Today I took a look at HIFF’s program and I pretty much circled every movie I wanted to watch. They have an awesome film set list and I have a feeling that a lot of people will be attending this year. To be honest, I’m a huge fan of foreign films. It’s always fun to watch movies from all over the world because they provide offer a different kind of insight on particular things. Whether it is about political issues or Kung-Fu, I feel that it is important for us to watch these films or expose ourselves to them because it challenges us to be open-minded. Same with traveling to a country we’ve never been to before or even trying to talk with someone about controversial issues. I think it makes our character, for lack of a better word, rounder.
When President Obama was elected, locals raved about how he was raised in Hawai‘i and that he was a Honolulu native. Same with Duke Kahanamoku, the father of surfing; we all know him as the first Olympian and we take great pride that he represented Hawai‘i in the Olympics. Point is, when pretty much anything local makes it, we become so proud because it was made here in Hawai‘i.
There are only a handful of ‘Made in Hawaii’ films this year’s HIFF and I feel that we should support them by attending the showings. They are all relevant and relatable to us because it’s based here at home. You never know that it might make it big someday.
Chasing Rainbows is one of these local films and it brings up the civil unions issue that is a controversial topic right now. You support or you’re against civil unions or you don’t even know that much about it, watch it. From someone that didn’t know much about it, I recommend seeing this film because it will lift the curtain on certain aspects and even teach you.
There is always an objective in every film: how is the audience supposed to feel after watching this film? Simple: to educate and raise awareness about civil unions here in Hawai‘i.
The poster below shows the times, dates, and tickets for Chasing Rainbows’ screenings which is also on our site. Let Chasing Rainbows be an opportunity to speak about this controversial topic at the public forum at UH or in our daily conversations. Feel free to express your opinion on our Facebook page even on our Twitter.