Today’s highlights at the Hawaii International Film Festival:
» "Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey" (Gala Presentation, 6 p.m., repeats 6:30 p.m. Saturday): A documentary about Arnel Pineda, who went from YouTube sensation to being the new frontman of the classic rock band Journey. (The band will be in the islands to perform three shows in December; check honolulupulse.com for details.)
» "First Time" (New Chinese Cinema, 6:30 p.m., repeats 11 a.m. Sunday): An unlikely romance quickly blooms between a sickly college woman and an old crush, much to the dismay of her overprotective mother.
» "Eden" (American Indies, 6:30 p.m., repeats noon Sunday): Festival guest Jamie Chung, at right, plays a New Mexico teen abducted and imprisoned in Las Vegas, where she survives being a sex slave for more than two years.
» "Bones Brigade: An Autobiography" (Real Life, 8:45 p.m.): Stacy Peralta’s latest documentary is about the legendary team he forged with Tommy Guerrero in the 1980s that altered the sport of skateboarding.
» "All About My Wife" (Gala Presentation, 8:45 p.m., repeats 6:15 p.m. Saturday): A Korean romantic comedy about a timid husband who hires a professional lothario to seduce his seemingly perfect but fearsome wife, hoping it will make her divorce him.
» "I Am" (Sound X Vision, 9:15 p.m.): A documentary about the historic K-pop showcase that played Madison Square Garden last October.
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HIFF HOW-TO
Where: Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 (unless noted)
Cost: $12, $10 military, seniors and students; available at Guest Services Counter at the multiplex
Info: 447-0577 or hiff.org
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