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 double-feature Film Premieres & Special Screenings start at 8:00 pm nightly at the crown jewel 3,000+ seat, 35mm, Dolby Digital equipped open air venue  |
Wednesday, June 15
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| Wednesday, June 15 (5:00pm) 35mm "Long" Shorts Showcase (trailers & info) Wednesday, June 15 (7:30pm) THE LAND HAS EYES (trailer & info) Reminiscent of the New Zealand-lensed "Whalerider" (MFF 2003), Fiji cinema makes its debut with THE LAND HAS EYES, a work about moral and social issues faced by Pacific Island people. Film recounts how the mystical origins of the people of Rotuma Island in the Fiji chain are shaken by a precocious teenage girl. Thursday, June 16 (5:00pm) HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (trailer & info) Destinies are intertwined, identities exchanged and lovers confused in this spectacularly visual giant jigsaw puzzle fantasy from anime master Hayao Miyazaki. This masterpiece, which grossed $200,000,000 in Japan, features the voices of Christian Bale ("Batman Begins") and Billy Crystal, among others. Thursday, June 16 (7:30pm) ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW (trailer & info) Performance artist Miranda July's debut feature is a poetic observation of how people struggle to connect with one another. The mundane becomes transcendent and everyday people become radiant characters who speak their innermost thoughts. Winner of the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the Sundance Film Festival. Friday, June 17 (5:00pm) 35mm SHORT FILM SHOWCASE (trailers & info) Friday, June 17 (7:30pm) ROCK SCHOOL (trailer & info) Paul Green's ROCK SCHOOL, the inspiration for the recent box-office smash SCHOOL OF ROCK starring Jack Black, is the subject of this irresistibly entertaining, emotional, and hilarious portrait of a vibrant force of nature who runs his Philadelphia based "school" like an amped-up Vince Lombardi on Super Bowl Sunday. Saturday, June 18 (5:00pm) AURORA BOREALIS (trailer & info) Set against the backdrop of a Minnesota winter, Donald Sutherland, Louise Fletcher, Joshua Jackson and Juliette Lewis star in this heartfelt drama about a young man's search for peace and meaning in the wake of the premature death of his father. Saturday, June 18 (7:30pm) (followed by PULSE: A STOMP ODYSSEY) RIZE (trailer & info) A celebration through the eyes of fashion photographer and music-video director David LaChappele of "krumping," the revolutionary dance phenomenon that's exploding on the streets of South Central Los Angeles and taking hip-hop dance culture into uncharted waters. A must-see. Saturday, June 18 (7:30pm) (preceded by RIZE) PULSE: A STOMP ODYSSEY (trailer) The creators of the urban-rhythm group Stomp launch audiences on a rhythmic global tour de force that is equal parts visual and auditory celebration - through percussion -- of the human experience in all its remarkable diversity. Shot in India, the Kalahari, Japan and Brooklyn among other locations. Sunday, June 19 (5:00pm) MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (trailer & info) If you loved "Winged Migration," you'll be equally touched and impressed by this story of one year in the life of an emperor penguin flock - and one couple in particular - as they trek across the Antarctic on an annual journey of birth and death, dating and mating, comedy and tragedy, love and the fight for survival. Sunday, June 19 (7:30pm) MURDERBALL (trailer & info) Propulsive and superbly crafted, this film is "a blast and a half - as entertaining as mainstream American documentaries get" according to Variety. The film dives into the lives of key members of the U.S. Paralympics quadriplegic rugby team as they successfully juggle macho drive, intense emotions and classic sports-movie bravado. |
 Located in Kahului, Maui Arts & Cultural Center's 250+ seat digital cinema theater  |
| Wednesday, June 15 (5:00pm) THE CUTTING EDGE: THE MAGIC OF MOVIE EDITING (info) Myriad surprises sure to delight film buffs highlight this lively look at the "invisible art" of film editing that weaves seamlessly between film cuts and interviews with nearly 50 of the industry's finest Academy Award-winning editors and directors. Wednesday, June 15 (7:30pm) MANA: BEYOND BELIEF (trailer & info) In this spirit-in-cinema exploration that's reminiscent of "Baraka" and "Koyanisqatssi," filmmaker Peter Friedman and anthropologist Roger Manley travel the globe - from New Zealand to India to Graceland to Malaysia and points-in-between - recording the disparate forms of mana around the world. Thursday, June 16 (5:00pm) OCEAN ODYSSEY (trailer & info) Paul Gilman, former Maui resident and current Director of the Palm Springs Symphony, has composed movie and television scores and played venues like Boston's Symphony Hall. In this ode to the creatures of the sea, Gilman's spiritual journey finds him playing for spinner dolphins, humpback whales and orcas - underwater! Thursday, June 16 (7:30pm) THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN (trailer & info) The life story on film of an Illinois farmer whose concern for the well-being of the land inspires him to switch to organic farming, which helps build a community and reconnects thousands of people with the soil. Best Documentary - Inspiration Film Festival. Thursday, June 16 (9:30pm) (preceded by BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY) AWAKE ZION (trailer & info) This intriguing documentary explores similarities between Jamaican Rastafarians and Jews, including the Star of David as a central icon, the many references to Zion, and even Rastafarian dreadlocks and the sidelocks worn by Hassidic Jews. Amazing stuff! Thursday, June 16 (9:30pm) (McCoy Theater) (followed by AWAKE ZION) BETWEEN EARTH & SKY (trailer & info) Amid spectacular Nepalese scenery, we are taken on a journey into the joys and challenges of free flight as two cultures -Nepalese Sherpa and contemporary Western - partner up for paragliding flights over the mountains that one calls home and the other calls home away from home. Friday, June 17 (5:00pm) (preceded by TRUDELL) THE HAWAIIANS: REFLECTING SPIRIT (info) Hokule'a master navigator Nainoa Thompson and singer-songwriter Keali'i Reichel, among many others, provide their unique insights into how the image of Hawaiians has been shaped by Hollywood "hula hula" attitudes and the way that these misperceptions have reverberated through contemporary life in Hawaii to this day. Friday, June 17 (5:00pm) (followed by THE HAWAIIANS: REFLECTING SPIRIT) TRUDELL (trailer & info) Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, and Robert Redford appear in this powerful film that follows the life of Native American activist and poet John Trudell, a man whose conversations, says Redford, elicit what "I would imagine . . . some people feel when they talk to the Dalai Lama." Friday, June 17 (7:30pm) (preceded by KAMAKAKEHUA: THE PRECIOUS GIFT) HULA GIRLS (trailer & info) For more than 200 years the women of Polynesia have captured the imagination of artists, writers, explorers and daydreamers. Through early journals, illustrations, movie clips and interviews, HULA GIRLS leads us through that history to see how the myth of the island woman has both idealized and exploited her. Friday, June 17 (7:30pm) (followed by HULA GIRLS) KAMAKAKEHUA: THE PRECIOUS GIFT (trailer & info) The rich legacy of Hawaiian falsetto singing is carried forth in this touching story of one of today's most promising artists - a young African-American man, born in the deep South, and raised by his adoptive extended 'ohana on Maui. Friday, June 17 (9:30pm) WAITING TO INHALE (trailer & info) A thorough exploration of the history, science, and politics of the war against marijuana, through the eyes of those who support legalization, and those who fight it: physicians, psychiatrists, medical researchers; people with HIV/AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and MS; DEA agents; and parents convinced that marijuana led to their children's heroin deaths. Saturday, June 18 (12:00 noon) CHAMPIONS ON WHEELS (trailer & info) Many Maui wheelchair athletes are featured in this unblinking look at life in a chair and how, despite the challenges that must be overcome, people are able to live fulfilled lives and follow their dreams of athletic excellence to represent Team USA at the Athens Paralympics. Saturday, June 18 (2:00pm) DUANE HOPWOOD (trailer & info) "Friends" star David Schwimmer lets audiences see his impressive range as an actor - dramatic and comic alike. Blessed with a compelling script that honors its characters' complex humanity, Schwimmer gives a poignant performance as a divorced dad struggling to keep his two young daughters in his life. Saturday, June 18 (5:00pm) COMMUNE (trailer & info) The counter-culture movement of the '60s gets "its most honest appraisal yet on film," says Robert Koehler of Variety magazine in this documentary's fascinating exploration of the Black Bear Commune, established in 1968 and still in existence today. Saturday, June 18 (7:30pm) THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN (trailer & info) The life story on film of an Illinois farmer whose concern for the well-being of the land inspires him to switch to organic farming, which helps build a community and reconnects thousands of people with the soil. Best Documentary - Inspiration Film Festival. Saturday, June 18 (9:30pm) THE LAST MOGUL (info) This refreshingly honest film about the life and times of Hollywood uber-power player Lew Wasserman, mentor to Steven Spielberg and dozens of others, makes clear - "If Hollywood was Mt. Olympus, then Lew Wasserman was Zeus." A must-see film for any serious Hollywood maven. Sunday, June 19 (2:00pm) CITIZEN STAN (trailer & info) Journalist Robert Sheer explores the life of Stanley Sheinbaum, an economics academe whose connections and principles have made him a key influence - even sans official governmental or diplomatic status - in numerous domestic/foreign policy issues, from the Vietnam War to today. A must-see for political junkies. Sunday, June 19 (2:00pm) (preceded by CITIZEN STAN) THE HAWAIIANS: REFLECTING SPIRIT (info) Hokule'a master navigator Nainoa Thompson and singer-songwriter Keali'i Reichel, among many others, provide their unique insights into how the image of Hawaiians has been shaped by Hollywood "hula hula" attitudes and the way that these misperceptions have reverberated through contemporary life in Hawaii to this day. Sunday, June 19 (5:00pm) PURSUIT OF EQUALITY (trailer & info) Within days of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's authorizing the nation's first same-sex marriage license for the country's oldest openly lesbian couple, the line of same-sex couples wanting to marry wrapped around San Francisco's City Hall. Best Documentary Audience Award at the SF Int'l Film Fest. Sunday, June 19 (7:30pm) FAVELA RISING (trailer & info) A gritty, yet ultimately exhilarating look at AfroReggae, a grass-roots organization working to end the deadly drug culture of Rio de Janiero through electrifying percussion, dance and music. The group's anti-drug, anti-violence message brings hope to the youth of Rio's "favelas" (slums). |
 complimentary silent film classics are screened on Wailea Beach below the Four Seasons Resort Maui from 10pm - midnight on June 16-18, to the live accompaniment of keyboardist Les Adam  |
| Thursday, June 16 Charlie Chaplin Celebration: The Pawn Shop, The Rink, One A.M. Friday, June 17 Charlie Chaplin Celebration: The Tramp, The Vagabond, The Cure Saturday, June 18 Charlie Chaplin Celebration: Easy Street, The Floor Walker, Round Up of Rhythm |
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