2008 Maui Film Festival Archive

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Peter Galison
Secrecy
[SECRE]   (USA, 86 mins)
Feature Film Documentary
plays with Full Battle Rattle
Thursday, June 12th 3:00pm
Castle Theater-Maui Arts & Cultural Cntr

We live in a world where the production of secret knowledge dwarfs the production of open knowledge. By focusing on classified secrets, this riveting documentary reveals how a shadow government is eroding both our defense and our democracy.  More...
Scott Galloway
A Man Named Pearl
[MANNP]   (USA, 76 mins)
Feature Film Documentary
Wednesday, June 11th 8:00pm
SkyDome- Wailea Beach Marriott Resort

In this life you're gonna have obstacles. The thing about it is, don't let those obstacles determine where you go. Thus begins the extraordinary story of Pearl Fryar, a self-taught topiary artist, whose unlikely journey to national prominence began with a bigoted remark and ended in a celebration of how one person can share the full expression of his humanity with the World.  More...
Tony Gerber
Full Battle Rattle
[SECRE]   (USA, 85 mins)
Feature Film Documentary
plays with Secrecy
Thursday, June 12th 3:00pm
Castle Theater-Maui Arts & Cultural Cntr

This one-of-a-kind war documentary is set in an ersatz Iraqi village where soldiers train in simulated battles, and villagers are refugees whose war memories are all too real.  More...
Clark Gregg
Choke
[CHOKE]   (USA, 89 mins)
Feature Film Narrative
Sunday, June 15th 8:00pm
Castle Theater-Maui Arts & Cultural Cntr

Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Brad William Henke and Clark Gregg bring the world of cult idol/author Chuck Palahniuk to life in this dramedy about sexual addiction, friendship, mothers and sons, the possibility of divine ancestry and the daily grind of working at a theme park set in colonial America!  More...
Ali Habashi
One Water
[WTRMN]   (USA, 67 mins)
Feature Film Documentary
plays with Water Man
preceded by Guardians of the Sea
Thursday, June 12th 8:00pm
Celestial Cinema- Wailea

$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...
Silas Hagerty
Back In Life
[DIGIT]   (USA, 15 mins)
Short Films
plays in Digital Shorts Showcase
Wednesday, June 11th 4:00pm
McCoy Theater- Maui Arts & Cultural Cntr

Sunday, June 15th 1:00pm
McCoy Theater- Maui Arts & Cultural Cntr

July of 2005 Zack Weinstein broke his neck while jumping into the Saco River in Maine. He is now a C5-C6 Quadriplegic. In service to other quadriplegic's, we have teamed up with Zack to create 'BACK IN LIFE'. Our hope is that by sharing Zack's powerful experiences in this film, it may provide others with needed strength in an oftentimes daunting struggle.  More...
Mark Hannah
Find My Way
[DIGIT]   (U.S. Outlying Islands, 9 mins)
Short Films
plays in Digital Shorts Showcase
Wednesday, June 11th 4:00pm
McCoy Theater- Maui Arts & Cultural Cntr

Sunday, June 15th 1:00pm
McCoy Theater- Maui Arts & Cultural Cntr

If you're not happy, sometimes you have to give it all up to find what you're looking for. How sport, lifestyle and culture can help you find your way.  More...
Brett Harvey
The Union: Business of Getting High
[UNION]   (Canada, 104 mins)
Feature Film Documentary
Sunday, June 15th 8:00pm
McCoy Theater- Maui Arts & Cultural Cntr

B.C.'s illegal marijuana trade industry, 'The Union', has become a business giant commanding upwards of $7 billion annually, with roots stretching far and wide. With up to 85% of B.C. Bud exported to the USA, the trade has become an international issue. Who are the players, and when and why, if at all, are their motives questionable?  More...
Werner Herzog
Encounters at the End of the World
[ENCOU]   (USA, 99 mins)
Feature Film Documentary
Sunday, June 15th 10:00pm
Celestial Cinema- Wailea

$10 IN ADVANCE INCLUDES 10PM SCREENING OF ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD & SPECIAL ENCORE SCREENING OF SUPER HIGH ME AT 11:30PM. $12 AT THE DOOR, DAY OF SHOW ONLY.

These films are included on the double feature ticket for Down the Barrel.

There is a hidden society at the end of the world, Antarctica. One thousand men and women risk their lives and sanity in search of cutting-edge science. Now, for the first time, an outsider, Director Werner Herzog, has been admitted to capture the raw beauty and humanity of the ultimate Down Under.  More...
Dominic Howes
The Listening Project
[LSTNP]   (USA, 75 mins)
Feature Film Documentary
plays with The Human Experience
Thursday, June 12th 3:00pm
McCoy Theater- Maui Arts & Cultural Cntr

“What do you think of America?” Four ordinary Americans ask that question all over the world, in a beautifully photographed, sometimes disturbing, but deeply affecting portrait of planetary unity.  More...
Ross Isaacs
Humpbacks From Fire to Ice
[HFIRE]   (USA, 53 mins)
Feature Film Documentary
preceded by:
The Turtle and the Shark
The Star Show
Friday, June 13th 8:00pm
SandDance- Wailea Beach

The remarkable journey of a humpback mother, starting with her arrival at the warm Maui winter grounds to have her calf and their eventual amazing journey to Alaska, the calf's incredible growth and finally, their return to Maui the following year.

Photo Credit: Dr Dan Salden- Hawaii Whale Research Foundation under NMFS/ NOAA Permit # 587-1472  More...
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