Mi-Na’s family and bribe them to sign the consent form. Through her search, Hae-rim unravels MiNa’s tragic life and a dark secret that reflects her own past.

16-NOV 8:15 PM DOL • 18-NOV 7:45 PM DOL 19-NOV 7:30 PM DDT

HAWAII PREMIERE

Tomi Fujiyama will be attending the first screening!

HAWAII PREMIERE

Laila is a rebellious young Indian woman with cerebral palsy. Gifted, spunky, and boy crazy (which leads to heartbreak), she feels she needs to leave India to pursue her academics and moves to university in New York. On her journey of self-discovery, she unexpectedly meets Khanum, a Pakistani student activist. They form a connection that will change their lives forever. But, their bond is tested when they must return to India because of a family emergency.

MIA MADRE

MIDORI IN HAWAII

MISS INDIA AMERICA

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

MADE IN HAWAII

SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA

HAWAII PREMIERE ITALY 2015 | ITALIAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 106M DIRECTOR: Nanni Moretti 21-NOV 6:45 PM DOL An Italian film director named Margherita (Margherita Buy) in the midst of a crisis is split between art and life. As her mother is dying in the hospital, she crafts her latest film starring an irascible, washed up Italian American actor (John Turturro). As art and life converge, Margherita must navigate through this trying time, be strong for her young daughter, complete her film without disrupting production, and prepare herself to say goodbye to her dying mother.

WORLD PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

UNITED STATES, JAPAN 2015 | ENGLISH, JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 85M DIRECTOR: John Hill

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 95M DIRECTOR: Ravi Kapoor

14-NOV 3:30 PM DOL • 18-NOV 6:00 PM DOL

Valedictorian Lily Prasad’s perfect world comes crashing down on her when she loses her boyfriend, Karim, to the reigning winner of Miss India National. She vows to retake Karim by winning the Indian American beauty pageant… at any cost. This funny Indian American take on MEAN GIRLS or ELECTION showcases that ambition and ego is blinding and all you need is a little help from your friends.

Midori is a struggling wedding photographer living in Hawaii. When Seiko and Kyo-chan, Midori’s judgmental sister and brother in-law visit from Japan, Midori’s small world is thrown off balance. As the sisters travel the Big Island together, old grudges and long forgotten psychological scars begin to resurface. The tension builds until the true reason for Seiko’s visit is finally revealed, forcing Midori to choose between family responsibilities or continuing to pursue her dream.

21-NOV 2:30 PM DOL • 22-NOV 12:45 PM DOL

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MONSTER HUNT

MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART

MUSTANG

SPOTLIGHT ON CHINA

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

HAWAII PREMIERE

HONG KONG, CHINA 2015 | MANDARIN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 117M DIRECTOR: Raman Hui 14-NOV 1:00 PM DOL • 21-NOV 1:15 PM DOL A mix of live action and CGI, MONSTER HUNT is fun for the entire family! In a mythic kingdom, humans and monsters who once fought each other now stay put in their separate lands. Their uneasy truce is disrupted when a coup in the monster realm forces its pregnant queen to go on the run. With the help of a dim-witted soldier and a beautiful bounty hunter, they embark on a hero’s journey to fulfill the destiny of the baby monster king.

HAWAII PREMIERE

CHINA, JAPAN, FRANCE 2015 | ENGLISH, MANDARIN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 126M DIRECTOR: Jia Zhang Ke

FRANCE, TURKEY, GERMANY, QATAR 2015 | TURKISH W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 94M DIRECTOR: Deniz Gamze Ergüven

17-NOV 5:45 PM DOL • 22-NOV 1:15 PM DOL

Five young sisters living in a coastal Turkish village on the Black Sea are placed under the tyrannical regime of traditional morality by their guardians. The sisters, who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them. MUSTANG debuted at Cannes’s Director’s Fortnight and is France’s official Foreign Language Oscar entry.

Jia Zhang-ke’s latest is an epic tale about Tao and the men who come in and out of her life. We begin in 1999, where Tao finds herself pursued by two young men. We jump to 2014, where Tao is a divorcee and trying to come to make peace with the fact that her young son may be better off with his rich father, who intends emigrate to Australia. We end in 2025, centering on Tao’s now college-age son.

15-NOV 3:30 PM DOL • 22-NOV 6:15 PM DOL

discussion to follow film

OFF THE MENU: ASIAN AMERICA

OFFICE

OPERATION POPCORN

EAT. DRINK. FILM.

HIFF EXTREME

FILM FOR THOUGHT

HAWAII PREMIERE

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 55M DIRECTOR: Grace Lee

SOUTH KOREA 2015 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 111M DIRECTOR: Hong Won-Chan

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH, HMONG W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 81M DIRECTOR: David Grabias

14-NOV 6:30 PM DOL • 22-NOV 12:30 PM DOL

14-NOV 9:00 PM DOL • 21-NOV 9:00 PM DOL

17-NOV 6:00 PM DOL • 21-NOV 10:30 AM DOL

What exactly does food reflect about Asian Pacific Americans? From the Gulf Coast of Texas and the heartland of Wisconsin, to New York’s Lower East Side and right here on Oahu, award winning filmmaker Grace Lee will take you on a road trip across the nation as she delves into a wealth of stories, traditions, and unexpected characters that explore what it means to help nourish this nation of immigrants.

A salaryman murders his entire family and is still at large. When CCTV footage emerges, showing him entering his office building after the murder, the police search the entire building. But, he’s nowhere to be found. The lead detective questions his co-workers, but they’re not forthcoming, except in mentioning that the killer was close to the office intern, Rye. As the office staff begin showing up dead, it’s up to Rye to find out the truth, before she winds up next.

During the Vietnam War, the CIA recruited Hmong tribesmen in the hills of Laos to fight the Communists, then brought them as refugees to America. Forty years later in California, someone who might be a CIA operative approaches a Hmong human rights activist about buying weapons to continue the fight.

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OUR HUFF AND PUFF JOURNEY

PALI ROAD

PAPER PLANES

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

MADE IN HAWAII

SPECIAL EVENTS

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 91M DIRECTOR: Daigo Matsui

WORLD PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

UNITED STATES, CHINA 2015 | ENGLISH, MANDARIN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 95M DIRECTOR: Jonathan Lim

AUSTRALIA 2014 | ENGLISH | 96M DIRECTOR: Robert Connolly

Four high school friends are the biggest fans of the band CreepHyp and decide to go see their Tokyo concert. The only problem is, they live nearly 1,000 km away. They decide to hit the road on bikes, and pedal off still wearing their school uniforms. They soon realize they bit more than they can chew, but are determined to make it to Tokyo. But, will our intrepid heroes make it to the rock concert in time?

16-NOV 7:00 PM WAR • 21-NOV 6:15 PM DOL

As part of HIFF’s Keiki Courtyard Cinema, Ward Village and HIFF present a special free screening of PAPER PLANES. Dylan Webber, an imaginative 12-year-old boy, has a knack for folding and flying paper planes. After discovering his talent could take him to the top at the World Junior Paper Plane Championship, Dylan prepares to take on powerful rivals. With a great challenge soaring ahead, and a goal to fly into the number one spot, there’s no telling how far he can go.

PEOPLE ARE THE SKY

A PLACE TO CALL HOME

RAMS

NEW AMERICAN FILMMAKERS

PACIFIC SHOWCASE

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

16-NOV 7:30PM DOL • 19-NOV 3:30 PM DOL

WORLD PREMIERE

A young doctor wakes up from a car accident and discovers she is married to another man and living a life she can’t remember. Her search for the truth to her past life will lead her to question everyone around her and her entire existence. Shot entirely in Hawaii and starring Chinese superstar Michelle Chen, TWILIGHT’s Jackson Rathbone and Sung Kang (FAST FIVE), PALI ROAD is a story for the search for true love between two worlds.

HAWAII PREMIERE

18-NOV 6:00 PM IBM

HAWAII PREMIERE

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH, KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 94M DIRECTOR: Dai Sil Kim-Gibson

NEW ZEALAND 2015 | ENGLISH, MAORI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 80M DIRECTOR: Briar March

ICELAND 2015 | ICELANDIC W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 88M DIRECTOR: Grimur Hakonarson

14-NOV 4:00 PM DOL • 15-NOV 11:30 AM DOL

15-NOV 8:00 PM DOL • 17-NOV 4:15 PM DOL

18-NOV 6:30 PM DOL • 21-NOV 3:30 PM DOL

Award winning filmmaker and writer Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, in her most personal film, travels to her birthplace, North Korea, for the first time in 70 years. Taking a journey into the past, she explores North Korea’s history in relation to South Korea and the USA, and sees through her eyes the people who live there. Her life which spans the 20th and 21st centuries and three countries guides her to tell stories of North Korea in political and historical context.

In New Zealand, the government is about to sell off a third of its publicly owned state houses. With a growing housing crisis and lack of affordable homes, where will the thousands of state housed tenants end up living? Set in Auckland’s state housing neighborhood Glen Innes, and Kaitaia, a poor rural area in the Far North, the film documents the destruction of one community and the birth of another.

A wry comedy about men and their sheep, the setting is a secluded valley in Iceland, where two estranged brothers live side by side, tending to their award winning sheep. Although they share the land and a way of life, the two brothers have not spoken to each other in four decades, until they begrudgingly join forces when the government announces that there is an epidemic and they are ordered to destroy all livestock.

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THE REDFERN STORY

REMAKE, REMIX, RIP-OFF

NETPAC 25TH ANNIVERSARY

DOCUMENTARIES

HAWAII PREMIERE

AUSTRALIA 2014 | ENGLISH | 57M DIRECTOR: Darlene Johnson

TURKEY, GERMANY 2014 | TURKISH W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 96M DIRECTOR: Cem Kaya

20-NOV 12:00 PM DDT

19-NOV 4:15PM DOL • 20-NOV 8:45PM DOL

THE REDFERN STORY documents the efforts made through activism and theatre to bring the cause of indigenous people to public notice, a first step towards gaining land rights and better treatment. With theatre, dance and song as powerful tools, Redfern became a thriving and vibrant melting pot of politics, art and creativity. The National Black Theatre became a focal point for political activism and change for a displaced Aboriginal community. This film screens as part of the 25th NETPAC Anniversary film series.

Turkey in the 1960s and 70s was one of the world’s biggest film producers even though its industry was vastly unknown internationally. In order to keep up with demand, screenwriters and directors were copying scripts and remaking movies from across the globe. Name any Western hit film, there is a Turkish version to it, from THE WIZARD OF OZ to STAR TREK. What they lacked in equipment and budget they compensated for with sheer zeal and excessive use of manpower.

THE RESURRECTION OF JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS HAWAII PREMIERE

DOCUMENTARIES

UNITED STATES 2014 | ENGLISH | 88M DIRECTOR: Steve Yu 15-NOV 6:15 PM DOL • 16-NOV 4:00 PM DOL 30 years ago, professional wrestler Jake “The Snake” Roberts was at the top of his game. Years later, his addictions consume him and he has lost everything. He’s resolved to live out his days in isolation. One day, Dallas Page comes knocking on his door, intervenes in Roberts’ life, and sets him on a path of recovery. This is the story of a fallen wrestling superstar battling to reclaim his life and the family that has given up on him.

Purchase tickets at honolulumuseum.org/events/films.

RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN

ROBBERY

THE ROOTS OF ‘ULU

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

SPOTLIGHT ON CHINA

PACIFIC SHOWCASE

HAWAII PREMIERE

SOUTH KOREA 2015 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 121M DIRECTOR: Hong Sang-soo

HONG KONG 2015 | CANTONESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 92M DIRECTOR: Fire Lee

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH, HAWAIIAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 36M DIRECTOR: John Antonelli

19-NOV 8:30 PM DOL • 20-NOV 3:30 PM DOL

14-NOV 6:30 PM DOL • 18-NOV 8:45 PM DOL

16-NOV 8:15 PM DOL • 18-NOV 3:30 PM DOL

One of Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo’s strongest films in years, the prolific filmmaker’s latest (his 17th film) recently won the coveted Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. this wry and smart comedy of errors presents two variations on a potentially fateful romantic encounter between a filmmaker and a painter, tracing each to its own very distinct outcome.

A twenty-something punk fancies himself a total player, but the best job he can find is overnight clerk at a convenience store. The other clerk is a cute chick and you’re thinking “rom com,” but then there’s a robbery, a gangster, a shoot-out and a night they won’t forget, if they survive it! An anarcho-absurdist blood-soaked grand guignol indie flick with attitude to burn, this is the perfect high paced youth movie from Hong Kong.

The ROOTS OF ‘ULU will transport the viewer from the mythological origins of ‘ulu, to the Polynesian voyaging canoes that brought ‘ulu from Tahiti to Hawaii, up through the present day efforts of native practitioners and agricultural experts who have a convergent vision of the ‘ulu tree playing an important role in cultural preservation and food sustainability for Hawaii’s future. SCREENS WITH: SONS OF HALAWA.

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A ROYAL NIGHT OUT HAWAII PREMIERE

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

UNITED KINGDOM 2013 | ENGLISH | 97M DIRECTOR: Julian Jarrold 14-NOV 3:15 PM DOL • 16-NOV 6:15 PM DOL On V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, two teenagers are allowed to out of their home—at Buckingham Palace—to join the celebrations. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret discover a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.

RYUZO AND HIS SEVEN HENCHMEN

SEOUL SEARCHING

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

UNITED STATES, SOUTH KOREA 2015 | ENGLISH, KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 105M DIRECTOR: Benson Lee

HAWAII PREMIERE

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 110M DIRECTOR: Takeshi Kitano 18-NOV 6:00 PM DOL • 21-NOV 3:45 PM DOL Ryuzo, a retired yakuza, reminisces about the old days. But, when he becomes a victim of a major scam, he is disappointed in the current state of the criminal underworld. Therefore, he enlists his old cronies to shake things up in the streets of Tokyo to bring back honor to the yakuza way. This hilarious gangster comedy comes from the comic genius mind of legendary director and star ‘Beat’ Takeshi Kitano.

HAWAII PREMIERE

NEW AMERICAN FILMMAKERS

18-NOV 8:15 PM DOL • 22-NOV 5:00 PM DOL Seoul, 1986. Overseas Korean teens are participating in a government sponsored summer camp for them to learn about their heritage. With a summer of partying ahead of them, they’re on a crash course to bring shame to their families, their ancestors, and their hosts’ but with any luck, they might still experience “the.. best.. summer.. ever!” With a great New Wave soundtrack, this Korean American ode to John Hughes teen comedies will appeal to your ‘80s self!

discussion to follow film

THE SEVENTH FIRE

SON OF SAUL

SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME

DOCUMENTARIES

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

FILM FOR THOUGHT

HAWAII PREMIERE

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 78M DIRECTOR: Jack Pettibone Riccobono

HUNGARY 2015 | HUNGARIAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 107M DIRECTOR: László Nemes

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 98M DIRECTOR: Chloé Zhao

14-NOV 6:00 PM DOL • 16-NOV 5:30 PM DOL

14-NOV 8:30 PM DOL

20-NOV 8:00 PM DOL • 22-NOV 10:45 AM DOL

When Rob Brown, a Native American gang leader on a remote Minnesota reservation, is sentenced to prison for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved Ojibwe community. As Rob reckons with his past, his seventeen-year-old protégé Kevin, dreams of the future - becoming the biggest drug dealer on the reservation. Terrence Malick presents this haunting and visually arresting nonfiction film about the gang crisis in Indian Country.

Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes, and one of the most talked about films of the year, SON OF SAUL is an excoriating look at evil in Auschwitz. During World War II, a Jewish worker (Géza Röhrig) at the Auschwitz concentration camp tries to find a rabbi to give a child a proper burial. Grim and unyielding, this explosive debut film by Laszlo Nemes is also Hungary’s official entry to the Academy Awards.

Set on the Great Plains and the Badlands of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME is a compelling and complex tale that explores the bond between a brother and his younger sister, who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home. The film premiered at both the Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals, winning accolades for its realistic and touching portrayals of young Native Americans coming of age.

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discussion to follow film

SONS OF HALAWA

SPELLBOUND

PACIFIC SHOWCASE

ALFRED HITCHCOCK SPOTLIGHT

WORLD PREMIERE

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 56M DIRECTOR: Matt Yamashita

UNITED STATES 1945 | ENGLISH | 111M DIRECTOR: Alfred Hitchcock

16-NOV 8:00 PM DOL • 18-NOV 3:30 PM DOL

19-NOV 6:00 PM IBM

‘Anakala (Uncle) Pilipo Solatorio lives on the island of Molokai. He is the last to hold the cultural traditions, music, and stories of the sacred Hawaiian valley that has been home to his family for hundreds of years. At the age of five, Pilipo was selected by his adopted grandfather to become the cultural practitioner for his family and was given the responsibility of perpetuating the traditions of Halawa Valley. But growing up in the isolated community was not easy and Pilipo, like everyone else of his generation, left Halawa, vowing never to return.

HIFF presents this classic Hitchcock film in celebration of the director, and the film’s 70th anniversary. This FREE screening is presented as part of the Ward Village Courtyard Cinema series. When Dr. Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck) arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson (Ingrid Bergman), a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything.

SPL 2 - A TIME FOR CONSEQUENCES HAWAII PREMIERE

SPOTLIGHT ON CHINA

HONG KONG 2015 | CANTONESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 120M DIRECTOR: Soi Cheang 20-NOV 8:30 PM DOL • 21-NOV 8:45 PM DOL An undercover cop attempts to find the mastermind of a drug syndicate. When his cover is blown, he’s drugged and wakes up in a Thai prison, which is run by a corrupt warden in cahoots with the drug kingpin. The cop tries to escape but is stopped by a quiet and noble security guard (Tony Jaa). But, when it’s discovered that the cop is a bone marrow match for the guard’s sick daughter, they form an alliance.

SCREENS WITH: ROOTS OF ‘ULU

An intimate conversation with Hitchcock’s granddaughters to follow film.

THAT’S IT

THROUPLE

TRANSFATTY LIVES

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

MADE IN HAWAII

DOCUMENTARIES

HAWAII PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 110M DIRECTOR: Gakuryu Ishii

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 88M DIRECTOR: Phillips Payson

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 84M DIRECTOR: Patrick Sean O’Brien

17-NOV 8:45 PM DOL • 22-NOV 8:30 PM DOL

15-NOV 8:15PM DOL • 16-NOV 3:00PM DOL

15-NOV 4:15PM DOL • 17-NOV 3:30 PM DOL

Inspired by the 1999 song “Soredake” performed by the Japanese rock band Bloodthirsty Butchers, THAT’S IT marks the return to his punk roots for the O.G. Japanese cyberpunk director Gakuryu Ishii, formerly known as Sogo Ishii. Starring Shota Sometani, Erina Mizuno and Go Ayano, the film focuses on a young hoodlum who tries to escape his miserable life by stealing gold but accidentally ends up acquiring valuable information, thus infuriating a powerful underworld organization, and resulting in an action extravaganza!

James and Lexi, a conflicted young couple, make the jump and move from Manhattan to Puna, Hawaii Island as a last ditch effort to save their relationship. Way out of their element, they meet a polyamorous trio or “throuple,” and a mysterious recluse. The problems that James and Lexi thought they left on the mainland continue to arise on the island, and their interactions with the throuple spins the couple into a tale of love, murder and madness.

Diagnosed with ALS and given 2-5 years to live, New York DJ, internet personality, and filmmaker, ‘TransFatty’, brings his camera along for the ride in this unconventional examination of life, death, and everything in between. He films every step of his debilitating journey from first diagnosis through his current paralysis. Forcefully lacking self-pity, he captures the emotion, humor, and absurdity of real life as he makes art, gets political, falls in love, fathers a son, and fights extreme depression and paranoia.

PRECEDED BY TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OF INTIMACY DIRECTOR: Joel Moffett

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TYKE ELEPHANT OUTLAW

TYRUS

THE UNFAIR

DOCUMENTARIES

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

HAWAII PREMIERE

AUSTRALIA 2015 | ENGLISH | 78M DIRECTOR: Susan Lambert, Stefan Moore

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 75M DIRECTOR: Pamela Tom

SOUTH KOREA 2014 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 127M DIRECTOR: Kim Seoung-Je

21-NOV 8:30 PM DOL • 22-NOV 12:00 PM DOL 22-NOV 5:30 PM KKM

15-NOV 6:00 PM DOL • 20-NOV 4:00 PM DOL

21-NOV 8:00 PM DOL • 22-NOV 8:30 PM DOL

TYRUS is a feature-length documentary film that tells the unlikely story of 104-year-old Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, and how he overcame poverty and racism to become a celebrated modernist painter, Hollywood sketch artist, and ‘Disney Legend’ for his groundbreaking work on the classic animated film, BAMBI. From his 1932 group show with Picasso and Matisse to his current solo show in NYC in 2015, Tyrus Wong continues to live the life of an artist.

A young, inexperienced public attorney, Jin-won, is assigned to defend Jae-ho, father of a teen who’s been killed by a cop. Jae-ho is charged of murdering the policeman in revenge. With the help of a passionate journalist and a divorce lawyer, Jin-won vows to reveal the truth and accuses the court of attempting a cover-up. Faced with an uphill battle, losing hope and on the verge of giving up, the defense counsel never abandons its search for truth and fairness.

VETERAN

VIOLATOR

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

HIFF EXTREME

VOYAGE: INTO THE DEPTHS OF KANALOA

The gripping, emotionally charged story of Tyke the circus elephant that went on a rampage in Honolulu in 1994, killed her trainer in front of thousands, and died in a hail of gunfire. It traumatized a city and ignited a global battle over the use of animals in entertainment. Looking at what made Tyke snap, the film explores the causes and outcome. Combining trauma, outrage, insight and compassion, this is a powerful story about our deep connection to other species.

FESTIVAL PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

SOUTH KOREA 2015 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 121M DIRECTOR: Ryoo Seung-Wan

PHILIPPINES 2014 | TAGALOG W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 101M DIRECTOR: Dodo Dayao

20-NOV 6:00 PM DOL • 21-NOV 5:30 PM DOL

21-NOV 8:15 PM DOL

A tough cop targets the tyrannical heir to a mega-corporation in this hard-hitting thriller from South Korean cult auteur Ryoo Seung-wan (CITY OF VIOLENCE, THE UNJUST). From its rooftop chase sequence to an explosive action scene at the Port of Busan, every element of the film has been honed for maximum kinetic thrills. With sinuous camera moves and goofy gags, VETERAN is a work of high entertainment.

A devastating typhoon is sweeping over the Philippines, slowly approaching Manila. As if they sensed the final judgment looming, some of the city’s inhabitants behave in ways that are hard to explain. The intriguing mosaic of stories gradually leads us to a police station where the night shift is forced to wait out the forces of nature, while a new prisoner sitting in one of the cells appears to be connected to the mysterious powers concentrated in the storm.

WORLD PREMIERE

PACIFIC SHOWCASE

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH, HAWAIIAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 52M DIRECTOR: Ruben Carrillo 17-NOV 8:00PM DOL • 19-NOV 3:45PM DOL This coming of age film captures the history making voyage of 14 students from Halau Holomoana on a 1500 mile journey of a lifetime, as they embark on an open ocean sail to Papahanaumokuakea. SCREENS WITH: WAITING FOR JOHN

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2015 FALL FESTIVAL

discussion to follow film

WAITING FOR JOHN

WONDERFUL NIGHTMARE

WONDERFUL WORLD END

PACIFIC SHOWCASE

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

FILM FOR THOUGHT

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH, BISLAMA W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 68M DIRECTOR: Jessica Sherry

SOUTH KOREA 2015 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 123M DIRECTOR: Kang Hyo-Jin

JAPAN 2014 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 84M DIRECTOR: Daigo Matsui

17-NOV 8:00PM DOL • 19-NOV 3:45PM DOL

15-NOV 8:00 PM DOL • 17-NOV 5:30 PM DOL 20-NOV 8:15 PM KKM

19-NOV 5:45 PM DOL • 22-NOV 2:00 PM DOL

When the American military landed on a remote island in the South Pacific during World War II, the islanders were amazed by America’s fantastic cargo—planes, trucks, refrigerators, canned food. They thought such goods could only come from the Gods. Led by the mysterious prophet John, a religion was born, the John Frum Movement. We follow John Frum believers today as they struggle to preserve a culture in danger of being lost to the modern world. SCREENS WITH: VOYAGE: INTO THE DEPTHS OF KANALOA.

Yeon-woo is a successful lawyer who is killed in an automobile accident. She wakes in heaven to find that her death was a clerical error and it was actually an old woman with the same name who was meant to die. To hide the mistake, she is asked to live as another woman for just one month. Married to a civil servant named Sung-hwan with a difficult teenage daughter and a precocious six-year-old, Yeon-woo finds herself changing in unexpected ways.

Shiori’s Gothic Lolita garb attracts a lot of fans to her interactive video blog, which she hopes will lead to a modeling career. One day, she meets Ayumi, a timid 13-year-old who is a big fan. Shiori is wary of the attention but likes being idolized, and eventually allows the girl to get closer. Ayumi’s infatuation becomes difficult to disguise, and their friendship takes an unforeseen turn after Ayumi runs away from home and begins to infiltrate Shiori’s life.

YELLOW FLOWERS ON THE GREEN GRASS

YOKO THE CHERRY BLOSSOM

YOSEMITE

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

NEW AMERICAN FILMMAKERS

SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHOWCASE

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 115M DIRECTOR: Gen Takahashi

UNITED STATES, FRANCE 2015 | ENGLISH | 82M DIRECTOR: Gabrielle Demeestere

15-NOV 1:45 PM DOL • 22-NOV 12:45 PM DOL

15-NOV 8:30 PM DOL • 18-NOV 5:30 PM DOL

The inspiring true story of Takaoka Masaaki, a rural Japanese man whose lifelong quest was to create an artificially pollinated hybrid cherry blossom. Driven by shame and guilt, Masaaki devotes 30 years to create a cherry blossom that could bloom anywhere, in any climate, so that the spirits of his students who perished in World War II would finally have a place to meet. Today, Masaaki’s cherry blossoms continue to bloom in over 20 countries around the world.

Chris drives up to Yosemite for the weekend with his dad and discovers a corpse in the woods. Joe, left to his own devices by his babysitting sister, befriends a lonely drifter who shares his love of comic books. Meanwhile, a mountain lion is spotted in Palo Alto in broad daylight and Ted searches for his cat, who has gone missing. Based on the short stories “Yosemite” and “Peter Parker” from James Franco’s collection A California Childhood.

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

VIETNAM 2015 | VIETNAMESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 111M DIRECTOR: Victor Vu 18-NOV 5:45 PM DOL • 19-NOV 3:15 PM DOL A coming of age story set in the Vietnamese countryside during the late 1980s. Thieu and Tuong are brothers that share a strong bond. Unbeknownst to Tuong, Thieu is constantly jealous of his younger brother’s personal and academic achievements. This leads to an act of violence which leaves Tuong paralyzed and bedridden. In coming to terms with his own conscience, Thieu attempts to redeem himself and discovers the true meaning of brotherhood.

UNITED STATES PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

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FILM PROGRAM

YOUTH

ZINNIA FLOWER

ZUBAAN

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

SPOTLIGHT ON TAIWAN

SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA

HAWAII PREMIERE

ITALY, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM 2015 | ENGLISH, SPANISH, GERMAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 118M DIRECTOR: Paolo Sorrentino

TAIWAN 2015 | MANDARIN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 96M DIRECTOR: Tom Shu-Yu Lin

INDIA 2015 | HINDI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 120M DIRECTOR: Mozez Singh

20-NOV 6:30 PM DOL • 22-NOV 2:45 PM DOL

15-NOV 12:00 PM DOL • 22-NOV 6:00 PM DOL

17-NOV 8:30 PM DOL

On the same day, in the same accident, Wei loses his pregnant wife and Ming loses her fiancée. Buddhist rituals give 100 days to mourn for the dead. Wei runs around in circles, hitting walls, and still ends up where he began. Ming calmly creeps down a determined path, seemingly moving forward, but towards a fatal dead end. With the 100th day approaching, they wonder if they will ever be able to say goodbye.

Dilsher, born to a poor Punjabi family, ventures to the big city, seeking to find his true self. He soon goes through the ranks of a major corporation and becoming the adopted son of the CEO, much to the chagrin of his own spoiled son and conniving wife. Dilsher also connects with Amira, a tormented singer who brings him back to music that he once abandoned, yet fulfilled his spirit and heart. Now Dilsher is faced with a choice.

Oscar winning actor Michael Caine plays Fred, an acclaimed composer and conductor, who brings along his daughter (Rachel Weisz) and best friend Mick (Harvey Keitel), a renowned filmmaker on holiday. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. The two men reflect on their past, each finding that some of the most important experiences can come later in life.

LATE ADDITION

MAHALO

TO THE CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND THE 2015 HIFF TRAILER A NELLA MEDIA GROUP & 4TH WORLD FILM PRODUCTION

THANATOS, DRUNK UNITED STATES PREMIERE

TAIWAN 2015 | MANDARIN, MIN NAN W/ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 107M DIRECTOR: Chang Tso-Chi 15-NOV 1:15PM DOL • 17-NOV 3:30PM DOL Three friends living on the fringe of Taipei City, navigate through love, desire, and guilt in Chang Tos-Chi’s THANATOS, DRUNK. Rat and Shanghe are brothers who live with their friend Shue, a successful gigolo. Things go well in the beginning as they begin to move past the death of their mother, but Rat’s reckless nature and Shanghe’s attraction to Shue begin to complicate their once simple lives. The bond between the three men are tested when a gangster from Rat and Shue’s past returns for revenge.

STARRING: Anthony Thornburg and Nicole Naone WRITTEN, PRODUCED, DIRECTED BY: Christopher Kahunahana, 4th World Film CO-PRODUCER / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Vince Keala Lucero, Co Creative Studios CO-EDITOR, COLORIST, CAMERA: Keli’i Grace, Kai Media EDITED BY: Robert Bates STUNT COORDINATOR/ DOUBLE: Danny Kim SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Mclaine Ahuna WARDROBE: Tiare Thomas, Kamalei Grace MAKEUP: Kecia Littman PHOTO: Jonas Maon, AaronYoshino PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Mathew Honda MUSIC: “Nocturnal” by Gio Galanti, licensed through Musicbed 1ST AC: Kaimana Pinto 2ND AC: Koa San Luis

GAFFER: Don Chong BEST BOY: Ted Tunney KEY GRIP: Dave Wallace GRIP GUS: Downes SET MEDIC: Ernesto Alvarez AHUNA’S SPECIAL EFFECTS CREW: Kamuela Yurong Ritisoni Maaunga Chris Apeles Mclaine Ahuna Mike Sua Mike Sua Jr. Special thanks to: Hawaii Camera, 1013 Integrated

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2015 FALL FESTIVAL

SHORT FILMS

TURNING POINT

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

CLEAN SWEEP

Sometimes a seemingly small decision can have immeasurable impact. Stories of decisions big and small that have a life-changing effect on individuals and those around them.

15-NOV 7:45 PM DOL

Growth and change isn’t just for the young. Stories of growing up, moving on, starting over, and letting go.

19-NOV 8:30PM DOL

ROSS AND BETH

LIFELINE

JAYA

RED NUTS

DIRECTOR: Hamish Bennett

DIRECTOR: Li Bin

DIRECTOR: Puja Maewal

DIRECTOR: Jackson Mullane

COYOTE AND THE ROCK

EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY

THE BRAVEST THE BOLDEST

DOG BOWL

DIRECTOR: Aron Gauder

DIRECTOR: Patrick Vollrath

DIRECTOR: Moon Molson

DIRECTOR: Gordy Hoffman

GRANNY

THE RIDER

THE EXTRACTION

GROWING PAINS

DIRECTOR: Kirsten Tan

DIRECTOR: Joris Debeij

DIRECTOR: Guy Hawkins

DIRECTOR: Tor Fruergaard

LUCA

PLAMEN

THE LITTLE MAN

SLEEPY STEVE

DIRECTOR: Hsieh Chun-yi

DIRECTOR: Andre Andreev, Dan Covert, Dress Code

DIRECTOR: Serge Bordeleau

DIRECTOR: Meghann Artes

GOODBYE PAPA

THE HOUSE IS INNOCENT

DIRECTOR: Hendrik Maximilian Schmitt

DIRECTOR: Nicholas Coles

CHUM

SCRABBLE

DIRECTOR: Jörundur Ragnarsson

DIRECTOR: Cristian Sulser

13-NOV 6:15PM DOL

What does ‘home’ mean to you? Stories of home, place, community, and individuals striving to make sense of it all in an ever-changing world.

SWEEP DIRECTOR: Spencer Gillis

HOME

18-NOV 8:30 PM DOL

CAREFUL WHAT YOU PACK From alien encounters, to pubescent werewolves, and Japanese musical school girl rivalries, make sure to pack what you need on this perilous journey. Safety is not guaranteed. This program is not appropriate for audiences under the age of 17.

DIRECTOR: Amelie Wen

LONER DIRECTOR: Wendell Cooke

A TREE IN THE SEA DIRECTOR: Shahir Zag

DE SMET DIRECTOR: Thomas Baerten, Wim Geudens

JULIET JULIET DIRECTOR: Ken Ochiai

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STUDENT SHOWCASE 21-NOV 10:00AM DOL Our annual showcase of Hawaii’s future filmmakers!

MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS 16-NOV 5:45 PM DOL 21-NOV 10:45 AM DOL 22-NOV 3:00 PM KKM Presenting the very best in short films from kama’aina filmmakers, as well as stories based and shot in Hawaii, the MADE IN HAWAII shorts program is an early indicator of Hawaii’s emerging talents, both in front and behind the camera.

A SAKADA STORY DIRECTOR: Maribel Apuya

BROTHER COUSIN DIRECTOR: Kristian House

APART DIRECTOR: Peter Sizelove

THE SURRENDER CALL DIRECTOR: Alexander Bocchieri

THE HERBERT YANAMURA STORY DIRECTOR: Alexander Bocchieri, Stacey Hayashi

PO DIRECTOR: Timothy Edwards

THE THIRD LOVE DIRECTOR: Michael Tanji

HIGH RIDER DIRECTOR: Bradley Tangonan

PACIFIC SHOWCASE SHORTS

ACM AND SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY NIGHT

21-NOV 8:00PM DOL 22-NOV 11:00AM DOL

19-NOV 6:00PM DOL

This annual showcase of the very best short films by and about the first peoples of the Pacific presents a broad cross section of genres and themes, ranging from comedy, slice of life dramas, magical realism and the varied stories and traditions of Pacific Islanders.

B9 DIRECTOR: Keiko Sugihara

ONE LITTLE THING DIRECTOR: Wei Dai

GREEN DIRECTOR: Tiana Kono

OW WHAT!

STRONG WOMEN 101 DIRECTOR: Trinity Lonoae`a, Shayden Glenn, Ella Sarina Lacanienta

DETECTIVE PIDEON DIRECTOR: Bryce Clearing Sky, Piers Polinskey, Ku’ulei Kaleleiki, Jacob Lumlung

SELFIE DIRECTOR: Ella Lacanienta

RECALL DIRECTOR: Davin Miyahara

ALL FOR NOTHING DIRECTOR: Youth of Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility, Aleki Munoz, Orianna Bolden

DIRECTOR: Michael Jonathan

THIS IS KASSIAN DIRECTOR: Elliana Moore

THE MAGIC PENCIL

THE CHIEF’S SPEECH (TO THE UNITED NATIONS)

HALF FISH

DIRECTOR: Lucia Mumma, Morgan Garza, Danielle Garza, Sky Jeter

DIRECTOR: Vilsoni Hereniko

DIRECTOR: Liren Xu

FROM TONGA

10 MINUTE BREAK

WAI: A PUBLIC RESOURCE DIRECTOR: Dylan Falces, Taylor Redman

LET THE OPIHI REST

DIRECTOR: Huay-Bing Law

DIRECTOR: Yin Shanshan

ISLET

DADDY

DIRECTOR: Namaka Cosma-White, Kaimana Idica

DIRECTOR: Andrew John Fakaua Ponton

DIRECTOR: Yu Xie

A BLANK CANVAS

AHI KA

SEA OF STRANGERS

DIRECTOR: Sophia Roud, Chloe Ma

DIRECTOR: RICHARD CURTIS

DIRECTOR: Akane Kashiwazaki

THE CORPORATE LADDER

KARROYUL

SHANGHAI ARTS AND LETTERS

TEMPORARY

DIRECTOR: Kelrick Martin

DIRECTOR: Mingyan Xin, Avree Ito-fujita

TITS ON A BULL

EMPTY SPACES

DIRECTOR: Tim Worrall

DIRECTOR: Joseph Chang DIRECTOR: Micah Mew

LGBT ACCEPTANCE

DIRECTOR: Erin Lau

DIRECTOR: Ella Sarina Lacanienta

SID

HOW THE FOAM FREE FUTURE BEGAN

DIRECTOR: Josh Almario

DIRECTOR: Danica Brown, Tierra Bartolotti, Kaimana Idica, Dylan Falces

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NEW AMERICAN FILMMAKERS PROGRAM PRESENTED BY THE VILCEK FOUNDATION

The mission of New American Filmmakers program is to highlight the contributions of gifted immigrant filmmakers to contemporary American cinema. In 2015, the ninth annual New American Filmmakers program will highlight the work of five talented, cutting-edge foreign-born artists, and will include a master class with one featured filmmaker selected from the group. In addition, the 2015 program will feature a special presentation showcasing the work of one of the greatest cinematic legends and most famous immigrants of all time, Alfred Hitchcock. All five of the featured filmmakers will be in attendance at the Festival for their film screenings to participate in post-screening Q&A sessions, as well as two of Hitchcock’s granddaughters. Several selected filmmakers from the group will also participate in HIFF’s Guest Filmmaker Program, a special program that brings filmmakers from around the globe into local k-12 classrooms to speak with students about filmmaking.

2015 FILMS

NAF FEATURE FILM Coming Soon, HIFF will be announcing the fifth feature film as part of the New American Filmmakers Program. This film will feature a star filmmaker, who will be in attendance for the screening and hold a special post-screening discussion. Stay tuned to www.hiff.org for details.

MARGARITA WITH A STRAW

SEOUL SEARCHING

MASTER CLASS The Master Class will focus on the career, body of work, and role of the NAF Feature Filmmaker in the NAF Feature Film, to be announced soon. Thus is truly an exciting and unique event, not to be missed.

11/16 8:15 PM DOL • 11/18 7:45 PM DOL

11/18 8:15 PM DOL • 11/22 5:00 PM DOL

FULL SYNOPSIS ON PAGE 26.

FULL SYNOPSIS ON PAGE 30.

PEOPLE ARE THE SKY

WORLD PREMIERE UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH, KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 94M DIRECTOR: Dai Sil Kim-Gibson 11/14 4:00 PM DOL • 11/15 11:30 AM DOL FULL SYNOPSIS ON PAGE 28.

HAWAII PREMIERE INDIA, UNITED STATES 2014 | ENGLISH, HINDI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 100M DIRECTOR: Shonali Bose

YOSEMITE

HAWAII PREMIERE UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 82M DIRECTOR: Gabrielle Demeestere 11/15 8:30 PM DOL • 11/18 5:30 PM DOL FULL SYNOPSIS ON PAGE 34.

HAWAII PREMIERE UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH, KOREAN W/ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 105M DIRECTOR: Benson Lee CINEMATOGRAPHER: Daniel Katz

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: SPELLBOUND

UNITED STATES1945 | ENGLISH | 111M DIRECTOR: Alfred Hitchcock 11/19 6:00 PM IBM *FREE SCREENING FULL SYNOPSIS ON PAGE 31.

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NEW AMERICAN FILMMAKERS

2015 NEW AMERICAN FILMMAKERS

The Vilcek Foundation, which honors the outstanding contributions of foreign-born artists and scientists to American culture, is pleased to recognize these filmmakers. It is creative spirits like theirs that enliven and inspire American cinema, an art form that owes much to the immigrant community in this country.

NAF FEATURE FILMMAKER

SHONALI BOSE

GABRIELLE DEMEESTERE

The NAF Feature Filmmaker will be an established and notable film industry professional who has made a significant contribution to American cinema. The Feature Filmmaker will host a one-of-a-kind Master Class after a special screening of a film from their body of work. HIFF will be announcing the Feature Filmmaker soon, stay tuned to www.hiff.org for more information.

Shonali Bose has a Masters from Columbia University and an MFA from UCLA. Her debut feature film AMU – opened at the Berlin Film Festival and won numerous awards including the FIPRESCI and the National Award. Bose’s second film MARGARITA, WITH A STRAWwon the Sundance Mahindra Global Filmmaker screenwriting award, and the Best Asian Film Award at the 2014 Toronto Film Festival. Shonali currently lives between Los Angeles and India.

Born and raised in Paris, Gabrielle is a New Yorkbased filmmaker, with over five years of experience directing short films and commercials. She holds a BA in Literature from Yale and an MFA in filmmaking from NYU. YOSEMITE is her first feature film.

DANIEL KATZ

DAI SIL KIM-GIBSON

TERE CARRUBBA & MARY STONE

Daniel Katz was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. Daniel has worked as a lighting technician on films including I AM LEGEND and FUNNY GAMES and as director of photography on several acclaimed indie shorts and a number of feature films including REVENGE FOR JOLLY starring Kristin Wiig and Oscar Isaac and BEFORE I DISAPPEAR, winner of the SXSW audience award. SEOUL SEARCHING is his most recent film. He resides between New York, LA and Dublin.

Dai Sil Kim-Gibson is an independent filmmaker/ writer, known for championing issues of human rights. Formerly professor of religion at Mount Holyoke College, and an author of many articles and books, SILENCE BROKEN: KOREAN COMFORT WOMEN (2000) was her award-winning first film based on her book of the same name. PEOPLE ARE THE SKY is her latest documentary. Dai Sil was born in North Korea, emigrated to South Korea, and now resides in New York.

HIFF is honored to welcome the granddaughters of one of the world’s most famous filmmakers and American immigrant Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. He began making films in 1920, and in 1940, immigrated to the United States. Often called the ‘master of suspense’, Hitchcock directed some of the most famous thrillers in film history, including VERTIGO, REAR WINDOW, PSYCHO, and SPELLBOUND.

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2015 FALL FESTIVAL

FILM FOR THOUGHT: THE COMMON GOOD PRESENTED BY THE HAWAI’I COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES

Film For Thought is a special program presented in partnership with the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities designed to inspire critical discourse and community dialogue through the medium of film. The sixth annual Film For Thought program will feature six films, focused on the theme ‘Common Good’. The first screening of each film will be followed by a special post-screening scholar led discussion, while a companion booklet containing essays on all six films will be provided to audience members at all FFT screenings.

2015 FILMS

CONTAINMENT

CROCODILE GENNADIY

SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME

UNITED STATES, JAPAN | 2015 | ENGLISH, JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 82M DIRECTOR: Peter Galison, Robb Moss

UKRAINE, UNITED STATES 2014 | UKRAINIAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 96M DIRECTOR: Steve Hoover

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH | 98M DIRECTOR: Chloe Zhao

11/13 | 8:00 PM | DOL | SCHOLAR-LED DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW FILM 11/22 | 4:00 PM | DOL

11/15 | 3:00 PM | DOL | SCHOLAR-LED DISCUSSION WITH DIRECTOR TO FOLLOW FILM 11/21 | 1:45 PM | DOL

11/20 | 8:00 PM | DOL | SCHOLAR-LED DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW FILM 11/22 | 10:45 AM | DOL

SEE PAGE 19 FOR FILM DETAILS.

SEE PAGE 20 FOR FILM DETAILS.

FRAME BY FRAME

OPERATION POPCORN

WONDERFUL WORLD END

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH, DARI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 85M DIRECTOR: Alexandria Bombach, Mo Scarpelli

UNITED STATES 2015 | ENGLISH, HMONG W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 81M DIRECTOR: David Grabias

JAPAN 2014 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 84M DIRECTOR: Daigo Matsui

11/14 | 3:15 PM | DOL | SCHOLAR-LED DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW FILM 11/15 | 11:45 AM | DOL

11/17 | 6:00 PM | DOL | SCHOLAR-LED DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW FILM 11/21 | 10:30 AM | DOL

11/19 | 5:45 PM | DOL | SCHOLAR-LED DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW FILM 11/22 | 2:00 PM | DOL

SEE PAGE 21 FOR FILM DETAILS.

SEE PAGE 27 FOR FILM DETAILS.

SEE PAGE 34 FOR FILM DETAILS.

HAWAII PREMIERE

SEE PAGE 30 FOR FILM DETAILS.

HAWAII PREMIERE

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FILM FOR THOUGHT

SPECIAL EVENTS

WARD VILLAGE KEIKI COURTYARD CINEMA:

WARD VILLAGE COURTYARD CINEMA:

PAPER PLANES

SPELLBOUND

PRESENTED BY WARD VILLAGE AND HIFF

PRESENTED BY WARD VILLAGE, AND THE VILCEK FOUNDATION

WEDNESDAY NOV 18 | 6:00PM | WARD VILLAGE IBM COURTYARD | FREE

THURSDAY NOV 19 | 6:00PM | WARD VILLAGE IBM COURTYARD | FREE

As part of the free Courtyard Cinema series, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s birth, Ward Village, the Vilcek Foundation and HIFF are proud to present SPELLBOUND (which also celebrates its 70th anniversary this year). Following the film, there will be an intimate post-film screening discussion with the late director’s granddaughters, as they discuss his work and his life outside of the filmset. When Dr. Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck) arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson (Ingrid Bergman), a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however, is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man’s murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.

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EDUCATION PROGRAMS

HIFF EDUCATION PROGRAMS THE HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OFFERS FREE AND EXCITING PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS IS THREE-FOLD: • To inspire students to pursue excellence in film and video production

IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST DIRECTORS: Erika Cohn, Tony Vainuku | 87 M

• To broaden their understanding of the media industry • To sharpen their critical viewing skills and cultural awareness Students will have the opportunity to participate in three programs:

STUDENT SHOWCASE A free screening of the best videos produced by students in grades K-12 from Hawaii. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21 | 10:00 AM | DOL

FULL FILM LISTING AND DETAILS ON PAGE 37.

WONDERFUL WORLD END

CULTURAL & VISUAL LITERACY PROGRAM

DIRECTOR: Daigo Matsui | 84 M

Free theater screenings of highly acclaimed films that bear cultural and/or educational significance.

GUEST FILMMAKER PROGRAM The following professionals in the filmmaking industry have volunteered to share their expertise with Hawaii’s youth through classroom visits on Oahu: JOHN ANTONELLI & MATT YAMASHITA

SHINJI KONDO

SHONALI BOSE

JOEL MOFFETT

ERIKA COHN & TONY VAINUKU GABRIELLE DEMEESTERE DANIEL KATZ

ANNE MISAWA REX MORIBE JACK RICCOBONO BRADLEY TANGONAN

CHANGING SEASON ON THE MASUMOTO FARM DIRECTOR: Jim Choi | 80 M

PRECEDED BY ‘AINA: THAT WHICH FEEDS US

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2015 FALL FESTIVAL

EBERT YOUNG WRITERS PROGRAM FOR THE ARTS NOVEMBER 12 - 22, 2015 | DOL

HIFF 2015 is launching the first EBERT YOUNG WRITER’S PROGRAM FOR THE ARTS in Hawaii. In a swiftly changing media environment, informed writing and film criticism is vital to a strong film culture and industry. This program’s mandate is to broaden and strengthen film criticism culture in Hawaii and teach young writers classical, as well as current methods and tasks in critical thinking and writing by reviewing films and interviewing filmmakers in a live festival setting. In an age of Yelp, Rotten Tomatoes, TV episode recaps and unboxing videos on YouTube, critical reporting has morphed in a culture where everyone has an opinion. Digital media allows for a diversity of voices yet poses challenges for writers seeking employment in the field. HIFF’s will address these issues and better prepare participants for a potential career in writing in digital and print media. The program will be led by Chicago-based award winning filmmaker and film critic Kevin B. Lee, who’s written for major outlets like RogerEbert.com and is the director behind TRANSFORMERS: THE PREMAKE (a desktop documentary) that has screened at digital media festivals and art galleries around the world. Lee will serve as program advisor and will also bring in guest speakers to interact with the young critics in the program, including visiting film critics, writers and filmmakers. The 8 young critics are chosen through an open call, and the program is open to local high school and college students. There will sessions throughout the Festival, where the young critics will meet as a team and participate in a forum about film criticism, utilizing new media, and interacting with visiting film critics, writers and filmmakers attending HIFF. The participants will also be assigned to write short reviews, features and interviews that will be published on HIFF’s website, and also gain full access to the Festival as an industry and press delegate.

ABOUT KEVIN B. LEE Kevin B. Lee is Chief Video Essayist at Fandor. He has made over 250 video essays exploring film and media. His award-winning TRANSFORMERS: THE PREMAKE was named one of the best documentaries of 2014 by Sight & Sound Magazine and played in several festivals including the Berlinale Film Festival Critics Week. He was supervising producer at Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies, and has written for The New York Times, Sight & Sound,Slate and Indiewire. Follow him on Twitter at @alsolikelife.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

HIFF DOCUMENTARY LAB SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14 | 10:00 AM - 3:00PM | DOL

ANATOMY OF OSCAR DOCS WITH OSCAR WINNERS FREIDA LEE MOCK AND JAMES MOLL In an intensive workshop led by Oscar-winning filmmakers Freida Mock (MAYA LIN, ANITA) and James Moll (LAST DAYS, FOO FIGHTERS BACK AND FORTH), participants will discover and analyze the qualities that make some documentaries stand above the rest. Viewing excerpts from films such as MAN ON WIRE, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM, and SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN, we’ll examine key components of the production process and will answer the question: What are the common ingredients in documentaries that win Academy Awards? This four-hour lab offers an in-depth analysis of recent Academy Award-winning documentaries to reveal what makes them great and what we might apply to our own films. This is an ideal workshop for both aspiring filmmakers and experienced documentarians that are about to launch into their next project.

ABOUT THE MENTORS FREIDA LEE MOCK Freida Mock is an Academy and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker of feature length and short form theatrical documentary films that include the Oscar feature winner MAYA LIN: A STRONG VISION and the Oscar nominated short films ROSE KENNEDY, A LIFE TO REMEMBER; SING! NEVER GIVE UP. She has received numerous best director festival awards, including the DGA for MAYA LIN. Mock’s newest feature documentary movies ANITA – Speaking Truth to Power, about the life and times of Anita Hill and G-DOG about a Jesuit gang expert were both selected by the U.S. State Department for its American Film Showcase diplomacy initiative to be shown at US embassies around the world. Mock’s films focus on stories about art, history, politics, and creativity and include: RETURN WITH HONOR, the story of American fighter pilots surviving as POWs in Hanoi, a presentation of Tom Hanks and Playtone; WRESTLING WITH ANGELS: PLAYWRIGHT TONY KUSHNER; and SING CHINA! filmed in China prior to the Beijing Olympics featuring the world-renowned LA Children’s Chorus. Mock was the first Governor elected to the new Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and served as Chair, and was also Co-chair of the DGA Documentary Awards selection Committee with James Moll.

JAMES MOLL James Moll’s career as a documentary filmmaker has earned him an Oscar, two Emmys and a Grammy. Moll has directed and produced such films as FOO FIGHTERS: BACK AND FORTH about the 16-year career of the rock band Foo Fighters; the sports adventure RUNNING THE SAHARA, executive produced by Matt Damon; INHERITANCE, about the daughter of a Nazi concentration camp commander; and THE LAST DAYS, executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Beyond feature documentaries, Moll’s Universal Studios based company, Allentown Productions, has produced programs for television and the web. In addition to his work as a filmmaker, Moll established the non-profit - Shoah Foundation with Steven Spielberg for recording and preserving more than 50,000 ‘visual histories’ of Holocaust survivors. Moll serves on the Executive Committee of the Documentary Branch of the Motion Picture Academy, and is chair of the Directors Guild of America Documentary Awards.

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NETPAC 25 ANNIVERSARY

NETPAC@25 CELEBRATION & SYMPOSIUM NOVEMBER 18TH – 24TH, 2015 ALA MOANA HOTEL | DORIS DUKE THEATRE, HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART

Twenty-five years ago, the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema, NETPAC, was started by the eminent author on Asian cinema, Aruna Vasudev of New Delhi. Noted filmmakers, critics, festival directors and scholars from India, Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, China, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Korea, and Hawai’i are gathering Nov 18 to 24 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of NETPAC with film screenings, public presentations, a symposium, and classroom visits on O’ahu and Lana’i. ANNIVERSARY FILM SCREENING SERIES NOVEMBER 19TH – 20TH | DORIS DUKE THEATRE, HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART

NETPAC 25 SYMPOSIUM: CHASING THE DREAM CULTURE, CAPITALISM AND CINEMA

Screening series will include NETPAC award-winning films. Filmmakers will be in attendance to introduce their films and participate in post-screening discussions. Tickets may be purchased at: www.honolulumuseum.org/events/films

NOVEMBER 21ST – 22ND | 9:00AM – 1:00PM | ALA MOANA HOTEL, CARNATION ROOM | FREE EVENT

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

11/19 | 1:00PM

11/20 | 12:00PM *FILM DETAILS ON PAGE 28.

11/21 | 9:00AM | KEYNOTE: Aruna Vasudev

THE COFFIN MAKER

11/21 | 11:15AM | PANEL: Co-productions and Globalization

*FILM DETAILS ON PAGE 16.

CHUNYANG 11/19 | 4:00PM *FILM DETAILS ON PAGE 19.

11/20 | 3:00PM *FILM DETAILS ON PAGE 29.

The 25th Anniversary symposium will explore issues and share ideas relating to the role finances play in producing films with cultural integrity.

11/21 | 9:30AM | PANEL: Cultural Nuances and Creativity 11/22 | 9:00AM | KEYNOTE: Hasan Elahi 11/22 | 9:30AM | PANEL: Financing, Marketing and Distribution

MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW

11/22 | 11:00AM | PANEL: Festivals, Awards and “Rotten Tomatoes”

11/19 | 7:30PM *FILM DETAILS ON PAGE 26.

11/22 | 12:30PM | PANEL RESPONSE: Aruna Vasudev + Hasan Elahi

SALESI WORLD PREMIERE | NETPAC RECEPTION | THE HIJRA

HIFF VISON IN FILM AWARD: ARUNA VASUDEV

11/20 | 5:30PM *FILM DETAILS ON PAGE 22.

In recognition of Aruna Vasudev’s vision and her tireless efforts to promote an appreciation of Asian cinema, HIFF will present her with the esteemed VISION IN FILM award on Nov 22. As the recipient of UHM’s South Asian Studies’ Rama Watumull Collaborative Lecture Series award, Ms. Vasudev will give two free public presentations on Nov 20 and 23. The Nov 20 Lecture will be held at 9:30AM at the Doris Duke Theatre, at the Honolulu Museum of Art.

In recognition of the outstanding and growing contributions of Pacific Islander filmmakers to world cinema, beginning 2016 NETPAC shall stand for Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema. In honor of this, NETPAC/USA, Shangri La, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Island Film Group present the World Premiere of SALESI, made by filmmakers, artists and dancers from Asia and the Pacific Islands as a gift to NETPAC members and the Asia Pacific community. Reception and screening of Garin Nugroho’s THE HIJRA to follow.

FOR FULL CONFERENCE DETAILS, FILM INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS PLEASE VISIT: WWW.NETPAC-USA.ORG/NETPAC25/EVENTS/

11/22 | 12:50PM | CLOSING COMMENTS: Wimal Dissanyake + Vilsoni Hereniko

NETPAC@25 SPONSORS Hawaii International Film Festival; Ala Moana Hotel; UH Academy for Creative Media system; UHM Academy for Creative Media; Shangri La, Center for Islamic Arts and Cultures; Honolulu Museum of Arts’ Doris Duke Theatre; State of Hawai’i Creative Industries Division, DBEDT; UHM Department of Theatre + Dance; Island Film Group; Pacific Islanders in Communications; UHM South Asian Studies’ Rama Watumull Collaborative Lecture Series; Fiji Airways; CILECT; Maka Maka Film Society; Griffith Film School; Friends of the East West Center; Pacific Rim Film Festival Shaunagh Guinness Robbins; NETPAC/USA.

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