BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//B-Side Presents: Louis Vuitton Hawaii International FIlm Festiv al 2008//iCal4j 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081009T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081009T221200 SUMMARY:THE DIVINE WEAPON DESCRIPTION:1448\, Joseon Dynasty – The Ming Dynasty's meddling into Jose on's domestic affairs goes to extremes\, as King Sejeong secretly plans to develop the "Singijeon" (the divine weapon)\, a super-weapon of insur mountable power. The Ming quickly dispatch assassins to attack the secre t construction facility\, and in turn\, Choi Hae-san\, the inventor\, sa crifices himself and blows up the site. His daughter\, Hong-li (also an engineering genius)\, by order of the King\, is taken into hiding to mee t up with a peddler named Sul-ju\, the head of a merchant gang\, who has clandestine ties with the king's family. She is told to continue her la te father's mission to complete construction. \n\nDesperate to understa nd the facts of "Singijeon\," the Ming bifurcate its army\, sending an e nvoy to intimidate the king and another envoy to hunt down the slain eng ineer's daughter and her bandit protector. Will Hong-li fulfill her fath er's work in the completion of the "divine weapon"? The most anticipated Korean historic action epic of the year! CATEGORIES:Opening Night, Spotlight on Korea LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/thedivineweapon_hawaii2008 UID:165538477-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T172300 SUMMARY:OF ALL THE THINGS DESCRIPTION:Dennis Lambert was one of the most successful and diverse son gwriter/producers of the '70s and '80s\, with hits like "Ain’t No Woman Like The One I’ve Got"\, "Rhinestone Cowboy"\, and "Nightshift". Today\ , he's a 60-year-old family man selling houses in Florida. But his obs cure 1972 solo album is huge... in the Philippines. A Filipino promoter has begged Dennis to tour for decades\, and in 2007 he finally agreed. A hilarious documentary that follows Dennis as he rediscovers his passi on for music. Some lives deserve an encore. CATEGORIES:Reel Life LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/ofallthethings_hawaii2008 UID:164307086-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T161500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T180000 SUMMARY:THE TRUTH BE TOLD: THE CASES AGAINST SUPINYA KLANGNARONG DESCRIPTION:In October 2005\, Thailand telecommunications giant Shin Corp oration\, owned by the family of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shin awatra\, brings an $11-million defamation lawsuit against Supinya Klangn arong\, a prominent Thai journalist\, university lecturer and media righ ts activist. She had accused the corporation of colluding with the gover nment. During the tumultuous months of her trial\, director Pimpaka Towi ra\, a leading figure of Thailand's independent film scene\, accompanies the level-headed Klangnarong\, capturing a portrait of idealism and int egrity. The result is a beguiling mix of cinema vérité\, personal profil e\, political exposé and national diary. Proving that freedom of speech and public activism can effect change\, THE TRUTH BE TOLD seamlessly com bines a fluid experimental style with an engaging narrative structure th at comments on the legal\, political and constitutional turmoil in conte mporary Thai society. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/truthbetoldthe_hawaii2008 UID:164307622-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T163000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T181000 SUMMARY:OUT OF COVERAGE DESCRIPTION:Amer is the best friend of Nada's husband\, Zouheir\, who's s pent the past 10 years in prison for unspecified reasons\; Amer has been looking after her and her daughter. His obvious pleasure in this task\, and time he devotes to it\, proves a thorn in the side of his jealous w ife Salma\, who alternates between threatening to divorce him and beggin g him to impregnate her with a second child. Meanwhile\, Nada has so co me to rely on Amer that having him in her bed seems inevitable\, in spit e of both parties feeling guilty. When it looks like Zouheir will be rel eased at last\, Amer faces a final struggle between his noble intentions and all-too-human feelings. CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/outofcoverage_hawaii2008 UID:164308177-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T190900 SUMMARY:CAPE NO. 7 DESCRIPTION:Aga left Hengchun for Taipei in the hope of becoming the sing er in a band. After ten years of hard work\, he returns home\, his dream unfulfilled. Tomoko is a Japanese model who is asked to put together a local warm-up band for an upcoming Japanese super star beach concert to be held in Hengchun. However\, recruiting the band members proves to be as difficult a task as the search for the famous seven samurai. Together with five other ordinary Hengchun residents with no hopes of fame\, the y form an unbelievable band. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/capeno7_hawaii2008 UID:164308502-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T183000 SUMMARY:FINDING ALOHA - THE MOVIE DESCRIPTION:Finding Aloha marks a cinematic convergence of body and mind. It contains dynamic action footage\, some of the most stunning ever to appear on film\, but it is also a testament to the human spirit. Armed w ith both qualities physical prowess and a gentle heart these adventurous athletes find the key to harmony in the Hawaiian island's. They discove r\, and nurture\, aloha. CATEGORIES:Surf Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/findingalohathemovie_hawaii2008 UID:164308790-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T181500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T194700 SUMMARY:JAMAICA FOR SALE DESCRIPTION:JAMAICA FOR SALE is a documentary countering the received vie w that tourism is the savior of the Jamaican people. Lively\, hard hitti ng\, with powerful voices\, arresting visuals and iconic music\, JAMAICA FOR SALE documents the environmental\, economic\, social and cultural i mpacts of tourism. The Caribbean is the region most economically depende nt on tourism. Jamaica is the 4th most indebted country in the world. Ma ssive hotels and luxury condominium developments are under construction. At this very moment Jamaica is being irreversibly transformed. JAMAICA FOR SALE is both documenting this transformation and trying to turn the tide. CATEGORIES:Green Screen LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/jamaicaforsale_hawaii2008 UID:164309008-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T184500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T202200 SUMMARY:UPSTREAM BATTLE DESCRIPTION:Native Americans in Northern California fight for their salmo n and the survival of their culture. An energy corporation has messed up their river with large hydroelectric dams\, contributing to one of the worst fish die-offs in U.S. history. To confront their opponents\, triba l members travel to Scotland and to the richest man in America. The dam owners praise hydropower as low-cost\, climate-friendly electricity. Yet \, the tribes on the Klamath River may trigger the largest dam removal p roject in the world. A long-term documentary following tribal members\, utility managers\, and farmers in the basin -- all fighting for water. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/upstreambattle_hawaii2008 UID:164309134-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T190000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T213500 SUMMARY:BACHNA AE HASEENO DESCRIPTION:Girls are always falling for the handsome Raj. He can't help that women are attracted to him like bees to honey\, and that he posses ses a charm and humor that make him the complete package\, but Raj's lif e will be forever changed by three unforgettable women. Sweet and roman tic Mahi lives a charmed life\, though she’s spent her whole life in Amr istar that doesn't stop all her wishes from coming true. Sexy and confi dent Radhika lives life on her own terms and is not afraid ignore societ al conventions. Smart and ambitious Gayatri never cowers from any chall enge she is determined to make it on her own. Each woman encounters Raj at different times in his life\, and teach him a bit about love and lif e. CATEGORIES:Featured, Spotlight on India LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/bachnaaehaseeno_hawaii2008 UID:164309320-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T213300 SUMMARY:THE PHOTOGRAPH DESCRIPTION:25-year-old Sita makes a living as a prostitute in a karaoke bar\, but not even this is enough to support her sick mother who is look ing after her little girl in the country\, nor does she have sufficient funds to pay off her debt to the brutal pimp Suroso. Desperation forces the young woman to find an uninviting but cheap bedsit in an attic room above a photographic studio. Its owner\, the taciturn\, withdrawn aging photographer Johan\, begins to form a part of her life - if in quite a d ifferent way from the men she has known until now. The woman resolves to start afresh. When she discovers that the sick photographer only has a few months to live\, she decides to fulfill his last wishes. CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/photographthe_hawaii2008 UID:164309415-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T201500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T222200 SUMMARY:CHERRY BLOSSOMS - HANAMI DESCRIPTION:A story of selfless love that is also a poetic journey into t he meaning of life itself. Trudi is the only one who knows that her husb and is terminally ill with cancer. When his doctor suggests that the cou ple undertake one last trip together\, Trudi persuades her husband to ac company her to visit her children and grandchildren in Berlin. However\, the members of their family are far too wrapped up in their own lives t o be able to take care of the couple. Out of the blue\, Trudi dies\, and Rudi is completely at a loss. He has no idea what to do with his life\, until he decides to go to Japan to visit their youngest son\, Karl. CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/cherryblossomshanami_hawaii2008 UID:164309493-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T203000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T221800 SUMMARY:GOOD CATS DESCRIPTION:The name of the film is taken from reformist politician Deng Xiaoping's principle that it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white - - as long as it catches mice\, it's a good cat. The ends justifying the means mentality paints a picture of modern-day China tainted by a money- hungry rat race. GOOD CATS follow the irresponsible life of the main pro tagonist\; a chauffeur for the head of a real-estate agency\, while show ing the changes that rapid urbanization has brought to Sichuan. In the d irector's vision\, human existence is dominated by impalpable paradoxes\ , and day-to-day life is permeated with surreal events playing out on th e border between reality\, absurdity and hallucination. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/goodcats_hawaii2008 UID:164309709-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T210000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T222000 SUMMARY:THE AMAZING TRUTH ABOUT QUEEN RAQUELA DESCRIPTION:Raquela is a transsexual - or "ladyboy" - from the Philippine s who dreams of escaping the streets of Cebu City for a fairy tale life in Paris. In order to make her dreams come true\, she turns from prostit ution toward the more lucrative business of Internet porn. Her success a s a porn star brings new friends\, including Valerie\, a ladyboy in Icel and\, and Michael\, the owner of the website Raquela works for. Valerie helps Raquela get as far as Iceland. From there\, Michael offers her a r endezvous in Paris. Will Paris be everything she dreamed of? And will Mi chael turn out to be her Prince Charming? CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/amazingtruthaboutqueenraquelathe_h awaii2008 UID:164309904-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T213000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T231000 SUMMARY:METAL SAMURAI DESCRIPTION:This is the first of a series of films co-produced by Columbi a Music Entertainment and the Toei Film Studio of Kyoto. Matsudaira Desu noshin is a ronin who has a crush on Omitsu\, a young girl working at an eating-place called "Otafuku." With his detective friend\, Heihachi\, h e frequents the diner but Omitsu remains totally unaware of his feelings \; first\, because he is shy - despite his wild looks - and second\, bec ause of a language barrier. But Desunoshin has an alternate identity... he is a heavy metal guitarist. CATEGORIES:Extreme Asia LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/metalsamurai_hawaii2008 UID:164309993-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081010T223000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T003600 SUMMARY:THE CHASER DESCRIPTION:Jung Ho\, an ex-cop\, turned pimp\, is driving around Seoul\, looking for one of his missing girls\, Mi Jin. Suddenly\, he dents a ca r in the alley. When he spots blood splattered on the driver’s shirt\, h e senses the man\, Young Min (Ha Jeong Woo) may have Mi Jin captive. Aft er an intense foot chase\, Jung Ho catches Young Min. But because of Jun g Ho's pretense as a cop\, they are both taken to the police station. \ n\nThe deranged Young Min bluntly confesses he has killed many women\, i ncluding Mi Jin. As the police force is obsessed with a random search fo r corpses\, Jung Ho is the only one who believes Mi Jin is still alive. With only 12 hours left to detain the serial killer without a warrant\, Jung Ho's search begins... THE CHASER resuscitated the dwindling Korean film industry earlier this year\, coming out of the gate as a first rate white-knuckle thriller. Be warned\, this film is very graphic\, of the SE7EN kind. CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Korea LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/chaserthe_hawaii2008 UID:164310316-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T142200 SUMMARY:24 CITY & SEMINAR DESCRIPTION:There will be a seminar after this film is shown: THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY ON MODERN CHINA.\n\nDocumentary and fiction are s ometimes uneasy bedfellows\, but having made both back-to-back in many o f his film projects (most recently\, STILL LIFE and DONG)\, filmmaker Ji a Zhangke finally marries the two media in 24 CITY. In his chronicle of the changing fortunes of a defunct but once glorious aeronautic factory and its workers through talking heads and wordless images exclusively\, the documentary strain prevails to simple\, yet emotionally reverberati ng effect. 24 CITY balances the human cost of change with a self-renewi ng future as witnessed by the re-development project on the demolished f actory site. It's pure clarity and pristine cinematography will appeal t o a more serious and aesthetically inclined audience.\n\n--Maggie Lee CATEGORIES:New Chinese Cinema, Seminars LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/24city_hawaii2008 UID:164052049-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T130000 SUMMARY:BOSES - VOICES DESCRIPTION:VOICES is the story of a musician named Ariel who offers viol in lessons to a child of the slums. Through the violin\, the abused chil d Onyok is able to get back his voice from a mute\, desensitized existen ce. A violin teacher and his student\, a mute 7-year old abused child in a shelter\, develop a friendship stemming from their love of music. Ari el discovers the immense talent of Onyok hiding behind a veneer of silen ce and pain caused by an unhappy and cruel father. In the developing rel ationship of teacher and student\, both characters reveal more of themse lves that otherwise may have remained unspoken. They discover each other s strengths and failures through the violin lessons.\n\n-- Chuck Boller CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/bosesvoices_hawaii2008 UID:164310635-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T130000 SUMMARY:PACIFIC ISLAND FILM SEMINAR DESCRIPTION: INDIGENOUS FILMMAKING & GLOBALIZATION: Capturing the Film Oe uvre of the Pacific Islander in the 21st Century \n\nFrom the Western caricatures of SOUTH PACIFIC and BLUE HAWAII\, to ONCE WERE WARRIORS\, W HALE RIDER and THE LAND HAS EYES breaking the shackles of post-colonial pop culture and media\, this is an exhilarating time to be a Pacific Isl ander filmmaker\, thanks in part to new digital cinema tools\, film/medi a education\, all effects of Globalization. The panel will consist of fi lmmakers and scholars of Pacific Islander descent\, as they discuss on t his new\, exciting trend of independent\, as well as government funded\, film making in the Pacific and recapturing the Pacific Islander motif. Confirmed guests include Professor Vilsoni Hereniko\, Faculty Chair of t he Center for Pacific Islands Studies at UH Manoa\, and writer-director of Sundance hit THE LAND HAS EYES\; Maori actor Cliff Curtis (WHALE RIDE R\, ONCE WERE WARRIORS\, SUNSHINE)\; New Zealand filmmaker Vincent Ward (RAIN OF THE CHILDREN\, RIVER QUEEN). CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/pacificislandfilmseminar_hawaii200 8 UID:164460135-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T123000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T140400 SUMMARY:HEART OF FIRE DESCRIPTION:After spending the first ten years of her life in a Catholic orphanage\, the young and fiery Awet excitedly learns that she is soon t o be reunited with her family. But her hopes for a normal life are dashe d when her father\, a fanatical supporter of the Eritrean Liberation Fro nt\, places Awet directly into the military forces' hands. At first will ing to join the fight\, she soon realizes that their enemies are just as human as she\, and Awet makes a solemn vow never to kill... Labeled a t raitor by the group's commander\, the young Awet nevertheless courageous ly stands by her convictions and fights the violence in the disarming wa y that only a child could. CATEGORIES:Human Rights LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/heartoffire_hawaii2008 UID:164311017-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T130000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T142500 SUMMARY:MORNING COMES SO SOON DESCRIPTION:Set in the beautiful central pacific country of the Marshall Islands\, MORNING COMES SO SOON is the story of Leban\, a Marshallese hi gh school student who falls in love with Mei-Lin\, a Chinese girl who is new to the island. What begins as a typical teenage love story quickly becomes a bizarre tragedy as the opposition they must face from family a nd friends becomes unbearable. This film deals with the issues of suicid e and racism which are two of the biggest problems facing youth living i n the Marshall Islands. In fact\, the RMI has one of the leading suicide rates in the world. The issue of racism has become more serious recentl y as more and more foreigners have moved to the islands. CATEGORIES:Pacific Panorama LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/morningcomessosoon_hawaii2008 UID:164311258-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T131500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T144600 SUMMARY:TORA-SAN\, OUR LOVABLE TRAMP DESCRIPTION:LVHIFF is proud to present this special sidebar of one of the most beloved characters in Japanese cinema\, Tora-san\, who has starred in the longest running film franchise\, with 49 movies! These new\, rem astered 35mm prints were supervised and handpicked for this process by t he director Yoji Yamada\, himself. In the first volume in the series\, Tora-san\, an itinerant peddler long estranged from his family\, return s home to Shibamata\, after many years of wandering. He is reunited with his only sibling\, sister Sakura\, and interferes with her marriage pla ns while falling in love with Fuyuko\, the daughter of the local Buddhis t priest. CATEGORIES:Tora-san Series LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/torasanourlovabletramp_hawaii2008 UID:164311471-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T143000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T155600 SUMMARY:THE CHICKEN\, THE FISH AND THE KING CRAB DESCRIPTION:Founded by legendary chef Paul Bocuse\, the Bocuse d'Or compe tition is pretty much the Olympics of haute cuisine\, bringing 24 virtuo so chefs from around the world to a sports arena in Lyon\, France every other year for a competition in which they have five and a half hours to prepare 12 portions of two complete meals. The chefs represent not only themselves\, but their nations-and by extension\, their national cuisin es. Spain's 20-year victory drought is something of a national thumb in the eye\, especially since by itself San Sebastian\, boasts of having m ore Michelin-starred restaurants per square kilometer than any other pla ce in the world. This documentary follows master chef Jesús Almagro as h e seeks to bring the Bocuse d'Or home to Spain. CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/chickenthefishandthekingcrabthe_ha waii2008 UID:164311542-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T164700 SUMMARY:SHORTS PROGRAM 1 DESCRIPTION: CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE – Inspired by the Pink Floyd song\, t his black comedy focuses on a boy with a strange curiosity of his father 's very sharp axe\, when chopping wood for the first time. \nDirector: J ason Stutter\, New Zealand\, 2008\, 2 min. \n\n DENNIS - Introvert bod ybuilder Dennis asks a local girl out on a date\, despite his mother's m isgivings\, and embarks on a night that he will never forget. \nDirector : Mads Matthiesen\, Denmark\, 2007\, 18 min. \n\n FRANKIE - 15-year ol d father-to-be Frankie struggles with anxiety over his impending respons ibilities. \nDirector: Darren Thornton\, Ireland\, 2008\, 12 min. \n\n I LOVE SARAH JANE - 13-year-old Jimbo is in love with Sarah Jane and wi ll make her fall for him\, no matter how long it takes. \nDirector: Spen cer Susser\, Australia\, 2008\, 14 min. \n\n MAGIC PARIS - Alone for a weekend in Paris\, Kate meets a charming man\, who launches her into an altogether different type of love story. \nDirector: Alice Winocour\, F rance\, 2007\, 20 min. \n\n MY MOTHER SAID - In this day and age\, whe n everything is documented and even cell phones have cameras\, one woman has no souvenirs or photos of her beloved mother. \nDirector: Jessica S ison\, USA\, 2008\, 5 min. \n\n SPIDER - Jack and Jill are always hurt ing each other’s feelings\; but like Mum said\, "It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye." \nDirector: Nash Edgerton\, Australia\, 200 7\, 10 min. \n\n TONY ZOREIL - Tony is a single\, young man who has in herited a remarkable physical deformity: like the rest of his family\, h e has very big ears and suffers from extreme sensitivity to the slightes t noise. \nDirector: Valentin Potier\, France\, 2007\, 20 min. \n\n YEL LOW STICKY NOTES – An animation piece utilizing yellow sticky notes\, a s the filmmaker reflects on world events from the last 9 years\, that oc curred during his preoccupation of his own life's journey. \nDirector: J eff Chiba Stearns\, Canada\, 2007\, 6 min. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram1_hawaii2008 UID:164460810-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T153000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T170700 SUMMARY:GONE SHOPPING DESCRIPTION:Clara\, a forty year old 'tai tai' (wealthy lady of leisure) faces a mid life crisis and decides to run away to the only place that h as ever made any sense to her – the shopping centers. As she lives there \, Clara crosses paths with Renu\, an eight-year old latchkey kid who ha s been abandoned by her parents in a 24-hour mall and Aaron\, an angst-y twenty three year old who skives work to hang out at the mall with his friends. Together\, they find love\, loss and liberation in the heart o f Singapore. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/goneshopping_hawaii2008 UID:164311843-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T172600 SUMMARY:SPARROW DESCRIPTION:In Hong Kong vernacular\, a "sparrow" is a pickpocket. It's t he perfect term for Kei (Simon Yam)\, a gentleman thief who can easily l ift your wallet and disappear without a trace. Kei and his partners make a good living doing this. It's sweet life for Kei\, who spends his free time whizzing around the city on his bicycle\, snapping photos with his vintage camera. One day\, an alluring woman named Chun Lei (Kelly Lin) appears in his viewfinder and utterly captivates him. In fact\, the enti re team falls for her. However\, in time\, they realize that Chun Lei is a woman on the run\, and she has deliberately lured them in for one rea son - to steal something precious from a very dangerous man. Have the sp arrows finally met their match?\n\n--Jason Soeda CATEGORIES:New Chinese Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/sparrow_hawaii2008 UID:164311917-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T161500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T171900 SUMMARY:VIETNAM OVERTURES DESCRIPTION:A chronology of the state of classical music in Vietnam\, Eas t meets West when a culture exchange program introduces a Norwegian musi c ensemble to Vietnam for the first time where they play a joint concert in Saigon with the city symphony orchestra. CATEGORIES:American Immigrant Filmmakers On Profile LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/vietnamovertures_hawaii2008 UID:164312350-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T163000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T182300 SUMMARY:CAFE ISOBE DESCRIPTION:CAFE ISOBE is a Japanese comedy about Yujiro\, a dim-witted t radesman\, who\, after inheriting a small fortune\, quits his job and im prudently decides to open his very own cafe. His teenage daughter Sakiko \, who has been caring for the poor schlub since her mother split\, is m ortified by the idea of her clueless dad running a trendy cafe. As expec ted\, the cafe's grand opening is dismal and Yujiro can't understand why business isn’t booming. Things turn around the day he hires (and instan tly falls in love with) an alluring but air headed part-time worker name d Motoko. Could a new romance be the key to Cafe Isobe's success? Perhap s\, but this strange state of affairs worries Sakiko\, who has no choice but to keep dear dad out of trouble!\n\n--Jason Soeda CATEGORIES:Featured, Narrative Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/cafeisobe_hawaii2008 UID:164312521-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T182200 SUMMARY:SHI QI DESCRIPTION:A modest tale of a teen son reconciling with his mother\, SHI QI gains depth from an understated performance by Joan Chen. Set among the She minority in a hilly region of Zhejiang\, story begins with a vi llage celebration for teen Tianyi (Vision West)\, who's going abroad to study. Tianyi character functions as a contrast to the main character\, one of his old friends\, Zhong Qiqi (Sam Chow) -- aka Shi Qi ("Seventeen ") -- who's holed up at home. Alienated from his mom (Chen)\, who suppos edly abandoned him at age 2 and took him back eight years later\, Shi Qi feels he's been robbed of life's chances\, and finally determines to le ave his hometown. But mom comes along for the ride\, leading to a gradua l rapprochement and the revelation of a secret. \n\n--Variety CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/shiqi_hawaii2008 UID:164312888-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T194800 SUMMARY:SHORTS PROGRAM 2 DESCRIPTION: THE BEAUTY QUEEN – A lonely man in a cold and lonely place is sent on a secret adventure to a tropical locale\, where he happens to save the life of a dishonored beauty queen – or did he? \nDirector: Bre tt Wagner\, USA\, 2008\, 4 min. \n\n DAY MY SOUL BECAME A STAR - A dog 's beloved owner\, separated from him by death\, explores the beauty\, f reedom\, and enlightenment that come with passage into an afterlife. \nD irector: M. Eastling\, USA\, 2008\, 9 min. \n\n HAZE - On a hot\, humi d day in Singapore\, two teenagers decide to skip school and idle the da y away. \nDirector: Anthony Chen\, Singapore\, 2008\, 15 min. \n\n HOME COMING (KELUAR BARIS) - A boy returns to Singapore from his studies in Europe\, two days before he is enlisted into the army. \nDirector: Boo J unfeng\, Singapore\, 2008\, 16 min. \n\n KIDS + MONEY - LA teens - ric h and poor alike - address the ways in which they are shaped by a cultu re of consumerism and discuss the role money plays in their life. \nDire ctor: Lauren Greenfield\, USA\, 2007\, 32 min. \n\n SIKUMI (ON THE ICE) - In a close-knit Inuit community\, one hunter witnesses a murder and is forced to navigate the uneasy morality of honoring the body and memor y of one friend and destroying the life of another. \nDirector: Andrew O kpeaha Maclean\, USA\, 2008\, 15 min. \n\n SLOW – 'Slow' is the story of a traffic safety worker who is accidentally caught in a newspaper pho tograph -- and his life is changed forever. \nDirector: Kurt Kuenne\, US A\, 2008\, 8 min. \n\n TERMINUS - A 1970s businessman's offense toward a strange being embroils him in a bizarre predicament and sends him on a rapid descent into madness. \nDirector: Trevor Cawood\, Canada\, 2008\ , 9 min. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram2_hawaii2008 UID:164461126-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T183000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T201700 SUMMARY:NEWCASTLE DESCRIPTION:Seventeen-year-old Jesse (Lachlan Buchanan) lives in Newcastl e\, the center of Australia's booming coal industry and home to some of the country's most beautiful surfing beaches. The stark contrast of thes e surroundings encapsulates Jesse's choices in life: will he become the champion surfer his older brother Victor failed to be\, or will he follo w in Victor's footsteps toward bitterness and self-destruction? As Jesse grapples with his own self-sabotaging tendencies\, his twin brother Fer gus struggles with his own sexuality while trying to fit in with Jesse's surfing crowd\, and Victor strives to overcome rage over his failed dre ams. When Jesse and Fergus decide to sneak away for a weekend to camp ou t and surf with a group of friends\, they set off a chain of events that could change their lives forever. \n\n--David Kwok CATEGORIES:Surf Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/newcastle_hawaii2008 UID:164313362-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T190000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T211300 SUMMARY:KABEI - OUR MOTHER DESCRIPTION:Set in Tokyo in 1940\, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father\, Shigeru\, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to nigh t to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the supp ort of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki\, but h er husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on th e entire country\, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determinati on\, and sustain the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace. CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/kabeiourmother_hawaii2008 UID:164313553-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T193000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T211500 SUMMARY:CROSSING DESCRIPTION:Although living in extreme poverty in North Korea\, Yong-su a nd his family find contentment and comfort just being together. When hi s pregnant wife because critically ill\, Yong-su secretly sets out to Ch ina to find medicine to cure her. Yong-su becomes involved in several l ife-threatening conflicts in China that force him to flee the country an d take refuge in South Korea. Meanwhile back in North Korea Yong-su's f amily situation becomes dire\, and his son Jun is taken to a labor camp. Undeterred by their circumstances father and son travel long distances and suffer hardships having faith that they will reunite.\n\n-- Minette T. Ferrer CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Korea LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/crossing_hawaii2008 UID:164314021-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T203000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T222500 SUMMARY:CYBORG SHE DESCRIPTION:Jiro (Keisuke Koide) is a lonesome college student. He's spen ding his 20th birthday alone\, when suddenly\, a beautiful girl (Haruka Ayase) appears and takes a liking to him. The few hours that he spends w ith her are the most incredible moments of his life and Jiro is lovestru ck. But his happiness does not last long since she disappears from his l ife at the end of this magical night. A year later on his 21st birthday\ , Jiro runs into her again. She looks the same\, but is somewhat differe nt. He soon discovers she is a cyborg from the future\, sent back on an important mission that may destroy the world. Kwak Jae-Young (MY SASSY GIRL) does the strong girl protecting meek boy story very well. Think TR AIN MAN\, but this time\, the girlfriend is a cyborg from the future who looks like Rei from EVANGELION. Throw in influences from Spielberg's oe uvre\, from A.I. to the BACK TO THE FUTURE movies\; to an otaku\, what's not to love about this film?\n\n-- Anderson Le CATEGORIES:Extreme Asia LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/cyborgshe_hawaii2008 UID:164314324-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T203000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T223600 SUMMARY:THE CHASER DESCRIPTION:Jung Ho\, an ex-cop\, turned pimp\, is driving around Seoul\, looking for one of his missing girls\, Mi Jin. Suddenly\, he dents a ca r in the alley. When he spots blood splattered on the driver’s shirt\, h e senses the man\, Young Min (Ha Jeong Woo) may have Mi Jin captive. Aft er an intense foot chase\, Jung Ho catches Young Min. But because of Jun g Ho's pretense as a cop\, they are both taken to the police station. \ n\nThe deranged Young Min bluntly confesses he has killed many women\, i ncluding Mi Jin. As the police force is obsessed with a random search fo r corpses\, Jung Ho is the only one who believes Mi Jin is still alive. With only 12 hours left to detain the serial killer without a warrant\, Jung Ho's search begins... THE CHASER resuscitated the dwindling Korean film industry earlier this year\, coming out of the gate as a first rate white-knuckle thriller. Be warned\, this film is very graphic\, of the SE7EN kind. CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Korea LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/chaserthe_hawaii2008 UID:170572854-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T210000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T223000 SUMMARY:FOLLOW YOUR HEART - CHINA'S NEW YOUTH MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION:The film explores the life and ideals of a new generation of Chinese\, focusing on the beliefs\, work and family of a number of China 's successful independent Hip Hop artists. The group\, spread across Chi na\, believe in Old School values\; self-expression\, freedom and truth to one-self. The film further investigates the dynamic between the infl exible political environment and a modernizing ancient culture\, the iss ues that are affecting Chinese youth such as Chinese-ness\, geography\, freedom\, family\, information\, consumerism\, wealth and individuality. CATEGORIES:New Chinese Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/followyourheartchinasnewyouthmovem ent_hawaii2008 UID:164314903-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T211500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T232200 SUMMARY:CHERRY BLOSSOMS - HANAMI DESCRIPTION:A story of selfless love that is also a poetic journey into t he meaning of life itself. Trudi is the only one who knows that her husb and is terminally ill with cancer. When his doctor suggests that the cou ple undertake one last trip together\, Trudi persuades her husband to ac company her to visit her children and grandchildren in Berlin. However\, the members of their family are far too wrapped up in their own lives t o be able to take care of the couple. Out of the blue\, Trudi dies\, and Rudi is completely at a loss. He has no idea what to do with his life\, until he decides to go to Japan to visit their youngest son\, Karl. CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/cherryblossomshanami_hawaii2008 UID:164309595-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T213000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T225700 SUMMARY:MIRAGEMAN DESCRIPTION:When his brother is left in a catatonic state after a brutal attack\, Maco vows never to become a victim. Leading a solitary life\, Maco spends his free time devoted to training in the martial arts. His life of solitude comes to an end when he saves a woman (while wearing a mask) from her assailants and news of deeds become national news. His b rother responds to the news of a masked hero\, and Maco hopeful for his brother's recovery decides to become the hero his brother has made him o ut to be. Soon he is fighting crime\, while trying to lose a buffoonish sidekick\, and a fame-seeking reporter. Ernesto Diaz Espinoza's script does a remarkable job of balancing fantasy with reality\, comedy with gr it\, raw action with sly social parody. CATEGORIES:After Dark LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/mirageman_hawaii2008 UID:164315414-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T221500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081011T234800 SUMMARY:RULE NO. 1 DESCRIPTION:Every day\, the Police Force receives 185 phone calls. 180 o f them are about burglaries\, murders\, rapes and kidnappings. The rema ining 5 begin with: "There is something strange in my house\, can you pl ease send someone over to take a look?" For rookie Sergeant Lee\, being a cop means running down crooks and upholding the law. Injured in a s hoot-out\, he finds out to his horror that he is reassigned to the dubio us-sounding Miscellaneous Affairs Department (MAD). There\, he is paire d up with Inspector Wong\, a jaded and alcoholic veteran who explains th at MAD's role is to answer supernatural calls. Wong explains MAD's rule number one - there are no ghosts. For every seemingly inexplicable phen omenon\, there is a corresponding scientific and rational explanation. M AD begins investigating a string of bizarre teenage suicides - impossibl e suicides -- unless the victims were possessed. As Lee and Wong follow the clues\, they realize something sinister is heading their way. CATEGORIES:Extreme Asia LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/ruleno1_hawaii2008 UID:164315604-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T110000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T122400 SUMMARY:LISTEN TO ME DESCRIPTION:Dr. Chang You Li is respected and renowned for his research a nd treatment of skin diseases\, but during the She Huo festival he is al so known for his elaborate Xin Zi floats. Although he has a large famil y\, Dr. Li prefers to live a life of quiet and solitude\, but when he is asked to create and display 21 Xin Zi floats\, he enlists the help of h is large family. Dr. Li's insistence on creating floats identical to hi s design put a strain on his family already overwhelmed by the huge task . By watching the family create elaborate floats and costumes\, we are not only given a better understanding of Chinese history and culture\, b ut a reason for Dr. Li's insistence on perfection. CATEGORIES:New Chinese Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/listentome_hawaii2008 UID:164523967-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T125200 SUMMARY:SHI QI DESCRIPTION:A modest tale of a teen son reconciling with his mother\, SHI QI gains depth from an understated performance by Joan Chen. Set among the She minority in a hilly region of Zhejiang\, story begins with a vi llage celebration for teen Tianyi (Vision West)\, who's going abroad to study. Tianyi character functions as a contrast to the main character\, one of his old friends\, Zhong Qiqi (Sam Chow) -- aka Shi Qi ("Seventeen ") -- who's holed up at home. Alienated from his mom (Chen)\, who suppos edly abandoned him at age 2 and took him back eight years later\, Shi Qi feels he's been robbed of life's chances\, and finally determines to le ave his hometown. But mom comes along for the ride\, leading to a gradua l rapprochement and the revelation of a secret. \n\n--Variety CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/shiqi_hawaii2008 UID:164313101-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T121500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T140300 SUMMARY:SHORTS PROGRAM 3 DESCRIPTION: 13 OR SO MINUTES - Lawrence and Hugh\, who have just met\, both have girlfriends and are both straight … 13 or so minutes later\, h owever\, things have changed. \nDirector: Branden Blinn\, USA\, 2008\, 1 3 min. \n\n BOOKIE – Set in the swinging nightclubs of 1963 Seattle\, a bookie risks everything for a down-on her luck waitress. \nDirector: T ran Quoc Bao\, USA\, 2007\, 19 min. \n\n CHORDS - After falling out wi th a friend over a boy\, one girl discovers that the things we love the most are the things we lose the easiest. \nDirector: Sara Wolkowitz\, US A\, 2008\, 22 min. \n\n CIRCLES OF CONFUSION - The filmmaker parallels her experience upon returning to New Orleans with filmmaker Stevenson P alfi\, who committed suicide after Hurricane Katrina. \nDirector: Phoebe Tooke\, USA\, 2008\, 11 min. \n\n HANS GOES TO KOREA – Hans\, a lose r out of luck and love in Germany\, gets hooked on K-dramas and tries hi s luck to find his true love in Korea. Beware of the bi bim bap! \nDirec tor: Jay Hubert\, South Korea\, 2008\, 17 min. \n\n NOISE – When three men steal a bag containing a bomb from the local train\, they are force d to embark on a ride across the city trying to find an empty place to b last the bomb in peace. \nDirector: Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru\, India\ , 2008\, 14 min. \n\n ONE OF THE LAST – 78-year-old Mauro Selvetti\, a n Italian peasant farmer\, offers anecdotes and advice against the beaut iful backdrop of the Italian landscape. \nDirector: Paul Zinder\, Italy\ , 2007\, 12 min. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram3_hawaii2008 UID:164461261-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T123000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T140700 SUMMARY:UPSTREAM BATTLE DESCRIPTION:Native Americans in Northern California fight for their salmo n and the survival of their culture. An energy corporation has messed up their river with large hydroelectric dams\, contributing to one of the worst fish die-offs in U.S. history. To confront their opponents\, triba l members travel to Scotland and to the richest man in America. The dam owners praise hydropower as low-cost\, climate-friendly electricity. Yet \, the tribes on the Klamath River may trigger the largest dam removal p roject in the world. A long-term documentary following tribal members\, utility managers\, and farmers in the basin -- all fighting for water. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/upstreambattle_hawaii2008 UID:164309188-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T123000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T142300 SUMMARY:CAFE ISOBE DESCRIPTION:CAFE ISOBE is a Japanese comedy about Yujiro\, a dim-witted t radesman\, who\, after inheriting a small fortune\, quits his job and im prudently decides to open his very own cafe. His teenage daughter Sakiko \, who has been caring for the poor schlub since her mother split\, is m ortified by the idea of her clueless dad running a trendy cafe. As expec ted\, the cafe's grand opening is dismal and Yujiro can't understand why business isn’t booming. Things turn around the day he hires (and instan tly falls in love with) an alluring but air headed part-time worker name d Motoko. Could a new romance be the key to Cafe Isobe's success? Perhap s\, but this strange state of affairs worries Sakiko\, who has no choice but to keep dear dad out of trouble!\n\n--Jason Soeda CATEGORIES:Featured, Narrative Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/cafeisobe_hawaii2008 UID:164312784-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T130000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T135600 SUMMARY:LIVING PONO WITH JASON SCOTT LEE [Work in Progress] DESCRIPTION:"Living Pono" follows internationally acclaimed film and stag e actor Jason Scott Lee on his intentional journey from mega movie stard om to living sustainably on his off-the-grid taro farm\, 4\,000 feet up the slopes of Maunaloa on the Big Island of Hawaii. An intimate portrait of one of Hawaii's most beloved celebrities\, the story encompasses the universal issues Jason is confronting: materialism and alienation in w estern society\, environmental stewardship\, preservation of indigenous culture\, and living pono -- with the traditional values of righteousnes s and respect for ancestors\, neighbors\, and the sacred land.\n\nNote: This film is currently a "Work in Progress"\, and not totally finished y et. CATEGORIES:Green Screen LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/livingponowithjasonscottlee_hawaii 2008 UID:164315919-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T131500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T150000 SUMMARY:CROSSING DESCRIPTION:Although living in extreme poverty in North Korea\, Yong-su a nd his family find contentment and comfort just being together. When hi s pregnant wife because critically ill\, Yong-su secretly sets out to Ch ina to find medicine to cure her. Yong-su becomes involved in several l ife-threatening conflicts in China that force him to flee the country an d take refuge in South Korea. Meanwhile back in North Korea Yong-su's f amily situation becomes dire\, and his son Jun is taken to a labor camp. Undeterred by their circumstances father and son travel long distances and suffer hardships having faith that they will reunite.\n\n-- Minette T. Ferrer CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Korea LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/crossing_hawaii2008 UID:164314181-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T143000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T161800 SUMMARY:GOOD CATS DESCRIPTION:The name of the film is taken from reformist politician Deng Xiaoping's principle that it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white - - as long as it catches mice\, it's a good cat. The ends justifying the means mentality paints a picture of modern-day China tainted by a money- hungry rat race. GOOD CATS follow the irresponsible life of the main pro tagonist\; a chauffeur for the head of a real-estate agency\, while show ing the changes that rapid urbanization has brought to Sichuan. In the d irector's vision\, human existence is dominated by impalpable paradoxes\ , and day-to-day life is permeated with surreal events playing out on th e border between reality\, absurdity and hallucination. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/goodcats_hawaii2008 UID:164309779-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T163000 SUMMARY:METAL SAMURAI SEMINAR DESCRIPTION: SAMURAI CYBER-FICTION: How the Internet\, New Media and Heav y Metal saved one of the most revered film studios in Japan \n\nVisit the creative minds behind one of the most zaniest and successful web ser ies to come out of Japan\, METAL SAMURAI! A collaboration between execs from Toei-Kyoto Studios (home of such classic fare as ABARENBO SHOGUN an d every "jidai-geki" film from the 1960s and beyond) and Columbia Music Entertainment\, this amalgamation of samurai lore and KISS-infused metal malarky has re-invented the aging studio in exploring new ways to be vi able in the ever-changing world of "film and TV production". Sit down an d engage in an informal\, fun and very Japanese chat about the making of this cult series\, and how even corporations are emulating the D.I.Y. a nd indie film playbook and doing it for themselves\, and adapting to cre ate fun\, vibrant and yes\, viable\, content. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/metalsamuraiseminar_hawaii2008 UID:164460379-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T151500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T165200 SUMMARY:OCEAN OF PEARLS DESCRIPTION:As a Sikh man with a full beard and turban\, Amrit Singh is o ften the target of racial profiling. But when he sees his dreams of beco ming Chief of Surgery at a state-of-the-art transplant center dwindle be cause of his appearance\, Amrit goes against a tradition he's maintained his whole life and cuts his hair. Hiding this decision from his girlfri end and family in Toronto is only the start of a series of compromises A mrit finds himself making as he deals with hospital politics and health care injustices. When his compromises result in the death of a patient\, Amrit begins to reexamine the value of the religious traditions he'd tu rned his back on. CATEGORIES:American Immigrant Filmmakers On Profile LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/oceanofpearls_hawaii2008 UID:164316094-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T153000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T170000 SUMMARY:A LITTLE HEART DESCRIPTION:Mai\, a girl of 17 lives with her parents\, two younger siste rs and her brother in a poor village in central Vietnam. While her moth er tries hard to feed the family\, her father pursues pleasure with his outside affairs. This life of deprivation and misery never brings the fa mily any happiness. Deep in the little girl's tiny heart\, she desires t o earn more to help her family. From a family acquaintance\, she is soo n referred to a so-called tailoring course in Saigon. At the admiration of her peers\, especially her younger sister\, who is just about 16 year old\, Mai leaves the family to seek a better life in the splendid city. ...Beyond everyone's belief\, she is sold to a brothel... CATEGORIES:Human Rights LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/littlehearta_hawaii2008 UID:164316640-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T175100 SUMMARY:DANCE OF THE DRAGON DESCRIPTION:Tae (Korean heartthrob Jang Hyuk) has always fantasized about becoming a ballroom dancer. He's a natural and completely self-taught\, but eventually\, the young man realizes there's only one way to take hi s dancing to the next level - he must leave Korea. His lifelong dream ta kes him to Singapore where he's able to take lessons from Emi Lim (Fann Wong)\, a former ballroom dancing champion. Before long\, Tae falls deep ly in love with Emi. Sadly\, the timing just isn't right. Emi is focused on the upcoming national ballroom dancing championships. What's more\, Emi's dreadful boyfriend Cheng (Jason Scott Lee) is the jealous type\, a nd a former martial arts champion. As the affection between Tae and Emi grows\, Cheng becomes wildly possessive and will stop at nothing to quas h the budding romance...\n\n-- Jason Soeda CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/danceofthedragon_hawaii2008 UID:164317170-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T161500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T181200 SUMMARY:URTIN DUU DESCRIPTION:Urtin duu (traditional Mongolian folk) singer Qiqige decides to go to Beijing to work\, while her husband Batu decides to stay in Inn er Mongolia and work for a horse-riding club. While working at the club \, Batu schemes to buy a rare Mongolian horse and return it to the wild\ , which causes an argument between the two and ends with tragic results. URTIN DUU chronicles one woman’s spiritual journey as she searches for a way to forgive herself and renew her passion for life and singing. CATEGORIES:New Chinese Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/urtinduu_hawaii2008 UID:164317330-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T171500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T174500 SUMMARY:TBA DESCRIPTION:This film will be announced later. CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/tba_hawaii2008 UID:165539599-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T194000 SUMMARY:BRUTUS DESCRIPTION:Brutus is a fictionalized retelling of facts about the enviro nmental degradation of Mindoro: two kids are paid by illegal loggers to smuggle wood to the lowlands. They hide them underneath a bamboo raft an d float them for several days through dangerous white water. What follow s is a journey that tests their friendship and their values\; and opens up their eyes to a world new to them\; a world dictated by ideologies an d material need. Ultimately they find themselves caught in the conflict between the Military and Rebels. Brutus is an adventure film that has a lot to say about vanishing culture threatened by man's abuses. It explor es the struggle of a people who aspire to live well\, with dignity and i n harmony with nature. CATEGORIES:Green Screen LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/brutus_hawaii2008 UID:164318073-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T181500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T194800 SUMMARY:CHERRIES DESCRIPTION:The narrative of CHERRIES revolves around the eponymous main character\, a mentally handicapped woman married to a lame farmer in Yun nan in the early 1980s. Cherry longs to have a child\, and when she stum bles upon an abandoned baby girl one night her dream seems to have come true. Her husband\, however\, is not so enthralled and quickly finds him self locked out of Cherry's affections. This beautifully shot film effe ctively draws viewers into a haunting\, emotionally complex story from a side of Chinese life most of us only ever glimpse through a passing bus window.\n\n-- Dan Edwards CATEGORIES:New Chinese Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/cherries_hawaii2008 UID:164318171-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T184500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T204000 SUMMARY:CYBORG SHE DESCRIPTION:Jiro (Keisuke Koide) is a lonesome college student. He's spen ding his 20th birthday alone\, when suddenly\, a beautiful girl (Haruka Ayase) appears and takes a liking to him. The few hours that he spends w ith her are the most incredible moments of his life and Jiro is lovestru ck. But his happiness does not last long since she disappears from his l ife at the end of this magical night. A year later on his 21st birthday\ , Jiro runs into her again. She looks the same\, but is somewhat differe nt. He soon discovers she is a cyborg from the future\, sent back on an important mission that may destroy the world. Kwak Jae-Young (MY SASSY GIRL) does the strong girl protecting meek boy story very well. Think TR AIN MAN\, but this time\, the girlfriend is a cyborg from the future who looks like Rei from EVANGELION. Throw in influences from Spielberg's oe uvre\, from A.I. to the BACK TO THE FUTURE movies\; to an otaku\, what's not to love about this film?\n\n-- Anderson Le CATEGORIES:Extreme Asia LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/cyborgshe_hawaii2008 UID:164314424-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T184500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T205100 SUMMARY:THE CHASER DESCRIPTION:Jung Ho\, an ex-cop\, turned pimp\, is driving around Seoul\, looking for one of his missing girls\, Mi Jin. Suddenly\, he dents a ca r in the alley. When he spots blood splattered on the driver’s shirt\, h e senses the man\, Young Min (Ha Jeong Woo) may have Mi Jin captive. Aft er an intense foot chase\, Jung Ho catches Young Min. But because of Jun g Ho's pretense as a cop\, they are both taken to the police station. \ n\nThe deranged Young Min bluntly confesses he has killed many women\, i ncluding Mi Jin. As the police force is obsessed with a random search fo r corpses\, Jung Ho is the only one who believes Mi Jin is still alive. With only 12 hours left to detain the serial killer without a warrant\, Jung Ho's search begins... THE CHASER resuscitated the dwindling Korean film industry earlier this year\, coming out of the gate as a first rate white-knuckle thriller. Be warned\, this film is very graphic\, of the SE7EN kind. CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Korea LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/chaserthe_hawaii2008 UID:170572904-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T190000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T195600 SUMMARY:PATSY MINK: AHEAD OF THE MAJORITY DESCRIPTION:In 1965\, Patsy Takemoto Mink became the first woman of color in the U.S. Congress. Seven years later\, she ran for the U.S. preside ncy and co-authored Title IX\, the landmark legislation that opened up h igher education and athletics to America's women. PATSY MINK: AHEAD OF THE MAJORITY is the story of this dynamic trailblazer who\, battling ra cism and sexism\, redefined American politics. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/aheadofthemajority_hawaii2008 UID:164318374-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T193000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T211100 SUMMARY:RAIN OF THE CHILDREN DESCRIPTION:Nearly 30 years ago\, an old Maori woman\, Puhi opened her ho me to 21-year-old filmmaker\, Vincent Ward. In RAIN OF THE CHILDREN Ward sets out to uncover the truth about who Puhi really was\, the curse tha t she believed was upon her\, the tragedy of her 10 lost children\, and the extraordinary events of a lifetime lived against a tumultuous histor ic canvas. The result is a complex and ultimately moving work of cinema. It comprises elements that encapsulate both an historic and a present d ay time frame. Ward's personal journey is conveyed through his pieces to camera and his interviews with tribal elders and historians\, spiked wi th dramatic footage that brings Puhi's story to life. CATEGORIES:Centerpiece, Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/rainofthechildren_hawaii2008 UID:164318664-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T215800 SUMMARY:HAPPY GO LUCKY DESCRIPTION:Mike Leigh defies all expectation with this sparkling film ab out the relentlessly cheerful Poppy\, a London teacher whose boundless o ptimism protects her from the darker things in life. Overly effervescent at first\, Poppy's spritely\, joking\, bounding way becomes increasingl y endearing as she prevails through a series of uproarious encounters wi th her bigoted\, uptight driving instructor\, parties with her housemate and best friend Zoe and plots the rescue of a troubled little boy. Sall y Hawkins positively shimmers in a performance that occupies every frame and won her Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival. While Leigh conti nues to root things in a palpable and at times troubling reality\, HAPPY -GO-LUCKY exhibits a new kind of playfulness\, the director firmly in ca hoots with the sunny lead character in his determination to do things. \ n\n--Australian Premiere CATEGORIES:Featured, Gala Presentation LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/happygolucky_hawaii2008 UID:164318850-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T204500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T224200 SUMMARY:SHORTS PROGRAM 4 DESCRIPTION: THE AVIATRIX – Lonely Anne\, suffering from cancer\, finds escape with The Aviatrix\, a superhero alter ego. \nDirector: Toddy Burt on\, USA\, 2008\, 10 min. \n\n BEIJING HAZE – For a Chinese immigrant\ , one dream ends and another one begins. \nDirector: J.P. Chan\, USA\, 2 008\, 9 min. \n\n CHIEF - Samoan chief Semu Fatutoa retreats to Hawaii in an attempt to forget his painful past - until a series of events cau ses him to confront the very responsibilities from which he is trying to escape. \nDirector: Brett Wagner\, USA\, 2008\, 21 min. \n\n CITY OF C RANES – 'City of Cranes' is a poetic celebration of the lives of crane drivers\, whose work brings them hundreds of feet above the ground. \nDi rector: Eva Weber\, UK\, 2007\, 14 min. \n\n KJFG NO. 5 – Three "profe ssional" musicians\, the Bear\, the Rabbit and the Wolf are practicing t heir art in the forest\, but suddenly the hunter turns up on the scene.. . \nDirector: Alexei Alexseev\, Hungary\, 2007\, 2 min. \n\n PETER AND BEN – 'Peter and Ben' documents the relationship between reclusive Wels h Peter\, and Ben\, the foundling sheep that became his inseparable frie nd. \nDirector: Pinny Grylls\, UK\, 2007\, 10 min. \n\n SMILE – A Chin ese family living in culturally-disparate 1980s Vancouver prepares to ta ke a family portrait. \nDirector: Julia Kwan\, Canada\, 2008\, 18 min. \n\n THIS WILL ALL MAKE PERFECT SENSE SOMEDAY – A man imagines the kind of life he might have had with a woman he met years earlier in his yout h. \nDirector: Long-Cuu Phan\, USA\, 2008\, 13 min. \n\n THE VULNERABLE ONES – A young boy in the Democratic Republic of Congo helps his handi capped once-famous father smuggle goods over the Congo-Rwanda border. \n Director: Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt\, USA & Congo\, 2007\, 14 min. \n\n WET SEASON – 'Wet Season' is a stop motion animation piece about the filmma ker\, who is trying to make a short film about his late father. \nDirect or: Michael Tay\, Singapore\, 2007\, 6 min. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram4_hawaii2008 UID:164520885-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T210000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T223100 SUMMARY:A POWERFUL NOISE DESCRIPTION:Hanh is an HIV-positive widow in Vietnam. Nada\, a survivor o f the Bosnian war. And Jacqueline works the slums of Bamako\, Mali. Thre e very different lives. Three vastly different worlds. But they share so mething in common: Power. These ordinary women are overcoming deep-seede d gender barriers to rise up and claim a voice in their societies. Throu gh their empowerment and the ability to empower others\, Hanh\, Nada and Jacqueline are sparking remarkable and unprecedented changes. Fighting AIDS. Educating girls. Rebuilding communities. A POWERFUL NOISE is a med itation on the inherent potential of women to change the world. CATEGORIES:Human Rights LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/powerfulnoisea_hawaii2008 UID:164325963-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T211500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T224500 SUMMARY:BEAUTIFUL LOSERS DESCRIPTION:BEAUTIFUL LOSERS celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation. In the early 1990's a lo ose-knit group of like minded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures o f skateboarding\, surf\, punk\, hip hop & graffiti\, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the "establishment" art world\, this group\, and the sub cultures they sprang from\, have now become a movement that has been tra nsforming pop culture. Starring a selection of artists who are consider ed leaders within this culture\, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories. It speaks to themes of what happens when the outsi de becomes "in" as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artis ts and today's youth. CATEGORIES:Reel Life LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/beautifullosers_hawaii2008 UID:164329413-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T213000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T232800 SUMMARY:THE MERMAID DESCRIPTION:There was a time when our main character\, Alisa\, lived by t he sea. Her life was nothing out of the ordinary. She dreams of one day dancing in a ballet and attends a special school\, because\, at the age of six\, she suddenly stopped speaking. None of this would be noteworthy \, were it not for the fact that Alisa possessed a remarkable gift: the ability to fulfill wishes. At the age of 18 she leaves her school and t he coastal town where she was raised for Moscow\, where her destiny soon takes hold. Then she meets a man whose desire to be saved and protecte d is pretty much written all over him. Alisa takes him by the hand – an d her life is changed. MERMAID is a modern fairy tale in which age-old myths and youthful imagination are merged in a surreal urban romance. CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/mermaidthe_hawaii2008 UID:164329549-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T213000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081012T234200 SUMMARY:THE DIVINE WEAPON DESCRIPTION:1448\, Joseon Dynasty – The Ming Dynasty's meddling into Jose on's domestic affairs goes to extremes\, as King Sejeong secretly plans to develop the "Singijeon" (the divine weapon)\, a super-weapon of insur mountable power. The Ming quickly dispatch assassins to attack the secre t construction facility\, and in turn\, Choi Hae-san\, the inventor\, sa crifices himself and blows up the site. His daughter\, Hong-li (also an engineering genius)\, by order of the King\, is taken into hiding to mee t up with a peddler named Sul-ju\, the head of a merchant gang\, who has clandestine ties with the king's family. She is told to continue her la te father's mission to complete construction. \n\nDesperate to understa nd the facts of "Singijeon\," the Ming bifurcate its army\, sending an e nvoy to intimidate the king and another envoy to hunt down the slain eng ineer's daughter and her bandit protector. Will Hong-li fulfill her fath er's work in the completion of the "divine weapon"? The most anticipated Korean historic action epic of the year! CATEGORIES:Opening Night, Spotlight on Korea LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/thedivineweapon_hawaii2008 UID:170548608-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T143000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T160300 SUMMARY:CHERRIES DESCRIPTION:The narrative of CHERRIES revolves around the eponymous main character\, a mentally handicapped woman married to a lame farmer in Yun nan in the early 1980s. Cherry longs to have a child\, and when she stum bles upon an abandoned baby girl one night her dream seems to have come true. Her husband\, however\, is not so enthralled and quickly finds him self locked out of Cherry's affections. This beautifully shot film effe ctively draws viewers into a haunting\, emotionally complex story from a side of Chinese life most of us only ever glimpse through a passing bus window.\n\n-- Dan Edwards CATEGORIES:New Chinese Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/cherries_hawaii2008 UID:164318292-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T171300 SUMMARY:KABEI - OUR MOTHER DESCRIPTION:Set in Tokyo in 1940\, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father\, Shigeru\, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to nigh t to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the supp ort of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki\, but h er husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on th e entire country\, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determinati on\, and sustain the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace. CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/kabeiourmother_hawaii2008 UID:164313695-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T163700 SUMMARY:GONE SHOPPING DESCRIPTION:Clara\, a forty year old 'tai tai' (wealthy lady of leisure) faces a mid life crisis and decides to run away to the only place that h as ever made any sense to her – the shopping centers. As she lives there \, Clara crosses paths with Renu\, an eight-year old latchkey kid who ha s been abandoned by her parents in a 24-hour mall and Aaron\, an angst-y twenty three year old who skives work to hang out at the mall with his friends. Together\, they find love\, loss and liberation in the heart o f Singapore. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition LOCATION:Architecture Auditorium\, UH at Manoa URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/goneshopping_hawaii2008 UID:169944359-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T153000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T170800 SUMMARY:THE WRECKING CREW DESCRIPTION:The session musicians of The Wrecking Crew were the unsung he roes of popular music. During the '60s\, they played on hits for dozens of popular singers such as the Beach Boys\, Phil Spector\, the Monkees\, Sonny & Cher\, the Mamas and the Papas\, and Frank and Nancy Sinatra. T hese musicians performed on thousands of records\, film and television s oundtracks that defined popular culture in the swinging '60s. They provi ded that unquantifiable magic that sent songs to the top of the Billboar d charts. And yet\, as hard as they worked\, their names were completely unknown - until now. THE WRECKING CREW features interviews with the sur viving members of the group as well as American music icons such as Dick Clark\, Brian Wilson\, Cher\, Nancy Sinatra and Micky Dolenz.\n\n- Jaso n Soeda CATEGORIES:American Spectrum LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/wreckingcrewthe_hawaii2008 UID:164329858-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T180900 SUMMARY:CAPE NO. 7 DESCRIPTION:Aga left Hengchun for Taipei in the hope of becoming the sing er in a band. After ten years of hard work\, he returns home\, his dream unfulfilled. Tomoko is a Japanese model who is asked to put together a local warm-up band for an upcoming Japanese super star beach concert to be held in Hengchun. However\, recruiting the band members proves to be as difficult a task as the search for the famous seven samurai. Together with five other ordinary Hengchun residents with no hopes of fame\, the y form an unbelievable band. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/capeno7_hawaii2008 UID:164308618-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T161500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T174500 SUMMARY:BOSES - VOICES DESCRIPTION:VOICES is the story of a musician named Ariel who offers viol in lessons to a child of the slums. Through the violin\, the abused chil d Onyok is able to get back his voice from a mute\, desensitized existen ce. A violin teacher and his student\, a mute 7-year old abused child in a shelter\, develop a friendship stemming from their love of music. Ari el discovers the immense talent of Onyok hiding behind a veneer of silen ce and pain caused by an unhappy and cruel father. In the developing rel ationship of teacher and student\, both characters reveal more of themse lves that otherwise may have remained unspoken. They discover each other s strengths and failures through the violin lessons.\n\n-- Chuck Boller CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/bosesvoices_hawaii2008 UID:164310819-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T185800 SUMMARY:THE MERMAID DESCRIPTION:There was a time when our main character\, Alisa\, lived by t he sea. Her life was nothing out of the ordinary. She dreams of one day dancing in a ballet and attends a special school\, because\, at the age of six\, she suddenly stopped speaking. None of this would be noteworthy \, were it not for the fact that Alisa possessed a remarkable gift: the ability to fulfill wishes. At the age of 18 she leaves her school and t he coastal town where she was raised for Moscow\, where her destiny soon takes hold. Then she meets a man whose desire to be saved and protecte d is pretty much written all over him. Alisa takes him by the hand – an d her life is changed. MERMAID is a modern fairy tale in which age-old myths and youthful imagination are merged in a surreal urban romance. CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/mermaidthe_hawaii2008 UID:164329682-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T171500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T185000 SUMMARY:SAILFISH DESCRIPTION:Set against the social turmoil of China’s Cultural Revolution \, SAILFISH is the story of 12-year-old champion swimmer Yue Haiyang. Hi s father\, a kindhearted intellectual\, always encouraged the young boy' s dream of becoming China's greatest swimmer. However\, his dreams are a bruptly shattered when his father is killed\, his house is confiscated a nd he and his mother are forced into the countryside for reeducation. Si x years later\, with the help of his childhood friend\, Gao Ming\, and t he love of his life\, Bai Ling\, he is able to rejoin the swimming team. Does he still have what it takes to win? In a quest to fulfill a lifelo ng dream\, friendship and loyalty are tested as the three friends wade t hrough the waters of personal struggle and political unrest. CATEGORIES:New Chinese Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/sailfish_hawaii2008 UID:164330336-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T190000 SUMMARY:A LITTLE HEART DESCRIPTION:Mai\, a girl of 17 lives with her parents\, two younger siste rs and her brother in a poor village in central Vietnam. While her moth er tries hard to feed the family\, her father pursues pleasure with his outside affairs. This life of deprivation and misery never brings the fa mily any happiness. Deep in the little girl's tiny heart\, she desires t o earn more to help her family. From a family acquaintance\, she is soo n referred to a so-called tailoring course in Saigon. At the admiration of her peers\, especially her younger sister\, who is just about 16 year old\, Mai leaves the family to seek a better life in the splendid city. ...Beyond everyone's belief\, she is sold to a brothel... CATEGORIES:Human Rights LOCATION:Architecture Auditorium\, UH at Manoa URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/littlehearta_hawaii2008 UID:164765901-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T195300 SUMMARY:SHORTS PROGRAM 5 DESCRIPTION: THE BRACELET – After the grandmother she has been taking ca re of dies\, 'thirtysomething' Karen needs to look for a new job and pic k up the pieces of her life. \nDirector: Daniel Hui\, Singapore\, 2007\, 18 min. \n\n COFFEE AND ALLAH - When Oromo Ethiopian Abeba Mohammed m oves to suburban Mt Albert\, From behind her purdah\, and no knowledge o f English\, she must struggle to make a connection with the people of he r new homeland. \nDirector: Sima Urale\, New Zealand\, 2007\, 14 min. \ n\n FIRST HAWAIIAN SNOWBALL FIGHT - On the day Hawaii discovers it will become the 50th state\, a father gives his son a gift of snowballs from Mauna Kea - and both discover that history is unforgiving. \nDirector: Michael Wurth\, USA\, 2008\, 17 min. \n\n LEGEND OF CHANG APANA – Hono lulu\, 1920s: One man was feared more than any other in Honolulu's China town: HPD Officer\, Chang Apana! \nDirector: Michael Wurth\, USA\, 2008\ , 7 min. \n\n RIDE THE WAKE – From the director of HIFF favorite KAMEA comes a story about Jessica\, a wakeboarding star-on-the rise who disco vers her skills with the boys aren't quite what they are on the water. \ nDirector: Jennifer Akana Sturla\, USA\, 2008\, 23 min. \n\n RUN – A S amoan brother and sister\, who live in fear of their over-protective wid owed father\, learn that only together can they show him that he is thei r biggest obstacle. \nDirector: Mark Albiston\, New Zealand\, 2007\, 15 min. \n\n TEXAS GIRL - Mi-sook\, a Korean girl with a questionable pas t\, and her husband Charlie\, a former American serviceman\, have a new start in rural Texas\, but as Charlie adjusts back into civilian life\, the newlyweds begin to drift apart. \nDirector: Hyung Hyup Kim\, USA\, 2 008\, 19 min. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram5_hawaii2008 UID:164521898-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T181500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T192500 SUMMARY:NOHO HEWA: THE WRONGFUL OCCUPATION OF HAWAI'I DESCRIPTION:NOHO HEWA: THE WRONGFUL OCCUPATION OF HAWAI'I is an emotional ly raw portrayal of issues that shape the political\, economic and cultu ral world of Hawaiians. The film provides a contemporary look at the im pact of militarism\, tourism and real estate\, making critical links bet ween these seemingly unrelated industries via their collective power to force Hawaiians out of their homeland economically\, politically and cul turally. It frames desecration of Hawaiian burials and sacred sites as an intentional tool deployed by the American system and questions the ro le settlers play in the dispossession of the Hawaiian people and disrupt ion of their inherent sovereignty. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/nohohewa_hawaii2008 UID:164330708-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T190000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T201000 SUMMARY:SOMEPLACE ELSE DESCRIPTION:For some\, it is the pursuit of making a dream come true. For others\, it is the one chance at taking a shot at documenting our lives in the city before parting with it. And for the rest\, it was about le arning something new\, or being part of a project that would allow the u se media we've all had interest for. Part musical documentary\, part pe rsonal meditation\, SOMEPLACE ELSE is the engaging portrait of a soul-bl ues-funk musician from the South Side of Chicago through the director's personal film journal. Weaving the narrative\, photographic and lyrical content of the music in an unconventional and rhythmic way\, this featu re debut transforms the visual experience of a documentary into a fresh captivating journey of many facets. CATEGORIES:American Immigrant Filmmakers On Profile LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/someplaceelse_hawaii2008 UID:164331008-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T191500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T214600 SUMMARY:A CHRISTMAS TALE DESCRIPTION:Abel and Junon Vuillard have never recovered from their son J oseph's death. The victim of a rare genetic disorder\, Joseph's only hop e was a bone marrow transplant. Neither of his parents nor his sister El izabeth was a compatible donor. In a desperate final effort to save thei r son\, the couple conceived a third child\, Henri. Unfortunately\, Henr i also was incompatible and Joseph died at the age of seven. A CHRISTMAS TALE follows the aftermath of this tragedy\, many years later\, and exp lores the tense relationships of the Vuillard family\, particularly thos e between the domineering head of the house\, Elizabeth\, and Henri\, no w a hopeless ne'er-do-well. Arnaud Desplechin’s film\, arguably his fine st\, is a bittersweet\, gripping and poignant cinematic experience not t o be missed.\n\n-- Jason Soeda CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/christmastalea_hawaii2008 UID:164331169-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T215600 SUMMARY:HALF - LIFE DESCRIPTION:While the world at large descends into a miasma of natural di sasters and wanton violence\, a quieter apocalypse is sweeping through t he Wu household. Each family member - single mom Saura\, sullen teenager Pam\, and wide-eyed 8-year-old Timothy - is struggling to find their ow n way through a world that is at best hostile to them and at worst indif ferent. While Saura and Pam oscillate between the extremes of emotional numbness and raging frustration\, only young Timothy can envision a way for his family to move forward.\n\n-- Doug Jones CATEGORIES:American Spectrum LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/halflife_hawaii2008 UID:164331255-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T214000 SUMMARY:BRUTUS DESCRIPTION:Brutus is a fictionalized retelling of facts about the enviro nmental degradation of Mindoro: two kids are paid by illegal loggers to smuggle wood to the lowlands. They hide them underneath a bamboo raft an d float them for several days through dangerous white water. What follow s is a journey that tests their friendship and their values\; and opens up their eyes to a world new to them\; a world dictated by ideologies an d material need. Ultimately they find themselves caught in the conflict between the Military and Rebels. Brutus is an adventure film that has a lot to say about vanishing culture threatened by man's abuses. It explor es the struggle of a people who aspire to live well\, with dignity and i n harmony with nature. CATEGORIES:Green Screen LOCATION:Architecture Auditorium\, UH at Manoa URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/brutus_hawaii2008 UID:164458798-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T201500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T214700 SUMMARY:SON OF A LION DESCRIPTION:11-year old Niaz shows little enthusiasm working at his fathe r's gun shop\, yet is too scared to confront his father about wanting an education. His uncle decides to take up his cause\, but in the end\, i t is Niaz who must overcome his fear\, and tell his father he does not w ant to do what has been expected of him since birth. This finely tuned screenplay balances the domestic conflict with scenes of Sher Alam (Niaz 's father) and his friends discussing the state of things ranging from O sama bin Laden to the war on terror and\, inevitably\, the regional role of the U.S. These illuminating insights into how ordinary people in th is region view the world deliver a vital understanding of the cultural f actors surrounding Niaz's desire to look outward and better himself. CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/sonofalion_hawaii2008 UID:164331661-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T203000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T215900 SUMMARY:WINGS OF DEFEAT DESCRIPTION:Risa Morimoto's evocative documentary boldly confronts the po pular notion of the kamikaze as fanatical patriots. The film's genesis l ies in the filmmaker's discovery that her own uncle was a kamikaze pilot . To understand his experience\, Morimoto delves into the complex histor y of the kamikaze\, a history long shrouded by secrecy and shame after J apan's defeat in World War II. Through interviews\, their heartbreaking stories poignantly provide a window into a country's staggering despera tion and the reprehensible detachment of leaders who saw it fit to sacri fice their country's future to stave off an inevitable present. Not all the young pilots faced their near-certain death with zeal. Caught in the cogs of a massive war machine\, their options were few. And yet\, even in the chaos and momentum of war\, the pilots stumbled upon heart-wrench ing moments of grace and humanity. CATEGORIES:American Spectrum LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/wingsofdefeat_hawaii2008 UID:164332025-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T210000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T223300 SUMMARY:DIRTY HANDS: THE ART AND CRIMES OF DAVID CHOE DESCRIPTION:DIRTY HANDS captures the journey of troubled young American a rtist\, David Choe\, through a lifetime of risk taking\, crime plotting\ , his ongoing dance with vandalizing public property\, and struggle to h ave a successful art career. After a series of arrests\, he finally get s caught and thrown into solitary confinement prison in Tokyo for assaul t\, battery and theft for what he feels is penance for a lifetime of cri mes. In prison\, he has the opportunity to reflect on a past riddled wit h disappointments and heartache he caused friends\, family and his long- term girlfriend. Upon homecoming\, he is filled with an overzealous hope to change for the better. We witness David's battle with demons\, old t emptations and his ever-growing appetite for destruction until he realiz es he just has to face his own shadows and make sense out of the chaos h e chooses to befriend time and time again. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/dirtyhands_hawaii2008 UID:164332283-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T213000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081013T230000 SUMMARY:TROUBLE THE WATER DESCRIPTION:TROUBLE THE WATER opens the day before Katrina makes landfall . Kimberly Rivers Roberts is turning her video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors. "It’s going to be a day to remember\," Kim says exc itedly into her new camera as the storm is brewing. It's her first time shooting video and it's rough\, jumpy but dense with reality. Kim's play ful homegrown newscast tone grinds against the audience's knowledge that hell is just hours away. When the hurricane begins to rage and the floo d waters fill their world and the screen\, Kim and her husband Scott con tinue to film\, documenting their harrowing voyage to higher ground and dramatic rescues of friends and neighbors. This film is a redemptive tal e of self-described street hustlers who become heroes that takes you ins ide Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. CATEGORIES:Human Rights LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/troublethewater_hawaii2008 UID:164332690-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T143000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T160500 SUMMARY:SAILFISH DESCRIPTION:Set against the social turmoil of China’s Cultural Revolution \, SAILFISH is the story of 12-year-old champion swimmer Yue Haiyang. Hi s father\, a kindhearted intellectual\, always encouraged the young boy' s dream of becoming China's greatest swimmer. However\, his dreams are a bruptly shattered when his father is killed\, his house is confiscated a nd he and his mother are forced into the countryside for reeducation. Si x years later\, with the help of his childhood friend\, Gao Ming\, and t he love of his life\, Bai Ling\, he is able to rejoin the swimming team. Does he still have what it takes to win? In a quest to fulfill a lifelo ng dream\, friendship and loyalty are tested as the three friends wade t hrough the waters of personal struggle and political unrest. CATEGORIES:New Chinese Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/sailfish_hawaii2008 UID:164330411-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T165600 SUMMARY:HALF - LIFE DESCRIPTION:While the world at large descends into a miasma of natural di sasters and wanton violence\, a quieter apocalypse is sweeping through t he Wu household. Each family member - single mom Saura\, sullen teenager Pam\, and wide-eyed 8-year-old Timothy - is struggling to find their ow n way through a world that is at best hostile to them and at worst indif ferent. While Saura and Pam oscillate between the extremes of emotional numbness and raging frustration\, only young Timothy can envision a way for his family to move forward.\n\n-- Doug Jones CATEGORIES:American Spectrum LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/halflife_hawaii2008 UID:164331476-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T153000 SUMMARY:KANTATA TAKWA DESCRIPTION:Using animation and live action\, three directors turn music\ , theatre and film into a new unity. The film's title KANTATA TAKWA (na med after the orchestra) stands for the 'kantata' of love\, comprising o f patience\, dedication and sincerity – a state of mind that strives for dignity and humanism. As co-director Eros Djarot says: "The central que stion is: What for? What do we live for in this bloody world? If we can' t answer this question\, we're finished." Despite the independent statu s and the experimental nature of the film\, it had a relatively large bu dget thanks to the support of the oil billionaire Djodi Setiewan\, who a lso has a walk-on role in the film. The three directors come together fr om different backgrounds in their attempt to search for the roots of Ind onesian culture.\n\n-- Singapore International Film Festival CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Architecture Auditorium\, UH at Manoa URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/kantatatakwa_hawaii2008 UID:164458311-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T153000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T170200 SUMMARY:SON OF A LION DESCRIPTION:11-year old Niaz shows little enthusiasm working at his fathe r's gun shop\, yet is too scared to confront his father about wanting an education. His uncle decides to take up his cause\, but in the end\, i t is Niaz who must overcome his fear\, and tell his father he does not w ant to do what has been expected of him since birth. This finely tuned screenplay balances the domestic conflict with scenes of Sher Alam (Niaz 's father) and his friends discussing the state of things ranging from O sama bin Laden to the war on terror and\, inevitably\, the regional role of the U.S. These illuminating insights into how ordinary people in th is region view the world deliver a vital understanding of the cultural f actors surrounding Niaz's desire to look outward and better himself. CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/sonofalion_hawaii2008 UID:164331834-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T173000 SUMMARY:SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY SHORTS DESCRIPTION:In honor of the SMART (Student Media Art Exchange) Xchange be tween ACM and SHU\, the festival is proud to present selections from thi s year's SHU omnibus. This program is free to the public. \n\n LAID TO REST – Director: MAO Yonghua \n CANDY – Director: ZHAO Le \n DELIVER T HE CITY – Director: ZHU Yingxin \n TWO IN ONE - Director: JI Zhonglu \n SELECTIVE MEMORY – Director: YU Lu CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/shanghaiuniversityshorts_hawaii200 8 UID:164456761-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T161500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T175200 SUMMARY:GONE SHOPPING DESCRIPTION:Clara\, a forty year old 'tai tai' (wealthy lady of leisure) faces a mid life crisis and decides to run away to the only place that h as ever made any sense to her – the shopping centers. As she lives there \, Clara crosses paths with Renu\, an eight-year old latchkey kid who ha s been abandoned by her parents in a 24-hour mall and Aaron\, an angst-y twenty three year old who skives work to hang out at the mall with his friends. Together\, they find love\, loss and liberation in the heart o f Singapore. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/goneshopping_hawaii2008 UID:164312227-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T171500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T185500 SUMMARY:OUT OF COVERAGE DESCRIPTION:Amer is the best friend of Nada's husband\, Zouheir\, who's s pent the past 10 years in prison for unspecified reasons\; Amer has been looking after her and her daughter. His obvious pleasure in this task\, and time he devotes to it\, proves a thorn in the side of his jealous w ife Salma\, who alternates between threatening to divorce him and beggin g him to impregnate her with a second child. Meanwhile\, Nada has so co me to rely on Amer that having him in her bed seems inevitable\, in spit e of both parties feeling guilty. When it looks like Zouheir will be rel eased at last\, Amer faces a final struggle between his noble intentions and all-too-human feelings. CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/outofcoverage_hawaii2008 UID:164308359-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T180000 SUMMARY:KANTATA TAKWA DESCRIPTION:Using animation and live action\, three directors turn music\ , theatre and film into a new unity. The film's title KANTATA TAKWA (na med after the orchestra) stands for the 'kantata' of love\, comprising o f patience\, dedication and sincerity – a state of mind that strives for dignity and humanism. As co-director Eros Djarot says: "The central que stion is: What for? What do we live for in this bloody world? If we can' t answer this question\, we're finished." Despite the independent statu s and the experimental nature of the film\, it had a relatively large bu dget thanks to the support of the oil billionaire Djodi Setiewan\, who a lso has a walk-on role in the film. The three directors come together fr om different backgrounds in their attempt to search for the roots of Ind onesian culture.\n\n-- Singapore International Film Festival CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Architecture Auditorium\, UH at Manoa URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/kantatatakwa_hawaii2008 UID:164458449-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T195500 SUMMARY:ACM NIGHT DESCRIPTION: 5 YEN COIN – Hisashi\, a Japanese gambling addict\, decides to escape to Hawaii to start anew. However\, can he start fresh with a new girlfriend and his re-emerging gambling addiction? \nDirector: Yayoi Ikezaki\, USA\, 2008\, 12 min. \n\n BETTER CITY\, BETTER LIFE – A com pilation of 3 "short" shorts that were shot on location in Shanghai this past June by ACM and SHU students. \nDirector(s): 'Bamboo Pole': Ark Mu \, 'With Me': Robert Omura\, 'Birthday Gift': Zhou Wei\, China/USA\, 200 8\, 13 min. \n\n BLOOD COLONY - When Kalia rebels against her father b y sneaking out for a night-surf outing with a guy she just met\, she rea lizes she should've heeded her father's advice as she exposes herself to a bloodlust encounter. \nDirector: Jacob Holcomb\, USA\, 2008\, 20 min. \n\n FRESH LENSES – A documentary chronicling the SMART Xchange betw een SHU and ACM students\, from initial student film showcases at both S hanghai and Hawaii Film Fests\, and the eventual collaboration on a film project in Hawaii. \nDirector: Crystal Chen\, USA\, 2008\, 11 min. \n\ n THE HOLLOW – A short nightmare inspired by the imagery of T.S. Eliot' s classic poem "The Hollow Men." \nDirector: Dana Ledoux Miller\, USA\, 2008\, 3 min. \n\n IT HAPPENED ONE AFTERNOON – The first of the SMART Xchange film projects\, comes a sweet story of a smitten Chinese exchang e student as he eagerly attempts to ask out the snack counter girl befor e the semester ends. \nDirector: Russell Blanchard\, USA\, 2008\, 8 min. \n\n JUST LIKE THAT – A self-exploration of the filmmaker's cultural and ethnic identity and how it is affected by living in the U.S. during a post-9/11 world. \nDirector: Nasser Marghalani\, USA\, 2007\, 10 min. \n\n RAIN – May\, a young girl attending her mother's funeral\, copes with her death by asking her reluctant relatives' questions\, and eventu ally\, finds the truth in her own\, personal way. \nDirector: Thomas Tai Takemoto-Chock\, USA\, 2008\, 15 min. \n\n RED DIRT – 10-year old Kai po has a secret - he's homeless. He hides this secret from his new frien ds Noa and Manu\, until one day\, they find out the truth. \nDirector: M onet Sadural\, USA\, 2008\, 8 min. \n\n YAMANOTE LINE – Tommy\, a "loc al boy" from Hawaii\, and Mike\, a Texan\, separately ride the busiest s ubway route in Tokyo\, the Yamanote Line\, in search of someone. \nDirec tor: Ark Mu\, USA\, 2008\, 15 min. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/acmnight_hawaii2008 UID:164456527-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T181500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T195300 SUMMARY:THE WRECKING CREW DESCRIPTION:The session musicians of The Wrecking Crew were the unsung he roes of popular music. During the '60s\, they played on hits for dozens of popular singers such as the Beach Boys\, Phil Spector\, the Monkees\, Sonny & Cher\, the Mamas and the Papas\, and Frank and Nancy Sinatra. T hese musicians performed on thousands of records\, film and television s oundtracks that defined popular culture in the swinging '60s. They provi ded that unquantifiable magic that sent songs to the top of the Billboar d charts. And yet\, as hard as they worked\, their names were completely unknown - until now. THE WRECKING CREW features interviews with the sur viving members of the group as well as American music icons such as Dick Clark\, Brian Wilson\, Cher\, Nancy Sinatra and Micky Dolenz.\n\n- Jaso n Soeda CATEGORIES:American Spectrum LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/wreckingcrewthe_hawaii2008 UID:164330008-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T183000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T195800 SUMMARY:SORASOI DESCRIPTION:Katsuhito Ishii followers are a ravenous lot\, especially in Hawaii. They worship the director's weird and wonderful movies and expec t a new Ishii film every fall. Maybe they’re spoiled because the hyper p rolific filmmaker seems to attend HIFF every year and never comes empty- handed. His films\, including the Golden Maile Award-winning TASTE OF TE A (LVHIFF 2004)\, FUNKY FOREST: THE FIRST CONTACT (LVHIFF 2005) and HOKU RO BROTHERS (LVHIFF 2007)\, have earned him a huge cult following here. This year\, Katsuhito and Nice Rainbow bring us SORASOI\, a lighthearted mockumentary that takes place at a hostel and follows a group of colleg e students at dance training camp. The motley crew is there to prepare f or an upcoming dance battle. Really though\, what more do you need to kn ow? As always\, expect odd humor\, eccentric characters and refreshing s lices of Japanese relationships and rural living. If you’re a Katsuhito junkie\, SORASOI is not to be missed!\n\n-- Jason Soeda CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/sorasoi_hawaii2008 UID:164333120-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T191500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T210300 SUMMARY:PRINCE OF THE HIMALAYAS DESCRIPTION:Prince Lhamoklodan learns of his father’s mysterious death an d returns home to find his uncle has taken the throne--and the widowed q ueen. The dead emperor's son wants revenge\, but how can he exact it wit hout devastating his mother? In the struggle to face his destiny and fig ht his demons\, a new king is born. Set in ancient Tibet\, THE PRINCE O F THE HIMALAYAS is a visually ravishing historical epic with stunning sc enery\, rich color\, and lush costuming. Setting Shakespeare's Hamlet in a completely new context is richly suggestive of the play's enduring re levance for the modern world. As the proto-typical tale of oedipal anxie ty\, or of the terrifying possibilities of taking action in the social w orld\, this film re-invents and refreshes a story we thought we knew. CATEGORIES:American Immigrant Filmmakers On Profile LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/princeofthehimalayas_hawaii2008 UID:164334667-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T215000 SUMMARY:CHOCOLATE DESCRIPTION:Len is a young\, autistic girl who has lightening fast reflex es and razor-sharp fighting skills. She lives a quiet life with her mom\ , and finds comfort in M&Ms and martial art films (which she mimics with frightening accuracy). When her mother is diagnosed with cancer\, Len s tumbles upon a list of people that owe her mother money. She realizes th e only way to cover the cancer treatments is to recover mom's money and decides to track down every lowlife on the list. Len's condition\, howev er\, makes it difficult for these thugs to take her seriously. Eventuall y\, however\, each comes to realize that Len's hidden talent isn't count ing spilled toothpicks\; no\, this girl is a fierce martial artist. Soon \, the word on the street is: If Len knocks\, you better have her money or you're time is up ... CHOCOLATE is a fearless\, fun and a genre-bendi ng action film that will leave you speechless! Not to be missed! CATEGORIES:Extreme Asia LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/chocolate_hawaii2008 UID:164334911-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T214500 SUMMARY:THE TRUTH BE TOLD: THE CASES AGAINST SUPINYA KLANGNARONG DESCRIPTION:In October 2005\, Thailand telecommunications giant Shin Corp oration\, owned by the family of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shin awatra\, brings an $11-million defamation lawsuit against Supinya Klangn arong\, a prominent Thai journalist\, university lecturer and media righ ts activist. She had accused the corporation of colluding with the gover nment. During the tumultuous months of her trial\, director Pimpaka Towi ra\, a leading figure of Thailand's independent film scene\, accompanies the level-headed Klangnarong\, capturing a portrait of idealism and int egrity. The result is a beguiling mix of cinema vérité\, personal profil e\, political exposé and national diary. Proving that freedom of speech and public activism can effect change\, THE TRUTH BE TOLD seamlessly com bines a fluid experimental style with an engaging narrative structure th at comments on the legal\, political and constitutional turmoil in conte mporary Thai society. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Architecture Auditorium\, UH at Manoa URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/truthbetoldthe_hawaii2008 UID:164458606-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T211100 SUMMARY:MUSIC VIDEO SHOWCASE DESCRIPTION:This year's Music Video Showcase is totally homegrown! Repres ent by supporting da local rock scene by breaking out the skinny jeans a nd slippahs! Stay back for Indie Rock after the screening! Co-curated by Catwings of "The Best of Monday Night Live" and "the808wonderland" on www.KTUH.org and KTUH 90.3FM! \n\nNomasterbacks -- NEW RULES | HAWAII | 4 min. \nThe Hell Caminos -- SNAKE ROAD | HAWAII | 3 min. \nBless -- I FOUND YOU | HAWAII | 5 min. \nBlack Square -- WE BELIEVE | HAWAII | 4 m in. \nAim For The Heart -- LONG LIVE THE DEAD | HAWAII | 4 min. \nLinus -- HOLD ON HOLD ON | HAWAII 5 min. \nMissing Dave -- REALITY JUNKIE | HA WAII | 4 min. \nDetego -- FRIENDLY REMINDERS | HAWAII | 4 min. \nPimpbot -- BASEBALL | HAWAII | 3 min. \nHearios -- ELECTRIC PURPLE | HAWAII | 4 min. \nFeist -- I FEEL IT ALL | USA | 4 min. \nAesop Rock -- NONE SHALL PASS | USA | 4 min. \nThe Chemical Brothers -- Salmon Dance | UK | 4 mi n. \nBjork -- Declare Independence | ICELAND | 4 min. \nDeathcab for Cut ie -- I WILL POSSESS YOUR HEART | USA | 8 min. \nThe Teenagers -- MAKE IT HAPPEN | France | 3 min. \nScott Tang -- SUBLINGUAL | USA | 4 min. CATEGORIES:Music Videos LOCATION:The Loft URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/musicvideoshowcase_hawaii2008 UID:165540552-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T201500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T215400 SUMMARY:SHOW OF HANDS DESCRIPTION:SHOW OF HANDS is an off-beat love story centered on a car yar d in an everyday suburb\, where an endurance competition with a differen ce is being staged. The competition requires entrants to place a hand on a new Land Rover Discovery and keep it there. The winner of the car wil l be the person who keeps their hand continuously on it the longest. The world record for such a competition is over 5 days. Attracted to this g rueling Darwinian contest are people from every walk of life\, who for o ne reason or another - avarice\, poverty\, anger\, revenge\, despair\, l oyalty\, love - see their salvation in winning the glistening car. Inspi red by a true story\, SHOW OF HANDS pits all these motivations against e ach other\, and in a grueling social experiment\, reveals which human dr ive is the strongest. CATEGORIES:Pacific Panorama LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/showofhands_hawaii2008 UID:164335766-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T210000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T222100 SUMMARY:SHIRO'S HEAD DESCRIPTION:A modern part of a forgotten history\, SHIRO'S HEAD takes us to the Pacific island of Guam\, USA where outcast Vince Flores (Don Muna ) struggles with his family's history of secrets and a dark past of his own. Shunned from his family for his father's death\, his attempt to rec oncile causes his family's past to catch up to him for the last time. S hiro's Head is the feature film debut produced\, written and directed by brothers Don and Kel Muna. Shot entirely on location in Guam\, the isla nd naturally sets the framework for circumstances of life in a small tow n. CATEGORIES:Pacific Panorama LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/shiroshead_hawaii2008 UID:164337052-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T211500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T214500 SUMMARY:THE BETRAYAL DESCRIPTION:Filmed over the course of 23 years\, THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON) is an epic story of one family's journey from war-torn Laos to the mean streets of New York in the 80's to the present. Thavisouk Phrasavath te lls the story of himself as a young man struggling to survive a war and the hardships of immigrant life. His mother tells her own astonishing ta le of perseverance as a soldier's wife. Breathtaking and compelling\, re nowned cinematographer Ellen Kuras's directorial debut is a remarkable c ollaboration with co-director Phrasavath – a poetic\, deeply personal fi lm about the hidden\, human face of war's "collateral damage." CATEGORIES:Reel Life LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/betrayalthe_hawaii2008 UID:164337365-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T213000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081014T231900 SUMMARY:THREE MONKEYS DESCRIPTION:Expanding upon his work in CLIMATES (LVHIFF 2006)\, Turkish f ilmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan delivers another searing psychological drama about the unspoken dynamics in a dysfunctional family. Taking the prover bial "three monkeys" as its title and moral anchor\, Ceylan's newest fil m is composed of tightly wound secrets\; evils that are not seen\, heard or spoken\, but which wreak a distressing havoc on the characters' live s. Servet (Ercan Kesal)\, a wealthy politician\, has caused a hit-and-ru n accident\, and persuades his driver\, Eyüp (Yavuz Bingöl)\, to assume responsibility. Eyüp is promised a sizeable sum of money upon his releas e from prison\, but this initial act of subterfuge leads to darker decei ts. \n-- Dimitri Eipides CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/threemonkeys_hawaii2008 UID:165538071-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T143000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T162000 SUMMARY:CHANTS OF LOTUS DESCRIPTION:Four women filmmakers tackle four different stories about liv es of marginalized women in Indonesia: in "Chant From an Island"\, a mid wife in a deserted island sacrifices her dying health to rescue a mental ly challenged woman\; in "Chant From a Tourist Town"\, a high-school stu dent toys around with an overwhelming access to free sex\, which may put her life in jeopardy\; in "Chant From a Village"\, a single mother is f orced to see her daughter and her best friend fall victims to women and children trafficking syndicate\; and in "Chant From the Capital City"\, a middle class Chinese woman is about to be separated from her only daug hter because of an HIV threat. CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Architecture Auditorium\, UH at Manoa URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/chantsoflotus_hawaii2008 UID:169943806-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T162900 SUMMARY:WINGS OF DEFEAT DESCRIPTION:Risa Morimoto's evocative documentary boldly confronts the po pular notion of the kamikaze as fanatical patriots. The film's genesis l ies in the filmmaker's discovery that her own uncle was a kamikaze pilot . To understand his experience\, Morimoto delves into the complex histor y of the kamikaze\, a history long shrouded by secrecy and shame after J apan's defeat in World War II. Through interviews\, their heartbreaking stories poignantly provide a window into a country's staggering despera tion and the reprehensible detachment of leaders who saw it fit to sacri fice their country's future to stave off an inevitable present. Not all the young pilots faced their near-certain death with zeal. Caught in the cogs of a massive war machine\, their options were few. And yet\, even in the chaos and momentum of war\, the pilots stumbled upon heart-wrench ing moments of grace and humanity. CATEGORIES:American Spectrum LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/wingsofdefeat_hawaii2008 UID:164332167-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T153000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T165100 SUMMARY:SHIRO'S HEAD DESCRIPTION:A modern part of a forgotten history\, SHIRO'S HEAD takes us to the Pacific island of Guam\, USA where outcast Vince Flores (Don Muna ) struggles with his family's history of secrets and a dark past of his own. Shunned from his family for his father's death\, his attempt to rec oncile causes his family's past to catch up to him for the last time. S hiro's Head is the feature film debut produced\, written and directed by brothers Don and Kel Muna. Shot entirely on location in Guam\, the isla nd naturally sets the framework for circumstances of life in a small tow n. CATEGORIES:Pacific Panorama LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/shiroshead_hawaii2008 UID:164337174-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T173700 SUMMARY:OCEAN OF PEARLS DESCRIPTION:As a Sikh man with a full beard and turban\, Amrit Singh is o ften the target of racial profiling. But when he sees his dreams of beco ming Chief of Surgery at a state-of-the-art transplant center dwindle be cause of his appearance\, Amrit goes against a tradition he's maintained his whole life and cuts his hair. Hiding this decision from his girlfri end and family in Toronto is only the start of a series of compromises A mrit finds himself making as he deals with hospital politics and health care injustices. When his compromises result in the death of a patient\, Amrit begins to reexamine the value of the religious traditions he'd tu rned his back on. CATEGORIES:American Immigrant Filmmakers On Profile LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/oceanofpearls_hawaii2008 UID:164316549-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T161500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T174800 SUMMARY:RULE NO. 1 DESCRIPTION:Every day\, the Police Force receives 185 phone calls. 180 o f them are about burglaries\, murders\, rapes and kidnappings. The rema ining 5 begin with: "There is something strange in my house\, can you pl ease send someone over to take a look?" For rookie Sergeant Lee\, being a cop means running down crooks and upholding the law. Injured in a s hoot-out\, he finds out to his horror that he is reassigned to the dubio us-sounding Miscellaneous Affairs Department (MAD). There\, he is paire d up with Inspector Wong\, a jaded and alcoholic veteran who explains th at MAD's role is to answer supernatural calls. Wong explains MAD's rule number one - there are no ghosts. For every seemingly inexplicable phen omenon\, there is a corresponding scientific and rational explanation. M AD begins investigating a string of bizarre teenage suicides - impossibl e suicides -- unless the victims were possessed. As Lee and Wong follow the clues\, they realize something sinister is heading their way. CATEGORIES:Extreme Asia LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/ruleno1_hawaii2008 UID:164315701-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T183900 SUMMARY:SHOW OF HANDS DESCRIPTION:SHOW OF HANDS is an off-beat love story centered on a car yar d in an everyday suburb\, where an endurance competition with a differen ce is being staged. The competition requires entrants to place a hand on a new Land Rover Discovery and keep it there. The winner of the car wil l be the person who keeps their hand continuously on it the longest. The world record for such a competition is over 5 days. Attracted to this g rueling Darwinian contest are people from every walk of life\, who for o ne reason or another - avarice\, poverty\, anger\, revenge\, despair\, l oyalty\, love - see their salvation in winning the glistening car. Inspi red by a true story\, SHOW OF HANDS pits all these motivations against e ach other\, and in a grueling social experiment\, reveals which human dr ive is the strongest. CATEGORIES:Pacific Panorama LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/showofhands_hawaii2008 UID:164335871-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T183300 SUMMARY:THE PHOTOGRAPH DESCRIPTION:25-year-old Sita makes a living as a prostitute in a karaoke bar\, but not even this is enough to support her sick mother who is look ing after her little girl in the country\, nor does she have sufficient funds to pay off her debt to the brutal pimp Suroso. Desperation forces the young woman to find an uninviting but cheap bedsit in an attic room above a photographic studio. Its owner\, the taciturn\, withdrawn aging photographer Johan\, begins to form a part of her life - if in quite a d ifferent way from the men she has known until now. The woman resolves to start afresh. When she discovers that the sick photographer only has a few months to live\, she decides to fulfill his last wishes. CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Architecture Auditorium\, UH at Manoa URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/photographthe_hawaii2008 UID:164767501-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T185300 SUMMARY:LONG STORY SHORT DESCRIPTION:LONG STORY SHORT tells the story of Larry and Trudie Long\, a popular husband-and-wife nightclub act of the '40s and '50s. Narrated a nd framed by the experiences of their daughter\, actress Jodi Long\, the film traces the couple's rise from the Chinatown nightclub circuit to a coveted appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. When Jodi is cast in the Br oadway revival of "Flower Drum Song"\, a show in which her father perfor med in the original 40 years before\, her parents find themselves revisi ting a past they had buried long ago. Combining a family story with show business history and the ravages of racism\, it is a story of pain\, pa ssion\, and perseverance. CATEGORIES:American Immigrant Filmmakers On Profile LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/longstoryshort_hawaii2008 UID:164338038-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T183000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T204800 SUMMARY:CHILDREN OF THE DARK DESCRIPTION:The theme in this case is the drastic fate of Thai children t rapped in the machinations of child prostitution and the black market in human organs. This new work from established Japanese director Sakamot o Junji does not console audiences with the idea of events taking place in a far-off land\, and points a finger at Japan's association with the problem\, the key grounds for which are shown as apathetic dismissal\, t he unwillingness to acknowledge problems beyond the borders of one's own country and the burden of guilt upon those who create the demand for ch ild prostitution and trade in children's organs. CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/childrenofthedark_hawaii2008 UID:164338418-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T190000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T203300 SUMMARY:DIRTY HANDS: THE ART AND CRIMES OF DAVID CHOE DESCRIPTION:DIRTY HANDS captures the journey of troubled young American a rtist\, David Choe\, through a lifetime of risk taking\, crime plotting\ , his ongoing dance with vandalizing public property\, and struggle to h ave a successful art career. After a series of arrests\, he finally get s caught and thrown into solitary confinement prison in Tokyo for assaul t\, battery and theft for what he feels is penance for a lifetime of cri mes. In prison\, he has the opportunity to reflect on a past riddled wit h disappointments and heartache he caused friends\, family and his long- term girlfriend. Upon homecoming\, he is filled with an overzealous hope to change for the better. We witness David's battle with demons\, old t emptations and his ever-growing appetite for destruction until he realiz es he just has to face his own shadows and make sense out of the chaos h e chooses to befriend time and time again. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/dirtyhands_hawaii2008 UID:164332516-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T191500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T205100 SUMMARY:PING PONG PLAYA DESCRIPTION:With a family-run store devoted to all things ping pong and a mom who teaches it\, the Wangs' entire world revolves around the sport. But despite the family legacy\, C-dub opts to spend his free time playi ng video games and daydreaming about get-rich quick schemes with his bes t friend JP Money. When tragedy strikes\, he is forced to take over his mother's class of ping pong misfits. Eventually\, the Wang family livel ihood is threatened by a rival ping pong player's attempts to lure the k ids away\, and C-dub begins to take things more seriously. With the Nati onal Golden Cock Tournament coming up and an injured Michael unable to d efend his title\, C-dub must become the player he pretends to be and def end his family's ping pong dynasty. CATEGORIES:American Spectrum LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/pingpongplaya_hawaii2008 UID:164339056-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T193000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T212000 SUMMARY:CHANTS OF LOTUS DESCRIPTION:Four women filmmakers tackle four different stories about liv es of marginalized women in Indonesia: in "Chant From an Island"\, a mid wife in a deserted island sacrifices her dying health to rescue a mental ly challenged woman\; in "Chant From a Tourist Town"\, a high-school stu dent toys around with an overwhelming access to free sex\, which may put her life in jeopardy\; in "Chant From a Village"\, a single mother is f orced to see her daughter and her best friend fall victims to women and children trafficking syndicate\; and in "Chant From the Capital City"\, a middle class Chinese woman is about to be separated from her only daug hter because of an HIV threat. CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Architecture Auditorium\, UH at Manoa URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/chantsoflotus_hawaii2008 UID:169943856-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T215000 SUMMARY:CHANTS OF LOTUS DESCRIPTION:Four women filmmakers tackle four different stories about liv es of marginalized women in Indonesia: in "Chant From an Island"\, a mid wife in a deserted island sacrifices her dying health to rescue a mental ly challenged woman\; in "Chant From a Tourist Town"\, a high-school stu dent toys around with an overwhelming access to free sex\, which may put her life in jeopardy\; in "Chant From a Village"\, a single mother is f orced to see her daughter and her best friend fall victims to women and children trafficking syndicate\; and in "Chant From the Capital City"\, a middle class Chinese woman is about to be separated from her only daug hter because of an HIV threat. CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/chantsoflotus_hawaii2008 UID:164339356-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T201500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T215600 SUMMARY:RAIN OF THE CHILDREN DESCRIPTION:Nearly 30 years ago\, an old Maori woman\, Puhi opened her ho me to 21-year-old filmmaker\, Vincent Ward. In RAIN OF THE CHILDREN Ward sets out to uncover the truth about who Puhi really was\, the curse tha t she believed was upon her\, the tragedy of her 10 lost children\, and the extraordinary events of a lifetime lived against a tumultuous histor ic canvas. The result is a complex and ultimately moving work of cinema. It comprises elements that encapsulate both an historic and a present d ay time frame. Ward's personal journey is conveyed through his pieces to camera and his interviews with tribal elders and historians\, spiked wi th dramatic footage that brings Puhi's story to life. CATEGORIES:Centerpiece, Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/rainofthechildren_hawaii2008 UID:164318747-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T210000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T223100 SUMMARY:A POWERFUL NOISE DESCRIPTION:Hanh is an HIV-positive widow in Vietnam. Nada\, a survivor o f the Bosnian war. And Jacqueline works the slums of Bamako\, Mali. Thre e very different lives. Three vastly different worlds. But they share so mething in common: Power. These ordinary women are overcoming deep-seede d gender barriers to rise up and claim a voice in their societies. Throu gh their empowerment and the ability to empower others\, Hanh\, Nada and Jacqueline are sparking remarkable and unprecedented changes. Fighting AIDS. Educating girls. Rebuilding communities. A POWERFUL NOISE is a med itation on the inherent potential of women to change the world. CATEGORIES:Human Rights LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/powerfulnoisea_hawaii2008 UID:164326306-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T213000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081015T231700 SUMMARY:NEWCASTLE DESCRIPTION:Seventeen-year-old Jesse (Lachlan Buchanan) lives in Newcastl e\, the center of Australia's booming coal industry and home to some of the country's most beautiful surfing beaches. The stark contrast of thes e surroundings encapsulates Jesse's choices in life: will he become the champion surfer his older brother Victor failed to be\, or will he follo w in Victor's footsteps toward bitterness and self-destruction? As Jesse grapples with his own self-sabotaging tendencies\, his twin brother Fer gus struggles with his own sexuality while trying to fit in with Jesse's surfing crowd\, and Victor strives to overcome rage over his failed dre ams. When Jesse and Fergus decide to sneak away for a weekend to camp ou t and surf with a group of friends\, they set off a chain of events that could change their lives forever. \n\n--David Kwok CATEGORIES:Surf Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/newcastle_hawaii2008 UID:164313942-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T143000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T162100 SUMMARY:DANCE OF THE DRAGON DESCRIPTION:Tae (Korean heartthrob Jang Hyuk) has always fantasized about becoming a ballroom dancer. He's a natural and completely self-taught\, but eventually\, the young man realizes there's only one way to take hi s dancing to the next level - he must leave Korea. His lifelong dream ta kes him to Singapore where he's able to take lessons from Emi Lim (Fann Wong)\, a former ballroom dancing champion. Before long\, Tae falls deep ly in love with Emi. Sadly\, the timing just isn't right. Emi is focused on the upcoming national ballroom dancing championships. What's more\, Emi's dreadful boyfriend Cheng (Jason Scott Lee) is the jealous type\, a nd a former martial arts champion. As the affection between Tae and Emi grows\, Cheng becomes wildly possessive and will stop at nothing to quas h the budding romance...\n\n-- Jason Soeda CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/danceofthedragon_hawaii2008 UID:164317544-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T162800 SUMMARY:SORASOI DESCRIPTION:Katsuhito Ishii followers are a ravenous lot\, especially in Hawaii. They worship the director's weird and wonderful movies and expec t a new Ishii film every fall. Maybe they’re spoiled because the hyper p rolific filmmaker seems to attend HIFF every year and never comes empty- handed. His films\, including the Golden Maile Award-winning TASTE OF TE A (LVHIFF 2004)\, FUNKY FOREST: THE FIRST CONTACT (LVHIFF 2005) and HOKU RO BROTHERS (LVHIFF 2007)\, have earned him a huge cult following here. This year\, Katsuhito and Nice Rainbow bring us SORASOI\, a lighthearted mockumentary that takes place at a hostel and follows a group of colleg e students at dance training camp. The motley crew is there to prepare f or an upcoming dance battle. Really though\, what more do you need to kn ow? As always\, expect odd humor\, eccentric characters and refreshing s lices of Japanese relationships and rural living. If you’re a Katsuhito junkie\, SORASOI is not to be missed!\n\n-- Jason Soeda CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/sorasoi_hawaii2008 UID:164333590-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T172300 SUMMARY:OF ALL THE THINGS DESCRIPTION:Dennis Lambert was one of the most successful and diverse son gwriter/producers of the '70s and '80s\, with hits like "Ain’t No Woman Like The One I’ve Got"\, "Rhinestone Cowboy"\, and "Nightshift". Today\ , he's a 60-year-old family man selling houses in Florida. But his obs cure 1972 solo album is huge... in the Philippines. A Filipino promoter has begged Dennis to tour for decades\, and in 2007 he finally agreed. A hilarious documentary that follows Dennis as he rediscovers his passi on for music. Some lives deserve an encore. CATEGORIES:Reel Life LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/ofallthethings_hawaii2008 UID:164307277-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T161500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T174900 SUMMARY:SECOND HAND WEDDING DESCRIPTION:The Rose family live on the idyllic Kapiti Coast\, where the sunsets are spectacular\, parking is still free and bargains abound. Ji ll and Brian Rose are happily married and looking forward to their daugh ter\, primary school teacher Cheryl\, following in their footsteps when long-time boyfriend\, mechanic Stew\, proposes. Clouds gather\, however \, when it becomes clear that Cheryl has issues with her mother's voraci ous bargain hunting\, which she fears will ruin her wedding. Every moth er wants the best for their daughter's wedding. And second-hand doesn't have to mean second best\, does it? SECOND-HAND WEDDING is a heart-warm ing tale set in a time when TradeMe and e-bay threaten the primeval urge for a first-hand crack at the second-hand. CATEGORIES:Pacific Panorama LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/secondhandwedding_hawaii2008 UID:164339427-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T182200 SUMMARY:SANTA MESA DESCRIPTION:When\, 12-year old Filipino American Hector loses his mom in a fatal accident\, he must live with his estranged grandmother in the Ph ilippines. Unable to speak Tagalog and communicate with his grandmother\ , Hector struggles in this unfamiliar country\, and soon falls into the wrong crowd. Things turn around for Hector as he befriends Jose\, an ol der photographer who begins to mentor him. When Hector notices that Jos e has a mysterious connection with one of his random photography subject s\, he attempts to bridge their connection only to result in a tragic ch ain of events which threaten his most important friendships. SANTA MESA convincingly captures the beauty and awkwardness of cultural isolation a nd teen angst amidst the tender sadness of losing a loved family member. CATEGORIES:Family Fest LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/santamesa_hawaii2008 UID:164339721-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T194000 SUMMARY:DEPARTURES DESCRIPTION:When the orchestra that Daigo Kobayashi plays the cello for d isbands\, he and his wife decide to move back to his hometown. Hoping to start a new career as a travel agent\, he responds to an ad announcing "departures\," only to find that the business in question is actually a mortuary\, and in need of someone to assist in caring for the "departed. " In need of work\, Daigo accepts the job\, and thus begins his career i n preparing the dead for the afterlife. Although his wife and friends fi nd his line of work deplorable\, he discovers a balance in life - somewh ere between the world of the living and the dead.\n\n--Minette T. Ferrer CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/departures_hawaii2008 UID:164341842-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T193400 SUMMARY:THEY KILLED SISTER DOROTHY DESCRIPTION:On February 12\, 2005\, Sister Dorothy Stang\, a 73 year-old Catholic nun and environmental and social activist\, was gunned down in the Brazilian rain forest in which she had lived and worked for over 30 years. The trials of the gunmen and the rancher accused of arranging for her murder sent shock waves through the environmental community\, expos ing the politics surrounding the battle over the future of the rain fore st and the plight of the peasant farmers who live there. THEY KILLED SIS TER DOROTHY follows the powerful real-life courtroom drama that unfolds at the trials of her killers and explores her life's work in the Brazili an rain forest that led to that fateful day. CATEGORIES:Human Rights LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/theykilledsisterdorothy_hawaii2008 UID:164342747-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T184500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T201500 SUMMARY:TROUBLE THE WATER DESCRIPTION:TROUBLE THE WATER opens the day before Katrina makes landfall . Kimberly Rivers Roberts is turning her video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors. "It’s going to be a day to remember\," Kim says exc itedly into her new camera as the storm is brewing. It's her first time shooting video and it's rough\, jumpy but dense with reality. Kim's play ful homegrown newscast tone grinds against the audience's knowledge that hell is just hours away. When the hurricane begins to rage and the floo d waters fill their world and the screen\, Kim and her husband Scott con tinue to film\, documenting their harrowing voyage to higher ground and dramatic rescues of friends and neighbors. This film is a redemptive tal e of self-described street hustlers who become heroes that takes you ins ide Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. CATEGORIES:Human Rights LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/troublethewater_hawaii2008 UID:164332896-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T191500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T205400 SUMMARY:DACHIMAWA LEE DESCRIPTION:Suave spy Dachimawa Lee teams up with "Bond girls" Yeon-ja an d Mary to find a stolen national treasure that contains a list of Korean freedom fighters wanted by imperial authorities. The globetrotting miss ion becomes complicated when Lee temporarily loses his memory and a Chin ese merchant\, a quirky Korean vagabond and a Japanese spy get in the wa y. DACHIMAWA LEE\, directed by Ryoo Seung-wan\, is a quirky action come dy that mercilessly pokes fun at almost everything related to the genre to which it pretends to belong\, resulting in an unpredictable mixture o f cheesy parodies\, unnerving humor and pseudo action sequences. CATEGORIES:Featured, Spotlight on Korea LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/dachimawalee_hawaii2008 UID:164343149-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T215000 SUMMARY:CHOCOLATE DESCRIPTION:Len is a young\, autistic girl who has lightening fast reflex es and razor-sharp fighting skills. She lives a quiet life with her mom\ , and finds comfort in M&Ms and martial art films (which she mimics with frightening accuracy). When her mother is diagnosed with cancer\, Len s tumbles upon a list of people that owe her mother money. She realizes th e only way to cover the cancer treatments is to recover mom's money and decides to track down every lowlife on the list. Len's condition\, howev er\, makes it difficult for these thugs to take her seriously. Eventuall y\, however\, each comes to realize that Len's hidden talent isn't count ing spilled toothpicks\; no\, this girl is a fierce martial artist. Soon \, the word on the street is: If Len knocks\, you better have her money or you're time is up ... CHOCOLATE is a fearless\, fun and a genre-bendi ng action film that will leave you speechless! Not to be missed! CATEGORIES:Extreme Asia LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/chocolate_hawaii2008 UID:164335174-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T201500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T220300 SUMMARY:PRINCE OF THE HIMALAYAS DESCRIPTION:Prince Lhamoklodan learns of his father’s mysterious death an d returns home to find his uncle has taken the throne--and the widowed q ueen. The dead emperor's son wants revenge\, but how can he exact it wit hout devastating his mother? In the struggle to face his destiny and fig ht his demons\, a new king is born. Set in ancient Tibet\, THE PRINCE O F THE HIMALAYAS is a visually ravishing historical epic with stunning sc enery\, rich color\, and lush costuming. Setting Shakespeare's Hamlet in a completely new context is richly suggestive of the play's enduring re levance for the modern world. As the proto-typical tale of oedipal anxie ty\, or of the terrifying possibilities of taking action in the social w orld\, this film re-invents and refreshes a story we thought we knew. CATEGORIES:American Immigrant Filmmakers On Profile LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/princeofthehimalayas_hawaii2008 UID:164334745-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T203000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T220000 SUMMARY:BOB MARLEY: EXODUS 77 DESCRIPTION:Bob Marley\, one of the iconic figures of contemporary cultur e\, recorded his most significant album\, Exodus\, in 1977. The album\, which Time magazine voted Album of the Century\, finally broke reggae mu sic into the mainstream and the message of Rastafarianism to the rest of the world. Produced by the BBC and Island Records' Chris Blackwell\, th e tumultuous world events of 1977 are also portrayed through Bob Marley' s songs and fascinating BBC archive footage. Today Bob Marley and his mu sic have become synonymous with the struggle for freedom and resistance to oppression across the globe. CATEGORIES:Featured, Gala Presentation LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/bobmarleyexodus77_hawaii2008 UID:164462241-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T210000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T223200 SUMMARY:JAMAICA FOR SALE DESCRIPTION:JAMAICA FOR SALE is a documentary countering the received vie w that tourism is the savior of the Jamaican people. Lively\, hard hitti ng\, with powerful voices\, arresting visuals and iconic music\, JAMAICA FOR SALE documents the environmental\, economic\, social and cultural i mpacts of tourism. The Caribbean is the region most economically depende nt on tourism. Jamaica is the 4th most indebted country in the world. Ma ssive hotels and luxury condominium developments are under construction. At this very moment Jamaica is being irreversibly transformed. JAMAICA FOR SALE is both documenting this transformation and trying to turn the tide. CATEGORIES:Green Screen LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/jamaicaforsale_hawaii2008 UID:164769300-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T213000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081016T225600 SUMMARY:BOOGIE MAN: THE LEE ATWATER STORY DESCRIPTION:In eye-opening interviews with Atwater's closest friends and enemies\, BOOGIE MAN re-examines of Atwater's crucial role in the remaki ng of the Republican Party. To Democrats offended by his cutthroat style (to say nothing of the 1988 Willie Horton controversy)\, Atwater was a political assassin dubbed by one Congresswoman "the most evil man in Ame rica." But to most Republicans he remains a hero for his deep understan ding of the American heartland and his unapologetic vision of politics a s war. Director Stefan Forbes offers a timely documentary for this elect ion year as he examines the charming yet Machiavellian godfather of the modern negative political campaign. CATEGORIES:Politics & Power LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/boogiemantheleeatwaterstory_hawaii 2008 UID:164335376-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T153000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T164000 SUMMARY:NOHO HEWA: THE WRONGFUL OCCUPATION OF HAWAI'I DESCRIPTION:NOHO HEWA: THE WRONGFUL OCCUPATION OF HAWAI'I is an emotional ly raw portrayal of issues that shape the political\, economic and cultu ral world of Hawaiians. The film provides a contemporary look at the im pact of militarism\, tourism and real estate\, making critical links bet ween these seemingly unrelated industries via their collective power to force Hawaiians out of their homeland economically\, politically and cul turally. It frames desecration of Hawaiian burials and sacred sites as an intentional tool deployed by the American system and questions the ro le settlers play in the dispossession of the Hawaiian people and disrupt ion of their inherent sovereignty. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/nohohewa_hawaii2008 UID:164330811-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T165300 SUMMARY:LONG STORY SHORT DESCRIPTION:LONG STORY SHORT tells the story of Larry and Trudie Long\, a popular husband-and-wife nightclub act of the '40s and '50s. Narrated a nd framed by the experiences of their daughter\, actress Jodi Long\, the film traces the couple's rise from the Chinatown nightclub circuit to a coveted appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. When Jodi is cast in the Br oadway revival of "Flower Drum Song"\, a show in which her father perfor med in the original 40 years before\, her parents find themselves revisi ting a past they had buried long ago. Combining a family story with show business history and the ravages of racism\, it is a story of pain\, pa ssion\, and perseverance. CATEGORIES:American Immigrant Filmmakers On Profile LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/longstoryshort_hawaii2008 UID:164338189-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T163000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T180100 SUMMARY:TORA-SAN MEETS THE SONGSTRESS AGAIN DESCRIPTION:The 15th installment and the most critically acclaimed film i n the TORA-SAN series\; Tora-san meets the weird and lonely Hyodo in the Northeast. Hyodo is determined to leave his home in Tokyo and goes back to Hokkaido to find his true love that he has not seen for 30 years. To ra-san decides to accompany him on the journey\, and is reunited with Li ly (Ruriko Asaoka\, from Tora-san's FORGET ME NOT). Now divorced\, Lily plans to resume her singing career and renews her unusual relationship w ith Tora-san. Just when everybody thinks that they are made for each oth er\, and Lily is willing to marry Tora-san\, Tora-san suddenly refuses t o marry Lily... Asaoka won the Kinema Jumpo's Best Actress prize for her performance. CATEGORIES:Tora-san Series LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/torasanmeetsthesongstressagain_haw aii2008 UID:164343978-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T184500 SUMMARY:WINDS OF SEPTEMBER DESCRIPTION:The story is about nine high school friends\, set during the time of the nationally tragic Taiwan baseball scandal. It follows Yen a nd Tang and their gang of baseball loving friends through the last year of their high school life. With one fatal misstep\, they will learn how fragile life can be\, how delicate their friendship really is and how m uch courage is needed to go on living in a world where everything seems phony and fake. CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/windsofseptember_hawaii2008 UID:164344257-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T171500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T193300 SUMMARY:CHILDREN OF THE DARK DESCRIPTION:The theme in this case is the drastic fate of Thai children t rapped in the machinations of child prostitution and the black market in human organs. This new work from established Japanese director Sakamot o Junji does not console audiences with the idea of events taking place in a far-off land\, and points a finger at Japan's association with the problem\, the key grounds for which are shown as apathetic dismissal\, t he unwillingness to acknowledge problems beyond the borders of one's own country and the burden of guilt upon those who create the demand for ch ild prostitution and trade in children's organs. CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/childrenofthedark_hawaii2008 UID:164338533-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T193400 SUMMARY:DARLING OF THE MOUNTAINS DESCRIPTION:Katsuhito Ishii\, a regular at our festival\, is back with hi s new comedy\, MY DARLING OF THE MOUNTAINS. The film follows two blind masseurs\, Toku and Foku\, as they travel between seaside spas in the No rth and mountain hot springs in the South. They offer their services and are very much respected by hotel owners and their patrons. Their frien dship is tested when they both fall in love with the beautiful and myste rious client Michiho. Both men vie for her affection\, but neither can express their feelings. Things get way more complicated when Michiho is considered a prime suspect in thefts occurring at the resort. Will Tok u and Foku be able to clear the name of the woman they love or have they fallen for a thief?\n\n--Minette T. Ferrer CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/darlingofthemountains_hawaii2008 UID:164317985-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T181500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T195400 SUMMARY:SHOT IN BOMBAY DESCRIPTION:Director Liz Mermin's fast-paced\, multilayered and captivati ng doc about shooting a blockbuster gangster movie in Bombay/Mumbai is p acked with more drama and action than the movie itself. Following a cast of charismatic and often surreal characters\, the doc goes beyond the t inselly glamour of Bollywood to explore some of the industry's darker si des. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to a star-studded cast\ , Shot in Bombay tells three intertwined stories: the rise of the city's underworld in the 1990s\, narrated by a no-nonsense ex-police chief kno wn as "Bombay's Dirty Harry"\; the tribulations of superstar Sanjay Dutt \, on trial for alleged involvement in India's largest terrorist attack\ ; and a young director's dogged quest to master the delicate art of maki ng a Bollywood blockbuster. \n\n--Sarah Whitehouse CATEGORIES:Spotlight on India LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/shotinbombay_hawaii2008 UID:164344510-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T183000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T200400 SUMMARY:THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS DESCRIPTION:Adapted from the John Boyne's best-selling novel\, THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS is a fictionalized story told through the eyes of a n eight-year-old boy largely shielded from the reality of World War II. This unforgettable tale follows a forbidden friendship that forms betwee n Bruno\, the son of a Nazi commandant\, and Shmuel\, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Though the two are separated physicall y by a barbed-wire fence\, their friendship grows and their lives become inescapably intertwined. CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/theboyinthestripedpajamas_hawaii20 08 UID:165538655-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T190000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T201400 SUMMARY:THE KILLING OF A CHINESE COOKIE DESCRIPTION:For nearly a century\, people have turned to this prophetic d essert for advice\, inspiration\, and even winning lottery combinations. While the fortune cookie has been a source of fascination and a Chinese cuisine staple in North America\, it remains nearly non-existent in Chi na. This film will examine the heated debate over the true origin of the fortune cookie\, the mixing of eastern and western cultures that produc ed it\, and the cookie's rise from a simple pastry to a pop culture phen omenon. CATEGORIES:American Spectrum, Featured LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/killingofachinesecookiethe_hawaii2 008 UID:164344770-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T215400 SUMMARY:LET THE RIGHT ONE IN DESCRIPTION:Twelve-year-old Oskar is the victim of relentless bullying. One night\, an apparition appears on the decaying jungle gym behind him: Eli\, the new girl next door. The two misfits befriend each other\, Eli coaching Oskar in bravery\, and Oskar awakening Eli's hunger for love. But Eli\, alas\, needs something more -- blood. Director Tomas Alfredson treats the fantastic as the everyday stuff of life in LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. Though there are moments of gore\, Alfredson handles them with a re strained precision\, and the eerie stillness of the scenes makes them sh udderingly memorable. Though dark themes prevail\, the essence of the fi lm lies mainly in the relationship between Oskar and Eli\, tactfully por trayed by the talented young actors. \n\n--David Kwock CATEGORIES:After Dark LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/lettherightonein_hawaii2008 UID:164357388-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T203000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T220300 SUMMARY:CHERRIES DESCRIPTION:The narrative of CHERRIES revolves around the eponymous main character\, a mentally handicapped woman married to a lame farmer in Yun nan in the early 1980s. Cherry longs to have a child\, and when she stum bles upon an abandoned baby girl one night her dream seems to have come true. Her husband\, however\, is not so enthralled and quickly finds him self locked out of Cherry's affections. This beautifully shot film effe ctively draws viewers into a haunting\, emotionally complex story from a side of Chinese life most of us only ever glimpse through a passing bus window.\n\n-- Dan Edwards CATEGORIES:New Chinese Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/cherries_hawaii2008 UID:171671675-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T210000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T221400 SUMMARY:CRAWFORD DESCRIPTION:In 1999\, Governor George W. Bush buys a ranch in Crawford\, Texas and calls it "home"\; an insular community explodes overnight. Cra wford is instantly overrun with international press corps and droves of tourists. Shops open\; Main St. booms\; the locals watch themselves on n ational TV. But soon\, the town's compelling characters feel the human i mpact of political stagecraft. The spotlight exacerbates tensions betwee n freethinking and conformity\, pushing a progressive teacher and her fa vorite student to the edge and beyond. Now\, the Crawford's boom is bust ing like the Presidency itself. But seven years of political stagecraft have made a graver human impact. Two characters are dead and one is leav ing town. Bush is soon to abscond. Left to deal with the aftermath are t he real people of Crawford. CATEGORIES:Politics & Power LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/crawford_hawaii2008 UID:164357628-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T213000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T230300 SUMMARY:FLOW - FOR THE LOVE OF WATER DESCRIPTION:The cost of having 10 liters of safe drinking water every day per person is just $2. Yet there are billions around the world who don' t have access to it. FLOW\, the award-winning documentary by Irena Salin a\, looks into the escalating world water crisis. Water is being privati zed in countries\, leaving the poorer people without access to clean wat er and more susceptible to disease. Hundred thousands of people are disp laced by dams being built\, while being falsely promised land elsewhere and much more. Companies are pumping water out of areas around the Unite d States to bottle for sales\, turning streams into mudflats and causing water levels to drop. FLOW visits Africa\, Bolivia\, India\, Canada\, F rance and the United States\, and looks into the question\, "Can anyone really own water?" And also\, do you really know what's in your drinking bottle?\n\n-- Rachel Manuel CATEGORIES:Green Screen LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/flowfortheloveofwater_hawaii2008 UID:164452553-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T220000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081017T235000 SUMMARY:TOKYO GORE POLICE DESCRIPTION:If you thought THE MACHINE GIRL (HIFF Spring Showcase 2008) w as totally bonkers\, you have to see this! Fans of Japanese splatter and body horror movies will worship the blood-spurting violence\, the incon ceivable depravity and the sexual weirdness of TOKYO GORE POLICE. Eihi S hiina\, internationally known for her starring role in Takashi Miike's A UDITION\, plays Ruka\, a beautiful and beguiling police officer bent on exterminating a horde of mutants\, genetically engineered by a mad scien tist known only as "The Key Man." Watch Ruka cut a bloody swath through a freaky crew of monsters and misfits. Factor in a few gimp masks\, koga l sailor suits\, and a bevy of hot mutant babes\, and things are bound t o get weird fast. TOKYO GORE POLICE is one of the goriest\, craziest and whacked-out films to ever come out of Japan!\n\n-- Jason Soeda CATEGORIES:Extreme Asia LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/tokyogorepolice_hawaii2008 UID:164452717-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T100000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T113200 SUMMARY:JAMAICA FOR SALE DESCRIPTION:JAMAICA FOR SALE is a documentary countering the received vie w that tourism is the savior of the Jamaican people. Lively\, hard hitti ng\, with powerful voices\, arresting visuals and iconic music\, JAMAICA FOR SALE documents the environmental\, economic\, social and cultural i mpacts of tourism. The Caribbean is the region most economically depende nt on tourism. Jamaica is the 4th most indebted country in the world. Ma ssive hotels and luxury condominium developments are under construction. At this very moment Jamaica is being irreversibly transformed. JAMAICA FOR SALE is both documenting this transformation and trying to turn the tide. CATEGORIES:Green Screen LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/jamaicaforsale_hawaii2008 UID:170572215-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T103000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T120000 SUMMARY:RED CAMERA SEMINAR DESCRIPTION: RED CAMERA WORKSHOP: Tricks of the Trade with RED\, hosted b y Co Creative Studios \n\nLearn all the tricks and the trade from true hands-on experience on the revolutionary RED\, the HD camera to end all HD cameras. Typical high-end HD camcorders have 2.1M pixel sensors and record with 3:1:1 color sub-sampled video at up to 30fps. RED offers the Mysterium ™ Super 35mm cine sized (24.4×13.7mm) sensor\, which provides 4K (up to 30 fps)\, 3K (up to 60 fps) and 2K (up to 120 fps) capture\, and all this with wide dynamic range and color space in 12 bit native RA W. At 4K\, that's more than 5 times the amount of information available every second and a vastly superior recording quality. In other words\, i t pretty much closes the gap between indie and Hollywood film production s. \n\nModerated by the "chief.collaborators" at Co Creative Studios\, one of the busiest production houses in the State that primarily use RED cameras\, they are a full service company that used this technology fo r indie films to traditional E.N.G. shoots. If you're casually intereste d in film making\, or are a well established filmmaker yourself\, this i s a seminar that should not be missed. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/redcameraseminar_hawaii2008 UID:164460608-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T130800 SUMMARY:KUNG FU KID DESCRIPTION:Kung Fu (played by 8-year-old Chinese martial artist Zhang Zh uang) is a Shaolin monk on the cusp of completing his training. He's alr eady defeated a series of enemies and there's only one left. According t o his aging master Pin Ko (Pinko Izumi)\, his final opponent resides in Japan\, and he'll need to vanquish him to earn his expert license. So Pi n Ko sends the tiny warrior to Tokyo where he befriends Izumi\, the prop rietress of a Chinese restaurant. Their friendship seems destined. After all\, Izumi is a martial arts master herself\, and uses uncanny skills to prepare tasty noodles. Before long\, an evil force corrupting the Jap anese educational system challenges Kung Fu and Izumi. Can the brave boy save the children of Japan? KUNG FU KID is guaranteed fun and excitemen t for the whole family!\n\n--Jason Soeda CATEGORIES:Family Fest LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/kungfukid_hawaii2008 UID:164453008-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T132600 SUMMARY:BOOGIE MAN: THE LEE ATWATER STORY DESCRIPTION:In eye-opening interviews with Atwater's closest friends and enemies\, BOOGIE MAN re-examines of Atwater's crucial role in the remaki ng of the Republican Party. To Democrats offended by his cutthroat style (to say nothing of the 1988 Willie Horton controversy)\, Atwater was a political assassin dubbed by one Congresswoman "the most evil man in Ame rica." But to most Republicans he remains a hero for his deep understan ding of the American heartland and his unapologetic vision of politics a s war. Director Stefan Forbes offers a timely documentary for this elect ion year as he examines the charming yet Machiavellian godfather of the modern negative political campaign. CATEGORIES:Politics & Power LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/boogiemantheleeatwaterstory_hawaii 2008 UID:164335479-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T122100 SUMMARY:CHIEF DESCRIPTION:Semu Fatutoa was once a Samoan Chief and the tattoos shroudin g his legs are immutable proof of the pain he endured to earn his title. But those tattoos cost him something else: His daughter\, nine year old Aveolela\, drowned in the ocean on the day Semu received the tattoos. R ather than assume his chiefly duties\, he fled. Two years later\, Semu i s a cab driver in Honolulu. He drives in circles\, keeps his legs covere d\, and slowly forgets his old life until tsunami is forecasted for the city of Honolulu\, and anyone with any sense heads for higher ground. Pr obably the Chief would go\, except for the eight-year-old Hawaiian girl wandering the city\, whose intrusion into his sequestered life starts to seems like a message. CATEGORIES:American Immigrant Filmmakers On Profile LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/chief_hawaii2008 UID:171390330-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T123000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T140900 SUMMARY:PRESSURE COOKER DESCRIPTION:Fighting to overcome the challenges of broken homes\, abusive pasts\, and financial burdens\, three inner-city seniors at Philadelphi a's Frankford High School find an unlikely champion in the kitchen of Wi lma Stephenson. A legend in the school system\, Mrs. Stephenson is a for ce to be reckoned with\, and her boot camp method of teaching Culinary A rts is not for the faint of heart. Under her fierce direction\, the usua l distractions of high school—the cheerleading practices\, football game s\, and school dances—are swept aside as the students focus on preparing for a citywide cooking competition for scholarships to some of the coun try's top culinary arts institutions. PRESSURE COOKER captures the insp irational journey of self-discovery and cooking as the three students da re to chase after their dreams and reach for opportunities they never co uld have otherwise imagined.\n\n-- Abby Kavanaugh CATEGORIES:Family Fest LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/pressurecooker_hawaii2008 UID:164453379-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T130000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T142800 SUMMARY:ABSURDISTAN DESCRIPTION:Veit Helmer's inventive and allegorical comedy introduces us to Absurdistan\, a once beautiful\, now utterly desolate\, land. In a wa ter-starved village\, two childhood sweethearts\, Aya and Temelko\, awai t the date (foretold by Aya's grandmother) that a perfect celestial alig nment will bless their first night of love. An intrepid inventor\, Temel ko plans to repair the aging water pipe\, but the apathetic older men sc off at his designs. The women\, fed up with the men's inaction\, take ma tters into their own hands and declare a strike. No water\, no sex. The gender lines are drawn\, reinforced with barbed wire\, and our young lov ers find themselves on opposite sides of a fast-escalating feud. CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/absurdistan_hawaii2008 UID:164453581-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T131500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T145100 SUMMARY:PING PONG PLAYA DESCRIPTION:With a family-run store devoted to all things ping pong and a mom who teaches it\, the Wangs' entire world revolves around the sport. But despite the family legacy\, C-dub opts to spend his free time playi ng video games and daydreaming about get-rich quick schemes with his bes t friend JP Money. When tragedy strikes\, he is forced to take over his mother's class of ping pong misfits. Eventually\, the Wang family livel ihood is threatened by a rival ping pong player's attempts to lure the k ids away\, and C-dub begins to take things more seriously. With the Nati onal Golden Cock Tournament coming up and an injured Michael unable to d efend his title\, C-dub must become the player he pretends to be and def end his family's ping pong dynasty. CATEGORIES:American Spectrum LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/pingpongplaya_hawaii2008 UID:164339194-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T133000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T151500 SUMMARY:TORA-SAN GOES RELIGIOUS? DESCRIPTION:The 32nd edition of this beloved series has our hero visit hi s brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated\, Tora-sa n\, wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech\, much to his family's surprise. Thinking he's found his true calling\, Tora-san deci des to join the order\, and falls for the priest's divorced daughter. Th e priest wants his son to follow his footsteps\, but his son is lured by the bright lights of Tokyo. Then\, the priest agrees with the alternat ive\, having our lovable hero marry his daughter. After hearing this\, T ora-san is ecstatic. He goes home to tell his folks that he will become a priest from now on... CATEGORIES:Tora-san Series LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/torasangoesreligious_hawaii2008 UID:164454387-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T140000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T155700 SUMMARY:URTIN DUU DESCRIPTION:Urtin duu (traditional Mongolian folk) singer Qiqige decides to go to Beijing to work\, while her husband Batu decides to stay in Inn er Mongolia and work for a horse-riding club. While working at the club \, Batu schemes to buy a rare Mongolian horse and return it to the wild\ , which causes an argument between the two and ends with tragic results. URTIN DUU chronicles one woman’s spiritual journey as she searches for a way to forgive herself and renew her passion for life and singing. CATEGORIES:New Chinese Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/urtinduu_hawaii2008 UID:164317453-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T155600 SUMMARY:PATSY MINK: AHEAD OF THE MAJORITY DESCRIPTION:In 1965\, Patsy Takemoto Mink became the first woman of color in the U.S. Congress. Seven years later\, she ran for the U.S. preside ncy and co-authored Title IX\, the landmark legislation that opened up h igher education and athletics to America's women. PATSY MINK: AHEAD OF THE MAJORITY is the story of this dynamic trailblazer who\, battling ra cism and sexism\, redefined American politics. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/aheadofthemajority_hawaii2008 UID:164318499-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T151500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T172600 SUMMARY:BOYS OVER FLOWERS THE MOVIE DESCRIPTION:The story takes place four years after high school\, and Tsuk asa has just proposed to Tsukushi on national television. When Tsukushi and Tsukasa are alone in Tsukushi's cavernous hotel suite\, a thief bra zenly breaks in and steals the tiara right from under their noses. Tsuka sa gives chase\, but the thief is too quick and wily - and has powerful\ , unseen allies. After failing to grab him at the hotel\, Tsukasa gets w ord that the thief and tiara are in Las Vegas. Together he and a determi ned Tsukushi fly to America - and the start of a strange and dangerous\, if giddily romantic\, adventure that leads to Hong Kong and other exoti c locales. His best buddies lend their support\, though Tsukushi begins to suspect one\, the tall\, silky smooth Rui Hanazawa\, of being in caho ots with the bad guys.\n\n--Mark Schilling CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/boysoverflowersthemovie_hawaii2008 UID:164454649-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T153000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T171000 SUMMARY:FIGHTER DESCRIPTION:Aicha\, a high-school student\, is a passionate kung fu fight er. Her Turkish parents expect her to get good grades so she can get int o medical school. But school doesn't inspire her. Defying her family\, A icha starts secretly training at a professional\, co-ed kung fu club. A boy\, Emil\, helps Aicha train for the club championship and they fall i n love. But the rules of life are not as simple as the rules of kung fu\ , and Aicha is forced to decide who she is and what she wants. CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/fighter_hawaii2008 UID:164454572-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T154500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T171500 SUMMARY:SUNNY DESCRIPTION:Old-fashioned Soon-yi marries into a family in the country wi thout love. But when her husband abandons her by enlisting for the Vietn am War (it's estimated that 320\,000 Korean men were dispatched to fight alongside American Troops)\, she decides to prove that she is capable o f loving him. Using her vocal talent to join a band heading to Vietnam\, Sunny sings for the restless soldiers in hopes of meeting her husband w hile on tour. South Korean director Lee Jun-ik\, 48\, who marked an imp ortant chapter in Korean cinema with KING AND THE CLOWN (HIFF 2006)\, sh ows off a different cinematic theme through the Vietnam War love story S UNNY. CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Korea LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/sunny_hawaii2008 UID:164455083-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T161500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T175900 SUMMARY:ORZ BOYZ DESCRIPTION:Loathed by teachers for their unruliness and talent for tall tales (which they use to scam other kids for loose change)\, they are ni cknamed Liar No. 1 and Liar No. 2\, and banished to the library to repai r books. This becomes their hotbed of storybook adventure\, fueling a be lief that a nearby marine park is a "portal to hyper-space" - some magic al shortcut to adulthood. However\, their plan is spoiled by an act of b etrayal that leads to the loss of innocence. Over time we learn why the boys want to stop being kids: their respective family situations offer n umerous difficulties and challenges. Yang dedicates this bittersweet fil m "to children who want to rush into adulthood\, as well as grownups who wish to be kids again." CATEGORIES:Family Fest, Featured LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/orzboyz_hawaii2008 UID:164454812-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T184900 SUMMARY:THREE MONKEYS DESCRIPTION:Expanding upon his work in CLIMATES (LVHIFF 2006)\, Turkish f ilmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan delivers another searing psychological drama about the unspoken dynamics in a dysfunctional family. Taking the prover bial "three monkeys" as its title and moral anchor\, Ceylan's newest fil m is composed of tightly wound secrets\; evils that are not seen\, heard or spoken\, but which wreak a distressing havoc on the characters' live s. Servet (Ercan Kesal)\, a wealthy politician\, has caused a hit-and-ru n accident\, and persuades his driver\, Eyüp (Yavuz Bingöl)\, to assume responsibility. Eyüp is promised a sizeable sum of money upon his releas e from prison\, but this initial act of subterfuge leads to darker decei ts. \n-- Dimitri Eipides CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/threemonkeys_hawaii2008 UID:165538129-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T171500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T185400 SUMMARY:DACHIMAWA LEE DESCRIPTION:Suave spy Dachimawa Lee teams up with "Bond girls" Yeon-ja an d Mary to find a stolen national treasure that contains a list of Korean freedom fighters wanted by imperial authorities. The globetrotting miss ion becomes complicated when Lee temporarily loses his memory and a Chin ese merchant\, a quirky Korean vagabond and a Japanese spy get in the wa y. DACHIMAWA LEE\, directed by Ryoo Seung-wan\, is a quirky action come dy that mercilessly pokes fun at almost everything related to the genre to which it pretends to belong\, resulting in an unpredictable mixture o f cheesy parodies\, unnerving humor and pseudo action sequences. CATEGORIES:Featured, Spotlight on Korea LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/dachimawalee_hawaii2008 UID:164343838-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T183000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T200400 SUMMARY:THEY KILLED SISTER DOROTHY DESCRIPTION:On February 12\, 2005\, Sister Dorothy Stang\, a 73 year-old Catholic nun and environmental and social activist\, was gunned down in the Brazilian rain forest in which she had lived and worked for over 30 years. The trials of the gunmen and the rancher accused of arranging for her murder sent shock waves through the environmental community\, expos ing the politics surrounding the battle over the future of the rain fore st and the plight of the peasant farmers who live there. THEY KILLED SIS TER DOROTHY follows the powerful real-life courtroom drama that unfolds at the trials of her killers and explores her life's work in the Brazili an rain forest that led to that fateful day. CATEGORIES:Human Rights LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/theykilledsisterdorothy_hawaii2008 UID:164342860-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T190000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T210000 SUMMARY:THE GOOD\, THE BAD\, THE WEIRD DESCRIPTION:Jee-woon Kim's eccentric film is set in the 1930s\, when the Korean Peninsula was under Japanese colonial rule. Back then\, many Kore ans fled to the wilderness of Manchuria to seek refuge. This film follow s the exploits of three such men — The Good\, The Bad and The Weird. The Weird (Song Kang-Ho) has just robbed a Japanese train and made off with a priceless treasure map. The Bad\, a vicious gang leader (Lee Byung-hu n)\, also wants the map and he'll kill anyone to get it. The Good (Jung Woo-sung) is a bounty hunter and he is on a mission is to capture THE BA D. What should be a straightforward take down is complicated when the Ja panese army\, Korean independence fighters and Chinese bandits get invol ved in the fight over the treasure map. Who will prevail?\n\n- Jason Soe da CATEGORIES:Closing Night LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/goodthebadtheweirdthe_hawaii2008 UID:164344625-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T191500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T203700 SUMMARY:SANTA MESA DESCRIPTION:When\, 12-year old Filipino American Hector loses his mom in a fatal accident\, he must live with his estranged grandmother in the Ph ilippines. Unable to speak Tagalog and communicate with his grandmother\ , Hector struggles in this unfamiliar country\, and soon falls into the wrong crowd. Things turn around for Hector as he befriends Jose\, an ol der photographer who begins to mentor him. When Hector notices that Jos e has a mysterious connection with one of his random photography subject s\, he attempts to bridge their connection only to result in a tragic ch ain of events which threaten his most important friendships. SANTA MESA convincingly captures the beauty and awkwardness of cultural isolation a nd teen angst amidst the tender sadness of losing a loved family member. CATEGORIES:Family Fest LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/santamesa_hawaii2008 UID:164340700-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T193000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T204400 SUMMARY:CRAWFORD DESCRIPTION:In 1999\, Governor George W. Bush buys a ranch in Crawford\, Texas and calls it "home"\; an insular community explodes overnight. Cra wford is instantly overrun with international press corps and droves of tourists. Shops open\; Main St. booms\; the locals watch themselves on n ational TV. But soon\, the town's compelling characters feel the human i mpact of political stagecraft. The spotlight exacerbates tensions betwee n freethinking and conformity\, pushing a progressive teacher and her fa vorite student to the edge and beyond. Now\, the Crawford's boom is bust ing like the Presidency itself. But seven years of political stagecraft have made a graver human impact. Two characters are dead and one is leav ing town. Bush is soon to abscond. Left to deal with the aftermath are t he real people of Crawford. CATEGORIES:Politics & Power LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/crawford_hawaii2008 UID:164362779-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T215000 SUMMARY:TOKYO! DESCRIPTION:In TOKYO!\, three internationally acclaimed directors spin th ree tales\, each mischievously blending fantasy with reality. In Interi or Design\, Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) follow s a couple crashing a friend’s cramped apartment while attempting to beg in their new life in the big city. In Merde\, Leos Carax (Lovers on the Bridge) presents a skewed Japanese monster movie that asks\, “What if G odzilla was required to go through due process?” And in Shaking Tokyo\, Bong Joon-ho (The Host) examines the life of a hikikomori (recluse) who accidentally connects with another human being and the effects of his i nteraction upon the larger world. The injection of the fantastical into Tokyo!\, allows the directors to playfully ask serious questions\, maki ng for a profound\, yet whimsical experience.\n\n--Chris Claxton CATEGORIES:Featured, Gala Presentation LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/tokyo_hawaii2008 UID:164455424-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T211500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T222400 SUMMARY:THE UNWINKING GAZE DESCRIPTION:THE UNWINKING GAZE is an observational portrait of the Dalai Lama as he tries to engage the Chinese government into accepting the nee d for a negotiated settlement on the future of Tibet. Filmmaker Joshua Dugdale spent a year bargaining with the Dalai Lama's Private Office to agree the access and over the following eighteen months we are party to the day-to-day agonies of a God King as he tries to strike a balance bet ween his own personal vows as a Buddhist and the realpolitik required to bring China to the negotiating table. A modern day biblical epic\, thi s film takes you inside the Dalai Lama's inner circle showing the titani c struggle of one of the most significant global figures of our time\, l eading his people through non-violence\, in his efforts to engage China\ , perhaps for the final time. CATEGORIES:Human Rights LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/unwinkinggazethe_hawaii2008 UID:164455640-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T213000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T230400 SUMMARY:SECOND HAND WEDDING DESCRIPTION:The Rose family live on the idyllic Kapiti Coast\, where the sunsets are spectacular\, parking is still free and bargains abound. Ji ll and Brian Rose are happily married and looking forward to their daugh ter\, primary school teacher Cheryl\, following in their footsteps when long-time boyfriend\, mechanic Stew\, proposes. Clouds gather\, however \, when it becomes clear that Cheryl has issues with her mother's voraci ous bargain hunting\, which she fears will ruin her wedding. Every moth er wants the best for their daughter's wedding. And second-hand doesn't have to mean second best\, does it? SECOND-HAND WEDDING is a heart-warm ing tale set in a time when TradeMe and e-bay threaten the primeval urge for a first-hand crack at the second-hand. CATEGORIES:Pacific Panorama LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/secondhandwedding_hawaii2008 UID:164339574-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T213000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T232400 SUMMARY:LET THE RIGHT ONE IN DESCRIPTION:Twelve-year-old Oskar is the victim of relentless bullying. One night\, an apparition appears on the decaying jungle gym behind him: Eli\, the new girl next door. The two misfits befriend each other\, Eli coaching Oskar in bravery\, and Oskar awakening Eli's hunger for love. But Eli\, alas\, needs something more -- blood. Director Tomas Alfredson treats the fantastic as the everyday stuff of life in LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. Though there are moments of gore\, Alfredson handles them with a re strained precision\, and the eerie stillness of the scenes makes them sh udderingly memorable. Though dark themes prevail\, the essence of the fi lm lies mainly in the relationship between Oskar and Eli\, tactfully por trayed by the talented young actors. \n\n--David Kwock CATEGORIES:After Dark LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/lettherightonein_hawaii2008 UID:164357469-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T213000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T230000 SUMMARY:BOB MARLEY: EXODUS 77 DESCRIPTION:Bob Marley\, one of the iconic figures of contemporary cultur e\, recorded his most significant album\, Exodus\, in 1977. The album\, which Time magazine voted Album of the Century\, finally broke reggae mu sic into the mainstream and the message of Rastafarianism to the rest of the world. Produced by the BBC and Island Records' Chris Blackwell\, th e tumultuous world events of 1977 are also portrayed through Bob Marley' s songs and fascinating BBC archive footage. Today Bob Marley and his mu sic have become synonymous with the struggle for freedom and resistance to oppression across the globe. CATEGORIES:Featured, Gala Presentation LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/bobmarleyexodus77_hawaii2008 UID:164462392-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T220000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081018T234000 SUMMARY:NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD DESCRIPTION:NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD is the wild\, shocking and massively ente rtaining chronicle of Australian genre cinema of the '70s and '80s! This documentary will delight film connoisseurs who fancy extra large helpin gs of over-the-top violence\, low-budget gore and antisocial behavior. A lthough the film plays like a mix tape of the craziest action\, martial arts and splatter movies from Down Under\, it’s also a careful examinati on of Australia's censorship regime and how it went from repressive to p rogressive overnight. Also featured are astonishing anecdotes and commen ts from Ozploitation's most prolific filmmakers and performers. Furtherm ore\, it pays homage to an overlooked and neglected corner of film histo ry and examines the maverick directors that paved the way for today's cr op of filmmakers.\n\n- Jason Soeda CATEGORIES:After Dark LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/notquitehollywood_hawaii2008 UID:164455978-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T110000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T122400 SUMMARY:LISTEN TO ME DESCRIPTION:Dr. Chang You Li is respected and renowned for his research a nd treatment of skin diseases\, but during the She Huo festival he is al so known for his elaborate Xin Zi floats. Although he has a large famil y\, Dr. Li prefers to live a life of quiet and solitude\, but when he is asked to create and display 21 Xin Zi floats\, he enlists the help of h is large family. Dr. Li's insistence on creating floats identical to hi s design put a strain on his family already overwhelmed by the huge task . By watching the family create elaborate floats and costumes\, we are not only given a better understanding of Chinese history and culture\, b ut a reason for Dr. Li's insistence on perfection. CATEGORIES:New Chinese Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/listentome_hawaii2008 UID:164524095-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T133900 SUMMARY:CAPE NO. 7 DESCRIPTION:Aga left Hengchun for Taipei in the hope of becoming the sing er in a band. After ten years of hard work\, he returns home\, his dream unfulfilled. Tomoko is a Japanese model who is asked to put together a local warm-up band for an upcoming Japanese super star beach concert to be held in Hengchun. However\, recruiting the band members proves to be as difficult a task as the search for the famous seven samurai. Together with five other ordinary Hengchun residents with no hopes of fame\, the y form an unbelievable band. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/capeno7_hawaii2008 UID:171207834-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T114500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T130400 SUMMARY:STUDENT SHOWCASE DESCRIPTION:A collection of the best entries from primary and secondary s tudents through-\nout Hawaii and the United States. Open to the public\; free admission! \n\n STRESS \nDirector: Josh Pelekai and Ryan Erik La m\, 2m \nKamehameha Schools\, Hawaii \n\n IN THE BAG \nDirector: Josh Shon\, 11m \nHawaii Baptist Academy \n\n A MODERN WITCH HUNT: THE DALE AKIKI STORY \nDirector: Adam Lee\, 10m \nValhalla High School\, Califor nia \n\n A DROP IN THE BUCKET \nDirector: Brooks Dyroff & Kenny Haisfi eld\, 8m \nAndover Academy\, Massachusetts \n\n LOVE IS... \nDirector: Jordan Nakamura\, 30m \nHawaii Baptist Academy \n\n WATER IS LIFE \nD irector: Sarah Lee\, 2m \nKealakehe High School\, Hawaii \n\n 2008 O O AWARDS \nDirector: Josh Pelekai\, Ryan Erik Lam and Justyn Ah Chong\, 1 6m \nKamehameha Schools\, Hawaii CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/studentshowcase_hawaii2008 UID:164456165-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T121500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T134500 SUMMARY:SUNNY DESCRIPTION:Old-fashioned Soon-yi marries into a family in the country wi thout love. But when her husband abandons her by enlisting for the Vietn am War (it's estimated that 320\,000 Korean men were dispatched to fight alongside American Troops)\, she decides to prove that she is capable o f loving him. Using her vocal talent to join a band heading to Vietnam\, Sunny sings for the restless soldiers in hopes of meeting her husband w hile on tour. South Korean director Lee Jun-ik\, 48\, who marked an imp ortant chapter in Korean cinema with KING AND THE CLOWN (HIFF 2006)\, sh ows off a different cinematic theme through the Vietnam War love story S UNNY. CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Korea LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/sunny_hawaii2008 UID:164455216-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T123000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T141500 SUMMARY:WINDS OF SEPTEMBER DESCRIPTION:The story is about nine high school friends\, set during the time of the nationally tragic Taiwan baseball scandal. It follows Yen a nd Tang and their gang of baseball loving friends through the last year of their high school life. With one fatal misstep\, they will learn how fragile life can be\, how delicate their friendship really is and how m uch courage is needed to go on living in a world where everything seems phony and fake. CATEGORIES:Asian Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/windsofseptember_hawaii2008 UID:164344387-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T130000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T151100 SUMMARY:BOYS OVER FLOWERS THE MOVIE DESCRIPTION:The story takes place four years after high school\, and Tsuk asa has just proposed to Tsukushi on national television. When Tsukushi and Tsukasa are alone in Tsukushi's cavernous hotel suite\, a thief bra zenly breaks in and steals the tiara right from under their noses. Tsuka sa gives chase\, but the thief is too quick and wily - and has powerful\ , unseen allies. After failing to grab him at the hotel\, Tsukasa gets w ord that the thief and tiara are in Las Vegas. Together he and a determi ned Tsukushi fly to America - and the start of a strange and dangerous\, if giddily romantic\, adventure that leads to Hong Kong and other exoti c locales. His best buddies lend their support\, though Tsukushi begins to suspect one\, the tall\, silky smooth Rui Hanazawa\, of being in caho ots with the bad guys.\n\n--Mark Schilling CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/boysoverflowersthemovie_hawaii2008 UID:164454705-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T133000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T144400 SUMMARY:THE KILLING OF A CHINESE COOKIE DESCRIPTION:For nearly a century\, people have turned to this prophetic d essert for advice\, inspiration\, and even winning lottery combinations. While the fortune cookie has been a source of fascination and a Chinese cuisine staple in North America\, it remains nearly non-existent in Chi na. This film will examine the heated debate over the true origin of the fortune cookie\, the mixing of eastern and western cultures that produc ed it\, and the cookie's rise from a simple pastry to a pop culture phen omenon. CATEGORIES:American Spectrum, Featured LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/killingofachinesecookiethe_hawaii2 008 UID:164344809-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T140000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T150900 SUMMARY:THE UNWINKING GAZE DESCRIPTION:THE UNWINKING GAZE is an observational portrait of the Dalai Lama as he tries to engage the Chinese government into accepting the nee d for a negotiated settlement on the future of Tibet. Filmmaker Joshua Dugdale spent a year bargaining with the Dalai Lama's Private Office to agree the access and over the following eighteen months we are party to the day-to-day agonies of a God King as he tries to strike a balance bet ween his own personal vows as a Buddhist and the realpolitik required to bring China to the negotiating table. A modern day biblical epic\, thi s film takes you inside the Dalai Lama's inner circle showing the titani c struggle of one of the most significant global figures of our time\, l eading his people through non-violence\, in his efforts to engage China\ , perhaps for the final time. CATEGORIES:Human Rights LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/unwinkinggazethe_hawaii2008 UID:164455868-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T143000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T160800 SUMMARY:KUNG FU KID DESCRIPTION:Kung Fu (played by 8-year-old Chinese martial artist Zhang Zh uang) is a Shaolin monk on the cusp of completing his training. He's alr eady defeated a series of enemies and there's only one left. According t o his aging master Pin Ko (Pinko Izumi)\, his final opponent resides in Japan\, and he'll need to vanquish him to earn his expert license. So Pi n Ko sends the tiny warrior to Tokyo where he befriends Izumi\, the prop rietress of a Chinese restaurant. Their friendship seems destined. After all\, Izumi is a martial arts master herself\, and uses uncanny skills to prepare tasty noodles. Before long\, an evil force corrupting the Jap anese educational system challenges Kung Fu and Izumi. Can the brave boy save the children of Japan? KUNG FU KID is guaranteed fun and excitemen t for the whole family!\n\n--Jason Soeda CATEGORIES:Family Fest LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/kungfukid_hawaii2008 UID:164453094-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T171000 SUMMARY:DEPARTURES DESCRIPTION:When the orchestra that Daigo Kobayashi plays the cello for d isbands\, he and his wife decide to move back to his hometown. Hoping to start a new career as a travel agent\, he responds to an ad announcing "departures\," only to find that the business in question is actually a mortuary\, and in need of someone to assist in caring for the "departed. " In need of work\, Daigo accepts the job\, and thus begins his career i n preparing the dead for the afterlife. Although his wife and friends fi nd his line of work deplorable\, he discovers a balance in life - somewh ere between the world of the living and the dead.\n\n--Minette T. Ferrer CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/departures_hawaii2008 UID:164342469-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T153000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T181500 SUMMARY:DRONA DESCRIPTION:Since he was a child\, Aditya has been consistently plagued w ith the same nightmare. One day he runs into a man who instantly recogn izes him as the Drona (a man chosen by the universe to protect its secre t)\, and sets off a chain of events that will reveal his purpose in the world. With the help of the beautiful and fearless Sonia\, Aditya trave ls through time and space to recover his past memories. Before he can f ulfill his destiny\, Aditya must first overcome his fears and defeat the evil wizard Riz and his minions. One of the most anticipated films in I ndia\, DRONA steps into a new sphere of cinema fans of Bollywood have ne ver seen before.\n\n--Minette T. Ferrer CATEGORIES:Spotlight on India LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/drona_hawaii2008 UID:164456390-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T154500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T164100 SUMMARY:LIVING PONO WITH JASON SCOTT LEE [Work in Progress] DESCRIPTION:"Living Pono" follows internationally acclaimed film and stag e actor Jason Scott Lee on his intentional journey from mega movie stard om to living sustainably on his off-the-grid taro farm\, 4\,000 feet up the slopes of Maunaloa on the Big Island of Hawaii. An intimate portrait of one of Hawaii's most beloved celebrities\, the story encompasses the universal issues Jason is confronting: materialism and alienation in w estern society\, environmental stewardship\, preservation of indigenous culture\, and living pono -- with the traditional values of righteousnes s and respect for ancestors\, neighbors\, and the sacred land.\n\nNote: This film is currently a "Work in Progress"\, and not totally finished y et. CATEGORIES:Green Screen LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/livingponowithjasonscottlee_hawaii 2008 UID:171207300-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T174400 SUMMARY:ORZ BOYZ DESCRIPTION:Loathed by teachers for their unruliness and talent for tall tales (which they use to scam other kids for loose change)\, they are ni cknamed Liar No. 1 and Liar No. 2\, and banished to the library to repai r books. This becomes their hotbed of storybook adventure\, fueling a be lief that a nearby marine park is a "portal to hyper-space" - some magic al shortcut to adulthood. However\, their plan is spoiled by an act of b etrayal that leads to the loss of innocence. Over time we learn why the boys want to stop being kids: their respective family situations offer n umerous difficulties and challenges. Yang dedicates this bittersweet fil m "to children who want to rush into adulthood\, as well as grownups who wish to be kids again." CATEGORIES:Family Fest, Featured LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/orzboyz_hawaii2008 UID:164454923-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T163000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T182000 SUMMARY:TOKYO! DESCRIPTION:In TOKYO!\, three internationally acclaimed directors spin th ree tales\, each mischievously blending fantasy with reality. In Interi or Design\, Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) follow s a couple crashing a friend’s cramped apartment while attempting to beg in their new life in the big city. In Merde\, Leos Carax (Lovers on the Bridge) presents a skewed Japanese monster movie that asks\, “What if G odzilla was required to go through due process?” And in Shaking Tokyo\, Bong Joon-ho (The Host) examines the life of a hikikomori (recluse) who accidentally connects with another human being and the effects of his i nteraction upon the larger world. The injection of the fantastical into Tokyo!\, allows the directors to playfully ask serious questions\, maki ng for a profound\, yet whimsical experience.\n\n--Chris Claxton CATEGORIES:Featured, Gala Presentation LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/tokyo_hawaii2008 UID:164455549-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T182800 SUMMARY:ABSURDISTAN DESCRIPTION:Veit Helmer's inventive and allegorical comedy introduces us to Absurdistan\, a once beautiful\, now utterly desolate\, land. In a wa ter-starved village\, two childhood sweethearts\, Aya and Temelko\, awai t the date (foretold by Aya's grandmother) that a perfect celestial alig nment will bless their first night of love. An intrepid inventor\, Temel ko plans to repair the aging water pipe\, but the apathetic older men sc off at his designs. The women\, fed up with the men's inaction\, take ma tters into their own hands and declare a strike. No water\, no sex. The gender lines are drawn\, reinforced with barbed wire\, and our young lov ers find themselves on opposite sides of a fast-escalating feud. CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/absurdistan_hawaii2008 UID:164453786-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T190400 SUMMARY:HEART OF FIRE DESCRIPTION:After spending the first ten years of her life in a Catholic orphanage\, the young and fiery Awet excitedly learns that she is soon t o be reunited with her family. But her hopes for a normal life are dashe d when her father\, a fanatical supporter of the Eritrean Liberation Fro nt\, places Awet directly into the military forces' hands. At first will ing to join the fight\, she soon realizes that their enemies are just as human as she\, and Awet makes a solemn vow never to kill... Labeled a t raitor by the group's commander\, the young Awet nevertheless courageous ly stands by her convictions and fights the violence in the disarming wa y that only a child could. CATEGORIES:Human Rights LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/heartoffire_hawaii2008 UID:164311129-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T193400 SUMMARY:DARLING OF THE MOUNTAINS DESCRIPTION:Katsuhito Ishii\, a regular at our festival\, is back with hi s new comedy\, MY DARLING OF THE MOUNTAINS. The film follows two blind masseurs\, Toku and Foku\, as they travel between seaside spas in the No rth and mountain hot springs in the South. They offer their services and are very much respected by hotel owners and their patrons. Their frien dship is tested when they both fall in love with the beautiful and myste rious client Michiho. Both men vie for her affection\, but neither can express their feelings. Things get way more complicated when Michiho is considered a prime suspect in thefts occurring at the resort. Will Tok u and Foku be able to clear the name of the woman they love or have they fallen for a thief?\n\n--Minette T. Ferrer CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/darlingofthemountains_hawaii2008 UID:164770063-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T184500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T195500 SUMMARY:NOHO HEWA: THE WRONGFUL OCCUPATION OF HAWAI'I DESCRIPTION:NOHO HEWA: THE WRONGFUL OCCUPATION OF HAWAI'I is an emotional ly raw portrayal of issues that shape the political\, economic and cultu ral world of Hawaiians. The film provides a contemporary look at the im pact of militarism\, tourism and real estate\, making critical links bet ween these seemingly unrelated industries via their collective power to force Hawaiians out of their homeland economically\, politically and cul turally. It frames desecration of Hawaiian burials and sacred sites as an intentional tool deployed by the American system and questions the ro le settlers play in the dispossession of the Hawaiian people and disrupt ion of their inherent sovereignty. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/nohohewa_hawaii2008 UID:166813599-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T191500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T204900 SUMMARY:THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS DESCRIPTION:Adapted from the John Boyne's best-selling novel\, THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS is a fictionalized story told through the eyes of a n eight-year-old boy largely shielded from the reality of World War II. This unforgettable tale follows a forbidden friendship that forms betwee n Bruno\, the son of a Nazi commandant\, and Shmuel\, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Though the two are separated physicall y by a barbed-wire fence\, their friendship grows and their lives become inescapably intertwined. CATEGORIES:European Showcase LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/theboyinthestripedpajamas_hawaii20 08 UID:165538722-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T193000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T203000 SUMMARY:FINDING ALOHA - THE MOVIE DESCRIPTION:Finding Aloha marks a cinematic convergence of body and mind. It contains dynamic action footage\, some of the most stunning ever to appear on film\, but it is also a testament to the human spirit. Armed w ith both qualities physical prowess and a gentle heart these adventurous athletes find the key to harmony in the Hawaiian island's. They discove r\, and nurture\, aloha. CATEGORIES:Surf Cinema LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/findingalohathemovie_hawaii2008 UID:170572415-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T193000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T213000 SUMMARY:THE GOOD\, THE BAD\, THE WEIRD DESCRIPTION:Jee-woon Kim's eccentric film is set in the 1930s\, when the Korean Peninsula was under Japanese colonial rule. Back then\, many Kore ans fled to the wilderness of Manchuria to seek refuge. This film follow s the exploits of three such men — The Good\, The Bad and The Weird. The Weird (Song Kang-Ho) has just robbed a Japanese train and made off with a priceless treasure map. The Bad\, a vicious gang leader (Lee Byung-hu n)\, also wants the map and he'll kill anyone to get it. The Good (Jung Woo-sung) is a bounty hunter and he is on a mission is to capture THE BA D. What should be a straightforward take down is complicated when the Ja panese army\, Korean independence fighters and Chinese bandits get invol ved in the fight over the treasure map. Who will prevail?\n\n- Jason Soe da CATEGORIES:Closing Night LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/goodthebadtheweirdthe_hawaii2008 UID:171207666-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T200000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T221100 SUMMARY:BOYS OVER FLOWERS THE MOVIE DESCRIPTION:The story takes place four years after high school\, and Tsuk asa has just proposed to Tsukushi on national television. When Tsukushi and Tsukasa are alone in Tsukushi's cavernous hotel suite\, a thief bra zenly breaks in and steals the tiara right from under their noses. Tsuka sa gives chase\, but the thief is too quick and wily - and has powerful\ , unseen allies. After failing to grab him at the hotel\, Tsukasa gets w ord that the thief and tiara are in Las Vegas. Together he and a determi ned Tsukushi fly to America - and the start of a strange and dangerous\, if giddily romantic\, adventure that leads to Hong Kong and other exoti c locales. His best buddies lend their support\, though Tsukushi begins to suspect one\, the tall\, silky smooth Rui Hanazawa\, of being in caho ots with the bad guys.\n\n--Mark Schilling CATEGORIES:Spotlight on Japan LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/boysoverflowersthemovie_hawaii2008 UID:171208016-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T155157Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T203000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20081019T222500 SUMMARY:CYBORG SHE DESCRIPTION:Jiro (Keisuke Koide) is a lonesome college student. He's spen ding his 20th birthday alone\, when suddenly\, a beautiful girl (Haruka Ayase) appears and takes a liking to him. The few hours that he spends w ith her are the most incredible moments of his life and Jiro is lovestru ck. But his happiness does not last long since she disappears from his l ife at the end of this magical night. A year later on his 21st birthday\ , Jiro runs into her again. She looks the same\, but is somewhat differe nt. He soon discovers she is a cyborg from the future\, sent back on an important mission that may destroy the world. Kwak Jae-Young (MY SASSY GIRL) does the strong girl protecting meek boy story very well. Think TR AIN MAN\, but this time\, the girlfriend is a cyborg from the future who looks like Rei from EVANGELION. Throw in influences from Spielberg's oe uvre\, from A.I. to the BACK TO THE FUTURE movies\; to an otaku\, what's not to love about this film?\n\n-- Anderson Le CATEGORIES:Extreme Asia LOCATION:Regal Dole Cannery URL:http://hawaii.bside.com/2008/films/cyborgshe_hawaii2008 UID:170572514-hawaii.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR