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Eclectic offerings at Hawaii International Film Festival

Film | Wide Angle Nov 29, 2019

Eclectic offerings at Hawaii International Film Festival

by Mark Schilling

Hikari's "37 Seconds" takes the main prize at the festival, which presented a varied program of films focusing on the Asia-Pacific region

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