Filmed on location in Hawaii, Christopher Makoto Yogi's latest film I WAS A SIMPLE MAN premiered at Sundance virtually and in theaters this year at HIFF. Anderson Le sits down with Chris to explore the film's dream-like visual and sound design, its nostalgic and melancholy themes, and working with some up-and-coming stars in the community.

Guest - Christopher Makoto Yogi
Interviewer - Anderson Le
Producer - Lee Ngo
Executive Producers - Anderson Le & Beckie Stocchetti

Special Thanks to
AfterBruce
Consolidated Theaters
Nichols Family Film Fund
FilmHawaii 
Halekulani
Hawaii International Film Festival

Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF) is the premiere cinematic event in the Pacific and annually attracts more than 50,000 film enthusiasts from around the state, the nation and throughout the world. Heralded as “one of the Top 50 Film Festivals around the world,” according to Variety, HIFF is an Academy AwardsⓇ qualifying film festival that is mission driven to entertain, enlighten and inspire through the medium of film and creative content from around the world with a special focus on Hawai‘i made and Pacific Islander films and filmmaking. For more info, visit www.hiff.org.