Hawaiʻi International Film Festival

"Profs," a short film about a retiring academic and a rebellious student, premieres at the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival.

A 2026 HIFF documentary celebrates the art of dance shared by indigenous communities across North America and Hawaiʻi.

Director Jordan Manley and producer Kathy Muneno discuss their film “The Navigator,” set to debut at the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival.

Jean Lee, the presidential chair of the East-West Center, takes on her next role as the executive director of Hawaiʻi International Film Festival.

A short documentary called "Pili Hou: Finding Helen" will have its world premiere at the Hawai’i International Film Festival later this month. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol talked with the film’s creators about the personal journey behind the storyline.

Jinyoung Lee, producer and director of "Songs of Love Hawaii," spoke with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about her film that explores the story of the first Korean immigrants in Hawaiʻi.

Marine biologist Nicole Yamase and filmmaker Daniel Lin spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the film "Remathau: People of the Ocean."

Filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about her film titled "Before The Moon Falls."

Filmmaker and animator Laurie Sumiye spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender and Louise King Lanzilotti about her film titled “A Paradise Lost.”

HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on the cuts the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival faces due to the Trump administration's proposal to eliminate the NEA.