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Recorded by and for the HIFF community, we go a little beyond the normal Q&A with filmmakers on their works and interests. Starting with intention, our talks inevitably go into unexpected, spontaneous directions. Such is the life of building community with creatives with a touch of aloha.About HIFF (hiff.org)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.
Anderson Le hosts HIFF Talks: The Official Podcast of the Hawai‘i International Film Festival, a tv show with 33 episodes published.
HIFF Intern Roma Lerner sits down with Native Hawaiian screenwriter Bryson Chun, discussing his breakthrough moments, finding his unique writing voice, what it means to represent his community as a Native Hawaiian storyt
HIFF Intern Cyris Laury-Schaefer sits down with actor Lindsay Watson, discussing her career beginnings and breakout acting roles, as well as her transition behind the camera as a writer/director. You can see Lindsay at H
HOCCI's Ashton Obrero sits down with Emmy award-winning filmmaker Justyn Ah Chong to discuss his career and experience at the 44th Annual Hawai'i International Film Festival. Justyn co-produced this yearʻs centerpiece pr
HOCCI's Olivia Trice interviews Daerius Legg, the artist behind HIFF43's key art visual and main trailer artist. Daerius' style was inspired by his love of manga and anime (Katsuhito Otomo and Osamu Tezuka) and his philo
HOCCI's Sean Oketani sits down with Laurel Tamayo to discuss her short film, GEN Z MENTAL HEALTH: CLIMATE STORIES, which was a part of the official selection for HIFF43 in the Environmental Shorts Program. This podcast i
HOCCI's Sean Oketani sits down with filmmaker Hunter Naho‘oikaika to discuss her film, SEEING WTIH HAWAIIAN EYES, an official selection of the 43rd Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani (HIFF43) and
In this episode, HIFF HOCCI mentee Jim Fahey sits down with Leo Williams, a NY-based film critic, to discuss about the HIFF42 Closing Night Film BROKER directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. It's an interesting conversation as t
In this episode, HIFF HOCCI mentee Jim Fahey sits down with Leo Williams, a NY-based film critic, to discuss about the film SHE SAID directed by Maria Schrader. An official selection of HIFF42, the film is currently in c
In this episode, HIFF HOCCI mentee Olivia Thrice talks about the joys of returning to the cinema to experience films as HIFF fully returns to an in-person event. She also explores the theme of "forgiveness" in films she
In this episode, HIFF HOCCI mentee David Murray sits down with his buddy Terry to discuss about the film FINDING SATOSHI directed Laurent Barthelemy and is part of HIFF42's New American Perspectives presented by the Vilc
Although Alika Tengan's film made it into Sundance in 2022, he was unable to experience his film in front of an in-person theatrical audience. To rectify this, HIFF made his film the closing feature of the Spring Showcas
After a screening of BLURRING THE COLOR LINE on April 12, 2022 at the Consolidated Theaters in Honolulu, Anderson Le chats with Crystal Kwok about the journey she took to make this riveting documentary, focusing on her C
Snow Hnin El Hlaing is the filmmaker of MIDWIVES, which premiered worldwide at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022. MIDWIVES is a documentary about a midwife and her apprentice, both living in Myanmar during a time of int
Serial HIFF contributor Alika Maikau Tengan has made the Hawaiian film community proud, premiering his first feature film EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ, at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022. Beforehand, he's built a reputation a
With MAIKA, writer-director-editor Ham Tran returns to the Sundance Film Festival in 2022, 16 years since his premiering his first feature JOURNEY FROM THE FALL. In between those films, Ham has been a pillar in the Vietn
In ten minutes, filmmakers Brit Hensel and Keli Gonzales are able to express so much about their culture as members of Cherokee Nation in ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They’ve Been Taught), which just had its premiere at the Sundance Film
Receiving a $1.35M grant and supported by the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and the Perspective Fund, Color Congress (colorcongress.org) is poised to make a major impact on the documentary filmmaking community,
HIFF 41 brought in quite an amazing juror to help evaluate the nominees for the KAU KA HŌKŪ (Shooting Star) award. Susan Soon He Stanton currently writers for the hit HBO show SUCCESSION, but before working as a professi
Sure, we can talk extensively about native Hawaiian filmmaker Ciara Lacy impressive career as a director, producer, and general pillar in the community. Instead, artistic director Anderson Le chose to dive a little deepe
Dana Ledoux Miller has already been attached to so many recognized works: AMC's KEVIN CAN GO F*CK HIMSELF and LODGE 49, Netflix's NARCOS, HBO's THE NEWSROOM, and so much more in progress. Her roots are very much from the
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