Thu
Nov
20
2025
10:00 pm
Thalian Hall – Black Box
310 Chestnut St
Liam bikes through Chicago delivering snacks, sex, and divine satisfaction to his love-hungry clients while a serial killer leaves a trail of blood that leads to the innocent lover’s own bed.

Short Film
Thu
Nov
20
2025
10:00 pm
Thalian Hall – Black Box
310 Chestnut St
A political satire combining absurdist and surrealist qualities into a brutally violent depiction of post-9/11 American ideology.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
10:00 am
Thalian Hall – Main Stage
310 Chestnut St
Fulfilling a childhood promise to her father who suffered from a fatal disease, Nita Patel made it her mission to cure infectious diseases.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
10:00 am
Thalian Hall – Main Stage
310 Chestnut St
Savannah-based artist Jerome Meadows reflects on his creative process and deep connection to his community through work confronting racial inequality and celebrating cultural resilience.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
10:00 am
Thalian Hall – Main Stage
310 Chestnut St
For the past 30 years, an artist named Sam, has been building and designing a magical property on Little Cranberry Island off the coast of MDI, Maine.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
10:00 am
Thalian Hall – Main Stage
310 Chestnut St
Set against the backdrop of Bermuda’s beautiful yet contaminated beaches, the film reveals the hidden impact of microplastics and the scientific efforts to protect our oceans.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
10:00 am
Thalian Hall – Main Stage
310 Chestnut St
Dana Tiger was just five years old when her father, legendary Muscogee Creek artist Jerome Tiger, passed away.

Narrative Feature
Fri
Nov
21
2025
10:15 am
Thalian Hall – Black Box
310 Chestnut St
15-year-old Emma–pregnant after a rape–fights for autonomy within her repressive Protestant village in 1940s Switzerland.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
10:30 am
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
Fresh from a mission, a team of skilled individuals reconvene, but it seems like everyone may not be who they say they are.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
10:30 am
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
Two teens, separated by the rivalry of their family's barbershop and salon, must navigate a way to do each other’s hair before prom.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
10:30 am
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
During the "Lavender Scare" government files were created to track individuals deemed to have “weak morals.” Lists were made.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
10:30 am
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
Out on an early morning route through the wintery boreal forest, a postal worker encounters a wild predator -- or was that a trick of the light?

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
10:30 am
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
Earl, a man with a hearing impairment, learns to experience the many wonders of music beyond the boundaries of sound.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
10:30 am
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
In an unassuming HR office, April Moore sits down for her exit interview, determined to leave her job without rocking the boat.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
1:00 pm
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
A two-part dance piece exploring the drama and comedy of communal healing, pairs filmmaker Amanda Beane with the San Francisco Bay Area street dance ensemble Embodiment Project.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
1:00 pm
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
A dance film that uses movement to explore and question the often overlooked contributions of the Afro past to our present and future.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
1:00 pm
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
A short dance film exploring impermanence and loss through meditative soundscapes and environmentally-inspired visuals.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
1:00 pm
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
This black & white experimental film captures a dream-like dance between two.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
1:00 pm
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
A cry from the species, startled into survival against the elements.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
1:00 pm
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
Navigating home life through the body.

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
1:00 pm
Jengo’s Playhouse
815 Princess St
A modestly furnished apartment becomes overcrowded with its inhabitant's emotional life: feelings of inadequacy take over the kitchen, quieted anger spreads all across the walls and moments of performed healing find t

Short Film
Fri
Nov
21
2025
1:15 pm
Thalian Hall – Main Stage
310 Chestnut St
With signature wit, and Kayla Lorette and Rodrigo Fernandez Stoll’s own brand of performance sass, Hannah Cheesman takes a magnifying glass to married life, hilariously deconstructing a couple’s lived-in dynamic in th

Narrative Feature
Fri
Nov
21
2025
1:15 pm
Thalian Hall – Main Stage
310 Chestnut St
A woman in crisis seeks refuge in her friend’s idyllic countryside home only to suffer strange side effects from a mysterious tick bite.

Documentary Feature
Fri
Nov
21
2025
1:30 pm
Thalian Hall – Black Box
310 Chestnut St
For Venida, For Kalief debuts the poetry of Venida Brodnax Browder, mother of Kalief Browder-an African-American teenager who inspired incarceration reform in the United States.

Narrative Feature
Fri
Nov
21
2025
3:45 pm
Thalian Hall – Main Stage
310 Chestnut St
Four close friends—Lovro, Nenad, Stevan, and Ivan—fought the Ustashas and Nazis as partisans during World War II.

310 Chestnut St
Wilmington
NC
28401
Thalian Hall – Red
127 Princess St
Wilmlington
NC
28401

Bourgie Nights
1007 N 4th St
Wilmington
NC
28401

Palate
703 N 3rd St
Wilmington
NC
28401

Wilson Center
State‑of‑the‑art 1,500‑seat performing arts Centre on the campus of Cape Fear Community College; hosts large festival and Broadway‑style shows.
118 Princess St
Wilmington
NC
28401

Hell’s Kitchen
Downtown Wilmington sports bar & pub‑grub spot with live music and late‑night events.
310 Chestnut St
Wilmington
NC
28401

Filmmakers Lounge
Lounge dedicated to festival filmmakers & industry guests; screening room + networking space.
310 Chestnut St
Wilmington
NC
28401

Thalian Hall – Main Stage
Historic theatre and performing arts centre (est.1858) in downtown Wilmington; hosts major festival screenings & performances.
1002 Princess St
Wilmington
NC
28401

Bowstring Burgers & Brewyard
Live music venue, bar & event space in the Soda Pop District in a restored Coca‑Cola bottling plant; burgers, brews and touring acts.
310 Chestnut St
Wilmington
NC
28401

Thalian Hall – Black Box
Intimate black‑box screening space within Thalian Hall used for experimental films, shorts blocks and independent screenings.
815 Princess St
Wilmington
NC
28401

Jengo’s Playhouse
Year‑round community cinema & event space in the Soda Pop District; 70‑seat screening room plus craft‑bar and creative residencies.
1020 Princess St
Wilmington
NC
28401

Hi‑Wire Brewing – Wilmington
Pet‑ and family‑friendly taproom & beer garden in the Soda Pop District; large selection of craft brews and games.