Diane Woodburn speaks to Barry Rivers, Executive Director of the Maui Film Festival.  In this podcast Barry talks about his original pitches to begin the film festival over two decades ago, how the vision for the festival evolved over the years, the 2023 festival schedule including the in person and virtual cinema options, the vast number of short films this year including incorporating films that were produced in Hawaii, a night by night run down of what to expect between June 28th-July 2nd, and how people can learn more about the festival and purchase tickets.