Film Festival Showcase Native Hawaiian Filmmakers

‘Lahaina Noon: The Cruel Sun’ plays at Oiwi Film Festival PHOTO COURTESY CHRISTOPHER KAHUNAHANA

at Doris Duke Theatre in Honolulu Museum of Art. By focusing on indigenous works, the festival aims to provide a platform for native artists to share what Hawaii looks like through their eyes.

It all kicks off with an opening-night reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7, featuring food, drinks, live entertainment by Hanale Bishop and docent-led tours of select exhibitions. Tickets for the reception cost $35, or $30 for museum members.

Films that will be shown throughout the week include Nã Loea: Ancestral Ink, Nã Loea: The Great Heart of Waiokāne, The Hawaiian Room, Waikiki Wedding, The Haumana, The Light in the Lady’s Eyes and The Spirit of Kihoalu. Lāhainā Noon: The Cruel Sun, which features three interwoven stories, also will be screened. The film was directed by Sundance Institute Native Lab fellow Christopher Kahunahana. A shorts showcase also joins the mix.

For more information and screening times, visit honolulumuseum.org.