All showings at Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theaters in Iwilei:

» "Papa Mau: The Wayfinder" (5 p.m., Pacific Islanders in Communications Pacific Showcase): A documentary featuring master navigator Mau Piailug, who died this summer. (With the short "Mana i ka Leo: Power of the Voice"; also screens 11:30 a.m. next Saturday.)

» "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" (5:15 p.m., Asian Showcase): The noted director Apichatpong Weerasethakul presents his latest film, an Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film entry from Thailand. Using his trademark dreamy and surrealistic scenarios, it’s about a terminally ill man who goes into the jungle and works through his past lives after being visited by the ghost of his dead wife and a Yeti-like creature who is his lost son. (Also 9:15 p.m. tomorrow.)

» "Nuummioq" (6:30 p.m., Film for Thought, with post-screening discussion): Touted as the most ambitious and accomplished film to ever emerge from Greenland, it’s also an Oscar entry. It’s the story of a robust but terminally ill man who comes to terms with his dire situation during a trip to the fjords with his cousin/best friend.

» "To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen’s Journey" (6:30 p.m., Maverick Award): Festival guest Nancy Kwan will receive the HIFF award when she appears at the screening of this documentary about her life and career as one of Hollywood’s more notable Asian stars, thanks to her 1960s movies "The World of Suzie Wong" and "Flower Drum Song."

» "Get a Job" (7:15 p.m., Made in Hawaii): A zany comedy made on Maui that stars Willie K and Eric Gilliom, aka the Barefoot Natives, as a couple of friends who get involved in misadventures over a week’s time. (Also 3:15 p.m. next Saturday.)

» "Ecila" (9:30 p.m., Made in Hawaii): Downtown urban Honolulu is the setting for this "Alice in Wonderland"-like parable about a reporter who pursues a story by following a drug runner-debt collector. (Also 8:15 p.m. Oct. 24.)

» "Red Hill" (9:45 p.m., Gala Presentations): Australian actor Ryan Kwanten of HBO’s "True Blood" will appear at the screening of his film, playing a police officer who relocates to the high country with his pregnant wife and, instead of finding peace, finds himself in the middle of a violent confrontation with an escaped convict.

Call 792-1577 or visit www.hiff.org.