2016 HIFF Program Guide

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2016 HIFF PROGRAM GUIDE

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2016 FALL FESTIVAL

GOLDEN ORCHID AWARD

HALEKULANI GOLDEN ORCHID AWARD PRESENTED BY HALEKULANI

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Owen Ogawa, President Jeffrey A. Bell Kristen O. Chan Isoo (Dick) Oshima Christina Hom Dr. Claude Chemtob Jason Cutinella Mark S. Davis Ricardo (Ric) Galindez Montine Hansl Jake Houseman Peter Lewis Bryan Luke Marissa MacNaughton Makana McClellan Wayne Miyao Nicole Rino MaryAnn Sacharski Brian Uy

ALOHA FROM HIFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HIFF PRESIDENT The Hawaii International Film Festival presented by Halekulani is proudly celebrating its 36th 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 36 proudly presents 177 films, with 19 U.S., 22 International, and 19 World Premieres from 41 countries. Highlights include Opening Night Film, THE LAST PRINCESS, the true story of Princess Deokhye that is a beautifully filmed and acted drama from Hur Jin-ho, the director of Korean modern classics CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST and ONE FINE SPRING DAY. Our Centerpiece Film, LION, is another true story about family bonds starring SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE’s Dev Patel in what is sure to be an award winning performance. As well our Closing Night Film, YOUR NAME., which is also already considered an animated masterpiece making box office history in Japan. 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 Best Short Film. Also being honored this year at the HIFF 36 Awards Gala are famed Hong Kong actor Simon Yam, Oscar winning producer of SPOTLIGHT, Nicole Rocklin, and the legendary actress and martial arts star, Cheng Pei Pei. Once again, we sincerely thank HIFF’s key presenting sponsor Halekulani and all our sponsors for their vital support. A warm thank you to the dedicated “Hiffies” who continue to support in numerous ways to keep HIFF alive and thriving, and a personal thank you to the HIFF Staff and Board of Directors, who tirelessly dedicate themselves to HIFF’s mission and the unique experience that HIFF brings to our island community here in Hawai’i. On behalf of the HIFF Board of Directors and the HIFF team, we extend our warmest mahalo nui loa!

Indru Watumull Howard J. Wolff

ROBERT LAMBETH Executive Director OWEN OGAWA President & Chairman Board of Directors

The Golden Orchid is bestowed upon the narrative and documentary films that best express artistic and technical excellence and promote cross-cultural understanding. 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.

HALEKULANI GOLDEN ORCHID JURIES & NOMINEES NARRATIVE JURY

Madheshiya

MARLENE BOOTH

NARRATIVE FEATURE NOMINEES

Filmmaker, Film Professor (University of Hawaii at Manoa)

Director: Boo Junfeng

BETH-ANN KOZLOVICH

FORÊT DEBUSSY (Taiwan)

Hawaii Public Radio Host & Producer, “The Conversation”

KNIFE IN THE CLEAR WATER (China)

Director: Kuo Cheng-Chui

Senior Strategist of Digital Content, ITVS

Director: Wang Xuebo MOONLIGHT (USA) Director: Barry Jenkins SINGING IN GRAVEYARDS (Philippines) Director: Bradley Liew THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS (Taiwan) Director: Adam Tsuei

ARTHUR DONG

SHORTS JURY

KONRAD NG, PHD. Executive Director, Shangri La Center for Islamic Arts & Cultures

DOCUMENTARY JURY KARIM AHMAD

Oscar-nominated filmmaker (FORBIDDEN CITY, USA)

PAMELA YOUNG

All short films in Shorts programs #1 - 4, plus MADE IN HAWAII and PACIFIC SHORTS programs are eligible for this award.

News Personality, “Mixed Plate”

MINETTE FERRER

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE NOMINEES

Theatre Manager, Doris Duke Theatre at Honolulu Museum of Art

95 AND 6 TO GO (USA, Hawai’i) Director: Kimi Takesue

BUNKER77 (Switzerland) Director: Takuji Masuda FINDING KUKAN (USA, Hawai’i) Director: Robin Lung GAZA SURF CLUB (Germany) Director: Philip Gnadt, Mickey Yamine MELE MURALS (USA, Hawai’i) Director: Tadashi Nakamura MIFUNE: THE LAST SAMURAI (Japan) Director: Steven Okazaki OUT RUN (USA) Director: S. Leo Chiang, Johnny Symons THE CINEMA TRAVELLERS (India) Director: Shirley Abraham, Amit 2 HIFF

APPRENTICE (Singapore)

CHRISTOPHER KAHUNAHANA Filmmaker, Sundance Native Lab Fellow

CIARA LACY

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.

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

Filmmaker, Sundance Native Lab Fellow

SHORT NOMINEES

NETPAC JURY

All short films in Shorts programs #1 - 4, plus MADE IN HAWAII and PACIFIC SHORTS programs are eligible for this award.

JAY HUBERT Media Center Director, Academy for Creative Media

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD PRESENTED BY HAWAII NEWS NOW

CATHERINE FITZGERALD

Vote for your favorite feature film, documentary or short film playing at HIFF. Ballots will be distributed for the first

Producer, Founder go Blueskin Films

KIRILL E. RAZLOGOV Film Scholar, Director of Russian Institute for Cultural Research

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FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE

FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE

EAT. DRINK. FILM.

15 15 15

FIRES ON THE PLAIN

23

HONG KONG CINEMA: PRESENT AND FUTURE

51

INSIDE MEN

27

PORT OF CALL SNAP THAT DEMON WITHIN

29 33 37 38

AWARDS BUZZ MOONLIGHT PATERSON THE RED TURTLE TWO LOVERS AND A BEAR

23

SPARROW + A CONVERSATION WITH SIMON YAM

ISLAND EARTH

42

SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA

31 32 35 41

DOCUMENTARIES

38

A SMALL LIFE

36

TONI ERDMANN

39

STAND TALL

38

PRESERVING OLYMPIC DREAMS AND PLANTATION MEMORIES

38

TRESPASS AGAINST US

19

CREEPY

21

30

MIXED MATCH

31 31

34

COOKING FOR TWO DRAGON INN A TOUCH OF ZEN

21

45

THE PROMISE OF PIHA

45

AFTER THE STORM

16

SHORTS BEFORE FEATURES

RUN IT STRAIGHT

45

THE BOOK PEDDLER

19

A-FRAME

40

REAL LIFE: DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

A BRIDE FOR RIP VAN WINKLE

19

ALOHA FOR INDO

25

ALL THE PRESIDENT'S HEADS

44

CINEMA ANGEL

20

IM/PERFECTION

36

BE ABOUT IT

44 44

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

ACM UHM AND SU NIGHT

26

33

LOVERS ARE WET

29

HAND JOB

MY KOREAN TEACHER

31

OVER THE FENCE

32

THE MAN WHO CAUGHT A MERMAID

44

34

NO TOUCHING

44

35

SHOP OF ETERNAL LIFE

19 26 26 35

WE ARE X

41

SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHOWCASE

RASHOMON SADAKO VS. KAYAKO TWISTED JUSTICE WET WOMAN IN THE WIND WHAT A WONDERFUL FAMILY!

ALOHA VEGAS

45

BIRDS

45

DANCING TOGETHER

45

FAMILY STORAGE

45

FLYING ON BICYCLE

45

44

MIGHTY WARD

45

41

SNAKE BITE

44

THE PROTAGONIST

45

41

SUMO ROAD - THE MUSICAL

44

RIVAL IN LOVE

45

42

GLOBAL POSITIONING SHORTS

SHANGHAI RICHES

45

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

APPRENTICE

17

DEAREST SISTER

22

HEADSHOT

25

ONE DAY

32

SPOTLIGHT ON CHINA

THE AGE OF SHADOWS FOURTH PLACE MISBEHAVIOR QUEEN OF WALKING SEOUL STATION

THE BODYGUARD

19

KNIFE IN THE CLEAR WATER

28

ROAD TO THE SKY

35 37

SPOTLIGHT ON HONG KONG

TWENTY AGAIN YOURSELF AND YOURS

17 24 30

34

EVICTION

44

STUDENT SHOWCASE

ICEBOX

44

'O POLI'AHU ME KUKAHAU'ULA

45

LEECHES

44

13 MINUTES

45

OUT OF THE VILLAGE

44

ANIMATION

45

RUNNING EAGLE

44

BUTT LOVE

45

LOVE IN SMALL CORNERS SHORTS

CUTOUTS

45

COIN BOY

44

DIAGNOSED PINK

45

LOG IN DINNER

44

DREAM COME TRUE

45

LULLABY

44

FROM FLOWERS TO FOOD

45

SONG ON CANVAS

44

16

IGNITE

45

THE SPA

44

ONLY IF YOU LET IT

45

44

RAYNOR

45

REMEMBERING MARGO

45

36 40 42

SPOTLIGHT ON TAIWAN AFTER SPRING, THE TAMAKI FAMILY

44

21

CALL OF HEROES

20

AT CAFÉ 6

17

WONDERLAND

22

LINE WALKER

28

FORÊT DEBUSSY

24

MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS

THE LAUNDRYMAN

28

THE BONE OF A WHALE

45

RESTORING THE DUNES

45

THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS

37

HO'OMAU

45

A STAR AND ITS REFLECTION

45

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHILIPPINES

HOLDOUT

45

APOCALYPSE CHILD

45

TAKING NOTES: ADVICE FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS

45

LEAF MINERS: A NOTE FROM THE EDGE OF CONSERVATION

WHEN WE'RE GONE

45

39

MADE IN HAWAII 95 AND 6 TO GO

MARIA

27

SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

SOUL ON A STRING

40

CAREFUL WHAT YOU PACK SHORTS

THE BLUE HEARTS

24

TRANSCEND: THE JON MOZO STORY

WAVES OF DISRUPTION

36

FORBIDDEN CITY, U.S.A

39

HIKAWA MARU

SEOUL STATION

COME DRINK WITH ME + A CONVERSATION WITH CHENG PEI PEI

THE TIGER HUNTER

33

SOUND X VISION

38

27

MAISA THE CHAMORU GIRL WHO SAVES GUÅHAN

45

IT AIN'T PRETTY

30

35

38

42

36

44

SADAKO VS. KAYAKO

PRESERVING OLYMPIC DREAMS AND PLANTATION MEMORIES

GAZA SURF CLUB

SHIVAAY

MR. OVERTON

A PIECE OF THE CAKE

38

21

38

34

STAND TALL

45

THE CINEMA TRAVELLERS

STAND TALL

PSYCHO RAMAN

32

GOD, KING & COUNTRY

26

29

OUT RUN

45

25

25

LOVERS ARE WET

27

'AHO'EITU

GIVEN

HENTAI KAMEN 2: THE ABNORMAL CRISIS

THE PATRIARCH

INDIVISIBLE

20

18

HARMONIUM

MELE MURALS

26

BUNKER 77

THE BAIT

44

28

HIKAWA MARU

45

PACIFIC SHOWCASE SHORTS

GUNKANJIMA: TRAVELER IN TIME

THE LAUNDRYMAN

18

PHASES OF MAHINA

36

28

BLOOD STRIPE

39

SURF CINEMA

OCCASIONALLY, I SAW GLIMPSES OF HAWAI'I

KIVALINA

FILM FOR THOUGHT

TOTO

22

26

I AM THE BLUES

45

DESPERATE SUNFLOWERS

HENTAI KAMEN 2: THE ABNORMAL CRISIS

41

MIRAGE

30

18

WET WOMAN IN THE WIND

36

THE LAKE

BELIEF: THE POSSESSION OF JANET MOSES

HEARING IS BELIEVING

37

SINGING IN GRAVEYARDS

21

25

37

29

CREEPY

HEADSHOT

THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS

MAD WORLD

FOREVER, CHINATOWN

PACIFIC SHOWCASE

23

MIFUNE-THE LAST SAMURAI

38

22

THE EAGLE HUNTRESS

29

TIES THAT BIND: HAWAII IN THE PACIFIC

DEAREST SISTER

22

4 HIFF

40

THE BODYGUARD

DESIGN DISRUPTORS

24

33

27

FILMMAKER IN FOCUS: CHENG PEI PEI & KING HU

LISTEN TO ME MARLON

30

THINGS TO COME

TIES THAT BIND: HAWAII IN THE PACIFIC

THE FREEDOM TO MARRY

A MIDSUMMER'S HAWAIIAN DREAM

I, DANIEL BLAKE

16

PRISON DOGS

25

20

POISONING PARADISE AND THE REVOLUTION TO SAVE HAWAII

1000 HANDS OF THE GURU: SAVING BHUTAN'S SACRED ARTS

A NEW MOON OVER TOHOKU

23

FANTASTIC ASIA

ASIAN CINERAMA: ASIAN FILM AWARDS ACADEMY ROADSHOW

MASAAN

FINDING KUKAN

FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON

CLOSING NIGHT FILM YOUR NAME.

40

FIRE AT SEA

CENTERPIECE FILM LION

18

TSUKIJI WONDERLAND

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

OPENING NIGHT FILM THE LAST PRINCESS

BITTERSWEET

THE CALLING FROM THE HEAVEN

16

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HOW TO HIFF

2016 FALL FESTIVAL

HOW TO HIFF

BOX OFFICE HOURS:

TICKET PICK-UP

Oct. 14 – 17 | 11AM - 6PM Closed Sun. Oct. 18 – Nov. 2 | 2PM - 6PM Closed Sun. Nov. 3 – 13 | 60 minutes before the first screening until 15 minutes after the last screening begins.

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

HALEKULANI GOLDEN ORCHID NOMINATED FILMS

HIFF FLASH PASS

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

LGBT-THEMED FILMS

HIFF Member $350 Pre-sale $375 during Festival dates General Public $400 Pre-sale

In person - HIFF will have a box office facility on site from Oct. 14 through the duration of the festival.

MA MATURE AUDIENCE MUSIC FOOD

$425 during Festival dates 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 POLICY

Go to www.hiff.org or call the HIFF Box Office 1-808-447-0577 to learn more about the benefits of becoming a HIFF member.

• THERE ARE NO REFUNDS ON TICKETS. Ticket exchanges must be made a day before the screening. A $2.00 service fee is charged per ticket.

• Expired and day of tickets will not be exchanged.

• 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.

OAHU

TICKET PRICES

NOVEMBER 3-13, 2016

(Including Opening/Centerpiece/Closing Films) $10.00 HIFF Member Tickets $12.00 Senior, Military, Student $14.00 General Admission All UHM and HPU Screenings FREE, un-ticketed

FREE SCREENINGS

DOCUMENTARY FAMILY FREE HAWAII PACIFIC

FESTIVAL DATES BIG ISLAND NOVEMBER 17-20, 2016

KAUAI NOVEMBER 17-20, 2016

OAHU BOX OFFICE AND TICKET INFORMATION Purchase tickets and flash passes in person or online.

HIFF BOX OFFICE: Oct. 14 – Nov. 2 680 Iwilei Road, Suite 100 Honolulu, HI 96817 PH: 808-447-0577

HIFF BOX OFFICE: Nov. 3 – 13 Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 & IMAX Foyer 735 Iwilei Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

WEEKDAY MATINEE PRICES (films starting before 5:00PM) $10.00 Flat Rate

ELECTION DAY SPECIAL $2.00 off all tickets (including Matinee Price)

VETERANS DAY SPECIAL $10.00 For Military with I.D $8.00 Matinee for Military with I.D.

SERVICE FEE PER TICKET Free for online purchases for HIFF Members 1.50 for online purchases 1.00 for box office purchases

PAYMENT METHODS

Seating is based on a first come first served basis.

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 and Kapolei theaters only.

LINES PER FILM • Platinum Pass Line - This line is for persons with Lifetime Membership, Platinum Passes, and Board of Directors.

Pass holders line up inside by the theater door.

• Flash Pass & Priority Ticket Line - This line is for persons with Flash Passes and Priority Tickets. Pass & Priority holders line up inside by the theater door.

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

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

• 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. Platinum, Lifetime, Board of Directors Passes. Pass Holders will be seated 30 minutes prior to start time of film.

2. Flash Pass & Priority Ticket holders.

Each screening has a limited number of seats reserved for Flash Pass Holders and will be based on a first come first serve basis. Flash Pass holders who are not admitted may wait to be seated after the General Public.

3. ADA Guests and their plus one (20 minutes prior to start time of film).

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.

4. Member Ticket holders. Seating begins 5 minutes after Pass Holders.

5. General Public Ticket holders. Seating begins immediately after Member Ticket holders are let in.

6. Pass Holder overflows.

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

BIG ISLAND BOX OFFICE AND TICKET INFORMATION Tickets to Big Island screenings at the Palace Theater in Hilo, Hawaii are available in person or by phone only.

PALACE THEATER BOX OFFICE: 38 Haili Street Hilo, HI 96720 PH: (808) 934-7010

BOX OFFICE HOURS: 10:00AM - 3:00PM Weekdays | Closed Holidays Tickets available at the door for all screenings

TICKET PRICES $7.00 Senior 55 or older, Student $8.00 General Admission More information is available at: http:// hilopalace.com/pricing-info/

PALACE ALL-ACCESS HIFF PASS

VENUES 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:

OAHU DDT

Doris Duke Theatre 900 S Beretania Street Honolulu, HI 96814

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

HPU Hawaii Pacific University Multi Purpose Room 3 Aloha Tower Marketplace 1 Aloha Tower Drive Honolulu, HI 96813

Ask about HIFF All-Access pass at the Palace Theater, or visit hilopalace.com for more information.

IBM

KAUAI BOX OFFICE AND TICKET INFORMATION

KAP

Tickets to Kauai screenings at the Waimea Theater in Waimea, Hawaii are available in person or by phone only.

WAIMEA THEATER BOX OFFICE Historic Waimea Theater 9691 Kaumualii Highway Waimea, HI 96796 PH: (808) 651-5744 (day) PH: (808) 338-2027 (evening)

TICKET PRICES $10.00 General Admission

WAIMEA ALL-ACCESS HIFF PASS $100.00 Flat Rate More box office and ticketing information is available at: www.waimeatheater.com

IBM Building 1240 Ala Moana Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96814 Regal Kapolei Commons 12 4450 Kapolei Parkway Kapolei, HI 96707

UHM University of Hawaii at Manoa Art Auditorium 2535 McCarthy Mall Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

BIG ISLAND PAL

The Palace Theater 38 Haili Street Hilo, HI 96720

KAUAI WAI

Historic Waimea Theater 9691 Kaumualii Highway Waimea, HI 96796

All major credit cards, checks and cash are accepted.

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FILM SCHEDULE

FILM SCHEDULE & VENUES DDT Doris Duke Theatre 900 S Beretania Street Honolulu, HI 96814

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

HPU Hawaii Pacific University: Multi Purpose Room 3 Aloha Tower Marketplace 1 Aloha Tower Drive Honolulu, HI 96813

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3

IBM IBM Building 1240 Ala Moana Blvd.

Honolulu, HI 96814

3:15PM -5:00PM

DEAREST SISTER

LA, FR, EE

DOL

TSUKIJI WONDERLAND

JP

DOL

KAP Regal Kapolei Commons 12 4450 Kapolei Parkway Kapolei, HI 96707

5:00PM -6:53PM

PAL The Palace Theater 38 Haili Street Hilo, HI 96720 Big Island of Hawai’i

UHM University of Hawaii at Manoa Art Auditorium 2535 McCarthy Mall Honolulu, HI 96822

WHAT A WONDERFUL FAMILY!

JP

5:00PM -6:51PM

FIRE AT SEA

IT

DOL

DOL

WAI Historic Waimea Theater 9691 Kaumualii Highway Waimea, HI 96796 Island of Kauai

8:30PM -10:11PM

TWO LOVERS AND A BEAR

CA

DOL

8:45PM -10:55PM

FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON

FR

DOL

6:15PM -7:30PM

KIVALINA

US

DOL

3:30PM -5:25PM

7:00PM -9:47PM

TONI ERDMANN

DE

DOL

3:45PM -5:11PM

DOL

THE LAST PRINCESS

KR

DOL

IT AIN'T PRETTY + WAVES OF DISRUPTION

US

8:00PM -10:12PM

5:30PM -7:57PM

SOUL ON A STRING

CN

DOL

8:00PM -9:57PM

OVER THE FENCE

JP

DOL

4:30PM -6:10PM

APOCALYPSE CHILD

PH

DOL

5:45PM -7:18PM

THE BAIT

IN

DOL

3:00PM -5:46PM

THE BLUE HEARTS

JP

DOL

8:15PM -10:20PM

ONE DAY

TH

DOL

5:30PM -7:07PM

THE BODYGUARD

CN

DOL

6:00PM -7:18PM

DOL

3:00PM -4:11PM

MELE MURALS

US

DOL

PATERSON

US

DOL

3:15PM -5:12PM

DOL

FINDING KUKAN

US

DOL

POISONING PARADISE + ISLAND EARTH

US

5:45PM -7:05PM

A SMALL LIFE + IM/ PERFECTION + OCCASIONALLY I SAW GLIMPSES OF HAWAII

JP, US

5:30PM -7:28PM

6:00PM -7:41PM

THE CINEMA TRAVELLERS

IN

DOL

LINE WALKER

HK

DOL

3:30PM -5:03PM

THE BAIT

IN

DOL

BLOOD STRIPE

US

DOL

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 5:30PM -7:20PM

DESPERATE SUNFLOWERS JP

DOL

5:45PM -7:28PM

A NEW MOON OVER TOHOKU

CA

DOL

6:00PM -7:26PM

IT AIN'T PRETTY + WAVES OF DISRUPTION

US

DOL

THE CALLING FROM THE HEAVEN

JP, US

6:30PM -8:07PM

SEOUL STATION

KR

DOL

6:30PM -8:34PM

CALL OF HEROES

HK

DOL

8:00PM -9:44PM

LOVE IN SMALL CORNERS

6:15PM -7:39PM

6:00PM -8:03PM

HARMONIUM

JP

DOL

7:00PM -8:36PM

MELE MURALS

US

IBM

3:45PM -5:22PM

6:30PM -8:08PM

WE ARE X

US, JP

DOL

7:00PM -10:05PM

A TOUCN OF ZEN

TW

DDT

5:30PM -7:02PM

GAZA SURF CLUB

DE

DOL

5:30PM -7:25PM

GLOBAL POSITIONING SHORTS

CI,GH,US

DOL

5:45PM -7:29PM

HEARING IS BELIEVING

US

DOL

6:00PM -7:10PM

1000 HANDS OF THE GURU: SAVING BHUTAN'S SACRED ARTS

HK, BT, NL DOL

6:00PM -7:37PM

SEOUL STATION

KR

DOL

6:15PM -7:58PM

MY KOREAN TEACHER

JP

DOL

7:45PM -9:12PM

YOURSELF AND YOURS

KR

DOL

8:00PM -10:13PM

PSYCHO RAMAN

IN

DOL

DOL

8:00PM -10:04PM

CALL OF HEROES

HK

DOL

8:15PM -10:19PM

PACIFIC SHOWCASE SHORTS

AU, GU, NZ, DOL TO, US

8:30PM -10:16PM

MAD WORLD

HK

DOL

8:30PM -10:25PM

TSUKIJI WONDERLAND

JP

DOL

7:15PM -8:52PM

BLOOD STRIPE

US

DOL

7:30PM -9:33PM

HENTAI KAMEN 2: THE ABNORMAL CRISIS

JP

DOL

DOL

7:45PM -9:25PM

CAREFUL WHAT YOU PACK AU, CN, JP, DOL US

DOL

8:00PM -9:31PM

95 AND 6 TO GO

US

DOL

KR

DOL

8:30PM -9:56PM

MISBEHAVIOR

KR

DOL

KR

DOL

8:30PM -10:10PM

THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS

TW

DOL

7:45PM -9:25PM

THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS

TW

DOL

8:00PM -9:48PM

THE PATRIARCH

NZ

DOL

8:00PM -11:03PM

A BRIDE FOR RIP VAN WINKLE

JP

AU, MX, DOL SG, TW, US

8:15PM -9:46PM

95 AND 6 TO GO

US

8:30PM -10:54PM

THE AGE OF SHADOWS

8:30PM -10:34PM

FOURTH PLACE

DOL

8:00PM -10:10PM

TWENTY AGAIN

KR

DOL

8:15PM -10:01PM

MAD WORLD

HK

DOL

8:30PM -10:32PM

AFTER THE STORM

JP

DOL

8:30PM -10:15PM

THINGS TO COME

FR, DE

DOL

9:00PM -10:43PM

SADAKO VS. KAYAKO

JP

DOL

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 11:00AM -3:00PM

OSCAR DOCS LAB

11:45AM -1:18PM

ROAD TO THE SKY

CN

DOL

12:00PM -1:48PM

CINEMA ANGEL

JP

DOL

12:15PM -1:58PM

A NEW MOON OVER TOHOKU

CA

DOL

FIRES ON THE PLAIN

JP

2:00PM -3:33PM

RASHOMON

2:00PM -3:40PM

DOL

3:30PM -4:47PM

COOKING FOR TWO

CN, HK

UHM

4:15PM -5:31PM

PRISON DOGS

US

DOL

DOL

5:00PM -7:06PM

PORT OF CALL

HK

DOL

JP

DOL

5:30PM -7:08PM

CINEMA ANGEL

JP

DOL

PRESERVING OLYMPIC US DREAMS AND PLANTATION MEMORIES

DOL

5:45PM -8:00PM

INSIDE MEN

KR

DOL

6:00PM -7:19PM

TRANSCEND + A-FRAME

US

DOL

POISONING PARADISE + ISLAND EARTH

US

DOL

6:00PM -7:57PM

THE LAUNDRYMAN

TW

DOL

6:15PM -7:56PM

THE AFTER SPRING,TAMAKI FAMILY...

TW, JP

DOL

7:15PM -8:15PM

HONG KONG CINEMA: PRESENT AND FUTURE

7:45PM -10:48PM

A BRIDE FOR RIP VAN WINKLE

JP

8:00PM -9:47PM

TIES THAT BIND + STAND TALL

8:15PM -9:34PM 8:30PM -10:45PM

JP, US

1:00PM -2:56PM

DRAGON INN

TW

DDT

1:00PM -2:00PM

WOMEN IN FILM PART II: THE DISTRIBUTION SESSION

US

DOL

1:15PM -2:30PM

KIVALINA

US

DOL

1:15PM -2:31PM

PRISON DOGS

US

DOL

2:45PM -4:42PM

THAT DEMON WITHIN

HK, CN

DOL

1:30PM -3:18PM

MASAAN

IN

DOL

3:00PM -5:25PM

HK

DOL

3:00PM -4:00PM

CHOKE MISREPRESENTATION: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN IMAGES ON SCREEN

US

DOL

COME DRINK WITH ME + A CONVERSATION WITH CNENG PEI PEI

3:00PM -4:33PM

ROAD TO THE SKY

CN

DOL

3:00PM -4:39PM

HIKAWA MARU

JP

DOL

2:15PM -4:12PM

TH

DOL

12:45PM -2:09PM

DOL

ONE DAY

PH

THE CALLING FROM THE HEAVEN

12:45PM -2:38PM

2:30PM -4:35PM

APOCALYPSE CHILD

TWENTY AGAIN

DOL

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 3:00PM -4:40PM

12:30PM -2:40PM

8 HIFF

KR

6:15PM -8:09PM

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

3:30PM -5:15PM

THINGS TO COME

FR, DE

DOL

4:00PM -5:25PM

MIFUNE-THE LAST SAMURAI

JP

DOL

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 3:00PM -4:41PM

TWO LOVERS AND A BEAR

CA

DOL

3:15PM -4:56PM

THE CINEMA TRAVELLERS

IN

DOL

3:30PM -5:10PM

COME DRINK WITH ME

HK

DOL

3:30PM -5:15PM

DEAREST SISTER

LA, FR, EE

DOL

5:30PM -7:05PM

KNIFE IN THE CLEAR WATER

CN

DDT

5:30PM -7:08PM

WE ARE X

US, JP

DOL

5:45PM -7:16PM

BUNKER 77

CH

DOL

5:45PM -7:26PM

BITTERSWEET

JP

DOL

AS, GU, MP, DOL US

6:00PM -7:23PM

INDIVISIBLE

US, BR, CO, DOL MX

A PIECE OF THE CAKE

VU

DOL

6:00PM -7:57PM

THAT DEMON WITHIN

HK, CN

HPU

CREEPY

JP

DOL

6:15PM -8:03PM

THE PATRIARCH

NZ

DOL

DOL DOL

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FILM SCHEDULE

6:15PM -7:46PM

THE FREEDOM TO MARRY

US

DOL

5:30PM -7:27PM

OVER THE FENCE

JP

DOL

6:30PM -8:09PM

TRESPASS AGAINST US

UK

DOL

7:45PM -9:02PM

WET WOMAN IN THE WIND

JP

DOL

5:45PM -7:43PM

PATERSON

US

DOL

6:45PM -8:24PM

US

DOL

8:00PM -10:14PM

LION

AU

DOL

5:45PM -7:33PM

THE PATRIARCH

NZ

DOL

SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

8:00PM -10:28PM

SINGING IN GRAVEYARDS

MY, PH

DOL

6:00PM -7:40PM

MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS

US

DOL

7:30PM -9:54PM

THE AGE OF SHADOWS

KR

KAP

8:15PM -10:03PM

AT CAFÉ 6

TW

DDT

6:15PM -8:25PM

FR

DOL

I, DANIEL BLAKE

UK

DOL

8:30PM -10:05PM

I AM THE BLUES

CA

DOL

FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON

8:15PM -10:00PM 8:15PM -10:34PM

TWISTED JUSTICE

JP

DOL

8:30PM -10:54PM

THE AGE OF SHADOWS

KR

DOL

8:45PM -10:47PM

HEADSHOT

ID

DOL

9:15PM -10:37PM

LOVERS ARE WET

JP

DOL

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10

6:15PM -7:56PM

MIXED MATCH

CA

DOL

JP

DOL

8:45PM -10:28PM

SADAKO VS. KAYAKO

JP

DOL

8:15PM -10:50PM

SHIVAAY

IN

DOL

8:45PM -10:58PM

PSYCHO RAMAN

IN

DOL

8:15PM -9:49PM

BELIEF: THE POSSESSION OF JANET MOSES

NZ

DOL

8:30PM -10:33PM

HENTAI KAMEN 2: THE ABNORMAL CRISIS

JP

DOL

8:45PM -10:47PM

HEADSHOT

ID

DOL

8:45PM -10:46PM

TOTO

US, PH

DOL

TH

DOL

3:30PM -4:49PM

A PIECE OF THE CAKE

VU

DOL

3:30PM -4:40PM

1000 HANDS OF THE GURU: SAVING BHUTAN'S SACRED ARTS

HK, BT, NL DOL

4:00PM -5:23PM

INDIVISIBLE

US, BR, CO, DOL MX

10:30AM -12:06PM

STUDENT SHOWCASE

US

DOL

5:30PM -7:23PM

THE BOOK PEDDLER

JP

DOL

11:00AM -1:01PM

TOTO

US, PH

5:45PM -7:05PM

OUT RUN

US, PH

DOL

11:30AM -1:23PM

THE BOOK PEDDLER

JP

6:00PM -7:35PM

DESIGN DISRUPTORS

US

DOL

11:30AM -12:49PM

TRANSCEND + A-FRAME

US

CN, US

6:15PM -7:48PM

QUEEN OF WALKING

KR

DOL

6:30PM -8:09PM

FORET DEBUSSY

TW

DOL

8:00PM -9:47PM

LISTEN TO ME MARLON

US

DOL

8:00PM -9:17PM

WET WOMAN IN THE WIND

JP

DOL

8:15PM -10:00PM

MIDSUMMERS HAWAIIAN DREAM + THE LAKE

CA, US

DOL

8:30PM -10:30PM

APPRENTICE

US

DOL

8:45PM -10:41PM

MOONLIGHT

US

DOL

8:45PM -11:04PM

TWISTED JUSTICE

JP

DOL

9:30PM -10:52PM

LOVERS ARE WET

JP

DOL

DOL

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 11:15AM -12:56PM

THE AFTER SPRING TAMAKI FAMILY...

TW, JP

12:30PM -2:34PM

PACIFIC SHOWCASE SHORTS

AU, GU, NZ, DOL TO, US

12:30PM -2:58PM

SINGING IN GRAVEYARDS

MY, PH

DOL

12:45PM -2:24PM

FORET DEBUSSY

TW

DOL

TIES THAT BIND + STAND TALL

AS ,GU, MP, US

DOL

1:15PM -3:02PM

DOL

DOL

HARMONIUM

SNAP

ACM UHM + SHANGHAI U NIGHT

TBA

8:00PM -10:03PM

3:15PM -4:57PM

6:00PM -7:47PM

8:30PM -10:42PM

12:30PM -2:10PM

OUT RUN MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS

US, PH US

KR

DOL

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS

US

DOL

11:15AM -12:49PM

BELIEF: THE POSSESSION OF JANET MOSES

NZ

DOL

MIFUNE-THE LAST SAMURAI

JP

12:00PM -2:14PM

LION

AU

DOL

DOL

12:15PM -1:54PM

TRESPASS AGAINST US

UK

DOL

DOL

12:30PM -2:23PM

THE BOOK PEDDLER

JP

KAP

DOL

12:45PM -2:45PM

TBA

DOL KAP

1:00PM -2:25PM

THE RED TURTLE

FR, BE

DOL

1:00PM -3:35PM

SHIVAAY

IN

DOL

KR

MISBEHAVIOR

10:45AM -12:25PM

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12

12:15PM -1:35PM

9:00PM -10:26PM

11:30AM -12:55PM

1:00PM -2:01PM 1:15PM -3:15PM

FORBIDDEN CITY, U.S.A APPRENTICE

US US

DOL

KR

WAI

DOL

DE

PAL

8:00PM -10:12PM

THE LAST PRINCESS

KR

PAL

8:15PM -9:58PM

SADAKO VS. KAYAKO

JP

WAI

1:15PM -2:54PM

SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

US

DOL

1:30PM -3:09PM

HIKAWA MARU

JP

DOL

2:15PM -4:30PM

INSIDE MEN

KR

DOL

2:45PM -4:45PM

TBA

DOL

3:00PM -4:19PM

TRANSCEND + A-FRAME

US

2:15PM -3:33PM

A SMALL LIFE + IM/ PERFECTION + OCCASIONALLY I SAW GLIMPSES OF HAWAII

JP, US

DOL

3:15PM -4:46PM

YOURSELF AND YOURS

KR

3:30PM -5:21PM

FIRE AT SEA

3:30PM -5:02PM

3:00PM -5:04PM

CALL OF HEROES

HK

DOL

3:45PM -5:24PM

3:00PM -4:38PM

CINEMA ANGEL

JP

KAP

4:00PM -6:27PM

SOUL ON A STRING

3:30PM -5:02PM

GAZA SURF CLUB

DE

DOL

5:00PM -7:00PM

TBA

3:30PM -5:23PM

WHAT A WONDERFUL FAMILY!

JP

DOL

5:00PM -6:43PM

A NEW MOON OVER TOHOKU

CA

KAP

4:15PM -5:47PM

THE EAGLE HUNTRESS

US

DOL

5:15PM -6:50PM

DOL

GIVEN + ALOHA FOR INDO

AU, US

DOL

KNIFE IN THE CLEAR WATER

CN

4:15PM -5:47PM 4:30PM -6:18PM

AT CAFÉ 6

TW

DOL

5:15PM -7:09PM

LINE WALKER

HK

DOL

HPU

5:45PM -8:31PM

THE BLUE HEARTS

JP

DOL

I, DANIEL BLAKE

UK

DOL

TIES THAT BIND + STAND TALL

AS, GU, MP, WAI US

KAP

12:00PM -1:40PM

MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS

US

PAL

DOL

2:30PM -4:09PM

HIKAWA MARU

JP

PAL

IT

DOL

3:00PM -4:38PM

CINEMA ANGEL

JP

WAI

GIVEN + ALOHA FOR INDO

AU, US

DOL

5:15PM -6:47PM

GAZA SURF CLUB

DE

WAI

THE TIGER HUNTER

US

DOL

5:30PM -6:27PM

ALOHA FROM LAVALAND

US

PAL

DDT

7:15PM -9:16PM

TOTO

US, PH

WAI

DOL

7:30PM -9:09PM

THE TIGER HUNTER

US

PAL

CN

6:00PM -7:41PM

BITTERSWEET

JP

DOL

7:00PM -8:57PM

THE LAUNDRYMAN

TW

DDT

6:00PM -8:02PM

AFTER THE STORM

JP

7:15PM -9:30PM

CREEPY

JP

DOL

6:15PM -8:00PM

REAL LIFE: DOCUMENTARY JP, US SHORTS

7:30PM -9:20PM

YOUR NAME.

JP

DOL

7:30PM -9:13PM

SADAKO VS. KAYAKO

JP

KAP

6:15PM -7:54PM

THE TIGER HUNTER

8:00PM -9:56PM

MOONLIGHT

US

DOL

8:15PM -10:15PM

TBA

THE FREEDOM TO MARRY

US

DOL

4:15PM -5:52PM

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THE BODYGUARD

CN

DOL

US

DOL

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 12:00PM -1:47PM

DOL

4:00PM -5:31PM

12:00PM -1:40PM

DOL

HK

DOL

PAL

GAZA SURF CLUB

SPARROW + A CONVERSATION WITH SIMON YAM

US

JP

5:45PM -7:17PM

5:30PM -7:32PM

FINDING KUKAN

BITTERSWEET

5:15PM -7:39PM

DOL

3:45PM -5:05PM

8:00PM -9:41PM

DDT

CA

DOL

WAI

PAL

KR

DOL

PAL

KR

JP

FOURTH PLACE

CA

US

QUEEN OF WALKING

THE AGE OF SHADOWS

1:45PM -3:49PM

I AM THE BLUES

TRANSCEND + A-FRAME

8:00PM -9:33PM

CINEMA ANGEL

KAP

3:45PM -5:20PM

6:00PM -7:19PM

3:30PM -5:08PM

MIXED MATCH

DOL

WAI

DOL

US

DOL

US

WAI

MELE MURALS

JP

MELE MURALS

US

5:30PM -6:41PM

MY KOREAN TEACHER

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 6:00PM -7:11PM

POISONING PARADISE + ISLAND EARTH

DOL

3:30PM -5:13PM

PAL

2:30PM -4:27PM

US

DOL

WAI

US

PAL

HEARING IS BELIEVING

CH

AU, US

MELE MURALS

WAI

1:30PM -3:14PM

BUNKER 77

GIVEN + ALOHA FOR INDO

7:00PM -8:11PM

CA

5:45PM -7:30PM

3:15PM -4:46PM

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 7:00PM -8:32PM

US

2:00PM -3:41PM

TH

BIG ISLAND AND KAUAI SCHEDULE

A NEW MOON OVER TOHOKU

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PRODUCER

SNAP

UHM

MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS

QUEEN OF WALKING

5:00PM -6:42PM

HK

1:00PM -2:43PM

1:45PM -2:45PM

DOL

PORT OF CALL

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19

1:30PM -3:03PM

DOL

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 3:00PM -5:01PM

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THE LAST PRINCESS HAWAII PREMIERE

SOUTH KOREA 2016 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 127M DIRECTOR: HUR JIN-HO 3-NOV 8:00 PM DOL · 19-NOV 8:00 PM PAL From director Hur Jin-ho (DANGEROUS LIAISONS, 2012) comes the incredible story of the last princess of Korea. Under the oppressive Japanese colonial rule, Deok-hye (played

by Son Ye-jin), the last Princess of the declining Joseon Dynasty, is forced to move to Japan along with her older brother. Deok-hye desperately misses her people would do anything to return home. However she is kept in isolation in Japan, and her efforts are in vain. But when her childhood sweetheart Jang-han appears in disguise as an imperial officer, her hopes for freedom and her return to her country are rekindled. Based on the heartbreaking, and uplifting true story, THE LAST PRINCESS is one of the most powerful Korean films of the year.

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AUSTRALIA 2016 | ENGLISH | 129M DIRECTOR: GARTH DAVIS

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9-NOV 8:00 PM DOL · 13-NOV 12:00 PM DOL Five-year-old Saroo is separated from his mother when he falls asleep on a train and wakes up thousands of miles away in Calcutta. He must fend for himself via dumpster diving and evade captors lurking in the mean streets until he ends up in an orphanage, and is soon adopted by an Australian couple (David Wenham and Nicole Kidman).

Twenty-five years later, armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, Saroo (played with great emotional depth by SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE’s Dev Patel) sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home. Also starring Rooney Mara, LION (adapted from Saroo Brierley’s amazing memoir) is where determination and family bonds beat with a mighty heart.

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YOUR NAME. HAWAII PREMIERE

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 105M DIRECTOR: MAKOTO SHINKAI 13-NOV 7:30 PM DOL Buzzworthy director Makoto Shinkai’s latest film is the gorgeously animated YOUR NAME. Mitsuha and Taki are total strangers living completely different lives. When Mitsuha makes a wish to leave her mountain town for the bustling city of Tokyo, they become mysteriously connected: she dreams she is a boy living in Tokyo, while Taki dreams he is a girl from a rural town. What is the meaning of this new connection, and how will it bring them together?

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FILM PROGRAM

1000 HANDS OF THE GURU: SAVING BHUTAN’S SACRED ARTS

95 AND 6 TO GO

THE AGE OF SHADOWS

APOCALYPSE CHILD

UNITED STATES PREMIERE

FESTIVAL PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

MADE IN HAWAII

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHILIPPINES

DOCUMENTARIES

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 86M DIRECTOR: KIMI TAKESUE

SOUTH KOREA 2016 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 139M DIRECTOR: KIM JEE-WOON

PHILIPPINES 2015 | TAGALOG W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 95M DIRECTOR: MARIO CORNEJO

5-NOV 8:15PM DOL · 6-NOV 8:00PM DOL

5-NOV 8:30PM DOL · 9-NOV 8:30PM DOL · 12-NOV 7:30PM KAP 19-NOV 5:15 PM WAI

5-NOV 4:30PM DOL · 7-NOV 3:00PM DOL

HONG KONG SAR CHINA, BHUTAN, NETHERLANDS 2016 | ENGLISH | 66M DIRECTOR: TOBIAS REEUWIJK 8-NOV 6:00PM DOL · 10-NOV 3:30PM DOL The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small Vajrayana Buddhist country in the foothills of the Himalayas. A large part of their heritage is the use of thangkas – intricately painted scrolls that aid in meditation and act as a form of spiritual and historical storytelling. Bhutan’s Royal Princess gets unexpected help from an American art conservationist in a race against time to save the ancient paintings in a country which is rapidly becoming more modern. Director Tobias Reeuwijk and the Princess of Bhutan will be in attendance.

Award-winning filmmaker Kimi Takesue turns the camera on her resilient grandfather who has lived in Honolulu for nearly a century. As she captures the cadence of Grandpa Tom’s daily life, he shares his life story of immigration, love, loss, and endurance. Shot over six years, this intimate meditation on family and absence expands the vernacular of the home movie to consider how history is accumulated in the everyday and how sparks of humor and creativity can animate an ordinary life.

Set in the late 1920s, THE AGE OF SHADOWS follows the cat-and-mouse game between resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.

Caught in a dilemma, a Korean-born Japanese police officer contends with his actual situation and his instinct to support a greater cause. Breaking box office records, famed director Kim Jee Woon’s latest film is Korea’s official Academy Award foreign film entry.

Ford, a surfing instructor from the Philippines, has been told his whole life that he’s the son of Francis Ford Coppola and that he was conceived during the on-location filming of APOCALYPSE NOW. He has wasted his youth waiting as his mother petitions the director to acknowledge Ford as his son. As the surfing season ends, Ford is forced to confront his past actions, inactions, and the stories of his life.

AFTER SPRING, THE TAMAKI FAMILY...

AFTER THE STORM

APPRENTICE

AT CAFÉ 6

UNITED STATES PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

HAWAII PREMIERE

SPOTLIGHT ON TAIWAN

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHOWCASE

SPOTLIGHT ON TAIWAN

TAIWAN, JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE, TAIWANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 96M DIRECTOR: HUANG YIN-YU

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES |117M DIRECTOR: HIROKAZU KORE-EDA

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH, MALAY W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 115M DIRECTOR: BOO JUNFENG

TAIWAN 2016 | MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 103M DIRECTOR: NEAL WU

7-NOV 6:15PM DOL · 11-NOV 11:15AM DOL

4-NOV 8:30PM DOL · 12-NOV 6:00PM DOL

10-NOV 8:30PM DOL · 13-NOV 1:15PM DOL

9-NOV 8:15PM DDT · 12-NOV 4:30PM DOL

On a warm spring day in 2015, the Tamaki family – the largest immigrant family on Okinawa’s Yaeyama Island – takes a journey back to the home they’d left before World War II: Taiwan. Little by little, the visit steers them out of the disorientation of their memory and identity. Filmed entirely by the Tamaki’s grandson, a rock singer from Tokyo, this heartwarming film spans 80 years in the life of one diverse East Asian family.

Award-winning director Hirokazu Kore-eda returns with a powerful tale of family ties broken and remade. The brilliant Hiroshi Abe stars as Ryota, a struggling novelist who works as a private detective. Fighting a serious gambling problem and estranged from his ex-wife, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son – until a stormy summer night finally offers them a chance.

Aiman is a 28-year-old Malay correctional officer who recently transferred to the territory’s top prison. At his new workplace, Aiman begins to take an interest in the charismatic 65-year-old sergeant Rahim – the long-serving chief executioner of the prison. When Rahim’s assistant suddenly quits, he asks Aiman to become his apprentice. Aiman knows that his father was executed by Rahim. Will Aiman shun this haunted past to take over as the next chief executioner?

After her car breaks down, Miss Liang seeks refuge at a coffee shop called Cafe 6. To pass the time, the shop owner shares a story about his youth in 1996, when Min-lu and Bo-zhi were inseparable. Min-lu is secretly in love with Xin-rui, while Bo-zhi is attracted to Xin-rui’s best friend Xin-yi. While the four teenagers share a close friendship, they wonder: can they still stay committed to one another after graduation?

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THE BAIT UNITED STATES PREMIERE

SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA INDIA 2016 | BENGALI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 88M DIRECTOR: BUDDHADEB DASGUPTA 6-NOV 5:45PM DOL · 8-NOV 3:30PM DOL THE BAIT follows three characters: a nomadic girl supporting her family as a street performer; a worn-out postman who decides to live his life in a tree; and a royal descendant thriving on his long lost glories and trying to impress people as a tiger hunter. Failing multiple attempts, this “king” comes up with an unusual bait...Set in rural India, THE BAIT deftly uses poetic storytelling and allegory to explore societal structures and injustice.

FILM PROGRAM

BELIEF: THE POSSESSION OF JANET MOSES HAWAII PREMIERE

PACIFIC SHOWCASE NEW ZEALAND 2015 | ENGLISH | 89M DIRECTOR: DAVID STUBBS 11-NOV 8:15PM DOL · 13-NOV 11:15AM DOL BELIEF: THE POSSESSION OF JANET MOSES is a documentary film that lifts the veil of secrecy on what became known as “The Wainuiomata exorcism” – a true story of how both love and fear could drive a New Zealand family to unwittingly kill one of their own. Using vivid reenactments grounded in police testimony, the film explores cultural beliefs intersecting with the modern criminal justice system.

THE BLUE HEARTS

THE BODYGUARD

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JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 161M DIRECTOR: KEN IIZUKA, TEN SHIMOYAMA, NOBORU IGUCHI, TAKASHI SHIMIZU, SHINICHI KUDO, LEE SANG-IL

CHINA 2015 | MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 92M DIRECTOR: YUE SONG

8-NOV 3:00 PM DOL - 13-NOV 5:45 PM DOL The Pixies, The Cure, Sonic Youth, Nirvana – epic ‘80s & ‘90s rock bands that informed a generation and changed rock forever. But to this list we must add The Blue Hearts, the seminal Japanese punk band that shaped an entire generation of Japanese youth. A love letter to the band, THE BLUE HEARTS is a hilarious, touching, weird and wonderful omnibus of 6 short films each based on a different Blue Hearts song.

Channeling the best of old-school Hong Kong action movies into his street-fighting extravaganza, Yue Song clearly loves action and mindless fun, two things in this film that come together as seamlessly as his character Wu-Lin’s mullet and headband. Ancient kung-fu clans, superhuman powers, colorful characters, gangsters with hundreds of cannon fodder subordinates, laser gates, and secret-training bunkers come together to create an on-screen spectacle that plays like a 1980s kid’s kung-fu fever dream. -NYAFF

5-NOV 5:30PM DOL · 11-NOV 4:15PM DOL

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BITTERSWEET

BLOOD STRIPE

THE BOOK PEDDLER

A BRIDE FOR RIP VAN WINKLE

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EAT. DRINK. FILM.

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SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 96M DIRECTOR: SHOGO KUSANO

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 92M DIRECTOR: REMY AUBERJONOIS

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 108M DIRECTOR: KENICHI OMORI

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 179M DIRECTOR: SHUNJI IWAI

9-NOV 5:45PM DOL · 13-NOV 6:00PM DOL · 18-NOV 8:00PM PAL

6-NOV 7:15PM DOL · 8-NOV 3:45PM DOL

10-NOV 5:30PM DOL · 12-NOV 11:30AM DOL · 13-NOV 12:30PM KAP

5-NOV 8:00PM DOL · 7-NOV 7:45PM DOL

Maki has it all, except a boyfriend, and well...cooking skills. She also absolutely hates vegetables. One day she meets Nagisa, and is immediately smitten.

There’s a problem: Nagisa is gay and a vegetarian! Nagisa agrees to be Maki’s fake boyfriend, but she must eat everything he cooks for her. Lucky for Maki, Nagisa is a vegetarian masterchef. BITTERSWEET may be the most delicious and hilarious vegetarian foodie film you’ll ever see.

For soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, the battle is often not left on the field. Focusing on PTSD and the effects of war, BLOOD STRIPE follows one woman as she struggles with adjusting back to civilian life in Minnesota.

When ‘Sergeant’ returns home from her final tour, she finds she just can’t cope with daily life. Retreating to a summer camp from her childhood, she seeks to exorcise her demons and find peace at last.

Uwajima is a picturesque island city in southern Japan with a rich history.

Suzume provides one of the city’s most unique services: library book bicycle delivery. Along with her fellow ‘book peddlers’, Suzume spends her days riding across the island dropping off books to grateful patrons. But when a book needed for the town’s 400th anniversary celebration goes missing, the book delivery team must pull out all the stops to save the celebration and their jobs!

The latest film from acclaimed director Shunji Iwai (ALL ABOUT LILY CHOUCHOU, HANA & ALICE) is an ethereal tale of life, love, and loneliness in modern Japan. 20-something Nanami is floating through life when she meets and marries Tetsuya. But when she meets the enigmatic Amuro, her world is turned upside down. And when he gets her a job as a housekeeper with an elusive girl named Mashiro, Nanami’s entire sense of reality is changed forever…

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BUNKER 77

CALL OF HEROES

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THE CINEMA TRAVELLERS

COME DRINK WITH ME

SURF CINEMA

SPOTLIGHT ON HONG KONG

SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA

FILMMAKER IN FOCUS: CHENG PEI PEI

SWITZERLAND 2016 | ENGLISH | 86M DIRECTOR: TAKUJI MASUDA

HONG KONG SAR CHINA 2016 | CANTONESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 119M DIRECTOR: BENNY CHAN

INDIA 2016 | ENGLISH, HINDI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 96M DIRECTOR: SHIRLEY ABRAHAM, AMIT MADHESHIYA

9-NOV 5:45PM DOL · 11-NOV 3:15PM DOL

4-NOV 6:30PM DOL · 8-NOV 08:00PM DOL · 12-NOV 3:00PM DOL

5-NOV 6:00PM DOL · 9-NOV 3:15PM DOL

HONG KONG SAR CHINA 1966 | MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 95M DIRECTOR: KING HU

This is the wild true story of an American rebel seeking freedom, love, and authenticity in a chaotic world. Bunker Spreckels – Clark Gable’s stepson and heir to a sugar fortune – became a controversial surf star in the late ‘60s by riding very short boards in Hawaii and on a trip in South Africa. When Bunker mentored skateboard legend Tony Alva and collaborated with film auteur Kenneth Anger, his surreal persona blazed to uncontainable proportions.

Hong Kong director Benny Chan (SHAOLIN) is back with an action-packed kung fu epic for the ages! Early 20th century, southern China: warlords loom over small town Pucheng. Warden Yang (Lau Ching Wan) and his men work to protect Pucheng from threats on all sides. But when the son of an evil warlord (Louis Koo) arrives and commits an unspeakable act, Yang must decide between upholding justice and protecting those he loves at all costs!

Cinema lorries have brought the wonder of the movies to remote villages in India for years. Seven decades on, as cinema projectors crumble and film reels become scarce, patrons are lured by slick digital technology.

Can a benevolent showman, a shrewd exhibitor and a maverick projector mechanic keep the last traveling cinemas of the world running? THE CINEMA TRAVELLERS chronicles this dying art form and culture in an ever-changing and modernizing India.

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6-NOV 3:00PM DOL · 9-NOV 3:30PM DOL One of the most seminal wuxia films, this Shaw Bros. classic from legendary director King Hu features a command performance by Cheng Pei Pei. The governor sends his daughter and martial arts master Golden Swallow to rescue her kidnapped brother. Helped by Drunken Cat – the protagonists fight their way through a group of bandits. First screening followed by a panel discussion with Cheng Pei Pei, in person! Co-presented by the AFA Academy with financial support from Create HK and the HK FDF of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

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THE CALLING FROM THE HEAVEN

CINEMA ANGEL

COOKING FOR TWO

CREEPY

MADE IN HAWAII

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

FILMMAKER IN FOCUS: CHENG PEI PEI

FANTASTIC ASIA

JAPAN, UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH, JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 79M DIRECTOR: NAGASHIMA KAZUYOSHI

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 93M DIRECTOR: HIDEYUKI TOKIGAWA

CHINA, HONG KONG SAR CHINA, UNITED STATES 2014 | ENGLISH | 72M DIRECTOR: HARRY YUAN

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 130M DIRECTOR: KIYOSHI KUROSAWA

6-NOV 12:00PM DOL · 7-NOV 5:30PM DOL · 12-NOV 3:00PM KAP 19-NOV 3:30 PM PAL · 20-NOV 3:00 PM WAI

7-NOV 3:30PM UHM

7-NOV 8:30PM DOL · 13-NOV 7:15PM DOL

4-NOV 6:15PM DOL · 5-NOV 12:45PM DOL This touching documentary chronicles the life of Rikiya Asai, a painter with cerebral palsy who inspires the world with his innovative and humanistic art.

Miwako, his mother and caretaker, is his biggest supporter. She has devoted her life to raising Rikiya, having moved from Japan to Hawaii when he was just a child. Miwako now faces the challenge of preparing her son to be financially sustainable as well as for a future without her...

Asuka works in the oldest movie theatre in Japan. But, after 122 years, difficult times are forcing the cinema to close its doors. During the final week, staff and patrons muse over its impact on the community and their lives, while Asuka encounters a strange apparition in the halls... A love letter to the Daikokuza cinema and independent theaters around the globe, the film was entirely shot in the real-life Daikokuza before it closed in 2014.

When TV chef Marsha’s ratings begin to slip, internet cooking star Rick is hired to ‘mix it up’ in the studio kitchen. Their new show combines Marsha’s slow-cooking with Rick’s shortcuts; will this be a recipe for success or a total disaster? This Pan-Asian foodie musical showcases the talents of Marsha Yuan and is directed by up-and-comer Harry Yuan – both children of legendary actress Cheng Pei Pei, who serves as producer and also has a cameo in the film. Co-presented by the AFA Academy with financial support from Create HK and the HK FDF of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

The latest film from award-winning maestro Kiyoshi Kurosawa (CURE, TOKYO SONATA, JOURNEY TO THE SHORE), CREEPY harks back to his thriller genre roots. After a fatal incident on the police force, criminal psychologist Takakura has retired to a quiet life as a university professor. But when he and his wife begin to have very strange encounters with their next door neighbor, Takakura begins to get suspicious about what his neighbor is really up to...

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DEAREST SISTER

DESIGN DISRUPTORS

THE EAGLE HUNTRESS

FINDING KUKAN

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DOCUMENTARIES

DOCUMENTARIES

MADE IN HAWAII

LAOS, FRANCE, ESTONIA 2016 | THAI, ESTONIAN, ENGLISH, LAO W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 100M DIRECTOR: MATTIE DO

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 75M DIRECTOR: MATT D’AVELLA

UNITED STATES 2016 | KAZAKH W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 87M DIRECTOR: OTTO BELL

10-NOV 6:00PM DOL

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UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH, MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 75M DIRECTOR: ROBIN LUNG

5-NOV 3:15PM DOL · 9-NOV 3:30PM DOL

The future of business is being written by companies and products that – intentionally or not – shake up billion-dollar industries. From a never-before-seen perspective, DESIGN DISRUPTORS explores the world of more than fifteen of these industry-toppling companies, which are valued at more than $1 trillion dollars combined, and their one unifying secret advantage: the transformative power of cutting-edge, customer-centric product design.

Executive produced and narrated by STAR WARS’s Daisy Ridley, THE EAGLE HUNTRESS is the story of 13 year old Aisholpan. She trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter. A male dominated tradition, Aisholpan’s father believes that a girl can do anything a boy can. After months of training her eagle with her father, Aisholpan is ready to test her abilities and enters a renowned competition to face off against the greatest eagle hunters in Mongolia.

5-NOV 5:45PM DOL · 11-NOV 3:45PM DOL

DESPERATE SUNFLOWERS

DRAGON INN

FIRE AT SEA

FIRES ON THE PLAIN

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

FILMMAKER IN FOCUS: KING HU

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

ASIAN CINERAMA: ASIAN FILM AWARDS ACADEMY ROADSHOW

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 105M DIRECTOR: HITOMI KUROKI

TAIWAN 1967 | MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 111M DIRECTOR: KING HU

ITALY 2015 | ITALIAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 106M DIRECTOR: GIANFRANCO ROSI

JAPAN 2014 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 108M DIRECTOR: SHINYA TSUKAMOTO

4-NOV 05:30PM DOL

5-NOV 1:00PM DDT

6-NOV 5:00PM DOL · 13-NOV 3:30PM DOL

6-NOV 12:45PM DOL

Straight-laced attorney Tetsuko Yoshida is unsatisfied with both her work and personal life. One day, her cousin Natsuko Kimura visits Tetsuko to demand financial compensation for breaking off a wedding engagement. Since childhood, Tetsuko has strongly disliked Natsuko, who’s her polar opposite.

Although it’s been many years since they last met, Tetsuko ends up at the mercy of scheming Natsuko and works to get her client out of trouble time and time again...

Chinese wuxia (martial arts) film was never the same after King Hu’s legendary DRAGON INN. Framed by a powerful court eunuch, the minister of defense was executed and his family continues to be pursued by secret police. Meanwhile, a mysterious band of strangers begins to gather at the remote Dragon Gate Inn, where paths (and swords) will cross! This thrilling landmark of film history returns to the screen in a beautiful new digital restoration created from the original negative. This screening is presented by the Doris Duke Theater. Please visit honolulumuseum.org for tickets and information.

Twelve-year-old Samuele lives on an island. He loves his slingshot, hunting and land games, even when everyone around him speaks of the sea and the people who try to cross it. His island is Lampedusa, the most symbolic border of Europe, crossed by thousands of migrants in the last 20 years in search of freedom. This Golden Bear Winner at the Berlin Film Festival is an observational film about the refugee crisis on a tiny Italian island.

Shinya Tsukamoto’s definitive statement on the horrors of war follows Tamura, who has been stranded in the jungles of the Philippines with many others during the waning days of World War II. As Japan’s Imperial Army faces dire conditions, and the men become cut off from communication and sources of food, gruesome realities descend. Some men go insane. Others resort to cannibalism. Amid the brutality and hopelessness, Tamura flees his troop and struggles to survive. The Asian Cinerama is co-organized by the AFA Academy and HIFF with financial support from Create HK and the Hong Kong FDF of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

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A poor village girl travels to Vientiane to care for a rich cousin who has mysteriously lost her sight, and yet somehow gained the ability to communicate with the dead. When she realizes that her cousin is receiving messages from spirits that allow her to win the lottery, she must choose between nursing her cousin back to health, or keeping her new source of income. DEAREST SISTER is an atmospheric morality tale that will draw you in.

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FINDING KUKAN investigates the story of Chinese Hawaii-born Li Ling-Ai and the “lost” Oscar-winning film KUKAN, a 1941 color documentary about World War II China. Filmmaker Robin Lung goes on a 7-year quest to uncover the truth behind Li’s involvement: did racial and gender discrimination preclude her much-deserved producing credit? Lung’s discovery of a damaged film print helps tell this inspirational story about Li, her cameraman (Honolulu Advertiser photographer Rey Scott), and a film that helped change the course of history.

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FORBIDDEN CITY, U.S.A.

FORÊT DEBUSSY

FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON

GIVEN

DOCUMENTARIES

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EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

SURF CINEMA

UNITED STATES 1989 | ENGLISH | 56M DIRECTOR: ARTHUR DONG

TAIWAN 2016 | MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 94M DIRECTOR: KUO CHENG-CHUI

FRANCE 2016 | FRENCH W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 125M DIRECTOR: NICOLE GARCIA

AUSTRALIA 2016 | ENGLISH | 75M DIRECTOR: JESS BIANCHI

13-NOV 1:00PM DDT

10-NOV 6:30PM DOL · 11-NOV 12:45PM DOL

7-NOV 8:45PM DOL · 11-NOV 6:15PM DOL

12-NOV 4:15PM DOL · 13-NOV 3:30PM DOL · 17-NOV 7:00 PM WAI

Newly remastered, this classic film by Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Arthur Dong takes you inside the glamorous world of Chinatown nightclubs in San Francisco and the golden age of Asian American lounge music. After its world premiere at HIFF 1989, the film was bestowed as “Best Documentary of the Decade” in HIFF 1997. Director Dong will present his new companion book for the film as well as a dance performance by the still-vivacious Grant Ave Follies dancers.

After The Daughter lost her beloved husband and son, The Mother decided to take her away to the forest where no one could ever find them, believing it is the only possible way for her daughter to survive. However, despite the isolation, they can never escape from themselves. In the endless forest, their journey has just begun…

Set after World War II, FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON (adapted from Milena Angus’ novel) spans twenty years in the life of a passionate, free-spirited woman named Gabrielle (Oscar winner Marion Cotillard) who is in a marriage of convenience to a man who had been kind to her family during the war.

Constantly ill, she goes to a spa to recover and eventually begin an illicit and passionate affair with another war veteran...

Told through the visceral experience of a six-year-old, GIVEN follows legendary surfers Aamion and Daize Goodwin from their home of Kauai to their quest for surf and to fulfill a calling handed down through generations. Set in stunningly visual earthscapes in fifteen countries, GIVEN blooms into a tender exploration of a boy’s understanding of life through his familial bonds and their reverence for nature.

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ALOHA FOR INDO DIRECTOR: ELLIOT LUCAS

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FOURTH PLACE

THE FREEDOM TO MARRY

HARMONIUM

HEADSHOT

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

DOCUMENTARIES

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

FANTASTIC ASIA

SOUTH KOREA 2015 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 119M DIRECTOR: JUNG JI-WOO

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 86M DIRECTOR: EDDIE ROSENSTEIN

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 118M DIRECTOR: KOJI FUKADA

INDONESIA 2016 | INDONESIAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 117M DIRECTOR: TIMO TJAHJANTO, KIMO STAMBOEL

5-NOV 8:30PM DOL · 11-NOV 1:45PM DOL

9-NOV 6:15PM DOL · 11-NOV 4:00PM DOL

5-NOV 6:00PM DOL · 11-NOV 8:00PM DOL

9-NOV 8:45PM DOL · 11-NOV 8:45PM DOL

Elementary school student Junho always places fourth in swimming competitions. While this doesn’t really bother Junho, his mother is obsessed with his swimming career and is willing to go to any lengths to have him win. When she finds a former pro-swimmer to coach him, it seems like the solution to all their problems. But when bruises start to appear on Junho’s body, the family must question the costs of coming in first place.

At once epic and intimate, THE FREEDOM TO MARRY is the untold story of the same-sex marriage movement seen through Evan Wolfson, as he went on to lead one of the most successful civil rights campaigns of our time. Beginning his journey with the first case in Hawaii decades ago, this war-room styled film follows Wolfson as he and his key colleagues finally take their thrilling quest to win before the United States Supreme Court.

Internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Koji Fukada (HOSPITALITE) returns with an intimate and disturbing portrayal of a family come undone. Toshio (Kanji Furutachi) and his wife live a quiet life with their young daughter, while Toshio runs a small metalworking shop from their home. When an old friend Yasaka (Tadanobu Asano) appears at the door one day fresh from prison, Toshio takes him in, leading to drastic consequences for the entire family...

Iko Uwais (THE RAID) stars as a nameless Amnesiac with no idea about who he is or anything about his past. Helped by a student doctor Ailin, “Ishmael” tries to recover his memory but not before his former self as a ferocious killing machine catches up with him. When corrupt drug lord Lee kidnaps Ailin as an act of revenge, “Ishmael” must battle various skilled henchmen while trying to finally piece together his past identity.

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HEARING IS BELIEVING HAWAII PREMIERE

SOUND X VISION UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 100M DIRECTOR: LORENZO DESTEFANO 8-NOV 5:45PM DOL · 11-NOV 1:30PM DOL Born months premature, Rachel Flowers lost her eyesight due to Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). At age two, she began picking up melodies from her musician parents and was soon playing every song she heard. The child had perfect pitch. Rachel’s joyous and free-flowing love of song is a result of her innate talent and the love of her supportive family. Grammy winners Stevie Wonder, Dweezil Zappa, and Arturo Sandoval make appearances in this inspiring survivor story about hope and creativity. Director Lorenzo DeStefano and Rachel Flowers will be in attendance.

HENTAI KAMEN 2: THE ABNORMAL CRISIS

I, DANIEL BLAKE

INDIVISIBLE

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

FILM FOR THOUGHT

FANTASTIC ASIA

UNITED KINGDOM 2016 | ENGLISH | 100M DIRECTOR: KEN LOACH

UNITED STATES, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, MEXICO 2016 | ENGLISH, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 79M DIRECTOR: HILARY LINDER

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JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 119M DIRECTOR: YUICHI FUKUDA 6-NOV 7:30PM DOL · 11-NOV 8:30PM DOL HENTAI KAMEN is back! And this time he’s having a very Abnormal Crisis.

Just when the beloved Hentai Kamen thought he had defeated his nemesis, a new enemy appears, and he’s stealing all of the panties in Japan! When his girlfriend is kidnapped by the evildoers, Hentai Kamen must go to extreme lengths and endure special pervert training to get her back. But how will he activate his pervert powers without any panties?

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When an ill carpenter finds himself in need of state welfare, he meets a desperate single mother who needs the same thing. Together, the duo discovers that negotiating through the red tape is a challenge. Celebrated British director Ken Loach, known for his socially critical directing style, has crafted an emphatic drama that serves as a blunt welfare state polemic. The film won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

9-NOV 6:00PM DOL · 10-NOV 4:00PM DOL While immigration reform has become a hot topic, one group has emerged at the forefront of the debate: undocumented young adults and teens raised in the U.S. Known as the ‘Dreamers’, these young people have been raised as Americans, but without the rights of citizenship. INDIVISIBLE follows three young Dreamers as they struggle with the separation from their deported families and fight for a path to citizenship through immigration reform and the Dream Act.

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HIKAWA MARU

I AM THE BLUES

INSIDE MEN

IT AIN’T PRETTY

FILM FOR THOUGHT

SOUND X VISION

ASIAN CINERAMA: ASIAN FILM AWARDS ACADEMY ROADSHOW

SURF CINEMA

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 94M DIRECTOR: SHUNJI OGA

CANADA 2016 | ENGLISH | 106M DIRECTOR: DANIEL CROSS

SOUTH KOREA 2015 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 130M DIRECTOR: WOO MIN-HO

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 70M DIRECTOR: DAYLA SOUL

5-NOV 3:00PM DOL · 13-NOV 1:30PM DOL · 20-NOV 2:30 PM PAL

9-NOV 8:30PM DOL · 11-NOV 3:45PM DOL

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4-NOV 6:00PM DOL · 5-NOV 3:45PM DOL

From veteran anime director Shunji Oga comes the epic tale of the legendary Japanese ocean liner, the Hikawa Maru. Young Jiro watches from ashore as the Hikawa Maru leaves on its maiden voyage in 1930. Captivated, he sets his sights on the ship, and by luck lands a job among the ship’s crew. But when WWII strikes, the Hikawa Maru is requisitioned by the military as a hospital and rescue vessel. Will Jiro and the Hikawa Maru survive the war?

IAM THE BLUES takes the audience on a musical journey through the swamps of the Louisiana Bayou, the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta and Moonshine soaked BBQs in the North Mississippi Hill Country. The film visits the last original blues devils – many in their 80s, still living in the deep south, working without management and touring the Chitlin’ Circuit. Let Bobby Rush, Lazy Lester and their friends awaken the blues in all of us.

A former political henchman seeks revenge after he is fired by a ruthless politician in this taut Korean political thriller. After getting his hand cut for stealing from a political slush fund started by a corrupt newspaper tycoon and politician, Ahn Sang-woo (Korean superstar Lee Byung-hun) plots his revenge to take them down. Meanwhile, an ambitious prosecutor finds out Ahn’s plan and offers an unorthodox partnership that could start an all-out war. The Asian Cinerama is co-organized by the AFA Academy and HIFF with financial support from Create HK and the Hong Kong FDF of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

Surfing in the Bay Area is not the sunny, bikini-babe lifestyle of popular culture. It is cold, foggy, and a natural habitat for great white sharks. Featuring Ocean Beach surfer Bianca Valenti’s journey from childhood prodigy to worldclass big wave charger, IT AIN’T PRETTY shatters the shallow and sexualized images of female surfers in the media and empowers a new generation of girls to live their dreams.

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KIVALINA

KNIFE IN THE CLEAR WATER

LISTEN TO ME MARLON

LOVERS ARE WET

PACIFIC SHOWCASE

SPOTLIGHT ON CHINA

DOCUMENTARIES

FANTASTIC ASIA

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 70M DIRECTOR: GINA ABATEMARCO

CHINA 2016 | MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 92M DIRECTOR: WANG XUEBO

UNITED STATES 2014 | ENGLISH | 102M DIRECTOR: STEVAN RILEY

JAPAN 1973 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 77M DIRECTOR: TATSUMI KUMASHIRO

3-NOV 6:15 PM DOL · 5-NOV 1:15PM DOL

9-NOV 5:30PM DDT · 13-NOV 5:15PM DOL

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9-NOV 9:15PM DOL· 10-NOV 9:30PM DOL

KIVALINA tells the story of an Inupiaq Eskimo tribe whose island is disappearing into the Alaskan Arctic. The film begins its telling a century after the tribe’s once-nomadic ancestors were resettled by the government onto a tiny island made of silt, sand, and permafrost. With no resources to move and only a precarious sea wall to protect them, the community struggles to maintain their way of life within a harsh landscape and a system that fails them.

In mountainous Ningxia province, old Ma Zishan and his son begin the mourning period of the former’s wife. Loved by everyone in the village and the family, the family’s only bull becomes the son’s target sacrifice for his mother’s disappearance ceremony. Zishan’s prayers and the local Imam’s guidance haven’t helped to ease his worries for the animal. One morning, the old bull stops eating and drinking. Has it seen the knife in the clear water?

As a red-hot comet, Marlon Brando exploded onto silverscreens in the 1950s and forever changed film acting and the perception of masculinity in popular culture. He then withdrew from the public eye as his life and career became Hollywood myths – until now. LISTEN TO ME MARLON is the definitive Brando cinema documentary, entirely in his own voice. Using hundreds of hours of personal audio recordings, we piece together an image of the man behind the legend.

In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Japanese ‘Roman Porno’ genre, film company Nikkatsu has released new titles in the style of the famed 1970s films under the ‘Roman Porno Reboot’ series. As part of the Festival’s celebration of these new releases, HIFF presents the classic 1970s film by Roman Porno Master Tatsumi Kumashiro. Katsu, a fugitive youth on the run from the yakuza, returns to his birthplace and begins an affair with the cinema owner.

Will play as a double feature with Roman Porno Reboot WET WOMAN IN THE WIND. For MATURE AUDIENCES only.

THE LAUNDRYMAN

LINE WALKER

MAD WORLD

MASAAN

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TAIWAN 2015 | MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 112M DIRECTOR: LEE CHUNG

HONG KONG SAR CHINA 2016 | CANTONESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 104M DIRECTOR: JAZZ BOON

HONG KONG SAR CHINA 2016 | CANTONESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 101M DIRECTOR: WONG CHUN

INDIA 2015 | HINDI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 103M DIRECTOR: NEERAJ GHAYWAN

7-NOV 6:00PM DOL · 13-NOV 7:00PM DDT

6-NOV 6:15PM DOL · 13-NOV 5:15PM DOL

4-NOV 8:15 PM DOL · 8-NOV 8:30PM DOL

5-NOV 01:30PM DOL

Killer for hire working for sham laundromat ‘No 1, Greenfield Lane’ (Joseph Chang) has a haunting problem. Lately, he can’t seem to rid himself of those he brought to an early grave. His boss, the beautiful A-Gu, is concerned about this new development. When A-Gu refers him to cute young psychic LinHsiang, the two discover much more than they bargained for. Before they know it, the ghosts become the least of their concerns...

When undercover agent Ding receives an encrypted message from Blackjack – an alleged undercover agent who has lost contact with the police – she reports it to her superior officer Inspector Q (Francis Ng). In the mission to search for Blackjack, Ding visits a casino where she discovers that the supposedly dead triad leader Foon-hei is surprisingly alive and plotting his comeback. A spinoff of the popular TVB series, LINE WALKER joins the ranks of great Hong Kong crime thrillers.

Top Hong Kong stars Shawn Yue and Eric Tsang star in daring independent drama MAD WORLD, an accomplished film about an unlikely hero who struggles with his mental illness, his sense of failure, and the hurtful ignorance surrounding him. Yue plays a former financial analyst suffering from severe bipolar disorder who is released from a mental health facility back into the reluctant custody of his truck-driver father (Tsang) and the latter’s tiny, claustrophobic apartment.

Four lives intersect along the Ganges: A low caste boy in hopeless love, a daughter ridden with guilt over a tragic sexual encounter, a father with fading morality over a ransom, and a spirited child yearning for a family. All long to escape the moral constructs of a small town. A series of unprecedented events collide in the lives of the characters, releasing unseen desires and reflections. Neeraj Ghaywan’s debut film is the winner of two prestigious prizes in Cannes. The Asian Cinerama is co-organized by the AFA Academy and HIFF with financial support from Create HK and the Hong Kong FDF of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

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A MIDSUMMER’S HAWAIIAN DREAM

MIXED MATCH

MOONLIGHT

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MADE IN HAWAII

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UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 66M DIRECTOR: TADASHI NAKAMURA

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH |85M DIRECTOR: HARRY CASON

CANADA 2016 | ENGLISH | 96M DIRECTOR: JEFF CHIBA STEARNS

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 111M DIRECTOR: BARRY JENKINS

6-NOV 7:00PM IBM · 8-NOV 3:00PM DOL · 12-NOV 5:30PM KAP 17-NOV 7:00PM PAL · 18-NOV 6:00PM WAI

10-NOV 8:15PM DOL

11-NOV 6:15PM DOL · 12-NOV 2:00PM DOL

10-NOV 8:45PM DOL · 13-NOV 8:00PM DOL

This modern retelling of the classic Shakespeare play is made entirely in Hawaii. Now set in an enchanted forest in Hawaii, archaeologists are searching ancient Hawaiian artifacts to activate an injunction against a land developer who wants to build a mall on the site. Kimo Kahoano and Augie T play Hawaiian activists, who, like the faeries in Shakespeare’s play, mettle in the love lives of the main characters, providing them moments of clarity.

While advances in bone marrow transplant technology continue to save the lives of countless people worldwide, one group of people struggle with an unforeseen challenge: those of mixed race origin. Due to the genetic matching requirements, mixed race individuals are beset with a seemingly impossible search to find matching donors. A call to action for hapa and mixed raced donors, MIXED MATCH follows patients and advocates as they search for a solution to this little known global problem.

A young man deals with his dysfunctional home life and comes of age in Miami during the ”War on Drugs” era. This unique coming-of-age story is told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences love while grappling with his sexuality. Anchored by astonishing performances, MOONLIGHT is a groundbreaking exploration of masculinity – an intoxicating piece of cinema that uncovers deep truths about the moments that define us and the ache of love that can last a lifetime.

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A production of Oiwi TV and from the director of JAKE SHIMABUKURO: LIFE ON FOUR STRINGS, MELE MURALS chronicles the transformative, community-building power of graffiti and ancestral wisdom as they converge to create a new cultural expression for Native Hawaiians. Former illegal graffiti maestros turned community artists Estria Miyashiro (aka Estria) and John Hina (aka Prime) collaborate on a daunting art project with a group of Native Hawaiian youth and the rural community of Waimea.

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THE LAKE DIRECTOR: MICHAEL BUIE

MIFUNE - THE LAST SAMURAI

MISBEHAVIOR

MY KOREAN TEACHER

A NEW MOON OVER TOHOKU

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SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

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JAPAN 2016 | ENGLISH, JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 80M DIRECTOR: STEVEN OKAZAKI

SOUTH KOREA 2015 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 81M DIRECTOR: KIM TAE-YONG

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 98M DIRECTOR: YUZO ASAHARA

CANADA 2016 | ENGLISH, JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 98M DIRECTOR: LINDA OHAMA

6-NOV 4:00PM DOL · 13-NOV 11:30AM DOL

6-NOV 8:30PM DOL · 12-NOV 9:00PM DOL

8-NOV 6:15PM DOL · 11-NOV 3:30PM DOL

Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997) is considered the greatest Japanese screen actor.

His collaborations with Akira Kurosawa are the stuff of legend. Just as John Ford and John Wayne elevated the American Western genre, Kurosawa and Mifune transformed the samurai film into bold narratives exploring individuality versus power and repression in Japanese society. Woven with rare archival footage and interviews, the film explores the life of the screen legend and his pivotal role in the evolution of samurai cinema.

Kim Ha-neul stars in this steamy thriller about passion, jealousy, and illicit love at a boys’ high school. Teacher Hyo-joo (Kim) is unhappy. She is the lowest on the totem pole at work, her longterm boyfriend is a complete slacker, and to top it off, a young beautiful teacher named Hae-young has usurped her pending tenure position. But when she meets handsome young student and dancer Jae-ha, she is presented an opportunity for both escape and vengeance.

Yesung of SUPER JUNIOR makes his film debut in an Okinawan romantic comedy with a Korean twist! While on a business trip to Okinawa, Young Ung suddenly learns he is out of a job. Feeling lost, he begins wandering the streets until he is ‘discovered’ by a local schoolmaster looking for a Korean language teacher. Ung is really in over his head, but his luck begins to change when when he meets young mother Sakura...

4-NOV 5:45PM DOL · 6-NOV 12:15PM DOL · 13-NOV 5:00PM KAP 19-NOV 1:00PM PAL

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A NEW MOON OVER TOHOKU is a moving story of human love, survival and old Japanese traditions and customs in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. We hear stories from Tohoku people who finally speak out and break their cultural silence for the first time.

Shot on location over two and a half years in the coastal villages of the three provinces affected by the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear accident.

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ONE DAY

OUT RUN

THE PATRIARCH

A PIECE OF THE CAKE

SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHOWCASE

FILM FOR THOUGHT

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THAILAND 2016 | THAI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 135M DIRECTOR: BANJONG PISANTHANAKUN

UNITED STATES, PHILIPPINES 2016 | ENGLISH, TAGALOG W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 75M DIRECTOR: S. LEO CHIANG, JOHNNY SYMONS

NEW ZEALAND 2016 | ENGLISH | 103M DIRECTOR: LEE TAMAHORI

VANUATU 2016 | BISLAMA W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 74M DIRECTOR: PETER DONOVAN WALKER

5-NOV 8:00PM DOL · 9-NOV 6:15PM DOL · 11-NOV 5:45PM DOL

7-NOV 8:15PM DOL · 10-NOV 3:30PM DOL

10-NOV 5:45PM DOL · 12-NOV 12:15PM DOL

THE PATRIARCH is an evocative family drama based on “Whale Rider” author Witi Ihimaera’s novel “Bulibasha”. Set in 1960s rural New Zealand, two Maori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, battle for supremacy in the shearing sheds and in their own hearts. The youngest Mahana, 14-year-old Simeon, is troubled by the rivalry and begins to unravel the truth behind the longstanding feud. Directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Temuera Morrison (a ONCE WERE WARRIORS reunion!) as the Mahana patriarch.

Life in Vanuatu isn’t an idyllic tropical paradise. For Timothy and his family, life is hard. He can’t pay for his daughter’s school fees, his wife works as a house girl and his unemployed son is a dope user. Timothy’s only hope is the political party he supports, and when the man Timothy has collected votes for becomes a Minister, Timothy thinks his dreams will finally come true – but he isn’t the only supporter looking for work...

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3-NOV 8:15PM DOL · 7-NOV 2:30PM DOL Denchai is down on his luck when it comes to love. He has a crush on Nui, the new girl in the office. On a company trip to Hokkaido, Denchai rings a wishing bell and wishes to fall in love. Soon after, Nui gets into a skiing accident and Denchai rushes her to hospital, where she wakes up with temporary amnesia. Seizing the opportunity, Denchai tells Nui that he’s her boyfriend as they spend one day as a “couple”.

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As leader of the world’s only LGBT political party, Bemz Benedito dreams of being the first transgender woman in the Philippine Congress. But in a predominantly Catholic nation, rallying for LGBT representation is not an easy feat. Bemz and her team of queer political warriors must rethink traditional campaign strategies. Culminating on election day, OUT RUN looks into the challenges LGBT people face as they transition into the mainstream and fight for dignity, legitimacy, and acceptance across the globe.

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OVER THE FENCE

PATERSON

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

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JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 112M DIRECTOR: NOBUHIRO YAMASHITA

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 113M DIRECTOR: JIM JARMUSCH

3-NOV 8:00PM DOL · 11-NOV 5:30PM DOL

5-NOV 5:30PM DOL · 11-NOV 5:45PM DOL

From director Nobuhiro Yamashita (LINDA LINDA LINDA, LA LA LA AT ROCK BOTTOM) comes a quirky romance starring Yu Aoi and Joe Odagiri. Loner Shiraiwa is a bit on the down and out. Unemployed and living in a small apartment, he attends a local vocational school to learn carpentry. One day while out with a friend from school, he meets the beautiful but very strange Satoshi. Unbeknownst to him, his quiet life is about to be seriously interrupted.

Jim Jarmusch’s latest film is about a hardworking bus driver named Paterson (Adam Driver) who also shares the name of the city he lives in. He writes heartfelt poems every day before his shift begins. The history and energy of the city are a tangible presence in the film. Unfolding over a single week, this simply structured film observes the quiet triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.

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POISONING PARADISE AND THE REVOLUTION TO SAVE HAWAII

PORT OF CALL

MADE IN HAWAII

HONG KONG SAR CHINA 2015 | CANTONESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 121M DIRECTOR: PHILIP YUNG

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UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 45M DIRECTOR: KEELY BROSNAN, TERESA TICO 6-NOV 2:15PM DOL · 8-NOV 3:15PM DOL · 19-NOV 2:30PM WAI POISONING PARADISE tells the story of a radical new law that would protect Kauai residents from “Restricted Use” pesticides applied by agrochemical companies on thousands of acres of GMO crops across the island. Activism against these multinational corporations is nothing short of a revolution, mobilizing a multi-generational, multi-racial political movement and pits the people against modern day “Goliaths” in a showdown whose outcome is still to be determined.

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DIRECTOR: CYRUS SUTTON

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7-NOV 5:00PM DOL · 16-NOV 3:00PM UHM Jiamei, 16, seeks to gain her independence through compensated dating.

Ting Tsz-chung, 24, is a lonely outsider working as a meat delivery man.

Detective Chong (Aaron Kwok) pieces their lives together when Jiamei is found dead and Ting is the prime suspect. His defense: she asked me to. A real life crime thriller. This is a story of three people, based on true events The Asian Cinerama is co-organized by the AFA Academy and HIFF with financial support from Create HK and the Hong Kong FDF of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

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PRISON DOGS

PSYCHO RAMAN

THE RED TURTLE

ROAD TO THE SKY

DOCUMENTARIES

FANTASTIC ASIA

AWARDS BUZZ

SPOTLIGHT ON CHINA

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 72M DIRECTOR: PERRI PELTZ, GEETA GANDBHIR

INDIA 2016 | HINDI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 128M DIRECTOR: ANURAG KASHYAP

FRANCE, BELGIUM 2016 | NO DIALOGUE | 80M DIRECTOR: MICHAEL DUDOK DE WIT, PASCALE FERRAN

CHINA 2016 | ENGLISH, CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 88M DIRECTOR: WANG YI

5-NOV 1:15PM DOL · 7-NOV 4:15PM DOL

8-NOV 8:00PM DOL · 12-NOV 8:45PM DOL

12-NOV 1:00PM DOL

5-NOV 3:00PM DOL · 6-NOV 11:45AM DOL

A story of love, loss, hope and redemption: PRISON DOGS focuses on the impact of a unique dog training program that gives a second chance to two of the most marginalized populations in our society — prison inmates and veterans. The documentary follows three inmates serving long-term sentences for murder and armed robbery who have been selected to participate in a program that trains service dogs for veterans with PTSD.

Set in present day Mumbai, the story follows the life of serial killer Ramanna, who is inspired by Raman Raghav, an infamous serial killer in the 1960s. His strange obsession with Raghavan, a corrupt cop with a drug habit, takes twists and turns as the film becomes a lurid and engrossing thriller of cat-and-mouse where the line between good and evil is easy to cross. PSYCHO RAMAN premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.

Studio Ghibli’s first-ever international co-production is a partnership with an Oscar-winning French animator to tell an enchanting tale of man and nature.

It begins, elegantly but straightforwardly, as the tale of a lone castaway surviving on a desert island. Whenever he attempts to leave on a makeshift raft, a massive red turtle always thwarts his escape. The reason for this is the central mystery of the film, in which Isao Takahata (GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES) serves as artistic producer.

1938 – China’s supply lines have been cut by the Japanese. The building of a new supply road from Burma to Kunming is China’s only hope. Student engineer Wang is sent to the region to seek the help of local villagers in this project, but faces many challenges, ranging from the rural terrain, feuding villages, bandit raids, and Japanese spies! With nothing less than the future of China itself at stake, success is the only option.

QUEEN OF WALKING

RASHOMON

SADAKO VS. KAYAKO

SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

FANTASTIC ASIA

SOUND X VISION

SOUTH KOREA 2016 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 88M DIRECTOR: BAEK SEUNG-HWA

JAPAN 1950 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 88M DIRECTOR: AKIRA KUROSAWA

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 98M DIRECTOR: KOJI SHIRAISHI

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 94M DIRECTOR: MATT SCHRADER

10-NOV 6:15PM DOL · 12-NOV 1:30PM DOL · 18-NOV 8:00PM WAI

6-NOV 02:00PM DOL Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, RASHOMON is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Akira Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man’s murder and the rape of his wife. Toshiro Mifune still shines in one of his most iconic roles in this digitally remastered restoration.

4-NOV 9:00PM DOL · 12-NOV 8:45PM DOL · 13-NOV 7:30PM KAP 19-NOV 8:15PM WAI

12-NOV 6:45PM DOL · 13-NOV 1:15PM DOL

Sim Eun-kyeong (MISS GRANNY) stars in one of the funniest Korean comedies of the year! Man-bok (Sim) has a problem. Since childhood, she’s suffered from extreme motion sickness. As a result, she must make the arduous 2-hour journey on foot to school everyday. While school isn’t exactly her thing, walking certainly is! When her overzealous homeroom teacher recommends she join the ‘race walking’ team, Man-bok discovers a passion she never knew she had.

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Two ghosts who each spawned a dynasty of films – Sadako (THE RING) and Kayako (THE GRUDGE) – are pitted against each other in the most fun J-horror in years! When Natsumi and Yuri find an old VHS tape, they unwittingly release evil Sadako back into the world. Meanwhile, high school student Suzuka is drawn to an abandoned house with an infamous curse. To save the girls, two psychics thought a meeting of the two ghosts would help...

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Go behind the scenes with some of the world’s most famous film composers, among them John Williams (STAR WARS) and Hans Zimmer (THE DARK KNIGHT), and experience the enormous passion it takes to score a Hollywood blockbuster. Turning the spotlight on the creative struggles that make up a major motion picture score, this documentary will showcase the way the best soundsmiths solve musical challenges — from the creative to the technical.

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SHIVAAY

SNAP

SOUL ON A STRING

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SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA

ASIAN CINERAMA: ASIAN FILM AWARDS ACADEMY ROADSHOW

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SOUTH KOREA 2015 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 92M DIRECTOR: YEON SANG-HO

INDIA 2016 | HINDI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 150M DIRECTOR: AJAY DEVGN

THAILAND 2015 | THAI W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 97M DIRECTOR: KONGDEJ JATURANRASAMEE

CHINA 2016 | TIBETAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 142M DIRECTOR: ZHANG YANG

4-NOV 6:30PM DOL · 8-NOV 6:00PM DOL

11-NOV 8:15PM DOL · 12-NOV 1:00PM DOL

10-NOV 3:15PM DOL · 12-NOV 5:00PM HPU

6-NOV 5:30PM DOL · 13-NOV 4:00PM DDT

The prequel to hit summer film TRAIN TO BUSAN is the craziest zombie thriller this fall! Written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho (TRAIN TO BUSAN, KING OF PIGS), this animated film chronicles the inception of a zombie outbreak in Seoul, told from the perspective of two unlikely heroes – a homeless man and a young runaway girl. When a homeless man is bitten by a dog, he contracts an infection that quickly spreads, releasing hordes of zombies across the city.

SHIVAAY is the story of an extraordinary man in an extraordinary circumstance. In this explosive action film reminiscent of TAKEN and CLIFFHANGER, Shivaay is a Himalayan mountaineer who may seem like an innocuous everyman until he is pushed over the edge. Leading a peaceful life in the Himalayas, he is forced to leave his comfort zone to protect his family and will do whatever it takes to end the villains who wish to destroy his idyllic life.

Pueng, a colonel’s daughter, planned to spend her married life with Mann, a young lieutenant. When she returns to her hometown to attend a wedding, Pueng reunites with old friend, Boy, who came back as a wedding photographer. Their unresolved feelings resurface as they relive the old memories of their youthful days. This profound film creates a superb contrast between the dark truth of Thailand’s martial law and a bittersweet tale of beautiful love. The Asian Cinerama is co-organized by the AFA Academy and HIFF with financial support from Create HK and the Hong Kong FDF of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

After discovering a sacred stone in the mouth of a deer he just killed, young Tibetan cowboy Taibei embarks on a long and difficult mission to bring it back to the holy mountain of Buddha’s handprint. His journey turns sour as an obstinate woman and a psychic soon decide to join him – not to mention two violent brothers on his tail, seeking revenge. Chinese auteur Zhang Yang’s latest film world-premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival.

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SINGING IN GRAVEYARDS

A SMALL LIFE

SPARROW

THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHILIPPINES

MADE IN HAWAII

SPOTLIGHT ON HONG KONG

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MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES 2016 | TAGALOG W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 143M DIRECTOR: BRADLEY LIEW

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH, JAPANESE W/ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 47M DIRECTOR: LUCRETIA KNAPP, LYNNE YAMAMOTO

HONG KONG SAR CHINA 2008 | CANTONESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 87M DIRECTOR: JOHNNIE TO

TAIWAN 2016 | MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 97M DIRECTOR: ADAM TSUEI

9-NOV 8:00PM DOL · 11-NOV 12:30PM DOL

6-NOV 6:00PM DOL · 12-NOV 2:15PM DOL

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5-NOV 7:45PM DOL · 6-NOV 8:30PM DOL

Can an impersonator find his own voice? At 68, Pepe (Pinoy rock legend Pepe Smith delivering a raw performance) has dedicated his life to impersonating legendary Filipino rock star Joey Smith. Straddling the line between reality and imagination while sinking deeper into old age, he must undertake a journey of self-discovery to free himself from the shadow of his hero and become his own man. Only then can he be free to write the song of his career.

Nearly a lifetime has passed for three sisters who were born on the Hawi Sugar Plantation in Hawai’i. Now octogenarians, they reflect on a tragic event that occurred decades ago. The intimate camera and lingering pace in this cinéma vérité work chronicle the passage of time while unraveling a dark family secret.

Renowned actor Simon Yam (THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS, ELECTION, SPL) will be in attendance for a special post-screening discussion! SPARROW is a sprightly pickpocket gang caper that pays eccentric homage to French cinema with a eclectic jazzy musical score. In one of his coolest performances, Simon Yam plays the leader of said gang, who has a good thing going until they lose their groove with the introduction of a mysterious dame. A breakaway from the usual Johnnie To crime films, SPARROW is an exercise in pure cinema, rooted in what makes Hong Kong truly cinematic.

Simon Yam stars in this taut, sexy thriller as a voyeuristic landlord who uses his tenants as personal entertainment. Having installed cameras in every room of his building, he begins to fill the building with tenants and spy on them daily. But one female tenant, Yingru, eludes him completely. As he becomes suspicious about the men who disappear into her room, he turns the lives of everyone in the building upside down.

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DIRECTOR: ANDREW HIDA

OCCASSIONALLY, I SAW GLIMPSES OF HAWAII DIRECTOR: CHRISTOPER YOGI 36 HIFF

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THAT DEMON WITHIN

THINGS TO COME

THE TIGER HUNTER

TONI ERDMANN

ASIAN CINERAMA: ASIAN FILM AWARDS ACADEMY ROADSHOW

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

HONG KONG SAR CHINA, CHINA 2014 | CANTONESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 112M DIRECTOR: DANTE LAM

FRANCE, GERMANY 2016 | FRENCH W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 100M DIRECTOR: MIA HANSEN-LØVE

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 94M DIRECTOR: LENA KHAN

GERMANY 2016 | ENGLISH, GERMAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 162M DIRECTOR: MAREN ADE

4-NOV 8:30PM DOL · 6-NOV 3:30PM DOL

12-NOV 6:15PM DOL · 13-NOV 3:45PM DOL · 20-NOV 7:30PM PAL

3-NOV 07:00PM DOL

6-NOV 2:45PM DOL · 9-NOV 6:00PM HPU

Nathalie (Isabelle Huppert), married with children, teaches philosophy at a high school. She is passionate about her job and enjoys passing on the pleasure of thinking. One day, Nathalie’s husband announces he is leaving her for another woman. With freedom thrust upon her, Nathalie must reinvent her life. In a powerful yet ironic portrait of a woman, THINGS TO COME explores the onset of age along with questions of happiness, vocation and established ways of living.

Sami (COMMUNITY’s Danny Pudi) is a young Indian who travels to 1970s America to become an engineer and live up to the legacy of his father, a legendary tiger hunter. When Sami’s job falls through, he resorts to an elaborate charade with misfit friends (led by NAPOLEON DYNAMITE’s Jon Heder) in order to woo his childhood sweetheart (GALAVANT’s Karen David). This immigrant story chases the American dream with both humor and heart.

One of the most talked-about films at this year’s Cannes, TONI ERDMANN is an alternately hilarious and mortifying comedy about the fraught relationship between Ines, a repressed corporate consultant, and Winfried, her incessantly prank-playing dad. When Winfried pays Ines a surprise visit and soon insinuates himself into her professional life, the joke turns into a worsening parade of dysfunction and embarrassment, one that threatens to sweep both father and daughter far away from their comfort zones.

TIES THAT BIND: HAWAII IN THE PACIFIC

TOTO

A TOUCH OF ZEN

FILM FOR THOUGHT, MADE IN HAWAII

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHILIPPINES

FILMMAKER IN FOCUS: KING HU

UNITED STATES, AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 2016 | ENGLISH, VIETNAMESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 73M DIRECTOR: CALEB MCMAHAN

UNITED STATES, PHILIPPINES 2016 | ENGLISH, TAGALOG W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 116M DIRECTOR: JOHN PAUL SU

TAIWAN 1971 | MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 180M DIRECTOR: KING HU

7-NOV 8:00PM DOL · 11-NOV 1:15PM DOL · 20-NOV 12:00PM WAI

11-NOV 8:45PM DOL · 12-NOV 11:00AM DOL · 20-NOV 7:15PM WAI

Hawaii consumes more fish per capita than any other state. But where does this fish come from, how is it caught, and what are the issues underlying Hawaii’s biggest food producing system? Whether you love to eat fish, are concerned about the sustainability of marine resources in the Pacific or have no idea where your fish comes from, this documentary is for you.

Antonio, a hotel worker in Manila, needs to make it to America. His father’s utter failure while living in Las Vegas compels Antonio to do anything and everything to support his cancer-ridden mother. However, he fails again and again to get a visa, despite taking many financial, emotional and personal risks. Haunted by his father’s past and discouraged by his current situation, Antonio comes to realize the power of a dream may just be within reach...

“Visionary” barely begins to describe this masterpiece of Chinese cinema and martial arts moviemaking by King Hu. A TOUCH OF ZEN depicts the journey of Yang, a fugitive noblewoman in disguise who seeks refuge in a remote village. The sanctuary she and her three companions find is shattered when a nefarious swordsman uncovers her identity, pitting the five against legions of blade-wielding opponents. This screening is presented by the Doris Duke Theater. Please visit honolulumuseum.org for tickets and information.

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By a strange twist of fate, policeman Dave Wong saves the life of the leader of a violent gang. Determined to put an end to their criminal activities, he works with the leader whom the gang had betrayed. It becomes increasingly obvious that Dave is suffering from a severe mental disorder, to make one final move that is certain to restore his reputation as a good police officer...

The Asian Cinerama is co-organized by the AFA Academy and HIFF with financial support from Create HK and the Hong Kong FDFof the Hong Kong SAR Government.

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FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY:

discussion to follow film

PRESERVING OLYMPIC DREAMS AND PLANTATION MEMORIESS SPECIAL PRESENTATION

FILM FOR THOUGHT UNITED STATES |ENGLISH | 95M 6-NOV 02:00PM DOL This is the story of the amazing 3 Year Swim Club, founded by Soichi Sakamoto on Maui in the 1930’s. Banned from the whites-only swimming pool at the Alexander & Baldwin Puunene Plantation, Maui plantation kids trained in irrigation ditches and went on to win national and even Olympic championships!

Sequences of never-before-seen footage of swimming competitions will be shown from the digitization project at the Honolulu Natatorium.

discussion to follow first screening WORLD PREMIERE

PRECEDED BY

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SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Confucius Institute University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

6-NOV 7:00PM DDT

STAND TALL (KU KANAKA) DIRECTOR: MARLENE BOOTH

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FILM PROGRAM

TRANSCEND: THE JON MOZO STORY

TRESPASS AGAINST US

TWISTED JUSTICE

TWO LOVERS AND A BEAR

SURF CINEMA

EUROPEAN SHOWCASE

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

AWARDS BUZZ

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 64M DIRECTOR: DEVIN GRAHAM, NIKKI MOZO

UNITED KINGDOM 2016 | ENGLISH | 94M DIRECTOR: ADAM SMITH

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 134M DIRECTOR: KAZUYA SHIRAISHI

CANADA 2016 | ENGLISH | 96M DIRECTOR: KIM NGUYEN

7-NOV 6:00PM DOL · 12-NOV 11:30AM DOL · 13-NOV 3:00PM KAP 18-NOV 6:00PM PAL

12-NOV 6:30PM DOL · 13-NOV 12:15PM DOL

10-NOV 8:45PM DOL · 12-NOV 8:15PM DOL

7-NOV 8:30PM DOL · 9-NOV 3:00PM DOL

Set across three generations of the Cutler family, who live as outlaws in their own anarchic corner of Britain’s richest countryside, TRESPASS AGAINST US stars Michael Fassbender as Chad, heir apparent to his criminal father Colby (Brendan Gleeson). But as his own son comes of age, Chad soon finds himself battling his father for the future of his family. Featuring music by The Chemical Brothers, this exhilarating crime thriller is also a moving story about love and family.

Director Kazuya Shiraishi (THE DEVIL’S PATH) presents this sweeping crime thriller about the blurred lines of justice in snowy Hokkaido. Based on the true story of the biggest police scandal in Japanese history, and spanning three decades, TWISTED JUSTICE tells the tale of investigator Moroboshi (Go Ayano), a young recruit who struggles with the pressure to increase his quota of arrests and begins to take matters into his own hands...

Oscar©-nominated Kim Nguyen delivers a star-crossed romance in the metaphorical TWO LOVERS AND A BEAR, about Lucy (Tatiana Maslany) and Roman (Dane DeHaan), a couple deeply and troublingly in love who live in a small town in the Canadian Arctic. During what may be their last trip together before Lucy leaves on a scholarship, the couple travels across the vast tundra to discover that they can hardly escape from the dark corners of their past.

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33-year-old Jon Mozo was a renowned surf photographer in Hawaii, a man who survived a near-fatal shark attack and constantly dangerous surf. His life abruptly ended while doing what he loved most: “The ocean has given me so much; one day it will take, and I will give.” This film marks his intense love for life and his family’s resolve to continue his legacy.

PRECEDED BY

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A-FRAME DIRECTOR: RENO CHAMP

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TSUKIJI WONDERLAND

TWENTY AGAIN

WE ARE X

WET WOMAN IN THE WIND

EAT. DRINK. FILM.

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

SOUND X VISION

FANTASTIC ASIA

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 110M DIRECTOR: NAOTARO ENDO

SOUTH KOREA 2015 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 125M DIRECTOR: PARK HEUNG-SIK

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 77M DIRECTOR: AKIHIKO SHIOTA

5-NOV 3:30PM DOL · 8-NOV 8:30PM DOL

4-NOV 8:00PM DOL · 5-NOV 12:30PM DOL

UNITED STATES, JAPAN 2015 | ENGLISH, JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 93M DIRECTOR: STEPHEN KIJAK

Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market is the largest seafood market in the world. Built 80 years ago, at its peak, the market attracted 60,000 people a day. TSUKIJI WONDERLAND offers viewers unparalleled intimate access to the intricate culture of this incredible institution. From wholesalers to intermediate sellers, buyers, and fish experts, Tsukiji is a world unto its own. This unique documentary will ensure you never look at seafood the same way again.

Min-ha, a widowed doctor, is on her way to Italy to meet her stepdaughter when a familiar man approaches her on the plane. The man is film director Min-gu, on his way to the Turin Film Festival in Italy. Two decades ago, Min-ha and Min-gu were lovers. Initially ignoring Min-gu, Min-ha leaves for Lake Como. But when they run into each other again, it sets off a romantic road-trip, filled with reminiscences of love and lives past.

5-NOV 6:30PM DOL · 9-NOV 5:30PM DOL

In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Japanese ‘Roman Porno’ genre, film company Nikkatsu has released 5 new titles in the style of the famed 1970s films under the ‘Roman Porno Reboot’ series. WET WOMAN IN THE WIND is the Akihiko Shiota’s ode to Roman Porno master Tatsumi Kumashiro and tells the tale of a wild woman who likes to use her sexuality to toy with men, and a young man who just wants to be left alone!

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From the team behind the Oscar® winning SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN comes WE ARE X, a transcendent rock ’n’ roll story about X Japan, the world’s biggest and most successful band you’ve never heard of…yet. Chronicling the band’s exhilarating, tumultuous and unimaginable history over the past three decades – as told by reclusive band leader Yoshiki – the film culminates with their breathtaking reunion concert at Madison Square Garden.

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9-NOV 7:45PM DOL · 10-NOV 8:00PM DOL

Will play as a double feature with Roman Porno classic LOVERS ARE WET. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY.

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FILM FOR THOUGHT

FILM FOR THOUGHT: THE COMMON GOOD

PRESENTED BY THE HAWAI’I COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES

WHAT A WONDERFUL FAMILY!

YOURSELF AND YOURS

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN

SPOTLIGHT ON KOREA

JAPAN 2016 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 108M DIRECTOR: YOJI YAMADA

SOUTH KOREA 2016 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 86M DIRECTOR: HONG SANG-SOO

6-NOV 5:00PM DOL · 12-NOV 3:30PM DOL

8-NOV 7:45PM DOL · 13-NOV 3:15PM DOL

The latest film from renowned director Yoji Yamada is a joyful, comedic tale of family life in modern Japan. Retired curmudgeon Shuzo lives a life of relative peace with his doting wife Tomiko, their two sons, daughter-in-law and two grandsons. But when Tomiko’s birthday arrives, and Shuzo has again forgotten, she asks for a very special birthday gift: a divorce... While they don’t always get along, the whole family must come together to keep their family intact.

lndie darling and acclaimed director Hong Sang-soo (RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN) embarks on an intriguing foray into the uncanny. When painter Youngsoo confronts his girlfriend Minjung about her drinking and quarreling with another man, she tells him that they need some time apart. After their quarrel, Young-soo cannot find her, yet several women who look just like Minjung are popping up around town. Are these versions of Minjung mingling with other men in search of someone to replace Young-soo?

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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.

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BLOOD STRIPE /26 $1*(/(6

LATE ADDITIONS

HIKAWA MARU HAWAII PREMIERE

INDIVISIBLE

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UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 92M DIRECTOR: REMY AUBERJONOIS

JAPAN 2015 | JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 94M DIRECTOR: SHUNJI OGA

UNITED STATES, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, MEXICO 2016 | ENGLISH, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 79M DIRECTOR: HILARY LINDER

6-NOV 7:15PM DOL · 8-NOV 3:45PM DOL See page 18 for details

ISLAND EARTH

GAZA SURF CLUB

MADE IN HAWAII

SURF CINEMA

UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 64M DIRECTOR: CYRUS SUTTON

GERMANY 2016 | ENGLISH, ARABIC W/ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 87M DIRECTOR: PHILIP GNADT, MICKEY YAMINE

6-NOV 2:15 PM DOL · 8-NOV 3:15 PM DOL · 19-NOV 2:30PM WAI

8-NOV 5:30 PM DOL · 12-NOV 3:30 PM DOL · 19-NOV 5:45PM PAL 20-NOV 5:15PM WAI

WORK IN PROGRESS SCREENING

More GMO seeds are grown on Hawaii, per acre, than anywhere in the United States. It also has the highest food prices in the nation. Yet 200 years ago, Hawaiians had one of the most advanced farming systems ever documented.

ISLAND EARTH follows Hawaiians today seeking to take back their island from the destructive food system which they are apart of and restore Hawaii as a beacon for sustainability in the modern world.

SCREENS WITH:

POISONING PARADISE AND THE REVOLUTION TO SAVE HAWAII DIRECTOR: KEELY BROSNAN, TERESA TICO

5-NOV 3:00PM DOL · 13-NOV 1:30PM DOL 20-NOV 2:30 PM PAL

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9-NOV 6:00PM DOL · 10-NOV 4:00PM DOL

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TIES THAT BIND: HAWAII IN THE PACIFIC

PRESERVING OLYMPIC DREAMS AND PLANTATION MEMORIES

UNITED STATES,AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 2016 | ENGLISH, VIETNAMESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 73M DIRECTOR: CALEB MCMAHAN

UNITED STATES |ENGLISH | 95M

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In a country locked between Egypt and Israel, Gaza's youth is growing up with very little perspective - occupied and jobless. But against this background there is a small movement. Weary of the daily 'state of emergency,’ they seek meaning and perspective to their lives through surfing. Ibrahim, who has a dream to to construct a surf club and meeting place for Gaza’s surfers, has the opportunity to travel to Hawaii, which becomes a life changing experience.

Surfing for many is fun, but for Gaza’s youth, it is an expression of defiance and, ultimately, hope.

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UNITED STATES, PHILIPPINES 2016 | ENGLISH, TAGALOG W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 75M DIRECTOR: S. LEO CHIANG, JOHNNY SYMONS 10-NOV 5:45PM DOL · 12-NOV 12:15PM DOL See page 32 for details

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SPECIAL PRESENTATION

6-NOV 02:00PM DOL See page 38 for details

7-NOV 8:00PM DOL · 11-NOV 1:15PM DOL 20-NOV 12:00PM WAI PRECEDED BY

STAND TALL DIRECTOR: MARLENE BOOTH

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SHORTS

STUDENT SHOWCASE 12-NOV 10:30AM DOL Our annual showcase of Hawaii’s future filmmakers!

DREAM COME TRUE DIR: P. M. V. UESUGI

A STAR AND ITS REFLECTION DIR: P. M. V. UESUGI

13 MINUTES DIR: G. ARUCAN

CAREFUL WHAT YOU PACK 6-NOV 7:45 PM DOL From ghostly encounters, to trapped mermaids, and a Japanese sumo musical, make sure to pack what you need on this perilous journey. Safety is not guaranteed.

NO TOUCHING DIRECTOR: WILL CORONA PILGRIM, ADAM DAVIS

THE MAN WHO CAUGHT A MERMAID DIRECTOR: KAITLIN TINKER

SNAKE BITE DIRECTOR: TIM HYTEN

HAND JOB DIRECTOR: JOSH MILLER

SHOP OF ETERNAL LIFE DIRECTOR: XU YIZHOU

SUMO ROAD-THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR: KEN OCHIAI

GLOBAL POSITIONING SHORTS 8-NOV 5:30PM DOL From an African village, to the Berlin suburbs, this program showcases intimate stories from global communities, with a focus on the diverse issues facing our world in the post-modern era.

OUT OF THE VILLAGE DIRECTOR: JONATHAN STEIN

ICEBOX DIRECTOR: DANIEL SAWKA

RUNNING EAGLE DIRECTOR: KONRAD THO FIEDLER

LEECHES DIRECTOR: PAYAL SETHI

EVICTION DIRECTOR: MARCEL GLAUCHE

LOVE IN SMALL CORNERS 4-NOV 8:00 PM DOL Whether it be familial love, romantic love, or love for your common man, it makes the world go round. LOVE IN SMALL CORNERS features little stories of love, heartbreak, and redemption from around the globe.

COIN BOY

REAL LIFE: DOCUMENTARY SHORTS 12-NOV 6:15 PM DOL Featuring stories of Amazing individuals, pressing issues, and one strange sculpture collection, REAL LIFE showcases some of the best documentary shorts from 2016 all in one program.

DIRECTOR: LI CHUAN-YANG

GUNKANJIMA: TRAVELER IN TIME

LULLABY DIRECTOR: STANLEY XU

DIRECTOR: KIICHIRO NAKAMURA

SONG ON CANVAS

FOREVER, CHINATOWN

DIRECTOR: KEO WOOLFORD

DIRECTOR: JAMES Q. CHAN

WONDERLAND

MR. OVERTON

DIRECTOR: TIFFANIE HSU

DIRECTOR: MATT COOPER

THE SPA

ALL THE PRESIDENT’S HEADS

DIRECTOR: WILL GOODFELLOW

LOG IN DINNER DIRECTOR: CHEONG CHI WAI

DIRECTOR: ADAM ROFFMAN

BE ABOUT IT DIRECTOR: CHRISTOPHER WONG

MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS 11-NOV 6:00 PM DOL 12-NOV 12:30 PM KAP 13-NOV 10:45 AM D0L 19-NOV 12:00PM WAI 20-NOV 12:00PM PAL 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.

HOLDOUT DIRECTOR: BRIAN L. TAN

LEAF MINERS: A NOTE FROM THE EDGE OF CONSERVATION DIRECTOR: CHRIS JOHNS

8-NOV 8:15 PM DOL 11-NOV 12:30 PM 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.

MAISA, THE CHAMORU GIRL WHO SAVES GUAHAN DIRECTOR: MICHAEL Q. CEBALLOS

MARIA DIRECTOR: JEREMIAH TAUAMITI

‘AHO’EITU

ACM UHM AND SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY NIGHT 10-NOV 6:00 PM DOL

SHANGHAI RICHES DIRECTOR: KELSEY DUVAUCHELLE, QIN RANYUE, LI JUNHUA

MIGHTY WARD DIRECTOR: KURT NOE

FLYING ON BICYCLE

BIRDS DIRECTOR: LI WENJIA

RUN IT STRAIGHT

THE PROTAGONIST

DIRECTOR: TERE HARRISON, ISAAC CLELLAND

DIRECTOR: LIU HUIJIA

THE PROMISE OF PIHA

DIRECTOR: YANG XIAO

HO’OMAU DIRECTOR: KENJI DOUGHTY

DIRECTOR: HANELLE HARRIS

GOD, KING & COUNTRY

DIR: M. RICHTER

WHEN WE’RE GONE

DIR: MAUI HULIAU FOUNDATION

FROM FLOWERS TO FOOD

DIR: J. KREUTNER, L. JUSTUS, K. LAURION

RESTORING THE DUNES DIR: K. IDICA, T. LAU, J. HARRIS

‘O POLI’AHU ME KUKAHAU’ULA DIR: H. CATTON

ANIMATION CUTOUTS

DIRECTOR: JEANINE HIGA

MIRAGE

DIRECTOR: OLIVIA HAMPSON

REMEMBERING MARGO

RIVAL IN LOVE

DIRECTOR: PHILLIPS PAYSON

DIRECTOR: VILSONI HERENIKO

DIR: R. JOAQUIN, A. GARCIA

DIR: B. IHARA, M. MOKU, A. ISHIDA, C. GALICIANO, A. SANTIAGO, T. ISAACS

FAMILY STORAGE

THE BONE OF A WHALE

IGNITE

DIRECTOR: GAO JIANMING

DIRECTOR:JEREMIAH TAUAMITI, VEA MAFILE’O

PHASES OF MAHINA

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DIRECTOR: BENJAMIN MENOR

DANCING TOGETHER

DIR: K. J. LEE

ONLY IF YOU LET IT DIR: A. PINEDA

BUTT LOVE

DIR: G. MORRIS, B. RODRIGUEZ

DIAGNOSED PINK DIR: K. MANZ

RAYNOR

DIR: S. NISHIMIYA

TAKING NOTES: ADVICE FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS DIR: I. WIEMKEN

ALOHA VEGAS DIRECTOR: AI OKUNO

DIRECTOR: KIRI BARBER, TERENCE RAJ

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FILMMAKER IN FOCUS: CHENG PEI PEI Confucius Institute University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

SCREENINGS AND EVENTS COME DRINK WITH ME + CHENG PEI PEI MASTER CLASS HONG KONG SAR CHINA 1966 | MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 95M DIRECTOR: KING HU 6-NOV 3:00PM DOL (MASTER CLASS) 9-NOV 3:30PM DOL

COOKING FOR TWO CHINA, HONG KONG SAR CHINA, UNITED STATES 2014 | ENGLISH | 72M DIRECTOR: HARRY YUAN 7-NOV 3:30PM UHM

CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON TAIWAN, HONG KONG SAR CHINA, CHINA, UNITED STATES 2000 | MANDARIN W/ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 120M DIRECTOR: ANG LEE 4-NOV 1:30PM UHM | SCREENING + DISCUSSION WITH CHENG PEI PEI FREE *Screening will be held in Pacific Ocean

FILMMAKER IN FOCUS / SPECIAL EVENTS

Co-presented by the Hawaii International Film Festival, the Confucius Institute at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the Asian Film Awards Academy, and the Doris Duke Theater at the Honolulu Museum of Art. With financial support from Create Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Film Development Fund of the Hong Kong SAR Government. This year’s Filmmaker in Focus is dedicated to legendary actress Cheng Pei Pei.This special program will feature a series of screenings as well as talks and panel discussions with actress Cheng Pei Pei in attendance. Screenings and events will be held at Regal Dole Cannery Theaters, the Doris Duke Theater, and the University of Hawaii.

Cheng Pei-pei is one of those rare names in cinema who returns to thrill and surprise audiences again and again. Born in Shanghai in 1946, Cheng relocated to Hong Kong when she was 14. Armed with a high school education and six years of ballet training, Cheng joined the Shaw Brothers' performing arts training course, which served as a springboard for her into a career as an actress with the famed Shaw Brothers Film Studio. During her years at Shaw Brothers, she made over 20 movies of which most were wuxia (martial arts) films. Cheng was synonymous as the "Queen of Swords" in classics such as COME DRINK WITH ME (1966), GOLDEN SWALLOW (1968), DRAGON SWAMP (1969), and THE LADY HERMIT (1971). After a slight respite from moviemaking to relocate to the U.S., Cheng intermittently traveled back and forth to Hong Kong for film work. Auteur Ang Lee brought Cheng back into the limelight by casting her as the Jade Fox in the Oscar-winning CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Cheng subsequently transitioned to international films including the U.K. film LILTING (2014).

SPECIAL EVENTS MELE MURALS HAWAII PREMIERE

PACIFIC SHOWCASE UNITED STATES 2016 | ENGLISH | 66M DIRECTOR: TADASHI NAKAMURA 6-NOV 7:00PM IBM As part of HIFF’s Courtyard Cinema, Ward Village and HIFF present a special premiere screening of MELE MURALS, complete with live painting and a music showcase. Event activities begin at 4:00PM, screening will begin at 7:00PM. A production of Oiwi TV and from the director of JAKE SHIMABUKURO: LIFE ON FOUR STRINGS, MELE MURALS chronicles the transformative, community-building power of graffiti and ancestral wisdom as they converge to create a new cultural expression for Native Hawaiians. Former illegal graffiti maestros turned community artists Estria Miyashiro (aka Estria) and John Hina (aka Prime) collaborate on a daunting art project with a group of Native Hawaiian youth and the rural community of Waimea.

A CONVERSATION WITH SIMON YAM + A SPECIAL SCREENING OF SPARROW SPECIAL PRESENTATION

SPOTLIGHT ON HONG KONG

KING HU SPOTLIGHT King Hu is one of the most influential Chinese-language filmmakers of all time. His pioneering masterpiece COME DRINK WITH ME marked the birth of modern martial arts cinema.

DRAGON INN is a genre classic and A TOUCH OF ZEN is the ultimate wuxia epic that immortalized him in cinema history. Many of King Hu’s iconographic visuals have become essential martial arts staples that continue to inspire modern-day filmmakers.

DRAGON INN TAIWAN 1967 | MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 111M DIRECTOR: KING HU 5-NOV 1:00PM DDT

A TOUCH OF ZEN TAIWAN 1971 | MANDARIN CHINESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 180M DIRECTOR: KING HU 6-NOV 7:00PM DDT

HONG KONG SAR CHINA 2008 | CANTONESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 87M DIRECTOR: JOHNNIE TO 12-NOV 5:30PM DOL Simon Yam is an internationally acclaimed Hong Kong actor who has starred in over 170 films in his career, including FULL CONTACT (1993), THE MISSION (1999), SPL (2005), LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER (2003), ELECTION (2005), EYE IN THE SKY (2007), SPARROW (2008), THE THIEVES (2012), BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS (2009), RIPPLES OF DESIRE (2012), THE MAN OF TAI CHI (2013), THE MIDNIGHT AFTER (2014) and THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS, playing at HIFF this year. Hong Kong cinema and Simon

Yam go hand-in-hand, who has become a ubiquitous presence with a cool persona, and representing the heart and soul of the city island and its unique Cantonese infused culture. Mr. Yam is this year’s HIFF honoree as part of the Hong Kong sidebar sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office - San Francisco. We will be presenting the whimsical crime drama SPARROW, directed by Johnnie To, and starring Mr. Yam as the leader of a pickpocket gang who gets in over his head when a mystery woman enters the picture.

The film will be followed by a “Conversation with Simon Yam,” a moderated discussion with the famed actor as they discuss his career and his perspective on the current state of the Hong Kong film industry.

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The Hawaii International Film Festival offers a 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 • 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 films produced by students in grades K-12 from Hawaii.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12 | 10:30AM | REGAL DOLE CANNERY STADIUM 18 AND IMAX FULL FILM LISTING AND DETAILS ON PAGE 45.

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 and Kauai:

CULTURAL & VISUAL LITERACY PROGRAM

MELE MURALS

DIRECTOR: TADASHI NAKAMURA / 66 M

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HIKAWA MARU

DIRECTOR: SHUNJI OGA / 94 M

JAY HUBERT KEONI LEE ANNE MISAWA TADASHI NAKAMURA NICOLE ROCKLIN TOBIAS REEUWIJK BRIAN WATANABE CHRISTOPHER YOGI

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

THE EAGLE HUNTRESS DIRECTOR: OTTO BELL / 87 M

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CREATIVE LAB

CREATIVE LAB @ HIFF Co-founded by the Hawaii International Film Festival and the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) Creative Lab at HIFF’s mission is to generate quality, immersive programs in which local, national and international creative entrepreneurs in the fields of motion pictures, television, new media, music, and technology can participate in order to accelerate their careers and projects in a collaborative, supportive environment.

EBERT YOUNG WRITERS PROGRAM FOR THE ARTS NOVEMBER 3 – 13, 2016 | DOL HIFF 2016 presents the second year of the EBERT YOUNG WRITER’S PROGRAM FOR THE ARTS. 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. The program will be led by well-known national film critic Sheila O’Malley who will serve as program advisor, as well as bring in guest speakers to interact with the young critics. The 8 young critics are chosen through an open call, and the program is open to local high school and college students. There will be sessions throughout the Festival, in which the young critics will participate in a forum about film criticism, utilizing new media, and interacting with visiting 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 gain full access to the Festival as a press delegate.

WOMEN IN FILM PART II: THE DISTRIBUTION SESSION 5-NOV 1:00PM – 2:00PM | DOL | FREE In 2012 HIFF held the first WOMEN IN FILM panel with the remarkable Debra Zimmerman Executive Director of Women Make Movies. This panel focused on the topics of women in production and the state of women in the film industry. In 2016 the Festival welcomes Debra back to Hawaii to present WOMEN IN FILM PART II, turning the focus this time towards film distribution. Featuring a panel of women filmmakers, and industry professionals, and moderated by Debra, WOMEN IN FILM PART II asks the question, so you’ve made an Amazing film, now what? With the rapidly changing distribution landscape, and the evolution non-traditional platforms, how has this affected the playing field for women in the film industry? And how do we keep up?

This panel is presented in partnership with Hawaii Women in Filmmaking and Pacific Islanders in Communications.

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CHOKE MISREPRESENTATION: ASIAN PACIFICAMERICAN IMAGES ON SCREEN 5-NOV 3:00PM – 4:00PM | DOL | FREE Diversity and inclusion have been a hot topic in the film and television industry this year. A recent study by the USC Annenberg School of Communication reported that in 2015, only 14 films out of the top 100 box office earners included a lead from underrepresented groups. There was not one lead role performed by an Asian American; Native Americans and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders don't even significantly register in the study. Things are changing, but are they changing fast enough? Join filmmakers and actors for an open and frank discussion about the past, present and future of Asian American and Native Hawaiian inclusion and representation in film, television, and media.

HIFF DOCUMENTARY LAB 6-NOV 11:00AM – 3:00PM | DOL | FREE In an intensive workshop led by Oscar-winning filmmaker Freida Mock (MAYA LIN, ANITA), 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, she'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.

HONG KONG CINEMA: PRESENT & FUTURE 7-NOV 7:15PM – 8:15PM | DOL | FREE After the screening of PORT OF CALL, stay back for our Hong Kong Film Cinema discussion led by film critic Clarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter (Hong Kong office).

Tsui, along with other panelists, will discuss the making of PORT OF CALL, as well as the current state of the Hong Kong film industry, including the challenges that many Hong Kong filmmakers face in the changing face of the Chinese film industry, as well as changing trends in international film distribution. This program is co-organized by the Asian Film Awards Academy and HIFF with financial support from Create Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Film Development Fund of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

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12-NOV 1:45PM – 2:45PM | DOL | FREE The Hawaii International Film Festival is proud to present a special seminar with Oscar winning producer Nicole Rocklin. Nicole Rocklin is Partner & Co-Founder of Rocklin Faust. She is the Oscar winning producer of SPOTLIGHT and has been named as one of Variety’s Top 10 Producers to Watch. Nicole is a member of the Producers Guild of America and her other producing credits include THE PERFECT GUY (directed

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