It feels right to launch this column with a little gratitude, in this case to Ben Trevino and Michael McDermott, for inviting me to be part of Discontinuities, their Science Fiction film festival held last week at Interisland Terminal's real world location, R&D. I joined in with some other film lovers in Honolulu to write essays on the five featured movies and participate in panel discussions.
If you missed it, don't worry, the festival echoes on at theoffsetter.com, the new online publication devoted to Honolulu's cultural life. I especially enjoyed the chance to explore the meaning of the architecture in Gattaca and that essay joins the others written for Discontinuities at the offsetter. Mahalo to offsetter editor James Cave (himself a contributor to the festival) for hosting those essays.
And speaking of being grateful for new things, it was our good fortune that Christian Self opened his new bar, Bevy, on the same block as R&D on the same week as the festival. I think we closed the place down every night with long, Moscow-Mule-fueled discussions about the elements of great Science Fiction films. Cheers, Christian, and best of luck to you! (Read more about Bevy here, at Martha Cheng's blog, Biting Commentary, at my old HONOLULU Magazine stomping grounds.)
On the first night of the festival I asked the audience how many of them had already seen Gattaca. Nearly every hand went up. I hope to see more festivals like this, there's definitely an unrequited appetite for them in Honolulu.
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