A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.

Beset with personal and professional problems, George Bailey finds his previously happy life falling apart around him on Christmas Eve. Seeing no way out, George considers suicide from the edge of a bridge - but Clarence, his guardian angel, intervenes and shows George what his beloved hometown of Bedford Falls would be like without him. Shocked by what he sees and at the unforeseen circumstances of his absence, George reconsiders and begs Clarence to return him to the problems of the present and the loving community he has fostered throughout his life.

A retired Honolulu man, a WWII veteran and member of the famed 442nd RCT, has visions of a young German soldier which recalls an incident from the war that haunts him still. It is 1999. Tatsuo “Tats” Kaneshiro, a veteran of the famed 442 RCT, is in his 70s and retired in Honolulu, Hawaii. He spends his days doing yard work, entertaining another 442 buddy, and coping with his divorced daughter and his grandson who live with him. But this seemingly routine life masks a secret. Tats suffers from a condition that wasn’t recognized back then, PTSD. Beset by nightmares and visions of a young German soldier, Tats struggles to cope with life while refusing to tell anyone what happened over 50 years ago in a forest in France. Following Tats until the source of his past deed is revealed, "Shikata Ga Nai" is a story of what affected many Nisei veterans - a reluctance to talk about their time in the war. Writer and Director Eric Nemoto is the owner of Yellow Brick Studio, which represents seven creative ventures, one of which, LegacyVision Films, has produced 19 feature length movies (including Shikata Ga Nai) since 2014, and represents 32 movies overall. As a writer, he has written or co-written 153 feature length screenplays (20 produced), and 18 produced stage plays (including Merry Christmas, Roberta, voted best play in Hawaii for the 2007-2008 season). As an actor he has played the lead (or appeared in a supporting role) in seven movies, had featured roles in the TV series Lost and Hawaii Five-O (recurring role of prosecutor James Chen), and has received two Po’okela Awards (Hawaii’s Tonys) for excellence in stage acting. As a director he has directed 16 movies and 11 stage plays. He is the founder and president of TAG – The Actors’ Group, one of Honolulu’s finest community theatres established in 1993, is the developer of All Hawaii TV, a public Roku streaming television channel dedicated to everything that is Hawaii, and has taught acting for over 30 years. Please stay after the screening for a filmmaker panel Q&A with writer and director Eric Nemoto with film cast and crew.

From producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style. THE BOOK OF LIFE is the journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. Rich with a fresh take on pop music favorites, THE BOOK OF LIFE encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future.

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

The Movie Screeners Club is an ongoing monthly short film festival featuring short movies made by local filmmakers every third Thursday of each month. After the last short film is shown, we have a filmmaker panel about the motivation behind making the movie and the process that was done to make it. Audience members will vote for their top 3 favorite short movies and each month we will announce the winner of the Audience Award. At the end of the year, we will feature each monthly Audience Award winner to vote for the Champion of the Year in December! Stay after the filmmaker panel concludes, join us in the lobby for a social and networking mixer.

An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that he is not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.