Hawaii International Film Festival: Kauai Showcase - Copy

11/19/22 (Saturday) @ 3:00 PM: Plays With: A HUI HOU (UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN), A TALE OF TWO SISTERS, BURY IT, KRONOS, LAHI, PO‘ELE WAI, RACKET Find more info at: https://hiff.org/events/madeinhawaiishorts1/

11/19/22 (Saturday) @ 7:30 PM: In the mountains of Kauai, a drug addicted native Hawaiian woman, Nanea, 22, is living with her troubled boyfriend, Eli. Estranged from her father, and on the night of her mother’s funeral, Nanea reaches a breaking point and destroys Eli’s possessions, sending him into a bitter rage. Nanea flees into the surrounding forest, escaping into midnight. Now on the run, she suffers from drug withdrawals and encounters a mythical creature named Yahdella who sends her on a soul-searching journey. Deep in the forest, Nanea hears the voices of her ancestor’s call, guiding her to an ancient waterfall. The pure water offers salvation, but she soon realizes Yahdella is more like her than she ever imagined.

11/20/22 (Sunday) 2:30 PM: Plays With: AFTER THE ENDLING; E MĀLAMA PONO, WILLY BOY; INHERITANCE; MANŌ; READY FORWARD. Find more info at: https://hiff.org/events/madeinhawaiishorts2/

11/20/22 (Sunday) @ 5:00 PM: Margaret Chang is rocked from her perfect alpha-mom-corporate-manager life when she has to go back to her hometown to deal with her overbearing dad, Jialuo. Her dad is kind of an outspoken jerk, but is now despondent and won’t leave the house. Since she can’t deal with her parents by herself, she drags along her older sad sack brother, Roy, to help her. When they arrive at their childhood home, they discover that their mom Sophie (equally overbearing) and youngest angry comic book nerd brother Larry (still living with parents) are happy with this situation… As it turns out, their dad is much more pleasant when depressed than well. The siblings struggle to deal with his depression, and wonder if it’s even worth getting him better. In the meantime, they reconnect as a family by bickering and reminiscing about the bad times with Dad, discovering that their familial bond is stronger than they ever realized.

11/20/22 (Sunday) @ 7:00PM: Starring Kealoha*, Taimane, and Kau`i Kanaka`ole. Dancers Jamie Nakama, Jory Horn and Jonathan Clarke Sypert. Music by Taimane, Quadraphonix and Makana. Original artworks by Solomon Enos. *Enjoy a Q&A with Writer/Actor Kealoha immediately following the film.