Black Silkie Shorts a Cucalorus Crowd Favorite
The Black Silkie Shorts block proved to be a universal crowd pleaser during Cucalorus' first day of screenings Thursday. The films' unifying force were excellence – the filmmakers masters of...
Nov. 15-19, 2023Downtown Wilmington, NC
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Cucalorus 19: State of the Slate
This year – of the 207 movies set to screen at the 19th annual Cucalorus Film Festival – 17 feature films and documentaries, 49 short films, and 10 music videos...
Cucalorus Artist Residency – Seeking Applications
Would you like to join our crazy little family? We’ll love you forever, we promise. Seeking artists, filmmakers, dancers & friends for the launch of the Cucalorus Artist Residency program....
Cucalorus unleashes 2013 schedule featuring more than 200 films
The Cucalorus Film Festival, presented by PNC, has unleashed its full 2013 schedule of screenings, artistic interventions and parties. More than 200 features, documentary films and shorts will be presented...
Cucalorus’ Bus to Lumberton to screen Lynch’s ‘Meditation’ film
Cucalorus artist-in-residence Joel Fernando at the Bus to Lumberton, 108 Market St. THIS IS IT. Open your third eye and let your fate be sealed by Frank Booth's cousin's brother...
Cucalorus’ Red Carpet drinks set to debut on Sunday
We're pleased to introduce some of the fabulous and fizzy craft cocktails that will make their debut Sunday at Cucalorus Film Foundation’s annual fundraiser, "An Evening on the Red Carpet!" And the...
Find adventure with family films at Cucalorus
The Cucalorus Film Festival will debut a family films program during the 20th annual event with the help of a $45,000 donation from its top sponsor, PNC Bank. The outreach program, which is designed to engage the...
Introducing “Convulsions,” or Midnight Madness reborn with extra madsauce
Diehard Cucalorians know that the festival has never been afraid to push boundaries. For anyone who visited the festival's “Fillmore Shorts” block in 2004 (we named them after U.S. Presidents that...
Make Way for “Black Silkie Shorts” at Thalian Main
The Black Silkie chicken is named for its fluffy, silky plumage and due to its temperament, has been designated an ideal pet. The best of the best, you might say....
Resident Artist Ruth Paxton on Inspiration and Oysters
For those of you that saw “Nevada,” in the Reelfoot Shorts at Cucalorus 19, it will be no surprise that visionary filmmaker Ruth Paxton has returned to the Cucalorus Film...