The comments in these interview are fun, fascinating and gives you plenty of insight into each director's filmmaking process. I highly recommend reading these interviews before you see the film. By the way, don't worry about spoilers because there are non whatsoever. 

Be sure to check out the survey after each interview. This year, I decided to ask each filmmaker a set of questions that focus on LVHIFF, personal likes and dislikes and thoughts about the joys of Hawaii. The answers they gave me were amazing! Some of them really blew my mind. Some of that stuff was really surprising and way too honest. I truly hope you enjoy the interviews and surveys because I had so much fun to putting these together for Arthouse Monster and LVHIFF.

My first interview is already on the LVHIFF Web site. It features Singaporean filmmaker Li Lin Wee, director of GONE SHOPPING. What a talented young filmmaker she is. In the interview, she tells me what it was like being a director, screenwriter and producer all rolled into one, the challenge of shooting on a shoestring budget and why shopping is Singapore's national pastime. I can't wait to meet her at the fest.

Now I have to send a huge mahalo to LVHIFF Web master Chris Hall for making that happen. He has been such an amazing help to me. He's the one who makes sure the LVHIFF Web site is informative, interactive and easy to navigate. Check it out right now. It's all glammed up for this year's festival and that's his doing. Mahalo, Chris!