Schedule

Kick-off PIFF 2025 with our Opening Ceremony, highlighting the immense work that the Pacific Islands have done in ocean preservation.

• Mana’o: A collaboration presented by the Permanent Mission of Australia highlighting the policy work of Small Developing Islands
• Feature Documentary: Pristine Seas
• Feature Narrative: TBD

PIFF is proud to showcase the feature film The Mountain in partnership with Noreetuh for an evening of culinary and cinematic delights. Enjoy a special pre-fixe menu at chef Chung Chow’s award-winning Modern Hawaiian restaurant, which opened in 2015, before taking a short ten-minute walk to the screening.

• 5:30pm: Dinner
• Noreetuh - 128 1st Ave, New York, NY 10009
• 8:00pm: Screening
  • The Mountain
  • La MaMa Experimental Theater- 74 4th Street, New York, NY 10003

• 11:00am - 3:00pm: Indigenous Filmmaking Futures & Community Showcase
  • Location: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian — 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004
  • A free community screening of The Mountain

• 2:00pm - 10:00pm: Main Theater Screenings Village at East by Angelika
  • Location: Village East by Angelika — 181-189 Second Ave. New York, NY 10003
  • Enjoy over 20 short and feature films from the Pacific Islands. Find joy, play, deep consternation, and new beginnings from these gifted storytellers. 
  • Feature Highlights:
    • Koka, Bati

PIFF 2025’s festivities conclude with our Closing Gala. Celebrate our season with a rare New York performance by Hawaiʻi’s newest hit Chief of War.