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Evan (Zhao Yiwen, at right) navigates Beijing's rock music scene in "Follow Follow."
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» "Beyond the Hills" (EuroCinema Hawaii, 5:45 p.m., repeats 2:30 p.m. Tuesday): A mysterious drama centered on the friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage. One finds refuge at a convent in Romania and refuses to leave with her friend, who now lives in Germany.
HIFF HOW-TO
» Where: Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 (unless noted)
» Cost: $12, $10 military, seniors and students; available at Guest Services Counter at the multiplex
» Info: 447-0577 or hiff.org
» Complete schedule: At hiff.org or honolulupulse.com
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» "Amazon Gold" with "Himalaya Song" (Green Screen/Sound X Vision, 6 p.m., Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Museum of Art): The special program pairs a documentary about the destruction of the Amazon rain forest wrought by the illegal gold-mining industry with a live multimedia performance event featuring imagery of the Himalayas with accompaniment by pianist David Liang of the Shanghai Restoration Project and multitalented musician Gingger Shankar.
» "Follow Follow" (Halekulani Golden Orchid Award Narrative Feature Nominee, 6:15 p.m., repeats 8:30 p.m. Tuesday): Peng Lei, frontman of a well-known Beijing rock band, directs the story about a lonely girl whose adoration of Kurt Cobain leads her to write a song and sing with a band.
» "The Sessions" (Gala Presentation, 6:30 p.m.): John Hawke, Helen Hunt and William C. Macy star in the story of a man confined to an iron lung who is determined at age 38 to lose his virginity with the help of a professional sex surrogate.
» "Getting Up: The Tempt One Story" (Halekulani Golden Orchid Award Documentary Feature Nominee, 8:30 p.m., repeats 11 a.m. Saturday): An audience award winner at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival, the film tells how legendary Los Angeles graffiti artist Tony "Tempt One" Quan got back to making art after being stricken with a disease that left him virtually paralyzed.