The Nick Jonas-starring “The Good Half” director Robert Schwartzman will be honored at the Maui Film Festival, which will take place from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center in Kahului.
The festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary and will feature a screening of 13 feature films and 27 short films from Hawaii and around the world. Barry Rivers, founder and director of the festival, expressed his elation over its anniversary, saying it showcases “compassionate and transformative storytelling.”
“Maui Film Festival is excited to celebrate its 25th Anniversary, showcasing inspiring filmmaking in the service of compassionate and transformative storytelling. We are delighted to recognize our honoree, director Robert Schwartzman, who has made an exceptional contribution to cinema with his film, ‘The Good Half.’ Our slate is filled with compelling, entertaining, and magical stories that will bring together and inspire our Maui community, which has endured so much this past year in the aftermath of the wildfires,” he said.
Universal Pictures’ “The Good Half,” directed by Schwartzman and starring Jonas and Amazon-MGM Studios’ “My Old Ass” are some of the films to be screened at the festival.
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