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Films directed by women and girls at HIFF39!

Here a list of films directed by women and girls screening at the 39th Hawai'i International Film Festival. Tickets can be purchased at https://hiff.org/. Enter the code: HIFF39 and you get a $2 discount!


November 7

  • 7:30 PM UNTRUE – Sigrid ANDREA BERNARDO

November 8

  • 5:30 PM PICTURE CHARACTER – Ian CHENEY – Martha SHANE

  • 5:30 PM CONNECTING THE DOTS Shorts – [THE WIND PHONE – Kristen GERWECK – BOZE – Fuyuko MOCHIZUKI – THIS INK RUNS DEEP – Asia YOUNGMAN – ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN – Smriti MUNDHRA – Sami KHAN]

  • 8:15 PM MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS – [ LIKE MADDAH – Rena SHISHIDO – MO'O! – Anela LING – DRIVING – Chelsi JOHNSTON ]

  • 9:00 PM THE LODGE – Veronika FRANZ – Severin FIALA

November 9

  • 10:00 AM STUDENT SHOWCASE [HARDLY WORKING FINE –TWO OF A KIND @MIASHEAFFER - FINE] These films have been produced during HWF filmmaking programs for young women, or graduates of our programs.

  • 1:00 PM RUTH - JUSTICE GINSBURG IN HER OWN WORDS – Freida Lee MOCK

  • 1:15 PM WELL GROOMED – Rebecca STERN

  • 1:30 PM THE INFILTRATORS – Alex RIVERA – Christina IBARRA

  • 2:00 PM ARAB BLUES – Manele Labidi LABBÉ

  • 3:30 PM PALM BEACH – Rachel WARD

  • 6:15 PM MAUNA KEA: THROUGH THE KIAI LENS – Ciara LACY – Jalena KEANE-LEE

November 10

  • 11:00 AM ATLANTICS – Mati DIOP

  • 12:00 PM THE INFILTRATORS – Alex RIVERA – Christina IBARRA

  • 1:15 PM CURVEBALL Shorts [A MATTER OF TIME – Paula Whetu JONES

  • 8:45 PM THE LODGE – Veronika FRANZ – Severin FIALA

November 11

  • 1:00 PM ARAB BLUES – Manele Labidi LABBÉ

  • 1:00 PM MAUNA KEA: THROUGH THE KIAI LENS – Ciara LACY – Jalena KEANE-LEE

  • 1:30 PM WELL GROOMED – Rebecca STERN

  • 1:45 PM PALM BEACH – Rachel WARD

  • 4:00 PM HIFF VR LOUNGE [ COLLISIONS – Lynette WALLWORTH

  • 5:30 PM HOPE FROZEN – Pailin WEDEL

  • 6:15 PM TOKYO HULA - Lisette Marie FLANARY

  • 6:30 PM DARK PLACE – Kodie BEDFORD – Bjorn STEWART

  • 7:30 PM BOMBAY ROSE – Gitanjali RAO

  • 8:00 PM PACIFIC SHOWCASE SHORTS [OUR ATOLL SPEAKS: KO TALATALA MAI TO MATOU WENUA – Gemma CUBERO DEL BARRIO

  • 8:15 PM NOTHING FANCY: DIANA KENNEDY – Elizabeth CARROLL

November 12

November 13

  • 3:30 PM NOTHING FANCY: DIANA KENNEDY – Elizabeth CARROLL

  • 6:15 PM WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS – Linda GOLDSTEIN KNOWLTON (free with student ID)

  • 6:15 PM LINGUA FRANCA – Isabel SANDOVAL

  • 7:00 PM THE LONG WALK – Mattie DO

  • 8:00 PM VAI

November 14

  • 3:15 PM HOPE FROZEN – Pailin WEDEL

  • 3:30 PM LUCKY GRANDMA – Sasie SEALY

  • 4:15 PM POWER MERI w/REVERENCE [POWER MERI – Joanna LESTER

  • 6:15 PM HIFF PRESENTS THE ‘OHINA SHORTS SHOWCASE [ MO'O! – Anela LING – LIKE MADDAH – Rena SHISHIDO

  • 6:15 PM BIKRAM: YOGI, GURU, PREDATOR – Eva ORNER

November 15

  • 3:00 PM THE LONG WALK – Mattie DO

  • 5:00 PM VAI

  • 7:45 PM FOR MY FATHER'S KINGDOM – Vea MAFILE'O – Jeremiah TAUAMITI

  • 9:00 PM SIGNAL 100 – Lisa TAKEBA

November 16

  • 11:00 AM DANIEL K. INOUYE STUDENT FILM INITIATIVE SHOWCASE [ORIGINS & INSPIRATIONS OF THE 1959 HAWAI'I STATEWOOD COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLION - Phoenix Maimiti VALENTINE ] These films have been produced by graduates of our programs

  • 12:00 PM REEL WAHINE OF HAWAII - Kim BASSFORD - Taylour CHANG - Renea VENERI STEWART - Robin LUNG - Shirley THOMPSON - Vera ZAMBONELLI. Hawai'i Women in Filmmaking production!

  • 12:45 PM FOR MY FATHER'S KINGDOM – Vea MAFILE'O – Jeremiah TAUAMITI

  • 3:00 PM THE PERFECT CANDIDATE – Haifaa AL-MANSOUR

  • 5:30 PM FOR SAMA – Waad AL-KATEAB – Edward WATTS

  • 6:00 PM YELLOW ROSE – Diane PARAGA

  • 6:30 PM WHEN TOMATOES MET WAGNER – Marianna ECONOMOU

  • 6:45 PM GO BACK TO CHINA – Emily TING

  • 7:45 PM BIKRAM: YOGI, GURU, PREDATOR – Eva ORNER

  • 8:15 PM PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE – Céline SCIAMMA

  • 8:15 PM MO TE IWI: CARVING FOR THE PEOPLE – Robin GREENBERG

  • 9:00 PM SIGNAL 100 – Lisa TAKEBA

November 17

  • 10:45 AM MO TE IWI: CARVING FOR THE PEOPLE – Robin GREENBERG

  • 11:00 AM REEL WAHINE OF HAWAII - Kim BASSFORD - Taylour CHANG - Renea VENERI STEWART - Robin LUNG - Shirley THOMPSON - Vera ZAMBONELLI. Hawai'i Women in Filmmaking production!

  • 1:00 PM WHEN TOMATOES MET WAGNER – Marianna ECONOMOU

  • 1:30 PM WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS – Linda GOLDSTEIN KNOWLTON

  • 3:00 PM PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE – Céline SCIAMMA

  • 3:30 PM MADE IN HAWAII SHORTS [ LIKE MADDAH – Rena SHISHIDO – MO'O! – Anela LING – DRIVING – Chelsi JOHNSTON ]

  • 3:45 PM FOR SAMA – Waad AL-KATEAB – Edward WATTS

  • 4:30 PM GO BACK TO CHINA – Emily TING

  • 6:00 PM TOKYO HULA w/VOICES OF THE FOREST


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