2nd Annual Filipino Film Fesitival

Hawaii is a melting pot of many different ethnicities and Filipinos are one of the groups that continue to grow in numbers.  Originally emigrating to work on the sugar plantations, many are still coming to Hawaii seeking a better life.

The new census may reveal some interesting numbers but, as of 1990, there were 168,682 Filipinos residing in Hawaii, about one-sixth of the total population.

Targeting this group, The Doris Duke Theatre is hosting the 2ND ANNUAL FILIPINO FILM FESTIVAL – sponsored by the Philippine Medical Association of Hawaii.  Of course, you don’t need to speak and understand the language or be of Filipino ancestry to enjoy these great films ... they're subtitled.

The line-up of includes:

HAWAII PREMIERE:  LAST SUPPER NO. 3

Last Supper No. 3 was the winner of the Best Film award at the 2009 Cinemalaya Film Festival, the Philippines’ Oscars.
2009, 83 mins.
Tagalog with English subtitles
• April 20 & 21 at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

Based on a true story, this film is a hilarious satire about Wilson Nañawa’s nightmarish but hilarious odyssey through the Philippines’ corrupt legal system.

HAWAII PREMIERE:  COLORUM
2009, 110 mins.
Tagalog with English subtitles
• April 22 & April 23 at 1 p.m., 4 p.m,. 7:30 p.m.

After 30 years in prison, the aging Pedro re-enters the world and encounters Simon, a young, ambitious policeman, who earns extra cash as the driver of a colorum FX, an illegal taxi owned by his godfather.

DINIG SANA KITA (IF I KNEW WHAT YOU SAID)
2009, 88 mins.
Tagalog with English subtitles
• April 24 & 25 at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

A powerfully charming indie teen romance about wealthy, rebellious teenager Niña and hearing-impaired orphan Kiko.

HAWAII PREMIERE:  CONCERTO
2008, 114 mins.
• April 27 at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

Set in Davao during the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines, this film is based on the historical events written in the diary of Lt. Col. Anastacio Campo, Diary of the War: Memoirs of WWII.

HAWAII PREMIERE:  BIGTIME
2005, 105 mins.
• April 28 at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

In this clever, fast-paced film two small-time criminals attempt to kidnap a teenage girl who dreams of stardom, while her mother tries to marry her off to a local politician.

DED NA SI LOLO (GRANDPA IS DEAD)
2009, 90 mins
Tagalog with English subtitles
• April 29 and 30 at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

A family is forced to reunite and put up with each other during the wake for their dead father in this brilliantly cathartic, entertaining comedy, which was a hit at the 2009 Hawaii International Film Festival.  

About the theater:  The Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts is a popular venue for independent, documentary, and world film and video.  The theater has a seating capacity of 280, enhanced Dolby sound systems, Harkness Hall projection screen, Meyers Concert Sound System for musical performances, elevated stage, air conditioning, and complete audio and video facilities.  The entrance is located at the rear of the museum on Kinau Street.

The box office is located at the museum's main entrance
Monday 10 am-3 pm
Tuesday - Saturday 10 am-4 pm
Sunday 1-4:30 pm

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For more information, call (808) 532-8700