April 16, 2008
Hawaii International Film Festival 11th Annual Spring Showcase
See you at the movies!
In addition to its annual film festival in the fall, of which, I attended - hence the reviews of Owl and the Sparrow, Still Life, and Tuya's Wedding - the Hawaii International Film Festival features two smaller festivals year-round: the one-week Spring Showcase in April and the three-day Korean film festival - also known as "K-fest" - in August.
As an art-house fare deprived cinephile, since her move back to Honolulu, it is my pleasure to announce that the aforementioned Spring Showcase is just around the corner.
The event, which runs from April 18-24, offers 26 films from 10 countries. Among the notable, "buzzworthy" offerings on the slate: Richard (Moulin Rouge) Roxburgh's directorial debut, Romulus My Father, an Australian immigrant saga, starring homegrown native Eric Bana, Helen Hunt's own stab behind the lens, the romantic-dramedy, Then She Found Me, and maverick filmmaker John Sayles' latest, Honeydrippers, set in Jim Crow-era Alabama.
On my own to-see list: the Fatih Akin follow-up to Head-On, The Edge of Heaven, Japanese director Nobuhiro Yamashita's A Gentle Breeze in the Village - reportedly as charming and heartfelt as his previous feature, the HIFF favorite Linda Linda Linda, and Mister Foe, another dark exploration of sex by the same director of Young Adam (rising Scottish talent, David Mackenzie).
As was the case with the HIFF fall film programming, look for reviews of these Spring Showcase films to appear on Lucid Screening in the coming weeks.
By the way, any Honoluluians remotely interested in attending the Spring Showcase can click here for more box office info.
