16th Annual Carrboro Film Fest Nov 19-21

The 16th Annual Carrboro Film Fest takes place in Carrboro, NC, November 19th to 21st, 2021.

The festival features southern films in a non-competitive setting, bringing together filmmakers and audiences for a heartfelt celebration of independent cinema.

The 16th Annual Carrboro Film Fest includes seven feature films and four short film blocks. All screenings are at the Carrboro ArtsCenter’s Earl and Rhoda Wynn Theater, 300-G E. Main Street, Carrboro.

With a $50 festival pass you can see all the screenings. Tickets to individual feature films or short film blocks are $10. Saturday passes are available for $30, and Sunday passes are available for $25. There is one free screening (see below) but you still need to secure tickets for it.

Purchase tickets here.

Some of the content might not be suitable for children. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination and masking will be required to attend.

Carrboro Film Fest Screenings

Drought: Opening Night Film
Friday, November 19th, 2021
7 p.m.

It’s 1993, and the South is experiencing the worst drought in history. However, Carl, who’s on the autism spectrum, is fascinated by weather and predicting a major storm. In hopes of creating a better life for their family, Carl’s sister Sam decides they’ll chase the storm in their mother’s ice cream truck. Unexpectedly, they’re joined by their best friend, Lewis, and estranged older sister, Lillian, and together they learn about family, forgiveness, and following your dreams.

Drought was filmed in Wilmington, NC, after directors Hannah Black & Megan Petersen won the Seed&Spark Hometown Heroes Crowdfunding Rally and secured acclaimed filmmakers Mark & Jay Duplass as executive producers. Following a nationwide casting call for actors on the autism spectrum, the directors were thrilled to choose Owen Scheid, a film student at UNCW, for the role of Carl.

Carrboro Film Fest is proud to present Drought as our Opening Night Film. Directors Hannah Black & Megan Petersen will be in attendance for a Q&A immediately following the screening.

The screening will open with the short film “Twice As Good” by Kristian King.

Southern Beings: Narrative Shorts
Saturday, November 20th, 2021
10:15 a.m.

Southern Beings is a collection of narrative shorts depicting the diversity of existence in the South. A religious girl discovers a secret her best friend has been hiding. Three 8th-graders reflect on their final days of middle school in the rural South. A dancer faces a choreographer’s unwanted sexual advances. These films profoundly and originally illustrate the existential drama of life the South.

Films in this block:

• Kindred Kings
• of our trespasses
• Pottero
• The Boys Outside
• Toomsboro
• Pink Is the Color of the Ocean
• Fo[u]r
• échappé

Theirs Is the Kingdom: Documentary Screening
Saturday, November 20, 2021
12:15 p.m.

In a small church in Asheville, NC, parishioners and visitors encounter a fresco mural unlike any other. It’s a mural not of saints, nor of the rich and powerful, but rather of people battling homelessness, addiction, and mental illness. From the first sketch to the final unveiling, Theirs Is the Kingdom illuminates the beauty and intricacies of the artwork while revealing the gritty and moving realities of those depicted.

Director Christopher Zaluski will be in attendance for a Q&A immediately following the screening.

The screening will open with the documentary shorts “Irreplaceable” and “This Divided Land.”

Southern Laughs: Narrative Shorts
Saturday, November 20th, 2021
2:15 p.m.

We Southerners appreciate a good joke, and we know how to laugh at ourselves, too. This collection of narrative shorts highlights Southern silliness and self-deprecation. What happens when the main character of a sitcom realizes he’s literally in a sitcom? Can a super-rich party girl prove to her Daddy that she can be a more mature adult? How will a young filmmaker suffering from writer’s block finish his murder mystery? Here’s a collection of films for those who don’t take life too seriously.

Films in this block:

• Daisy Rides Again
• What the Heck Is Going On?
• Pussy Talk
• A Bloody Good Time
• Big Hill, Big Dream
• Miss Responsibility
• Sideways
• Free Order
• Writer’s Block

Southern Truths: Documentary Shorts
Saturday, November 20th, 2021
4:15 p.m.

Southern Truths is a collection of documentary shorts exploring diverse ways to experience the South and to live as a Southerner. In this film block, we travel to Texas to meet a Sri Lankan-born teacher and mother who’s crazy about basketball. We follow a team of North Carolina eco-volunteers working to preserve a river. We witness the obstacles and resistance that Black Lives Matter activists face in Graham, NC. Together, these true stories reveal the challenges and complexity of life in the South.

Films in this block:

• Carnelian
• Ponte las Espuelas (Put On Your Spurs)
• The Unlikely Fan
• Ten Leaves Dilated
• Dixie
• Wild and Scenic
• A Galaxy Sits in the Cracks
• Remembering Willie Earle
• Sound of Judgment

Landlocked: Saturday Night Screening
Saturday, November 20th, 2021
7:00 p.m.

Nick, a chef on the brink of opening his first restaurant, struggles to put his life back together after the loss of his mother. At his wife’s urging, he reluctantly reaches out to Briana, his estranged, transgender parent. Seeking closure with both parental relationships, he invites Briana to join him on St. Simons Island, Georgia, to scatter his mother’s ashes. As they journey across the American Southeast, Nick and Briana must come to terms with the rocky emotional terrain of their pasts and find a new path forward.

Landlocked was directed by Timothy Hall (Born River Bye) and marks the film debut of transgender actress Delia Kropp. Hall will be in attendance for a Q&A immediately following the screening.

The screening will open with the short film “If I’m Good” by Jonathan Pawlowski.

Southern Suspense: Free Screening
Saturday, November 20, 2021
9:00 p.m.

What will happen next? This collection of narrative shorts will draw you in and leave you unsettled. How will a heartbroken woman contend with an alien invasion? Can a teenage girl defend her family farm from invading pillagers? Will a mother survive her unorthodox cancer treatments? In these seven short films, we feel the drama and suspense of a South imagined in both fantastic and realistic ways.

Films in this block:

• Fenestra
• Rideshare
• Don’t Be a Sucka
• The Scavenger
• Side C
• Spread Among Us
• Malignant

Leftover Feelings: Documentary Screening
Sunday, November 21, 2021
12:15 p.m.

Two Nashville music icons, John Hiatt & Jerry Douglas, combine their talents during the pandemic to record the album Leftover Feelings in Elvis’s favorite studio, RCA’s fabled Studio B. Walking in the footsteps of Elvis, Dolly, and Waylon, and through the house that Chet Atkins built, John & Jerry attempt to revive and capture the magical sounds of this iconic room where so many early hit songs were made. Featuring commentary along the journey from their friends Lyle Lovett, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Molly Tuttle, and Jeff Hanna, this documentary spotlights the legacy of Music City’s most significant studio through the lens of two godfathers of Americana music.

Director Ted Roach will be in attendance for a Q&A immediately following the screening.

The screening will open with the documentary short “Dolly & I.”

Proper Pronouns: Documentary Screening
Sunday, November 21, 2021
2:15 p.m.

Rev. Dawn Flynn is a Southern minister yearning for validation in the pulpit and working toward reconciliation in her marriage — challenges she didn’t face when she was Duane. Proper Pronouns chronicles the emotional journey of Dawn and three other transgender ministers as they attempt to redefine their identities and prove to their Southern congregations that they belong in ministry.

Director Megan Daniels will be in attendance for a Q&A immediately following the screening.

The screening will open with the documentary shorts “Liz at Large” and “A Fine Girl.”

Captain Scott B and the Great Adventure (World Premiere): Closing Night Film
Sunday, November 21, 2021
4:15 p.m.

This poignant adventure story takes viewers on a journey of the heart, as Betsy Bertram follows the trail her deceased father left behind in his home videos and journals. On a quest to finish the film project her father began decades earlier, Betsy travels from the mountains to the seashore of North Carolina, discovering a path made up of life’s most vibrant elements — family, community, music, food, and a deep connection to nature. As Betsy navigates the grief process, she unveils her father’s legacy and reveals for viewers the beauty and meaning of a life well-lived.

Writer and producer Betsy Bertram will be in attendance for a Q&A immediately following the screening.

 

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