Honolulu meets Hollywood at the Hawaii International Film Festival
Hollywood meets Honolulu as the Oahu film fest screens more than 180 movies this month.
The Hawaii International Film Festival -- Nov. 12-22 -- will feature submissions from 41 countries, including 32 world premieres of films, documentaries and short subjects.
The festival, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary, attracts more than 70,000 people each fall.
Among the premieres is “Pali Road,” which was shot in Hawaii. It stars Michelle Chen, Henry Ian Cusick, Sung Kang and Jackson Rathbone and tells the story of a young doctor (Chen) who wakes up after a car accident to find herself living a life she doesn’t remember.
The documentary “In Football We Trust,” filmed over four years, follows four Polynesian high school students as they strive to reach their common goal: to play in the NFL.
Samoan and Tongan immigrants are 28 times more likely to play pro football than any other minority group, according to the film’s promoters.
Along with awards ceremonies, seminars and workshops, the festival will also celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller “Spellbound,” starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. The screening will be accompanied by a conversation with Hitchcock’s granddaughters, Tere Carrubba and Mary Stone.
A schedule of events contains links to purchase tickets. The festival will take place at venues around Honolulu.
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