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Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. This year, the festival is honored to have surfer and filmmaker Crystal Thornburg-Homcy as a guest curator. Crystal will develop a shorts program inspired by the exhibition Making Waves. B...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. These inspirational shorts showcase what women are doing in and out of the water for the betterment of society. Total runtime: 86 min. Like WaterDirected by Chris McClean. 2017. UK. 2 min...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. Directed by Matt Crocker & James Dean. 2017. UK. 75 min. English, French, Spanish, and Arabic with English subtitles. Europe is and has always been a traveling surfer’s dream. Di...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. This year, the festival is honored to have surfer and filmmaker Crystal Thornburg-Homcy as a guest curator. Crystal will develop a shorts program inspired by the exhibition Making Waves. B...

Returning for its seventh year, the HI Sk8 Films Shorts Showcase has become a mainstay for the local skateboarding community. Join them for a program of pleasantly raucous camaraderie, centered around a new selection of innovative films ...

Returning for its seventh year, the HI Sk8 Films Shorts Showcase has become a mainstay for the local skateboarding community. Join them for a program of pleasantly raucous camaraderie, centered around a new selection of innovative films ...

Skateboarder and filmmaker Patrik Wallner has spent the past decade traveling the world with his skateboard, camera, and a revolving cast of talented, cosmopolitan skaters. His work has garnered the interest of Red Bull, Conver...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. Directed by Inna Blokhina. 2017. Russia. 110 min. The July 22 screening was misprinted in the brochure as July 15. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Russian director Inna...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. See two films that follow people who embrace their love of the ocean despite the obstacles in their way. Total runtime: 81 min. EmoceanDirected by Tony Harrington. 2018. Australia / USA. ...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. Directed by Gugi Van Der Velden. 2018. Sierra Leone. 80 min. With English subtitles. Big Wata (The Ocean) is a documentary about the first and only surf club in Sierra Leone. During the Eb...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. Directed by Gugi Van Der Velden. 2018. Sierra Leone. 80 min. With English subtitles. Big Wata (The Ocean) is a documentary about the first and only surf club in Sierra Leone. During the Eb...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. See two films that follow people who embrace their love of the ocean despite the obstacles in their way. Total runtime: 81 min. EmoceanDirected by Tony Harrington. 2018. Australia / USA. ...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. Directed by Matt Crocker & James Dean. 2017. UK. 75 min. English, French, Spanish, and Arabic with English subtitles. Europe is and has always been a traveling surfer’s dream. Di...

Docents: Debbie Lee and Nancy Whitman The Red Chamber by Pauline A. Chen Inspired by Cao Xueqin's Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong Lou Meng), Chen's adaption of the 18th-century Chinese classic novel follows the decline of an upper-class...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. Directed by Inna Blokhina. 2017. Russia. 110 min. The July 22 screening was misprinted in the brochure as July 15. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Russian director Inna...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. See two films that follow people who embrace their love of the ocean despite the obstacles in their way. Total runtime: 81 min. EmoceanDirected by Tony Harrington. 2018. Australia / USA. ...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. See a collection of true (and not so true) stories of the surfers and shapers who made their mark on the history of the sport. Total runtime: 96 min. One ShotDirected by Darren McCagh. 20...

Get your boards ready for this event, inspired by the Surf and Skate Film Festivals! Presented by The Surfjack. ADMISSION Museum members: Admission is free for museum members. You do not need a ticket. For a speedy entry, use you...

Docents: Debbie Lee and Nancy Whitman The Red Chamber by Pauline A. Chen Inspired by Cao Xueqin's Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong Lou Meng), Chen's adaption of the 18th-century Chinese classic novel follows the decline of an upper-class...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. See a collection of true (and not so true) stories of the surfers and shapers who made their mark on the history of the sport. Total runtime: 96 min. One ShotDirected by Darren McCagh. 20...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. Directed by Inna Blokhina. 2017. Russia. 110 min. The July 22 screening was misprinted in the brochure as July 15. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Russian director Inna...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. Directed by Jeff and Michael Zimbalist. 2018. USA. 103 min. Before forever reshaping worldwide culture in the 1990s and beyond, surfing’s most legendary crew—including Kelly Slater,...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. Directed by Bud Browne and Anna Trent Moore. 2018. USA. 45 min. Filmed by the father of the surf film genre, Bud Browne, The Essence evocatively shares the beauty of surfing while ponderin...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. Directed by Gugi Van Der Velden. 2018. Sierra Leone. 80 min. With English subtitles. Big Wata (The Ocean) is a documentary about the first and only surf club in Sierra Leone. During the Eb...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. The surf trip documentary has been a staple of the genre since the days of The Endless Summer. Re-experience this classic format through the eyes of these female surfers. Total runtime: 83...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. Special thanks to community sponsor Salvage Public. This collection of Hawaiʻi-centric shorts showcases how there truly is no place like home. Total runtime: 75 min.  Lemon Pep...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. See a collection of true (and not so true) stories of the surfers and shapers who made their mark on the history of the sport. Total runtime: 96 min. One ShotDirected by Darren McCagh. 20...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. Follow two different group of surfers on their coldwater surf adventures. A new short film on the UK’s northern shores precedes. Total runtime: 76 min. North Sea HolesDirected by Ch...

Part of Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2018. See the sport showcased in through glistening cinematic works of art. This lineup showcases the medium in its many forms. Expect travelogues, personal stories, and stunning waves!  To...

In celebration of “Gannenmono,” the first immigrants from Japan to arrive to Hawai`i 1868, three world-renowned artists—Kenny Endo (taiko and tsuzumi), Hiromitsu Agatsuma (Tsugaru shamisen), and Chieko Kojima (taiko and...

In celebration of “Gannenmono,” the first immigrants from Japan to arrive to Hawai`i 1868, three world-renowned artists—Kenny Endo (taiko and tsuzumi), Hiromitsu Agatsuma (Tsugaru shamisen), and Chieko Kojima (taiko and...

Directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen. 2018. USA. 97 min. At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But without a definitiv...

Directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen. 2018. USA. 97 min. At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But without a definitiv...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by: Bank of Hawaii Directed by Andrew Fleming. 2018. USA. 90 min.When his grandson shows up at a high class dinner party one evening, Erasmus Dickie Brumble (Steve Coogan) and his f...

Learn more about the textiles featured in Lacquer and Clay: Okinawan Art at this free talk where curator of textiles Sara Oka will share textiles from the museum vault. Visiting artists from the Okinawa Traditional Textile Associati...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by: Aqua-Aston Hospitality Directed by Kim Yang-Hee. 2017. Korea. 110 min. Korean with English subtitles. A poet in his late 30s who spent his whole life in Jeju Island li...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by: Hawaiian Airlines Screening followed by Q&A with filmmaker and cast Directed by Inna Blokhina. 2017. USA. 101 min.In a unique documentary concept, director Inna Blokhi...

Go behind the scenes of Lacquer and Clay: Okinawan Art at this free demonstration. Guests can watch a visiting artist from the Okinawa Traditional Textile Association weave on a loom, then try their own hand at this traditional craf...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by ClexaCon Coming out of the shadows, seeing your family in a new light, returning home isn’t always easy, having to straddle two worlds, becoming the light between...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by ClexaCon From first loves to new jobs to the end of a relationship, take a journey of emotions with this program of funny yet thoughtful women’s shorts and web series....

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by Velocity Honolulu Directed by Desiree Akhavan. 2018. USA. 90 min.Cameron Post (Chloë Grace Moretz—Let Me In, Kick-Ass, Carrie) looks the part of a perfect high sc...

Go behind the scenes of Lacquer and Clay: Okinawan Art at this free demonstration. Guests can watch a visiting artist from the Okinawa Traditional Textile Association weave on a loom, then try their own hand at this traditional craf...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Coming out as millennial queer teens, a young trans woman's physical transition as the beginning rather than an end point, the pitfalls and swoon of an awkward first crush and a chance re...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by COMEDY U Screening followed by Q&A with filmmaker and cast Directed by Madeleine Olnek. 2018. USA. 84 min.The persona of poet Emily Dickinson has been that of a reclusi...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by: Hawaii Health & Harm Reduction Center Directed by Filipe Matzembacher + Marcio Reolon. 2018. Brazil. 120 min. Portuguese with English subtitles.Pedro earns a living in ...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by: The Contingency Directed by Leilah Weinraub. 2018. USA. 82 min.The story of Los Angeles’ black lesbian strip club scene and its genesis. Owned and operated by women, ...

Directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen. 2018. USA. 97 min. At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But without a definitiv...

Directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen. 2018. USA. 97 min. At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But without a definitiv...

Directed by Moon Chang-Yong and Jeon Jin. South Korea. 2017. 95 min.  In northern India’s sparsely populated and mountainous Ladakh region, an impoverished young boy is discovered to be the reincarnation of an esteemed, high-...

Directed by Moon Chang-Yong and Jeon Jin. South Korea. 2017. 95 min.  In northern India’s sparsely populated and mountainous Ladakh region, an impoverished young boy is discovered to be the reincarnation of an esteemed, high-...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018  Presented by: Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand Directed by Mikko Makela. 2017. Finland. 107 min. Finnish with English subtitles.Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns ...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by: Hawaii Film Collective Directed by Anne Fontaine. 2017. France. 115 min. French with English subtitles. Martin Clement, born Marvin Bijou, escaped a little village in ...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by: Honolulu Magazine Closing Night Reception: The festival closes with a relaxing reception in the Luce Pavilion prior to the screening. Doors open at 6pm. Directed by T...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by: APQFFA, UH Manoa LGBTQ+ Center, UH Manoa Rainbow Alliance Rainbow Reel Tokyo  Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival Shanghai Pride Film Festiv...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by: Honolulu Museum of Art Directed by Alvaro Delgado Aparicio. 2017. Peru. 95 min. Spanish with English subtitles.Segundo sees silence as his only option for dealing with his ...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by: Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation  Directed by Marcel Gisler. 2018. Switzerland. 2018. Swiss German with English subtitles. There’s a ripple of disquiet in the ...

Part of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2018 Presented by: Honolulu Museum of Art Screening followed by Q&A with Luka Kain Directed by Damon Cardasis. 2017. USA. 81 min. Ulysses (Luka Kain), a shy and effeminate 14-year-o...

Made possible with the support of Halekulani Hotel. In this special co-presentation with The Merwin Conservancy as part of their Green Room literary and environmental salon series, artist and author Susan Middleton will present portrait...

Directed by Moon Chang-Yong and Jeon Jin. South Korea. 2017. 95 min.  In northern India’s sparsely populated and mountainous Ladakh region, an impoverished young boy is discovered to be the reincarnation of an esteemed, high-...

Directed by Stephen Nomura Schible. USA. 2017. 102 min. One of the most important artists of our era, Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific career spanning over four decades. From techno-pop stardom to Oscar-winning film composer, the evo...

Directed by Stephen Nomura Schible. USA. 2017. 102 min. One of the most important artists of our era, Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific career spanning over four decades. From techno-pop stardom to Oscar-winning film composer, the evo...

Docent: Nancy Miwa The Divine Comedy: Infernoby Dante Alighieri Hell is a visually compelling realm of the underworld thanks in large part to Dante Alighieri’s version in the first volume of this epic poem. In Inferno, ...

Sponsored by The Pōpolo Project  Special thanks to the Honolulu African American Film Festival Committee: Sandra Simms, Daphne Barbee-Wooten, John Nichols, Tadia Rice, Akiemi Glenn, Sharon Yarbrough, Marsha McFadden, and David...

Directed by Moon Chang-Yong and Jeon Jin. South Korea. 2017. 95 min.  In northern India’s sparsely populated and mountainous Ladakh region, an impoverished young boy is discovered to be the reincarnation of an esteemed, high-...

Directed by Stephen Nomura Schible. USA. 2017. 102 min. One of the most important artists of our era, Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific career spanning over four decades. From techno-pop stardom to Oscar-winning film composer, the evo...

Directed by Moon Chang-Yong and Jeon Jin. South Korea. 2017. 95 min.  In northern India’s sparsely populated and mountainous Ladakh region, an impoverished young boy is discovered to be the reincarnation of an esteemed, high-...

Directed by Stephen Nomura Schible. USA. 2017. 102 min. One of the most important artists of our era, Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific career spanning over four decades. From techno-pop stardom to Oscar-winning film composer, the evo...

Docent: Nancy Miwa The Divine Comedy: Infernoby Dante Alighieri Hell is a visually compelling realm of the underworld thanks in large part to Dante Alighieri’s version in the first volume of this epic poem. In Inferno, ...

Directed by Moon Chang-Yong and Jeon Jin. South Korea. 2017. 95 min.  In northern India’s sparsely populated and mountainous Ladakh region, an impoverished young boy is discovered to be the reincarnation of an esteemed, high-...

It's time for some Pride—get ready to let your rainbow flag fly! Presented by Bank of Hawaii.  ADMISSION Museum members: Admission is free for museum members. You do not need a ticket. For a speedy entry, use your digi...

Ho‘oulu: The King Kalākaua Era considers art and experimentation in the Hawaiian Kingdom during the reign of King David Kalākaua (1874–1891). Cosmopolitanism—the idea that local polities share systemic parallels interna...

Part of the 7th Annual Hawaii Burlesque Festival & Revue Presented in collaboration with The Cherry Blossom Cabaret  Superhosts Hunter Down (HI) and Tita Titsling (HI) team up in an unconventional way for an evening full of bi...

Part of the 7th Annual Hawaii Burlesque Festival & Revue Presented in collaboration with The Cherry Blossom Cabaret  Get ready for a super fun slumber party down at Camp BurlyQ! Join our intrepid “Camp Counselors”...