09-08-2025, 08:33 PM
Chaperone.
Palace Theatre.
Filmed in Hilo.
Premiere Screening – Thursday September 11th @ 7:00pm
ABOUT THE FILM: Set in Hilo, Hawaiʻi and featuring an entirely AANHPI cast, CHAPERONE follows Misha, a 29-year-old woman alienated by friends and family for her lack of ambition who finds a dangerous acceptance in a bright 18-year-old athlete who mistakes her for a fellow high school student. ***Filmed at the Hilo Palace, and many other Hilo locales**
The winner of the 2024 Slamdance Grand Jury Award for Breakouts, CHAPERONE is the first Hawaiʻi-made narrative feature film directed by a woman to play in theaters island-wide since 1995. After screening at 20+ film festivals internationally and garnering a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, the filmmakers are excited to bring CHAPERONE back to their hometown Hilo to share with the community who made this film possible.
written and directed by Zoë Eisenberg
produced by Alison Week and Devin P Murphy
starring: Mitzi Akaha, Laird Akeo, Kanoa Goo, Krista Alvarez, Jessica Jade Andres, Ioane Goodhue
Original music by Taimane
https://hilopalace.com/palace-event/chaperone/
I haven’t seen the movie, but reviews are good.
Palace Theatre.
Filmed in Hilo.
Premiere Screening – Thursday September 11th @ 7:00pm
ABOUT THE FILM: Set in Hilo, Hawaiʻi and featuring an entirely AANHPI cast, CHAPERONE follows Misha, a 29-year-old woman alienated by friends and family for her lack of ambition who finds a dangerous acceptance in a bright 18-year-old athlete who mistakes her for a fellow high school student. ***Filmed at the Hilo Palace, and many other Hilo locales**
The winner of the 2024 Slamdance Grand Jury Award for Breakouts, CHAPERONE is the first Hawaiʻi-made narrative feature film directed by a woman to play in theaters island-wide since 1995. After screening at 20+ film festivals internationally and garnering a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, the filmmakers are excited to bring CHAPERONE back to their hometown Hilo to share with the community who made this film possible.
written and directed by Zoë Eisenberg
produced by Alison Week and Devin P Murphy
starring: Mitzi Akaha, Laird Akeo, Kanoa Goo, Krista Alvarez, Jessica Jade Andres, Ioane Goodhue
Original music by Taimane
https://hilopalace.com/palace-event/chaperone/
I haven’t seen the movie, but reviews are good.