Mission: JOY Finding Happiness in Troubled Times – 1:30:00 Runtime TWO SCREENINGS! 10/7/2022 Opening Night Film (Special pass or ticket required) & 10/9/2022 Director: Peggy Callahan & Louie Psihoyos Mission: JOY […]
MORE INFO »356 – 12:26 Minutes (Short Block 1) Director: Bonnie Monteleone While filming for the documentary “If the Ocean Could Talk” off the coast of North Carolina, the crew hoped to […]
MORE INFO »A Dead Sea – 12:22Minutes (Short Block 3) Director: Nahd Bashir Kamel, a Palestinian man in his 50s, suffers from autism and travels with his paralyzed sister to the Dead […]
MORE INFO »A Pregnant Woman – 16:49 Minutes (Short Block 4) Director: Ana Carrizales An eight-and-a-half-month pregnant Alejandra is on the road and on the run from an abusive husband. She drives […]
MORE INFO »American Justice on Trial – People v Newton – 39:55 Minutes (Short Block 4) Directors: Andrew Abrahams, Herb Ferrette In one of the “trials of the century” and with great […]
MORE INFO »Amputee – 25:49 Minutes (Short Block 2) Directors: Aga Rudel, Jamie Rhodes In a deprived area of England’s industrial north, a young mother is hit by a forklift truck at […]
MORE INFO »Backyard Blackbird – 15:20 Minutes Director: Andrew Huggins A mother and father confront strange behaviors manifesting in their eleven-year-old son. The Filmmaker will be present for Q&A after the screening! […]
MORE INFO »Behind the Glass – 5:00 Minutes Director: Pedro de la Llave Mario thinks he is in control. He thinks he knows what he is doing, and he looks down to […]
MORE INFO »Birthday Boy – 9:42 Minutes (Fright Night Short Film Block) Director: Dan Sellers An abusive dad gets his just desserts on his birthday. The Filmmaker will be present for Q&A […]
MORE INFO »Bury the Light – 7:50 Minutes (Fright Night Short Film Block) Directors: Curtis Eller, Jim Haverkamp, Alex Maness, Stacy Wolfson Victorian death rituals and creepy graveyards undergird this psychedelic music/dance […]
MORE INFO »Cipher – 6:05 Minutes (Fright Night Short Film Block) Director: Cole Snipes Cipher, who lives in post-apocalyptic time, relies on Virtual Reality to escape the reality of the real world. […]
MORE INFO »Crushed Wings – 1:37:00 Runtime Director: Lalit Bhusal Based on true-life events, this English-spoken Drama Film boldly challenges dangerously prevalent and outdated ideas surrounding Female Genital Mutilation/FGM. The story of brave […]
MORE INFO »Embrace – 5:18 Runtime (Short Film Block 3) Director: Lalit Bhusal Embrace is an animated short film about asexuality–an orientation generally defined by a lack of sexual attraction, regardless of gender. […]
MORE INFO »Far Away Man – 4:15 Runtime (Short Film Block 1) Director:William (Wil) Bryant Allen The timeless story of a human’s experience following trauma, the struggles they and their loved ones […]
MORE INFO »Friends of the Skatepark – 21:54 Runtime (Local Short Film Block) Director: James Throssel A documentary focused on the history of skateboarding in a southern military town and how that […]
MORE INFO »God Bless – 8:21 Runtime (Short Film Block 5) Director: Kempson Bellington A mentally ill man, in an attempt to gain control of the city that has wronged him, rebuilds […]
MORE INFO »Home, With Honors – 27:30 Runtime (Local Short Film Block) Director: Chuck Fishbein The town of Garner, NC, created a massive event to honor Vietnam-era veterans, who were treated poorly […]
MORE INFO »Icemorphosis – 10:00 Runtime (Short Film Block 3) Directors: Anahita Sahar Babaei, Micah Garen Icemorphosis is a whimsical philosophical film exploring the paradox of our hedonist vs existentialist natures – […]
MORE INFO »Interrupted – 1:28:51 Runtime Director: Jozua Malherbe Jasper doesn’t want to be alone. He wants to share his life. Fransie is independent and prefers it that way. After too many […]
MORE INFO »Interrupted – 1:28:51 Runtime (Short Film Block 5) Director: Jozua Malherbe The road from trauma to tragedy. Interstate is the story of Olivia and Diane, who shared a childhood in […]
MORE INFO »Lovely Rita – 4:10 Runtime (Short Film Block 5) Director: Elena Madrid The strict traffic policewoman Rita loves control and order in her workplace. That’s why she has drawn up […]
MORE INFO »Maid of Honor – 6:00 Runtime (Short Film Block 2) Director: Jessica McGaugh As the maid of honor for her best friend’s wedding, Tasha, a stead-fast tomboy, has to get […]
MORE INFO »Marie – 15:06 Runtime (Short Block 4) Director: Yudi Zhang After a few decades of separation, a transwoman, Marie, has to introduce herself to her father once again. CREDITS: yudi […]
MORE INFO »Medea – 13:29 Runtime (Short Block 4) Director: Feifei Zhong It is a story about a woman struggling between her career and family after finding her unexpected pregnancy and finally […]
MORE INFO »Midas – 4:23 Runtime (Short Block 2) Director: Benjamin Meyer A fresh and hilarious take on the old Greek tale of King Midas. The story follows the King, as his […]
MORE INFO »Mission: JOY Finding Happiness in Troubled Times – 1:30:00 Runtime TWO SCREENINGS! 10/7/2022 Opening Night Film (Special pass or ticket required) & 10/9/2022 Director: Peggy Callahan & Louie Psihoyos In what […]
MORE INFO »Myles Berrio – From Surviving to Thriving – 7:49 Runtime (Short Block 1) Director: Anil Dhokai Myles Berrio shares how a car accident changed his life and how his outlook […]
MORE INFO »Oh Crappy Day – 1:23:25 Runtime Director: Jon Lance Bacon Oh Crappy Day is a romantic comedy with a psychological twist: Jared Wilde, a young filmmaker navigating the world of […]
MORE INFO »Part Forever – 12:33 Runtime (Fright Night Film Block) Director: Alan Chung-An, Ou There is a traditional custom in Taiwan that the soul of a dead person would go home […]
MORE INFO »Raised / Razed – 58:46 Runtime Directors: Lorenzo Dickerson, Jordy Yager Raised/Razed is a documentary feature film about the lasting effects of the federally-backed and locally-executed Urban Renewal program, through […]
MORE INFO »Resilience – 9:24 Runtime (Short Film Block 4) Director: Jerod Wood James finds it impossible to trust anyone after two different families choose themselves over him, leaving him abandoned to […]
MORE INFO »Return to Sender – 18:06 Runtime (Short Film Block 1) Director: Russell Goldman From producer Jamie Lee Curtis comes a chilling short story about a woman involved in a delivery […]
MORE INFO »Rock Island Woman – 28:15 Runtime (Fright Night Short Film Block) Director: Kenneth Benson Forrester, Barna Lumpkin Man meets woman. Man falls in love with woman. Both have provocative fantasies, […]
MORE INFO »Sacred India: A Plastic Revolution – 1:15:07 Runtime Director: Jennifer Isme Pickford This provocative film looks at postcolonial issues related to pollution in India. In the film, the director embarks […]
MORE INFO »Sea Light – 14:46 Runtime Director: John Doe An elder lighthouse keeper takes care of what has been his home for years. Old and secluded from society, he’s disturbed by […]
MORE INFO »Shaping Seagrove – 8:51 Runtime (Short Block 5) Director: Kevin Eames The Randolph Community College Photojournalism Class of 2022 presents “Shaping Seagrove” a documentary on the Pottery Capital of the […]
MORE INFO »Spirit of the Cinema – 19:00 Runtime (Short Block 1) Director: Zack Fox A family-owned movie theater struggles with letting go of the past and switching from 35mm film […]
MORE INFO »Suddenly – 4:20 Runtime (Short Film Block 4) Director: Nic Gregory The journey of a lightning bolt from sky to ground highlights the saying “life flashes before your eyes”. […]
MORE INFO »The Alien Report – 1:20:00 Runtime (Fright Night Feature) Director: Patrick Donnelly A troubled teen uses tiny, hidden micro-cameras sharing ‘in-your-face’ encounter video of telepathic beings, human hybrids and […]
MORE INFO »The Crux – 36:53 Runtime (Local Film Block) Director: Jeremiah McLamb The Crux takes a hard look at issues facing today’s teens and families. From sexting and guns to […]
MORE INFO »The Game – 25:22 Runtime (Fright Night Short Block) Director: Brynn Chamblee With her daughter about to leave for college, Jennifer Hansen decides to foster two seemingly sweet sisters. […]
MORE INFO »The Haunting of the Murder House – 1:18:00 Runtime (Fright Night Feature) Director: Brendan Rudnicki In October, four filmmakers disappeared in a haunted house while live streaming on social […]
MORE INFO »The Hunt – 14:00 Runtime (Fright Night Short Block) Director: Fer Dumas After a loss in the family, a grieving father takes his son to the forest to […]
MORE INFO »The Ugly Truth – 01:36:27 Runtime Director: Krishna Ashu Bhati Mona, her husband Theo and daughter Hanna live in an idyllic villa on the outskirts of Berlin. When the […]
MORE INFO »There is Exactly Enough Time – 2:00 Runtime (Short Block 1) Director: Oskar Salomonowitz Oskar Salomonowitz, the 12-year-old son of filmmakers Anja Salomonowitz and Virgil Widrich, had drawn 206 […]
MORE INFO »Tidal Alert – 30:50 Runtime (Short Block 2) Director: Terry Brown PFAS. GenX. Animal waste and plastics… The fishing community along the coast of North Carolina is sounding an urgent alarm. Tidal […]
MORE INFO »Under Spanish Skies – 1:29:32 Runtime Director: Nathan Buck After the sudden death of her husband, a reclusive artist invites lifelong friends to her farm in Spain and reveals […]
MORE INFO »Underdogs – 15:00 Runtime (Short Block 5) Director: Alex Astrella At the California Men’s Colony in Central California, a special connection forms between dogs and their inmate handlers, as the […]
MORE INFO »Vlada Goes to London – 21:54 Runtime (Short Block 2) Director: Arti Savchenko Vlada is a pizza delivery girl who lives in Haifa and dreams of becoming a famous […]
MORE INFO »Whale Fall – 6:00 Runtime (Short Block 5) Director: Katie McNeice ‘WHALE FALL’ is a meditation in verse on the intensity of love and connection between women. Using the metaphor […]
MORE INFO »What if I Were You – 22:17 Runtime (Local Short Block) Director: Brian Adam Kline A pair of octogenarian actresses pound the pavement of NYC with as much gusto and […]
MORE INFO »When the Rain Sets In – 17:00 Runtime (Short Block 1) Director: James Hughes Kenzie and Treyden, a couple who’ve been swept up in a whirlwind six-month romance, find themselves […]
MORE INFO »Wild Prarie Man – 54:30 Runtime (Short Block 3) Director: George Tsougrianis Wild Prairie Man is an intimate look at the life of a man enthralled with the exotic and […]
MORE INFO »Women in the Front Seat – 1:14:13 Runtime Director: Indy Saini Fierce, Bold, Fast, Brave! “Women in the Front Seat” paints a vibrant and diverse picture of women who […]
MORE INFO »– 1:29:47 Runtime Director: Dina Amer Cultural and intergenerational trauma erupts in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris. After the siblings are torn apart, the eldest, […]
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