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May 2013 issue of Odyssey is out and guess who’s on the cover! DAVID W. ROSS! Ross is lead actor in the film I DO and will be in attendance to the film’s screening at HRFF this year. Read his interview with Freddie Jordan from the magazine clips below:      

You’ve waited long enough and now here it is! With a little under a month away from the festival, you’ll now have time to browse the program schedule and buy tickets online! Here are two ways to view the program from the homepage: From the main drop down menu: Click “2013 Film Festival” From the [...]

HRFF23 caught up with LEAD ACTOR of HRFF23 BEST FEATURE FILM: “MEN TO KISS” Frank Christian Marx in between falling in love with Hawaii. TONIGHT, June 03 @ 7:45pm  MEN TO KISS  Plays with HALF-SHARE (Alec Mapa) Synopsis:  Colorful balloon dresses, long party nights in Berlin’s trendy clubs with drag queen Nina Queer and erotic evenings on [...]

You’ve heard from the directors of Half-Share! Now here’s the inside scoop from actor Alec Mapa. Sunday, June 03 @ 7:45pm HALF-SHARE Plays with MEN TO KISS  Synopsis: HRFF alums and favs. ALEC MAPA (Going Down in La La Land) and JESSE ARCHER (Violet Tendencies) star in this ecstatically hilarious Fire-Island based comedy.  Check your inhibitions on the mainland and hop aboard [...]

Directed by Sean Hanley and Jesse Archer, who also stars in the film, Half-Share provides a provocative peek into the lives of six gay men sharing a beach house. Sean and Jesse share with us all the fun from making this short film. Sunday, June 03 @ 7:45pm HALF-SHARE Plays with MEN TO KISS  Synopsis: HRFF alums and [...]

Founder of Hula Girl Productions, Connie Florez, has made many documentaries and narrative films that won several awards. At this year’s HRFF, we are honored with a sneak peak of Connie’s documentary of Hawaii LGBT history! Saturday, June 2 @ 5:15pm FRUIT PUNCH! FILM SHORTS Plays with: QUEEN, MY NIGHT WITH ANDREW CUNANAN, THE MAIN EVENT IN AMERICA, SLANT Synopsis: [...]

Everyone has their story to tell from a trip to Vegas–America’s playground, and this particular one of Michael Jortner is bi-curiously interesting. Michael gives us more information about his Bisexual short to premiere here at HRFF. Sunday, June 02 @ 8pm STRIP Plays with AUGUST Synopsis:  Brent, a recently divorced businessman in Las Vegas visits [...]

The 23rd Annual HRFF Awards were presented on Friday Evening, June 01 and the WINNERS are: Best Short Film THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY Phred Love Award- Hawaii Filmmaker KEO WOOLFORD “LUNCTHIME” Jack Law Award – Awarded to the person best embodying the HGLCF’s mission GINA CURUSO  Rainbow Award – Awarded to the film that [...]