Duino

Sunday, September 22 | 2pm

CLOSING NIGHT FILM

DUINO
Directed by Juan Pablo Di Pace & Andres Pepe Estrada
2024 | 108min | Documentary | USA, Argentina, Italy | English and Spanish (with English subtitles)
HoMA Doris Duke Theatre
Please note: Entrance to this film is 18+ unless accompanied by an adult. 

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Matias, an Argentine filmmaker unable to finish editing a movie about Alexander, his unrequited first love, receives an unexpected invitation to revisit his past, reconstruct his memories, and perhaps even find a new ending to the story. Played by co-director Di Pace, Matias decides to reopen Pandora’s box by coming face-to-face with Alexander, discovering life imitating art and confronting the sneaky power of memory. Di Pace draws on his own life for this film about the universal aching nostalgia of first love.

Director/Actor/Writer Juan Pablo Di Pace in attendance

Q+A to follow

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Preceded by

I AM
Directed by Tony Dia2024 | 28min | Narrative | Hawaiʻi | English
HoMA Doris Duke Theatre
WORLD PREMIEREEthan lives separate lives as a socially awkward college student by day and a fearlessly glamorous drag queen by night. That is, until his life is turned upside-down by Kekoa, his school crush. As his two worlds collide, Ethan is forced to confront his fear of change in order to win the boy of his dreams.

Additional credits:
Written by Von Kaʻanāʻanā and Tony Dia
Cast
Spencer Ilagan as Ethan/Malaya
Kaleo Pinto as Kekoa
Raquel Largo as Reyna
Hinamoe’atu Fale as Noa
Aleeciya Ashton as Marita
Producer Erin Arashiro
Co-Producers Von Kaʻanāʻanā and Kara Abaya

Director Tony Dia, cast and crew in attendance | Q+A to follow. Tony will also perform at the Red Carpet Event.

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