HIFF Talks: The Official Podcast of the Hawai‘i International Film Festival
Recorded by and for the HIFF community, we go a little beyond the normal Q&A with filmmakers on their works and interests. Starting with intention, our talks inevitably go into unexpected, spontaneous directions. Such is the life of building community with creatives with a touch of aloha.About HIFF (hiff.org)As the vanguard forum of international cinematic achievement in the Asia-Pacific region, Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF) endeavors to recognize new and emerging talent, promote career development and original collaborations through innovative education programs, and facilitate dynamic cultural exchange through the cinema arts.
HIFF Talks: The Official Podcast of the Hawai‘i International Film Festival
Destin Daniel Cretton, writer/director of SHANG CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
As this year's recipient of the Halekulani Golden Maile Career Achievement Award, Maui-born Destin Daniel Cretton has had an amazing year. We talk about his humble origins of discovering filmmaking as a youth to building up his career through the film festival circuits. Now, he's an internationally recognized and award-winning filmmaker, most recently shattering box office records with the critically acclaimed recent entry into the MCU: Shang Chi. Producer, program associate, and unabashed fanboy Lee Ngo interviews.
Guest - Destin Daniel Cretton
Interviewer - Lee Ngo
Producer - Lee Ngo
Executive Producers - Anderson Le & Beckie Stocchetti
Special thanks to
AfterBruce
Halekulani
Hawaii International Film Festival
Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF) is the premiere cinematic event in the Pacific and annually attracts more than 50,000 film enthusiasts from around the state, the nation and throughout the world. Heralded as “one of the Top 50 Film Festivals around the world,” according to Variety, HIFF is an Academy AwardsⓇ qualifying film festival that is mission driven to entertain, enlighten and inspire through the medium of film and creative content from around the world with a special focus on Hawai‘i made and Pacific Islander films and filmmaking. For more info, visit www.hiff.org.