2008 Maui Film Festival Archive

Palden Gyatso, a Buddhist monk since childhood, spent the last 33 years in prison for the crimes of peaceful demonstration and refusal to denounce H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama as an Indian spy. Despite all, and having escaped prison, he remains unbroken, keeping the flame of his spirit ablaze.  More...

William H. Macy, Meg Ryan, LL Col J, Jason Ritter and Elliott Gould star in this spoof of Hollywood in this saga about a producer who knows how to play the system, a studio executive that sees right through his scam, an action star with a Cinemascope-sized ego and a neophyte screenwriter dreaming of superstardom.  More...

$20 IN ADVANCE. $24 AT THE DOOR, DAY OF SHOW ONLY
This film is ticketed as a double feature program.  It also includes the 10pm screening of The Visitor.

This love letter to cinema from director Tarsem Singh and starring Lee Pace was shot in 24 countries around the world and delivers a spectacularly unforgettable fable for grown ups and children of most all ages - that will leave you mesmerized, hypnotized and deeply moved by its magical and mystical intelligence, humanity and style.  More...

$10 IN ADVANCE. $12 AT THE DOOR, DAY OF SHOW ONLY
This ticket only includes 10pm showing of Before the Rains.  This film is included on the double feature ticket for The Great Buck Howard.

In this epic period drama with a sharp multicultural perspective, an idealistic British plantation-owner and his Indian right-hand man are caught up in a tragic, violent clash of their peoples.  More...

$20 IN ADVANCE. $24 AT THE DOOR, DAY OF SHOW ONLY
This film, which screens with One Water 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.

Take an intimate boat trip with some of the most influential surfers of our time, including Gerry Lopez, Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, Rob Machado and the Malloy brothers, as they venture into the heart of Indonesia and its hidden paradise of colossal barrels and perfect waves.  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...

True story: two teachers from The Vipassana Meditation Center in Shelburne, MA, moved into an Alabama maximum-security prison and offered the experience of a 10-day meditation ritual to the lifers. Three dozen hardened criminals accepted the challenge.  More...

Salim Muhammad is a 55-year-old man who lives in North Kolkata with his wife and five children. Since the age of ten he has made a living using a hand-cranked projector to screen discarded film scraps for the kids in his surrounding neighborhoods.

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A virtual 'who's who' of spiritual wise men and women, including Amma, Professor Robert Thurman and Bhagavan Das among nearly two dozen in all, provide an insightful revelation about the impact and importance of Eastern spirituality's value to the mind set of the Western World.  More...

Starring Virginia Madsen, Alan Alda, and Matthew Broderick. A Chicago newspaper editor, Cooper, suffers a debilitating concussion that takes him from the political pages to comic strip detail.  More...

Biodiesel prophet Josh Tickell takes center stage in this lively documentary, recruiting the assistance of Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Woody Harrelson, and former Dallas star Larry Hagman.  More...

This poetic film examines the impact of climate change on the coral reef told through the voice and perspective of a five-year old girl who thinks she is a mermaid.  More...

A beautifully shot underwater music video about how the seas were born and how they are being affected by climate change.  More...