Louis Vuitton Hawaii International FIlm Festival 2008

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?
Director: Yayoi Ikezaki, USA, 2008, 12 min.

BETTER CITY, BETTER LIFE – A compilation of 3 "short" shorts that were shot on location in Shanghai this past June by ACM and SHU students.
Director(s): 'Bamboo Pole': Ark Mu, 'With Me': Robert Omura, 'Birthday Gift': Zhou Wei, China/USA, 2008, 13 min.

BLOOD COLONY - When Kalia rebels against her father by sneaking out for a night-surf outing with a guy she just met, she realizes she should've heeded her father's advice as she exposes herself to a bloodlust encounter.
Director: Jacob Holcomb, USA, 2008, 20 min.

FRESH LENSES – A documentary chronicling the SMART Xchange between SHU and ACM students, from initial student film showcases at both Shanghai and Hawaii Film Fests, and the eventual collaboration on a film project in Hawaii.
Director: Crystal Chen, USA, 2008, 11 min.

THE HOLLOW – A short nightmare inspired by the imagery of T.S. Eliot's classic poem "The Hollow Men."
Director: Dana Ledoux Miller, USA, 2008, 3 min.

IT HAPPENED ONE AFTERNOON – The first of the SMART Xchange film projects, comes a sweet story of a smitten Chinese exchange student as he eagerly attempts to ask out the snack counter girl before the semester ends.
Director: Russell Blanchard, USA, 2008, 8 min.

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.
Director: Nasser Marghalani, USA, 2007, 10 min.

RAIN – May, a young girl attending her mother's funeral, copes with her death by asking her reluctant relatives' questions, and eventually, finds the truth in her own, personal way.
Director: Thomas Tai Takemoto-Chock, USA, 2008, 15 min.

RED DIRT – 10-year old Kaipo has a secret - he's homeless. He hides this secret from his new friends Noa and Manu, until one day, they find out the truth.
Director: Monet Sadural, USA, 2008, 8 min.

YAMANOTE LINE – Tommy, a "local boy" from Hawaii, and Mike, a Texan, separately ride the busiest subway route in Tokyo, the Yamanote Line, in search of someone.
Director: Ark Mu, USA, 2008, 15 min.