Hawai’i International Film Festival – HIFF
The Hilo Palace Theater is honored to welcome the 46th annual Hawai’i International Film Festival for exciting slate of feature and short film premieres from around the world with a...
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The Navigator
In 1980, Nainoa Thompson became the first Native Hawaiian in six centuries to navigate a voyaging canoe from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti without a compass or modern instruments. Nearly 50 years later, he returns to the open ocean for one final, extraordinary crossing. Accompanied by a small crew of student navigators, Thompson journeys 2,400 miles along...
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Hawai’i International Film festival – HIFF
The Hilo Palace Theater is honored to welcome the 46th annual Hawai’i International Film Festival for exciting slate of feature and short film premieres from around the world with a...
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EA (Sovereign)
EA (Sovereign), directed by Noah Keone Viernes and Sancia Miala Shiba Nash, follows Kanaka ʻŌiwi leader and cultural steward Keʻeaumoku Kapu and his family as they fight to reclaim their...
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Hawai’i International Film Festival – HIFF
The Hilo Palace Theater is honored to welcome the 46th annual Hawai’i International Film Festival for exciting slate of feature and short film premieres from around the world with a...
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Keiki Shorts
Fun, kid-friendly films from both around the world and close to home. Recommended for keiki under 10 years old.
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Made In Hawai’i Shorts
From the echoes of the battlefield to the rhythms of slow cinema and the irreverence of ribald comedy, these stories find grace, humor, and healing in the messy ties that...
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Purehearted
Sairi Ito delivers an endearing and tenacious performance as Majimu, a timid office temp in Okinawa whose ordinary life takes an unexpected turn when she enters a company contest with...
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Making the Line
MAKING THE LINE is a character-driven feature documentary that delves into the world of competitive Hula — where athleticism and artistry are inseparable from a living Hawaiian cultural tradition. At...
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Hawai’i International Film Festival – HIFF
The Hilo Palace Theater is honored to welcome the 46th annual Hawai’i International Film Festival for exciting slate of feature and short film premieres from around the world with a...
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Protecting Kaho’olawe
For decades, Kahoʻolawe endured use as a bombing range by the U.S. military, leaving profound scars across an island sacred to Native Hawaiians. This documentary chronicles the history of Kahoʻolawe,...
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Chura Vita
Seeking the secret of Okinawa’s legendary longevity, Swedish traveler Nicolina Svensen arrives on the famed Blue Zone island and discovers a culture caught between past and present, where ancestral foodways,...
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Dear You
In modern-day Chaoshan, Xiaowei is broke, directionless, and convinced the answer to his problems lies with a grandfather who vanished decades ago and may still be living in Thailand—with a...
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Drifter
In a forgotten desert town, Tree, a solitary racetrack janitor with an extraordinary gift for drifting, is given one last chance to compete at the professional level. Haunted by personal...