Here are some choice picks from among today’s HIFF screenings. For a full schedule and ticket information, visit www.hiff.org.
"Mr. Pip": A teacher (Hugh Laurie) on the war-torn island of Bougainville helps a young girl survive the violence of her daily life through the power of imagination. Adapted by writer-director Andrew Adamson from the best-selling novel by Lloyd Jones. Adamson will speak following today’s screening. U.S. premiere, 2:30 p.m. today and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dole Cannery Stadium 18
"Blue Hawaii": The 1961 musical, shot on location at the Coco Palms Resort on Kauai, was the first of three Elvis Presley movies filmed in the islands. His character, just out of the Army, goes to work as a guide for the tourist agency where Maile, his French-Hawaiian girlfriend, is employed. His first assignment is to escort a schoolteacher and four teenage girls around the island. 7 p.m., Sunset on the Beach, Waikiki, free
"Lion Ark": A vivid behind-the-scenes account of an ambitious effort to rescue 25 lions from illegal traveling circuses across Bolivia. "CSI" actress Jorja Fox, who appears in the documentary, will introduce the film and participate in a post-screening Q&A today with the filmmakers. Hawaii premiere, 5 p.m. today at Dole Cannery Stadium 18, 11 a.m. Sunday at Koko Marina 8
"Kink": Actor James Franco produced this documentary on Kink.com, the world’s largest producer of bondage and S&M pornography, that provides a frank look at the professional side of sexual exploration. Hawaii premiere, 10 p.m. today and 9:45 p.m. Wednesday at Dole Cannery Stadium 18
"Ilo Ilo": During the financial crisis of 1997, a Singapore family hires Teresa (Angeli Bayani), a timid Filipina, to care for their young son. The boy’s attachment to his nanny sparks his mother’s icy jealousy. Teresa, meanwhile, has left her own infant son back home in the hope of finding better-paying work. First-time director Anthony Chen won the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In English and Mandarin, Tagalog with English subtitles. Hawaii premiere, 12:30 p.m. today, Dole Cannery Stadium, 1:30 p.m Monday at Koko Marina 8
