Honolulu Surf Film Festival

Honolulu Surf Film Festival
Saturday, Jul 12, 2025 at 2:00pm
HoMA Doris Duke Theatre
900 S Beretania St.
808-532-8700

HoMA's annual celebration of surf culture and filmmaking is back with a selection of shorts and features from Hawai'i and around the world, present and past.  

The festival kicks off Thursday, with a tribute to the late Larry Haynes. The opening reception is followed by a screening of his Fluid Combustion 3: Live it. Special guests will be in attendance. Throughout the month, see films that expand the scope of surfing around the world. The festival closes out on Augustust 3 with a special afternoon screening of Surfing, Made in Hawai'i, produced by Bud Browne Film Archives, followed by a talk story panel of intergenerational surfing luminaries. 

After each screening we invite you to vote for your favorite features and shorts for our Audience Choice Awards. A Jury Award will also be bestowed. All winners will be announced after the festival. 

Schedule of Events:

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Creatures of Habit and Lucuma and Salt

See three films that take you to Chile, Ireland, Canada, and Iceland to tell stories of fascinating people who surf colder waters.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Women and the Wind

Follow three women as they sail across the Atlantic Ocean in a 50-year-old wood catamaran in this compelling documentary.