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
Déjà Bernhardt, writer/director of LAST HAWAIIAN SUGAR
LAST HAWAIIAN SUGAR is a deeply personal project for writer/director Déjà Bernhardt, who depicts the final days of a community's connection to a sugar plantation that kept them together for decades. Déjà chats with Artistic Director Anderson Le about her career thus far as a filmmaker and unpacks the allegories that make this film one of the highlights of HIFF41.
CW: discussions of sexual abuse and trauma
Guest - Déjà Bernhardt
Interviewer - Anderson Le
Producer - Lee Ngo
Executive Producers - Anderson Le & Beckie Stocchetti
Special Thanks To:
AfterBruce
Hawaii Film Office
Nichols Family Film Fund
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.