» “Marathon Boy” (4 p.m., India/U.K./U.S., Spotlight on India): Documentary about a 4-year-old Indian boy who becomes a marathon runner. After his fame lifts his family out of poverty, questions arise over whether the boy is being exploited by his adoptive father/coach.
» “Martha Marcy May Marlene” (5 p.m., U.S., Gala Presentation): Elizabeth Olsen (younger sister of twins Mary-Kate and Ashley) plays a former cult member who tries to assimilate into her older sister’s upper-middle-class lifestyle. A festival hit with critics.
» “A People Uncounted” (6:15 p.m., Canada, Halekulani Golden Orchid Award Documentary Feature nominee): Powerful film about the historical persecution of Romas (aka gypsies) in Europe during the Holocaust. Director Aaron Yeger will attend.
» “6B” (6:30 p.m., U.S., Made in Hawaii): See story.
» “The Wonder Year” (8:30 p.m., U.S., Sound x Vision): An inside look in the life of 9th Wonder, the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop producer, college lecturer and social activist who will also do a DJ set tonight at NextDoor in Chinatown.
» “We Need to Talk About Kevin” (9:30 p.m., U.K. Eurocinema Hawaii): In another festival-circuit hit, Tilda Swinton stars as a woman who gets in touch with her estranged husband to help her deal with her grief and feelings of responsibility after their teenage son goes on a high-school killing spree.
ALSO NOTABLE
“Hanaan” (6 p.m., Korea/Uzbekistan, Halekulani Golden Orchid Award Narrative Feature nominee); “Paul Goodman Changed My Life” (6:30 p.m., U.S., Film for Thought); “My Last Day Without You” (7 p.m., U.S., American Immigrant Filmmakers on Profile); “My Wedding and Other Secrets” (8:45 p.m., New Zealand, World Cinema); “Folk Songs Singing” (9:15 p.m., China, Halekulani Golden Orchid Award Narrative Feature nominee); “Paradise Broken” (9:30 p.m., U.S., Made in Hawaii); “Milocrorze: A Love Story” (9:45 p.m., Japan, Spotlight on Japan); “Kill List” (11 p.m., U.K., HIFF Extreme).
Tickets are $12; $10 seniors, students and military. Call 447-0577, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., or visit hiff.org. For reviews and additional HIFF coverage, check honolulupulse.com.