2008 Maui Film Festival Archive

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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Iconic New Zealand Sand Artist Peter Donnnelly creates vast art works on the beach with only a rakes and a stick. He is unable to see the results from the ground as the art is so vast, however what makes Peter Donnelley special is that he can create perfection without using any visual aids or plotting tools, Is all free hand. Peter attracts visitors from all over the world, to New Brighton Beach in New Zealand. More...

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...

 '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...

Competitive snowboarder Amy Purdy's inspirational journey is the centerpiece of this compelling and uplifting film. It is a story of a young woman's passion, spirit, and healing along her road back into extreme sports after a near-death experience. More...

Spiritual India s a gorgeous panorama of India’s “mother”, the Ganges River, and of the people working to educate the lower-caste “untouchables” that live by its banks and protect the Ganges itself from encroaching pollution. More...

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...

Harriet Witt, an expert in astronomy and Polynesian marine & celestial folklore takes you on a live tour of the cosmos. More...

Harriet Witt, an expert in astronomy and Polynesian marine & celestial folklore takes you on a live tour of the cosmos.
Presented by Baccarat Wailea Resort and Residences, taking place on Mokapu Beach in front of the Baccarat. More...

Harriet Witt, an expert in astronomy and Polynesian marine & celestial folklore takes you on a live tour of the cosmos. More...

Harriet Witt, an expert in astronomy and Polynesian marine & celestial folklore takes you on a live tour of the cosmos. More...

Harriet Witt, an expert in astronomy and Polynesian marine & celestial folklore takes you on a live tour of the cosmos. More...

Kick off your shoes and dance under the stars to the great live music of Howard Ahia Band. Enjoy heavy pupu, Heineken or Heineken light, and specialty Tommy Bahama Rum drinks.
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Spent a summer at camp? If so, it wasn't this one! Jacob Medjuck abandons all polite expectations writing for and directing his child actors, as if the characters of South Park and Charlie Brown staged a school play. Unrated, but 'Be Forewarned' - this tuneful, nostalgic joyride 'featuring' your children is in no way 'for' your children! More...

SPECIAL ENCORE SCREENING ON SUNDAY JUNE 15TH AT 11:30PM AT THE CELESTIAL CINEMA! $10 IN ADVANCE INCLUDES 10PM SCREENING OF ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD. $12 AT THE DOOR, DAY OF SHOW. PLEASE CALL NOW TO RESERVE TICKETS.

Comedians Sarah Silverman, Bob Odenkirk and Patton Oswalt are featured in this uniquely conceived documentary featuring comic Doug Benson, who - after thirty sober days - smokes, eats and vaporizes medical marijuana for thirty more in an effort to find out what marijuana does and how it really affects people. More...

This documentary interviews the “man on the street” to understand how much the common American knows about global warming. 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...

Love chocolate?...  This party is for you!
Enjoy the live music of Bo Shore - Global Gypsy Guitar, while indulging in an exotic array of chocolate delicacies. Complimentary cocktails included. Co-hosted by The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, and Variety.

Due to liquor laws, no one under 21 years of age will be admitted to this event.

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Treat yourself to a culinary experience that rival the Taste of Wailea. Includes complimentary Maui Ocean Vodka cocktails, wine, and Heineken beer. Featuring the live music of Cool Steel.  Co-hosted by The Fairmont Kea Lani Maui, and Hollywood Reporter.

Due to liquor laws, no one under 21 years of age will be admitted to this event.

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Maui Film Festival's signature event - a celebration of food, wine and spirits par excellence. Feast on the creations of Wailea's top chefs while enjoying Maui's best sunset view and complimentary Hawaii Ocean Vodka cocktails, wine and Heineken beer.

Due to liquor laws, no one under 21 years of age will be admitted to this event.

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American banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck journeys to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali on a boundary-breaking musical adventure that simultaneously explores the little known African roots of the banjo and the beauty and complexity of both Africa and its musical talent. More...

The Turtle and the Shark is one of the most popular Samoan legends. It tells the story of a man and a woman who are to be separated by the King Malietoafaiga. To avoid separation, they flee to another island. However, fearing their act of disobedience would bring dishonor on their families, they willingly gave up their lives at the cliffs of Vaitogi. The gods had mercy on them and transformed them into a turtle and a shark to live together, forever. More...

A cinema masterpiece set in Mongolia that combines a slow-motion romantic comedy with a docudrama-style portrait of a remote, nomadic culture as it is gradually eroded by the tides of the 21st Century. Winner of the prestigious Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. More...

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...

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

In a world of six billion people, it takes only one to change your life in this poignant and often funny drama about rediscovering joy in most unexpected places - in this case a chance meeting and heartfelt friendship with two illegal immigrants - all against the heartbeat and drumbeat of the streets of New York City. More...

In a about-to-be-stormy night, in a deep, dark corner of the Louisiana Bayou a frail and distracted mosquito is struck by a fierce bolt of lightning, which has the effect of charging it with a weird electric static, wrecking havoc with its flight plan and sending it zipping directionless and out of control across the swamp. More...