The 35th Hawaii International Film Festival is well on its way after opening night on Thursday. The best way to navigate through the many great films at HIFF would be logging on to hiff.org, where you can search for films by dates, country, section and genre. You can also search for film schedules by venue or look at a daily grid view.
Becoming a HIFF member has many benefits such as complimentary screenings, early sales of tickets and passes, member line priority entry and other discounts. Students, seniors and military personnel also receive discounts. With ticket pricing going up, a member discount is a big deal.
This week’s synopses
“The Legendary Witches”
Episodes 9 and 10
Today, 6:30 p.m.: Soo-yin, Poong-geum and Mio are released from jail. They promise to get together soon as they bid each other farewell. Soo-yin goes to Chairman Ma’s house to collect her things, much to Joo-ran’s surprise.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Aeng-ran sees Mio and her son at the orphanage where she volunteers. Weol-han borrows Aeng-ran’s car to see Poong-geum. Soo-yin’s boss gets drunk and sneaks into Soo-yin’s room.
“Root of the Throne”
Episodes 5 and 6
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Hang Goo-young finds Baek Yoon’s body, and tells Hong In-bang. Hong In-bang suspects Gil Tae-mi is behind the murder. Jung Do-jeon meets Boon-yi and hears what’s been going on around town. He gives her a wooden soldier and tells her to come find him.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Boon-yi tells the townsfolk to wait for her, saying she has to meet someone. Bang-won follows Boon-yi to the cave. He’s happy to see Boon-yi, but the townsfolk strip him and tie him to a tree. Boon-yi heads to the wooden plate store to find Yi Eun-chang only to be captured.
“The Town, the Uninvited”
Episodes 5 and 6
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: So-yoon suspects her sister must have come to Achiara to find her birth parents. So-yoon shows Gi-hyun the article about her family’s car accident. Woo-jae finds out Hye-jin was a caregiver for Madam Ok of Haewon Steel. Hye-jin’s mom shows up at Woo-jae’s police station.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Woo-jae thinks Hye-jin’s mom is strange for passing out posters inviting people to her daughter’s funeral. So-yoon runs into “ghost baby’s mom” who says she knows her from an adoption center. The townspeople gather at the church for Hye-jin’s funeral.
“Identical Affairs”
Episodes 19 and 20
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: Enraged Seol-ri throws a fit in front of Hae-gang. Jin-eon is in tatters both mentally and physically when he learns that Hae-gang is dead. Gyu-nam tells Baek Seok that Hae-gang had a twin sister.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Baek Seok is in shock after running into the real Doko Yong-gi at the hospital. Jin-eon finds Doko Yong-gi’s wallet among Hae-gang’s things. Full of questions, Jin-eon decides to investigate Hae-gang’s death.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
