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SHAKTI premiered at the 45th Hawai’i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani. In this video, HIFF ONLINE CREATIVES & CRITICS IMMERSIVE (HOCCI) mentee D’Elle Martin sits down and reviews SHAKTI, a Nepalese feature film from director Nani Sahra Walker.  This film was also part of New American Perspectives, a program sponsored by the Vilcek Foundation. SHAKTI ...

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IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT premiered at the 45th Hawai’i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani. A decade ago, the Iranian director Jafar Panahi converted a taxi cab into a portable movie studio, relying on a dashboard-mounted camera to clandestinely record his encounters with passengers while he passed as an ordinary driver in Tehran’s dense […]

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FWENDS premiered at the 45th Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani. In this short form video review, HOCCI mentee Curtis Wilmington III shares his thoughts on the Australian film, FWENDS. This feature film was one of three assigned screenings for the HOCCI cohort this year, which featured extended discussions with guest film critics and […]

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HERO’S ISLAND premiered at the 45th Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani. HERO’S ISLAND, directed by Keishi Ohtomo, is an action-packed historical drama taking place during the U.S. occupation of Okinawa. A mystery unraveling over twenty years, three friends attempt to locate their leader as the film unveils the harsh realities of post-war Okin...

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THE ARRANGEMENTS had its world premiere at the 45th Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani as part of the Made in Hawai‘i Shorts. A conversation with director Sonny Ganaden about community, grief, childhood, and making magic with non-actors. THE ARRANGEMENTS (2025) It was during the Made in Hawai‘i Shorts at HIFF when I came […]

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