» “The Woman in the Septic Tank” (5 p.m., Philippines, Spotlight on the Philippines): The country’s entry for consideration for a Best Foreign Language Feature Oscar nomination, it chronicles a day in the life of three ambitious but misguided filmmakers as they set out to perform an inspection of their film’s major location, a dump site.
» “Subjective Expressions” (7:30 p.m., U.S., Made in Hawaii): Shot entirely on location in Hilo, this first effort by 19-year-old Dominik Walczuk tells the story of a directionless young woman who decides to try out working for housing at a local theater.
» “Let the Bullets Fly” (8:30 p.m., China, New Chinese Cinema and Filmmaker in Focus: Jiang Wen): Jiang and actor Carina Lau will attend the screening of Jiang’s latest film, which stars Chow Yun-Fat and is set in 1920s China, about a notorious bandit chief who descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor.
» “Inni” (9:15 p.m., Canada/Iceland/U.K., Sound x Vision): Those who attended the Icelandic band Sigur Rós’ breathtaking concert at the Hawaii Theatre in 2005 will have another chance to experience the group with this stylized “surprise film event” which incorporates concert footage from the band’s final show at London’s Alexandra Palace.
ALSO NOTABLE:
“Under Control” (3 p.m., Germany, Art + Design), Shorts Program 4 and “The Wife of Gegege Nyoubou” (5:30 p.m. Japan, Spotlight on Japan), “Somewhere Between” (6 p.m., U.S., Real Life), “Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend” (8:15 p.m., Jamaica/U.K., Sound x Vision), “We Have a Pope” (8:45 p.m., Italy, World Cinema), “Yoyochu in the Land of the Rising Sex” (9:45 p.m., Japan, 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.