Palace Theater: Movies

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Tuesday, October 31st @ 9pm
HALLOWEEN NIGHT!
Doors open at 7:30pm
Costume Contest at 8:15pm
Movie starts at 9:00pm


The Palace Theater proudly presents
our 13th annual Halloween Night
screening spectacular
featuring
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
& costume contest hosted by
Lady Lily La Douce!

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$12 in advance
$12 at the door in costume
$15 at the door without costume
$17 GA ticket with participation kit
Participation kits can be picked up in the Palace lobby on the night of the event. Each kit pre-purchased will be listed under the name of ticket purchaser. Participation kits will also be available for purchase on night of event.

7:30pm – Doors, Box Office & Concessions open
8:15pm – Costume Contest on the stage
9pm – The Rocky Horror Picture Show movie starts

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Hawai’i International Film Festival

Thursday Nov 2nd @ 7:00pm
Friday Nov 3rd @ 6:00pm + 8:30pm
Saturday Nov 4th @ 3:00pm + 5:30pm + 8:00pm
Sunday Nov 5th @ 2:00pm + 4:30pm + 7:30pm
Doors, Box Office, and Concession open 30 min prior to the first film of the day

Film Festival | Ratings vary

HIFF Passes Available Now!
$40 Early Bird special (Available until Oct 10th)
$50 Weekend Pass
$10 GA per film
$9 Senior, Student, Veteran per film
All sales final, tickets are non-refundable or transferable

HIFF returns to the historic Palace Theater with an exciting slate of international and made in Hawai’i films for a full weekend of screenings from Nov 2nd-5th. The HIFF PASS grants access to all screenings taking place at the Palace, a $90 value. Full film line up listed below!

As the vanguard forum of international cinematic achievement in the Asia-Pacific region, Hawai‘i International Film Festival (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.

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HIFF: My Partner

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: OPENING NIGHT FILM
Thursday, November 2 @ 7pm
Doors, Box Office, and Concession open 30 min prior

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission per film
$9 per film Senior 55+, Student with valid ID, & Veteran
*full festival passes available for $50
All sales final, tickets are non-refundable or transferable

Drama |100 Minutes

DIRECTOR: Keliʻi Grace
PRODUCERS: Keliʻi Grace, Jess T Johnston, Jana Park, Daryl Fujiwara
CAST: Kaipo Dudoit, Kaleo Pinto, Aʻalona Monteilh, Jayron Munoz, Bryant De Venecia, Dan Rodriguez
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Brock Ladd

Keli’i Grace (Director, ALA MOANA BOYS) returns to HIFF with a touching tale of High School crushes, cultural preservation and more. MY PARTNER follows two high school boys–Pili (Kaipo Dudoit, who was recently cast in the live action LILO & STITCH), a Native Hawaiian student-athlete standout, and Edmar (Jayron Munoz), a high-achieving Filipino student–both from different social worlds who experience romantic feelings for each other, when they are paired by their teacher to work on a final semester project together….
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HIFF: Tokyo Cowboy

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DAY 2
Friday, November 3 @ 6:00pm
Doors, Box Office and Concession open at 5:30pm

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission per film
$9 per film Senior 55+, Student with valid ID, & Veteran
*full festival passes available for $50
All sales final, tickets are non-refundable or transferable

Drama, Comedy | 118 Minutes

DIRECTOR: Marc Marriott
PRODUCERS: Brigham Taylor, Marc Marriott
CAST: Arata Iura, Goya Robles, Ayako Fujitani, Robin Weigert, Jun Kunimura
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Oscar Ignacio Jimenez

LANGUAGE(S): English, Japanese, Spanish

Synopsis: Hideki is a Japanese Salaryman who goes on an unwitting journey of self-discovery when he takes a business trip from Tokyo to a Montana cattle ranch, in the hopes of acquiring it to enter the American market in a hair-brained financial gamble. He soon gets a reality check on ranch life, facing insurmountable challenges from cultural clashes, to riding horses, to driving his rental car where roads don”t exist. For a number cruncher who only cares about widgets, he soon learns the value of people, as he goes through a life changing journey, and identifies a missing element that’s key to his own transformation. TOKYO COWBOY, from American director Marc Marriott, is very much inspired by his own experience years ago living as a foreigner in Japan. He would return years later to apprentice for the great Yoji Yamada, the prolific director of the TORA-SAN film series. With the creative partnership of screenwriters Dave Boyle and Ayako Fujitani (MAN FROM RENO, TOKYO!), the result is an endearing film about a man who learns that value is in the people, not the numbers, and is willing for the romances of the Vast American Frontier to wash over him.

HIFF: Hometown Legends & Kahuku Mana (short)

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: DAY 2
Friday, November 3 @ 8:30pm
Doors, Box Office, and Concession open 30 min prior to first film of the day

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission per film
$9 per film Senior 55+, Student with valid ID, & Veteran
*full festival passes available for $50
All sales final, tickets are non-refundable or transferable

HOMETOWN LEGENDS

Documentary, Educational, History | 81 minutes

DIRECTOR: Ryan Travis
PRODUCER(S): Lisa Higuchi, Ryan Travis
WRITER: Ryan Travis
CAST: Sterling Carvalho, Sola Soliai, Denzon Seui-Sika, Jason Mariteragi, Donaveyn Atuaia, Seamus Fitzgerald, Marcus Mariota, Alex Galeai, Ammon Hetaraka Chan Boon, Jayson Tarawhiti, Numia Kennerley, Ondre Wihongi, Blaine Kamalani Kia

HOMETOWN LEGENDS, from local filmmakers Nainoa Langer and Kolby Akamu Moser, documents five legendary Native Hawaiian kūpuna (elders) who are masters of their craft. These Hawai‘i Island legends represent paniolo (cowboys), lawai‘a (fishermen), po‘e ulana (lauhala weavers), pahu (drum) carvers and hoe wa‘a (canoe paddling) – and are leaders in cultural practices that were passed down from generations of their kūpuna. The filmmakers sat down with these five kūpuna to document their history, mea hana (craft), and kuleana (responsibility) as it was passed down to them, capturing stories about their ‘āina hānau (native land), adversities they’ve overcome and the lessons they believe are important to pass down to the next generation. Through their stories of resilience, we are reminded of what truly matters – identity, ‘ohana (family) and aloha ‘aina.
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HIFF: Made in Hawaii Shorts 1

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: DAY 3
Saturday, November 4 @ 3:00pm
Doors, Box Office, and Concession open 30 min prior to first film of the day

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission per film
$9 per film Senior 55+, Student with valid ID, & Veteran
*full festival passes available for $50
All sales final, tickets are non-refundable or transferable

MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS 1
FULL LINE UP BELOW

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HIFF: Keeper of the Bay + Kāhuli

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: DAY 3
Saturday, November 4 @ 5:30pm
Doors, Box Office, and Concession open 30 min prior to first film of the day

KEEPER OF THE BAY + KĀHULI
Documentary, Environmental | 91 Minutes

Growing up following in the footsteps of her kūpuna (ancestors), Cindi Punihaole learned to live in harmony with nature. As outside development, industrialization, and tourism rose, Cindi saw Hawai‘i islands’ ecological health decline. Yet, for the first time in her life, the pandemic illuminated the resiliency of Earth’s landscapes and reinforced her mission to protect these critical resources and educate generations of environmentally-conscious minds to come. Cindi embodies the bay she protects. Gentle and inviting on the surface; brimming with life and spirit and generations of Hawaiian wisdom within. She is soft spoken but powerful; patient though tenacious; understated yet strong. Her slight figure is offset by her striking black hair and directly intelligent brown eyes. Full of aloha and quiet determination, Cindi Punihaole is a true “keeper” of the land and sea. Through Cindi’s narrative and interviews with scientists, government officials, business leaders and others in the community, audiences will discover the tremendous efforts put forth behind the scenes to preserve this paradise.
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HIFF: A Great Divide

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: DAY 3
Saturday, November 4 @ 8:00pm
Doors, Box Office, and Concession open 30 min prior to first film of the day

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission per film
$9 per film Senior 55+, Student with valid ID, & Veteran
*full festival passes available for $50
All sales final, tickets are non-refundable or transferable

A GREAT DIVIDE
Drama | 100 Minutes
LANGUAGE(S): English, Korean

Seen through the eyes of a Korean American family that leaves the Bay Area for small-town Wyoming after experiencing devastating loss, A GREAT DIVIDE addresses the emotional and psychological impact of racism and xenophobia on Asian Americans, the loneliness and sacrifice of immigrant sojourners and the generational burden of expectations that weigh on their children. But it”s also a story about a family repairing itself after tragedy, about a young man breaking out of his shell and finding love, about reconciliation and redemption. Inspired by director Jean Shim”s own experiences of moving to rural Wyoming during lockdown, A GREAT DIVIDE stars Ken Jeong (in a rare dramatic turn) and Jae Suh Park as the parents, and Emerson Min as their son Benjamin, in a stellar debut.

Seen through the eyes of a Korean American family that leaves the Bay Area for small-town Wyoming after experiencing devastating loss, A GREAT DIVIDE addresses the emotional and psychological impact of racism and xenophobia on Asian Americans, the loneliness and sacrifice of immigrant sojourners and the generational burden of expectations that weigh on their children. But it’s also a story about a family repairing itself after tragedy, a young man breaking out of his shell and finding love, reconciliation and redemption.

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HIFF: MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS 2

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: DAY 4
Sunday, November 5 @ 2:00pm
Doors, Box Office, and Concession open 30 min prior

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission per film
$9 per film Senior 55+, Student with valid ID, & Veteran
*full festival passes available for $50
All sales final, tickets are non-refundable or transferable

MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS 2
FULL LINE UP BELOW
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HIFF: TRILOGY: NEW WAVE + HOMECOMING + STOKER MACHINE

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: DAY 4
Sunday, November 5 @ 4:30pm
Doors, Box Office, and Concession open 30 min prior

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission per film
$9 per film Senior 55+, Student with valid ID, & Veteran
*full festival passes available for $50
All sales final, tickets are non-refundable or transferable

Documentary | 110 minutes

Three young, talented surfers (Griffin Colapinto, Seth Moniz and Ethan Ewing) head to the edge of the Pacific to train for an upcoming competition season. The water is an electric blue, the waves are roaring, and the surfing is “flat out hardcore.” Reminiscent of classic 2000’s surf documentaries, as well as a sequel to TRILOGY(2007), which put the spotlight on Taj Burrow, Joel Parkinson and Andy Irons, this new edition showcases the next generation in nail biting dangers and enthralling victories of three rambunctious surfers chasing their best ride yet.

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