Back in May, eCupid screened at HRFF and won the Jack Law Award for its presentation of finding and losing love on-line. We caught up with director J.C. Calciano regarding his film’s IRL status on, where else, the computer. Your film eCupid spends a lot of time tracking characters’ online activities. I want to know what [...]
Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s festival! Here’s a complete list of the special mentions from the program this past weekend. Drum roll, please… 22nd Annual Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival Awards & Honorees BEST FEATURE FILM AWARD (tie between) Romeos Dir. Sabine Bernardi & Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same Dir. Madeleine Olnek [...]
Cruise on over to “CRUISE” – our Gala event at Chai’s Island Bistro in Aloha Tower! From 9PM – 1AM, this party will be co-hosted by Sean Paul Lockhart and Alec Mapa (click here for video…and today’s weather!) and many of our films’ stars will be there including: Sheetal Sheth of THREE VEILS Matthew Ludwinski [...]
Tonight is the Wold Premiere of eCUPID – a film about relationships, tech, and love directed by JC Calciano. Real World: DC-er Mike C. Manning has a role in this rom-com 2.0. He took time to chat with us via the net. Go figure. eCupid is about what happens to a guy when a dating [...]
We have the perfect little film for Friday the 13th… I WAS A TEENAGE WEREBEAR is a campy ’60s-inspired horror comedy in the same artery-pumping vein of John Waters with more than enough songs to make Maxwell Caulfield totally jealous. As an ode to cult B-movie drive-in movies of the time, it’s a fun modern Grindrhouse [...]
Today’s the day! Here’s the two movies premiering tonight… BEYOND GAY: THE POLITICS OF PRIDE today at 4:15pm. A reminder that while GLBT rights in North America still have a way to go, there are still others in the world with zero privileges. Privileges like the one for us to even have a festival in the [...]
Have you all heard of Allison Lane? Well, you should! She’s OOC (that’s Out Of Control) in the role of Candy in GOING DOWN IN LA LA LAND – a catty, quip-y babe-in-LA-crime to Matthew Ludwinski’s Adam. We’re bummed you can’t make it to Honolulu for the film! Are you shooting another movie or something? [...]
The new issue of the Honolulu Weekly reviews two films from our program that couldn’t be more different from each other. Proof that there’s something for everyone at the festival this year – and further proof that being gay means being funny and sad and happy and bored and complicated and complex like any other [...]
Check it… OUR FESTIVAL DIRECTOR BRENT ANBE IS A STAR! (Click image above to see his KHON 2 debut this morning.) See that little banner, where it says “May 12–15″? That’s this weekend! That’s tomorrow! Tomorrow you will literally be waking up to Rainbows!! The first film playing is BEYOND GAY: THE POLITICS OF PRIDE [...]
Click image above for FIT trailer Do you like Skins? Do you like Glee? Do you like So You Think You Can Dance? Do you dig equality? Then you’ll love FIT – the story of a group of British teenagers in a last-chance dance class, wrestling with sexuality and identity . Sort of told in a [...]
