BHO on HBO
By B.J. Reyes
It’s not exactly “Sunset on the Beach” but it is a free movie in Waikiki.
On Thursday night, Oct. 29, HBO, Oceanic Time Warner Cable and the City and County of Honolulu present the Honolulu premiere of “By The People: The Election of Barack Obama.”
The screening is free to the public, although viewers are being asked to bring a donation of canned food to support the Hawaii Foodbank.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with live entertainment by Willie K beginning at 6 p.m. The screening begins at 7 p.m.
From a news release about the event:
“By The People” is a unique exclusive, behind-the-scenes inside story of the Obama campaign, focusing on the candidate, family members, and staffers and voters who helped turn an unlikely American dream into reality. The film includes footage shot in Honolulu and interviews with several Hawaii residents, including, Congressman Neil Abercrombie, Bobby Titcomb and the President’s sister and brother-in-law, Drs. Maya Soetoro-Ng and Konrad Ng.
The documentary is produced by actor Edward Norton’s Class 5 Films and directed by Amy Rice and Alicia Sams.
Norton recently discussed the project on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (skip ahead to about the 5:35 mark):
The Honolulu screening includes a private VIP reception in the pool area of the Shell; reserved seating for Oceanic customers, community groups and sweepstakes winners in the seated section; and free, open seating in the lawn section. Oceanic subscribers may RSVP for preferred seating on a first come, first served basis at www.oceanic.com/obama. Lawn seating is open to the general public; no RSVP is required.
