The Maui-made film Kuleana will have a special Opening Event and Film Screening right here on Maui. The film opens statewide on Friday, Mar. 30 and the Opening Event will take place at the Maui Mall on Saturday, Mar. 31. Directed by Brian Kohne and starring Moronai Kanekoa, Sonya Balmores and Kristina Anapau, Kuleana is about a disabled […]
Maui-made movie ‘Kuleana’ opening in Hawaii theaters in March 2018
At last, Brian Kohne’s Maui-made movie Kuleana is on track for release in Hawaii theaters, Kohne said in a Feb. 9 email to supporters. According to Kohne’s announcement, the movie–which he filmed in the summer of 2016–will finally open in Hawaii theaters on March 30, 2018. “A few weeks later we’ll begin our mainland screenings; […]
The Party Starts Now: Maui Film Festival Specials Events Line Up
There’s nothing more remarkable than sitting out on the grass in Wailea enjoying a Maui Film Festival movie under the canopy of galaxies with stars twinkling overhead. Each night at the Celestial Cinema, a celebrity is honored with one of the festival’s achievement awards. What’s more, the festival has a stunning line-up of culinary galas. […]
KULEANA New Movie Review
Brian Kohne’s eagerly awaited Kuleana is a film island audiences deserve but might not be expecting. The only quality this has in common with Get a Job, Kohne’s goofball, debut 2011 indie comedy is a wealth of cameo appearances by local Maui celebrities and personalities. Otherwise, everything in Kohne’s sophomore effort is far more polished […]
What it’s like to make Brian Kohne’s new Maui movie ‘Kuleana’
Jim Oxborrow is standing in his living room. Located in Waiehu, the house is decorated with nautical models; framed deck plans of ocean liners like the Titanic and Andrea Doria hang on the walls. Off to his left, two people are staring intently into laptop screens. Another is doing the same on his right. Ahead […]