2008 Maui Film Festival Archive

 'Sliding Liberia' follows four young surfers to Liberia in search of more than perfect waves. Risking everything to explore the West African country devastated by decades of war, they record the stories of people they meet - people like Alfred, who became Liberia's first surfer after finding a bodyboard while fleeing from rebels.  More...

Killer Whale and Crocodile celebrates the coming together of two indigenous cultures - the Coast Salish of British Columbia and the Iatmul of Papua New Guinea - through the shared medium of carving as two carvers, John Marston, Coast Salish carver, and Teddy Balangu, Iatmul carver, come together to learn about each other's culture and art.  More...

$20 IN ADVANCE. $24 AT THE DOOR, DAY OF SHOW ONLY
This film, which screens with Water Man and Guardians of the Sea, is ticketed as a double feature program.  It also includes the 10pm screening of Bart Got a Room.

1/2 price tickets available for children 12 and under.

Water is essential to existence. Our bodies require it, as do our souls. It is the stuff of life and death, of sweat and tears, of need and wonder. Water bubbles through our imagination, splashes through our forms of play, and winds through the tributaries of human spirituality in this stunning and important film.  More...

After realizing that yellow sticky note to do lists were consuming his life, animation filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns decided to visually self-reflect on his filmmaking journey by animating on the same sticky notes that caused him to ignore major world events for the last nine years.  More...

Kate Churchill is a filmmaker and hard-core yoga practitioner who insists that yoga can transform anyone and she decides to prove it. Her plan: select a subject - a skeptical, 29-year-old journalist living in New York City - immerse him in yoga and follow him around the globe, until he finds a yoga practice that transforms him.  More...

Ariel, a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid, is off on the adventure of a lifetime with her best friend, the adorable Flounder, and the reggae-singing Caribbean crab Sebastian at her side. But it will take all of her courage and determination to make her dreams come true—and save her father's beloved kingdom from the sneaky sea witch Ursula!

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A mis-communication, or the lack there of cause's two unsuspecting souls to find eachother in the most unlikely of scenarios! In an era, dominated by our technological achievements and need for convenience there is an under-tone of irony that lends itself to the speed and convenience with which our couple comes together.  More...

A playful collage-animation of the many ways evil forces are at work.  More...

A simple and striking animated film depicting the world as knitting, which slowly unravels over 90 seconds to nothing.  More...

The summit of Mauna Kea provides the best viewing of the cosmos that you can find in the northern hemisphere, and this documentary lets nothing come between you and the Big U—your true home, the universe.  More...

The compelling story of the first environmentalist and first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize presents an awe-inspiring profile of Maathai's thirty-year journey of courage to protect the environment, defend human rights, and promote democracy, all growing from the achievable act of planting trees.  More...

PLEASE NOTE. No one under the age of 18 years of age will be admitted to this screening.

The iron curtain between gay and straight is crumbling. Recent studies suggest that bisexuality is drastically more widespread than we ever thought. And for young people, dating a girl one week and a guy the next is no big deal. Is the whatever generation ushering in a whole new sexual revolution?  More...

The all pervading themes of love and betrayal coupled with the encompassing power of Mozart's brilliant score have given rise to a unique motion picture set during Mozart's 250th birthday celebration year that presents a world that is exotic, thrilling and beautiful.  More...

What would you do? Could you forgive? Should you forgive? Life's Big Questions are explored through astonishing acts of forgiveness, courage and will in this insightful documentary. With interviews from spiritual leaders including: Dr. Deepak Chopra, Archbishop Desmund Tutu and His Holiness Sri Ravi Shankar.  More...

The all pervading themes of love and betrayal coupled with the encompassing power of Mozart's brilliant score have given rise to a unique motion picture set during Mozart's 250th birthday celebration year that presents a world that is exotic, thrilling and beautiful.  More...

What would you do? Could you forgive? Should you forgive? Life's Big Questions are explored through astonishing acts of forgiveness, courage and will in this insightful documentary. With interviews from spiritual leaders including: Dr. Deepak Chopra, Archbishop Desmund Tutu and His Holiness Sri Ravi Shankar.  More...

Please note change of venue from McCoy Theater to Castle Theater.   Screening time still 4pm.

Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro’s gripping, award-winning doc, which portrays paralyzed Iraq veteran Tomas Young’s struggle to rise above his wounds by resisting the war that caused them.  More...