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The Maui Film Festival’s FirstLight: Academy Screenings on Maui continues Friday with back-to-back premieres and special screenings in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater.
Admission to FirstLight is possible using either the Maui Film Festival’s $48 4-Film VIP FirstLight FastPasses or by purchasing individual tickets for $15. Passes are available at the MACC?box office, by calling 242-7469, or by visiting www.mauifilmfestival.com or www.mauiarts.org.
A schedule of screenings through Tuesday follows below:
* “TIMBUKTU” PG-13, 1:37. Drama. Screening is at 2 p.m. Friday.
The magically serene land of Timbuktu is challenged by the intrusion of the 21st century. Starring Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri and Toulou Kiki.
* “THE COLOR OF TIME” R, 1:13. Biography, drama, romance. Screening is at 5 p.m. Friday.
A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams’ life. Starring James Franco, Mila Kunis and Jessica Chastain.
* “SONG ONE” PG-13, 1:26. Drama. Screening is at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
After her brother is in an accident, Franny returns home only to fall in love with her brother’s musical idol. Starring Anne Hathaway, Mary Steenburgen and Johnny Flynn.
* “DEAR WHITE PEOPLE” R, 1:48. Comedy, drama. Screening is at 9:30 p.m. Friday.
The lives of four black students at an Ivy League college. Starring Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson and Kyle Gallner.
* “ROSEWATER” R, 1:43. Biography, drama. Screening is at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Jon Stewart’s screenwriting and directorial debut based on the unjust jailing of BBC journalist Maziar Bahari in Iran. Starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Kim Bodnia and Dimitri Leonidas.
* “GLEN CAMPBELL: I’LL BE ME” PG, 1:56. Documentary, biography, drama. Screening is at 5 p.m. Saturday.
As he struggles with Alzheimer’s disease, country-music legend Glen Campbell embarks on his farewell tour in the U.S., Australia and Europe. Starring Scott Borchetta, Ashley Campbell and Cal Campbell.
* “THE GAMBLER” R, 1:51. Crime, drama, thriller. Screening is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
An English professor’s colossal gambling addiction goes haywire. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange and John Goodman.
* “KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON” R, 1:24. Documentary. Screening is at 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Follows jazz legend Clark Terry over four years to document the mentorship between Terry and 23-year-old blind piano prodigy Justin Kauflin. Starring Clark Terry, Justin Kauflin and Quincy Jones.
* “BELOVED SISTERS” NR, 2:18. Drama, history, romance. Screening is at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Explore the love triangle of poet Friedrich Schiller and two aristocratic sisters in this pastoral and passionate German drama. Starring Hannah Herzsprung, Florian Stetter and Henriette Confurius.
* “MY OLD LADY” PG-13, 1:47. Comedy, drama. Screening is at 5 p.m. Sunday.
An American inherits an apartment in Paris that comes with an unexpected resident. Starring Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas and Maggie Smith.
* “BLACK OR WHITE” PG-13, 2:01. Drama. Screening is at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life. Starring Kevin Costner, Jennifer Ehle and Gillian Jacobs.
* “BEYOND THE LIGHTS” PG-13, 1:56. Drama. Screening is at 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
The pressures of fame have superstar singer Noni on the edge. Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker and Minnie Driver.
* “INTERSTELLAR” PG-13, 2:49. Adventure. Screening is at 1 p.m. Monday.
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in an attempt to ensure humanity’s survival. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain.
* “KILL THE MESSENGER” R, 1:52. Biography, crime, drama. Screening is at 5 p.m. Monday.
The story of fearless Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb, who revealed the CIA’s drug-dealing profits. Starring Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick and Jena Sims.
* “A MOST VIOLENT YEAR” R, 2:05. Action, crime, drama. Screening is at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family. Starring Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain and David Oyelowo.
* “NIGHTCRAWLER” R, 1:57. Crime, drama, thriller. Screening is at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
A driven man desperate for work muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, and blurs the line between observer and participant. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo and Bill Paxton.
* “CITIZENFOUR” R, 1:54. Documentary. Screening is at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. Starring Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald and Jacob Appelbaum.
* “YOU’RE NOT YOU” R, 1:42. Drama. Screening is at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
A drama centered on a classical pianist who has been diagnosed with ALS and the brash college student who becomes her caregiver. Starring Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum and Josh Duhamel.