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Thalian Hall – Main Stage

310 Chestnut St

Wilmington

NC

28401

Short Film

Climate Control

Thu

Nov

20

2025

10:00 am

A metafictional comedy about the intersection of the climate crisis and generative AI.

Short Film

Kalamazoo Gals

Thu

Nov

20

2025

10:00 am

When music journalist John Thomas discovers a mysterious archival photo, the ensuing odyssey reveals a shameful chapter in the history of the iconic Gibson guitar company.During World War II, with in

Short Film

Pow!

Thu

Nov

20

2025

10:00 am

A Native American kid scrambles to charge his dying video game console at a bustling intertribal powwow.

Short Film

The Blind Reggaetonera

Thu

Nov

20

2025

10:00 am

A blind reggaeton artist defies societal barriers to pursue her musical dreams, redefining disability perceptions, while mentoring young disabled students.

Short Film

The Buzz of St. Roch

Thu

Nov

20

2025

10:00 am

Beekeeper Carl Harrison Jr.

Short Film

A Shot at History

Fri

Nov

21

2025

10:00 am

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

Art with Every Breath

Fri

Nov

21

2025

10:00 am

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

SAMLAND

Fri

Nov

21

2025

10:00 am

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

The Plastic Cycle

Fri

Nov

21

2025

10:00 am

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

Tiger

Fri

Nov

21

2025

10:00 am

Dana Tiger was just five years old when her father, legendary Muscogee Creek artist Jerome Tiger, passed away.

Short Film

Marriaginalia

Fri

Nov

21

2025

1:15 pm

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

The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick

Fri

Nov

21

2025

1:15 pm

A woman in crisis seeks refuge in her friend’s idyllic countryside home only to suffer strange side effects from a mysterious tick bite.

Narrative Feature

Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day

Fri

Nov

21

2025

3:45 pm

Four close friends—Lovro, Nenad, Stevan, and Ivan—fought the Ustashas and Nazis as partisans during World War II.

Narrative Feature

Honeyjoon

Fri

Nov

21

2025

7:30 pm

A surprisingly sexy, darkly funny, life-affirming movie.

Documentary Feature

Suburban Fury

Sat

Nov

22

2025

10:00 am

In 1975, 45-year-old Sara Jane Moore fired two shots at President Gerald Ford in San Fran’s Union Square.

Short Film

Denise

Sat

Nov

22

2025

1:00 pm

Marley has a manipulative companion who won’t leave his side.

Short Film

Gay Jesus

Sat

Nov

22

2025

1:00 pm

Jesus tries to save humanity and fulfill his purpose on earth, but runs into some unexpected, internalized hurdles.

Short Film

Juana Pelos

Sat

Nov

22

2025

1:00 pm

Little Juana is entering puberty and there is only one thing that comes with that as a guarantee - body hair.

Short Film

Max Distance

Sat

Nov

22

2025

1:00 pm

Stuck in endless droning Zoom meetings, a programmer daydreams about the stranger next door—until she finally gets a chance at love.

Short Film

Spanked by a Ghost

Sat

Nov

22

2025

1:00 pm

Alone in her home, a woman is spanked by an unseen entity, awakening an unruly force.

Short Film

The Bride's Curse

Sat

Nov

22

2025

1:00 pm

On their first night of marriage, a wife tells her husband about an ancient curse on the women in her family that threatens very specific calamity should their husbands lie.

Short Film

This Blows

Sat

Nov

22

2025

1:00 pm

An 11-year-old girl’s misunderstanding of a "blow job” sets her babysitter on a chaotic mission to save her at a birthday party.

Narrative Feature

Suburban Nights

Sat

Nov

22

2025

4:00 pm

After moving from their sprawling west coast city to the scenic southern suburbs, new parents June and Evan realize that they haven’t had sex in three months.

Narrative Feature

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

Sat

Nov

22

2025

7:00 pm

When their latest plan to finally book a gig at Toronto’s legendary Rivoli goes completely off the rails, Matt and Jay accidentally find themselves hurled back to the year 2008.

Short Film

Don't Come Home Before Midnight

Sun

Nov

23

2025

10:15 am

An actor goes method while investigating a corrupt tennis camp owner equal parts ruthless and lazy, but the deeper “Inspector” delves into the narrative, the blurrier the lines become between the case on the court and

Thalian Hall – Main Stage

310 Chestnut St

Wilmington

NC

28401