HIFF Celebrates Filipino American History Month with “Spotlight on the Philippines” 

The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) celebrates its 45th anniversary in October alongside Filipino American History Month. To celebrate, HIFF is highlighting Filipino stories from the Philippines and those in the diaspora.

“Spotlight on the Philippines” is an HIFF special program in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines. Below are the screening times of this program’s film slate:

Eraserheads: Combo On The Run
Directed by Maria Diane Ventura
October 30, 6pm — Consolidated Kapolei

Food Delivery: Fresh From The West Philippines Sea
Directed by Baby Ruth Villarama
October 18, 2:15pm / October 23, 6pm — Consolidated Kahala

Magellan
Directed by Lav Diaz
October 24, 4:15pm / October 25, 5:30pm — Consolidated Kahala

Quezon
Directed by Jerrold Tarog
October 26, 2:30pm — Consolidated Kahala / October 28, 6pm — Consolidated Kapolei

FilAm Frames – Short Films from the Diaspora (Shorts Program)
October 21, 6pm / October 22, 3:30pm — Consolidated Kahala
November 2, 6pm — Kauai Community College

The Shorts Program will feature the following:

Along Comes Larry, The Larry Ramos Story

Directed by Rick Quan

East Did Meet West

Directed by Aiko Lozar

Maybe It’s Just The Rain

Directed by Reina Bonta

Myself When I Am Real

Directed by Angeline Gragasin

To find out more about the featured works, visit hiff.org/hiff45-spotlight-on-the-philippines/

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