The Maui Film Festival, four days and five nights of panel discussions, culinary delights, tributes and, of course, lots of movies, begins Wednesday at venues around the Valley Isle.

Opening-day highlights include the films "Peaceful Warrior" (8 p.m.; $20) and "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man" (10 p.m.) at the Wailea Resort's Celestial Cinema under the stars; "Wordplay" (5 p.m.) and "Half Nelson" (7:30 p.m.) at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theater; and "Benigno: Farewell to a Revolution" and "Beyond the Call" (5 p.m.) and "A Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus" (7:30) p.m.) at MACC's McCoy Theatre.

Thursday's features include "The Lake House" (8 p.m.; $20) and "Water" (10 p.m.) at Wailea; "The Heart of the Game" (5 p.m.) and "Accepted" (7:30 p.m.) at Castle; and "Rose" and "Black Gold" (5 p.m.) and "Before the Music Dies" (7:30 p.m.) at McCoy.

Tickets are $10, except as noted. The film festival continues through June 18. Details are at www.mauifilmfestival.com.