The Spook Who Sat By the Door
directed by Ivan Dixon, 1973






presented by the YWCA and Cucalorus
Friday, June 22 at 7:30pm
Jengo's Playhouse
815 Princess Street

He turned the American dream... into a nightmare!

In order to improve his standing with Black voters, a White Senator starts a campaign for the CIA to recruit Black agents. However, all are graded on a curve and doomed to fail, save for a soft-spoken veteran named Dan Freeman. After grueling training in guerrilla warfare, clandestine operations and unarmed combat, he is assigned a meager job as the CIA's token Black employee. After five years of racist and stereotyped treatment by his superiors, he quietly resigns to return to his native Chicago to work for a social services agency...by day. By night, he trains a street gang to be the vanguard in an upcoming race war, using all that the CIA has taught him.

Join us for discussion and dialogue after the screening...

Screening at Jengo's Playhouse
815 Princess Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

Call 343-5995 for more info...

Yo Tek: A Uganda Tennis Story
directed by Rex Miller

Cucalorus Film Foundation
Friday, June 15 at 7:30pm
Jengo's Playhouse
815 Princess Street









Cucalorus hosts this work-in-progress screening with Rex Miller, filmmaker and photographer. Rex will join us at Jengo's to answer questions and share stories about his experiences making the film. The screening is free, but donations are encouraged.

"Yo Tek: A Uganda Tennis Story" follows Patrick Olobo, Uganda's top-ranked tennis player, as he struggles to leave behind a devastating civil war and break into the ranks of professional tennis. Patrick was four when rebels destroyed his family's farm and murdered his brother. The effects of years spend in an Internally Displaced Persons Camp and a stubborn desire to help his displaced family have driven Patrick throughout his subsequent and improbable rise to Davis Cup competition and the United States.

Accompanying Patrick during his last weeks in Uganda and his first year in the United States, Rex Miller documents the thrills of elite competition and the challenges of a new life dependent upon "country club" sponsors. Haunted by his life in Uganda and committed to helping his family escape the effects of war, Patrick struggles to adapt to American culture and navigate the complexities of relying on the financial support of others.

For more info visit: http://www.rexpix.net/augandatennisstory/

Cucalorus Film Nites presents:
Sneek Peak

Friday, June 8 at 7:30pm
Jengo's Playhouse

Watch and vote... A selection of Cucalorus 13 Submissions

Ever wonder who picks the films at Cucalorus and other film festivals? Maybe you'd like to become a "Festival Programmer." Join festival staff and programmers as we kick off the selection season for Cucalorus 13. See films which have been submitted for consideration for the upcoming festival and discuss the good, bad and ugly. Cucalorus staff will lead a discussion about the submission and selection process.

When? Friday, June 8 at 7:30pm, as part of Cucalorus Film Nites. Free and freaky, the best Friday night alternative in Wilmington. Open to the public. For more info, call 343-5995 or email dan@cucalorus.org

2006 Academy Award Nominees
for Animated Short Film

Cucalorus Film Foundation
Thursday, May 31 at 7:30pm
and
Friday, June 1 at 7:30pm
at Jengo's Playhouse
815 Princess Street

Cucalorus is proud to host this special screening of the 2006 Academy Award Nominees for Animated Short Film at Jengo's Playhouse, May 31 and June 1 at 7:30pm. The screening is free, $5 donation encouraged.










THE DANISH POET (Den Danske Dikteren)
National Film Board of Canada / NORWAY & CANADA – 15 Minutes
Oscar Nominee: Torill Kove
Kasper, a poet whose creative well has run dry, takes a holiday in Norway to meet the famous writer Sigrid Undset.








LIFTED
Buena Vista/UNITED STATES – 5 Minutes
Oscar Nominee: Gary Rydstrom
A young alien student from a distant world tests the patience of an increasingly weary instructor in a first-time abduction attempt.








THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL
Buena Vista/UNITED STATES – 7 Minutes
Oscar Nominees: Roger Allers & Don Hahn
A tale about a poor young girl who finds visions of happiness in the fiery flames of the matches that she lights to keep warm. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story.









MAESTRO
Szimplafilm/HUNGARY – 5 Minutes
Oscar Nominee: Geza M. Toth
Maestro sits in front of a dressing room mirror, and carefully prepares for his grand show.








NO TIME FOR NUTS
20th Century Fox/UNITED STATES – 7 Minutes
Oscar Nominees: Chris Renaud & Michael Thurmeier
While trying to bury a nut during the Ice Age, Scrat uncovers a frozen time machine.

Additional Academy Award Qualifying and Shortlisted Shorts from 2006 being screened:
ONE RAT SHORT
THE PASSENGER
THE WRAITH OF COBBLE HILL
GUIDE DOG
GENTLEMEN’S DUEL

For more info on Magnolia Pictures releases, visit http://magpictures.com/

YWCA Race Relations Film Series presents:
Rosewood by John Singleton

Friday, May 25 at 7:30pm
Jengo's Playhouse
815 Princess Street
FREE

YWCA, Cucalorus and Jengo's Playhouse host this monthly film series focusing on race relations through the lens of the filmmaker. Each screening in the series is followed by a discussion period with members of the community. Rosewood chronicles a black town in Florida that was burned to the ground in 1923, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This film is for them.

"I am concerned about absolute historical accuracy to an extent, but I am really more worried about being truthful to the essence of what happened at Rosewood... I am making a movie that people will respond to."

- director John Singleton

2006 Academy Award Nominees
for Live Action Short

Cucalorus Films
Thursday, May 17 at 7:30pm
Friday, May 18 at 7:30pm
and
Saturday, May 19 at 7:30pm
at Jengo's Playhouse
815 Princess Street

Cucalorus is proud to host three screenings of the 2006 Academy Award Nominees for Live Action Short Film at Jengo's Playhouse. The screenings are free, $5 donation encouraged. Call 343-5995 or email: dan@cucalorus.org for more information about upcoming events.











BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA)
SPAIN – 30 Minutes
Oscar Nominees: Javier Fesser & Luis Manso
Binta, a 7-year-old girl, sets out to change the life of her young cousin








ERAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY)
SPAIN – 16 Minutes
Oscar Nominee: Borja Cobeaga
When his wife leaves him, Joaquin asks his son to help him persuade his mother-in-law to do the housework.









HELMER & SON
DENMARK – 12 Minutes
Oscar Nominees: Soren Pilmark & Kim Magnusson
A son is called to the rest home, where his father has recently been admitted.










THE SAVIOUR
AUSTRALIA –19 Minutes
Oscar Nominees: Peter Templeman & Stuart Parkyn
Malcolm, a door-to-door Mormon evangelist is in love with a married woman.










WEST BANK STORY
UNITED STATES – 21 Minutes
Oscar Nominee: Ari Sandel
A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of competing falafel stands on the West Bank.

For more info on these films and other Magnolia releases visit: http://magpictures.com/