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Ewan McGregor returns as Renton in “T2 Trainspotting.”

DORIS DUKE THEATRE

Honolulu Museum of Art, 532-6097, honolulumuseum.org; $8-$10

Honolulu Surf Film Festival 2017

Runs through Aug. 2. Tenth-anniversary lineup includes both old and new films and in-depth documentaries about Friday’s talented surfers and surfing journeys. All films $10-$12 unless noted.

>> “Warm Waters”

1 p.m. Friday and Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday

Surfers traverse the world in search of of warm-water waves in Central America, the Caribbean and a mysterious island, in three short films: “Inna di Caribbean” (2016, French Antilles, 0:20), “Pedro’s Bay” (2017, 0:20) and “Las Olas” (2016, Australia, 0:44).

>> Focus on Iceland (double screening)

7:30 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Tuesday

>> “The Accord”

Two surfers journey through Iceland and its turbulent North Atlantic winds to find the ideal wave. In Icelandic and English with subtitles. (2016, Iceland, 0:19)

>> “Under an Arctic Sky”

Even with the knowledge of an impending storm — the worst to hit Iceland in 25 years — six surfers set sail along the frozen shores in search of waves and proceed to make history by surfing under the northern lights. (U.S./Iceland, 0:39)

>> “Given”

1 p.m. Saturday, features a meet-and-greet with three-time world champion surfer Carissa Moore; additional screening Wednesday

Seen through a child’s eyes, “Given” follows Kauai surfers Aamion and Daize Goodwin as they travel through 15 countries with their newborn and 6-year-old son. (2016, 1:24)

>> “Surf Like a Girl”

4 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday

This collection of shorts focuses on women’s nurturing relationship with the ocean and the trials and tribulations of female surfers. Shorts include “Stephanie Gilmore: The Tempest,” “Mood,” “Lumiere,” “Sliding Into Light,” “Pear Shaped,” “World Peace Wet Dream” and “Way East.” (1:43)

>> “Nervous Laughter”

7:30 p.m. Saturday

Each year, dozens of elite surfers from around the world flock to Jaws, when winter swells collide with a chunk of reef and create massive waves up to 60 feet on Maui’s North Shore. However, it’s a local crew of childhood friends who continue to steal the show. (2017, 1:27)

>> “Let’s Be Frank”

1 p.m. Thursday

Peter Hamblin’s award-winning “mock-doc” satire about the double life of South African surfer Frank Solomon, who stops at nothing in pursuing his dream of becoming a pro surfer. (2016, South Africa/U.K., 0:50)

Screens with “Palmera Express” and “Bruce Gold: The Last of the Great Surfing Hippies.”

>> “Pacific Vibrations”

7:30 p.m. Thursday, free

This classic, shown in honor of director John Severson, who died in May, follows surfing legends Bill Hamilton and Corky Carroll as they travel from California to Hawaii in search of the perfect wave. (1970, 1:32)

MOVIE MUSEUM

3566 Harding Ave., 735-8771; $5, $4 members

>> “Spotlight on a Murderer”

12:45 and 7 p.m. Friday; 11:30 a.m. and 3:15 and 7 p.m. Monday

A man nearing death hides in a lavish secret alcove while his heirs, who are waiting patiently until they can lawfully inherit his fortune, begin to die off. For ages 12 and older. In French with English subtitles. (1961, France, 1:35)

>> “Wood Job!”

2:30, 4:45 and 8:45 p.m. Friday; 11:45 a.m. Saturday

After being dumped by his girlfriend and failing his university entrance exams, Yuki enrolls in a forestry training program solely because of the picture of a pretty girl on the pamphlet. For ages 12 and older. In Japanese with English subtitles. (2014, Japan, 1:56)

>> “The Zookeeper’s Wife”

2, 4:15, 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. Saturday and noon, 4, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Sunday

An inspirational true story set in World War II Warsaw about two zookeepers who shelter more than 300 Polish Jews. Rated PG-13. (2017, Czech Republic/U.K./U.S., 2:07)

>> “The Rendezvous”

2:30 p.m. Sunday

In this romantic thriller, a young man is baffled by a beautiful older woman who is traveling with a shady companion on a train en route to Honshu, and tries to find out why. For ages 12 and older. In Japanese with English subtitles. (1972, Japan, 1:27)

>> “Frantz”

1:15, 5 and 8:45 p.m. Monday

Inspired by Ernst Lubitsch’s “Broken Lullaby,” this black-and-white film is about a Frenchman who travels to Germany to honor the life of a German soldier who died in the Great War by laying flowers at his grave. Meanwhile the grief-stricken fiancee is curious as to why the handsome stranger is in town. In French and German with subtitles. (2016, France/Germany, 1:53)

“Heartbeats” (“Kohtaamisia”)

11:45 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. Thursday

This drama follows the daily lives of seven women with a connection to a hospital in Helsinki and shows how fortunes can change in a heartbeat. For ages 12 and older. In Finnish with English subtitles. (2009, Finland, 1:21)

>> “T2 Trainspotting”

1:15, 3:15, 5:15 and 8:45 p.m. Thursday

In this sequel to 1996’s “Trainspotting,” Renton, after living in Amsterdam for 20 years, returns to his boyhood home in Edinburgh and is welcomed to a rowdy reunion with the friends he betrayed. Rated R. In Scottish English with subtitles. (2017, U.K., 1:57)

COURTYARD CINEMA

6-9 p.m. Thursday, Ward Village Courtyard, IBM Building, 1240 Ala Moana Blvd., free. RSVP: wardvillage.com/events/courtyard-cinema

>> “Transcend: The Jon Mozo Story”

Documentary, directed by Nikki Mozo and Devin Graham, about local renowned surf photographer Jon Mozo, who survived a near-fatal shark attack, faced dangerous surf conditions as an avid surf photographer and, at age 33, died doing what he loved best. Rated G. (2016, 1:08)

Runs with Reno Champ’s “A-Frame,” about surf photography. (2015, 0:06)

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