{"id":14767,"date":"2022-10-15T11:38:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T21:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=14767"},"modified":"2022-10-15T11:38:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T21:38:02","slug":"lahi-short-film-to-premiere-in-hawaii-at-hawaii-international-film-festival-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2022\/10\/15\/lahi-short-film-to-premiere-in-hawaii-at-hawaii-international-film-festival-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;LAHI&#8221; Short Film To Premiere In Hawaii at Hawaii International Film Festival in November"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"14768\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2022\/10\/15\/lahi-short-film-to-premiere-in-hawaii-at-hawaii-international-film-festival-in-november\/screenshot-2022-10-16-053702\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?fit=717%2C920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"717,920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2022-10-16 053702\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?fit=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?fit=640%2C821&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?resize=307%2C394\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14768\" width=\"307\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?w=717&amp;ssl=1 717w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Filipino American short film &#8220;LAHI&#8221; is making its Hawaii Premiere at the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) on November 4, 2022 at 6pm.<br><br>&#8220;Lahi&#8221; is the Tagalog word for race or legacy. The short film is a narrative story about a young, culturally-disconnected Filipina girl named Mimi who returned to Oahu for her grandmother&#8217;s funeral.<br><br>Filmed in Hawaii with a local crew of professionals, the short film is inspired by writer and director Reina Bonta&#8217;s own experiences as a third-generation Filipina, as well as the life of her Lola, a World War II survivor born and raised in the Philippines.&#8221;LAHI&#8221; has also debuted in various film festivals in the country: Portland Film Festival (global premiere), San Diego Filipino Film Festival (California premiere), LA Femme International Film Festival, and Twin Cities Film Festival (Midwest premiere).<br><br>The cast includes Tiki Willis (debut lead performance, known for Magnum P.I., has upcoming Netflix pilot project) as Mimi, Tesse Magaoay (Oahu-based actor) as Andrea, Virginia Almonte-Savella Harper as Gabriella, and Cynthia Bonta (Reina&#8217;s grandmother, lifelong activist) as Lola&#8217;s apparition.<br><br>&#8220;LAHI&#8221; is part of HIFF&#8217;s Made In Hawaii Shorts screening at Kahala Consolidated Theatres on November 4 at 6pm. Tickets go on sale on October 17. To purchase, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/hiff.org\/events\/madeinhawaiishorts1\/\">https:\/\/hiff.org\/events\/madeinhawaiishorts1\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Filipino American short film &#8220;LAHI&#8221; is making its Hawaii Premiere at the Hawaii International Film&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4,11],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?fit=717%2C920&ssl=1",717,920,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?fit=234%2C300&ssl=1",234,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?fit=640%2C821&ssl=1",640,821,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?fit=640%2C821&ssl=1",640,821,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?fit=717%2C920&ssl=1",717,920,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?fit=717%2C920&ssl=1",717,920,true],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?resize=717%2C800&ssl=1",717,800,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?resize=717%2C570&ssl=1",717,570,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?resize=600%2C900&ssl=1",600,900,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1",600,600,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?resize=717%2C715&ssl=1",717,715,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?resize=400%2C500&ssl=1",400,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?fit=717%2C920&ssl=1",717,920,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?resize=540%2C286&ssl=1",540,286,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-16-053702.png?resize=375%2C250&ssl=1",375,250,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/features\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Features<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/hawaii-filipino\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Hawaii - 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