Gen-X
Robert Cummins and the Dogma Cape Fear Filmmaking Collective take an in-depth look at the controversy surrounding the dumping of the chemical......
2018 Festival Saturday June 16th
SATURDAY – JUNE 16th
12:30 PM Main Stage
(NOT) FAKE NEWS DOCUMENTARIES
Six:Eight
SIX:EIGHT is a documentary examining the intersection of race, law enforcement, justice and faith in the Triangle area of Raleigh,......
Somewhere In Beulah Land
A portrait documentary about a young farmer and his first year learning how to love & care for a piece......
Supremos (We Will Overcome)
A woman from a small city in Nicaragua attends a night school to get the high school degree that she......
12:30 PM Side Theater
The Things We Do For Love
Feature Film
AUGUST IN BERLIN directed by Becky Smith
The chance meeting of a German and a Canadian in a Berlin cafe unravels their carefully constructed lives.
plus Short Films
WHAT LIES UNOPENED
Directed by Rachael Silberman. Based on the true story of a woman’s struggle growing up in the 1940s, dealing with the dark relationship that lies between Marty’s mother and herself.
FADED LOVE
Directed by Michael Finn. Set in rural North Carolina in the 1950’s, when opportunity and independence for women were scarce, a young woman faced with a difficult reality. She escapes within daydreams to fulfil her yearning for love, hope and faith.
2:30 PM Main Stage
ACTORS DISCUSSION PANEL
Working actors discuss the ins and outs of navigating the industry and building a career in acting.
SCHEDULED TO APPEAR:
Cullen Moss
Hidden Figures
The Walking Dead (AMC)
Hap and Leonard (Sundance)
East Bound & Down (HBO)
Peter Jurasik
Babylon 5
The Longest Ride
Tron
Hill Street Blues
Traci Dinwiddie
The Walking Dead (AMC)
Supernatural (CW)
Zombies vs Ninjas (voice)
Shane Callahan
Outsiders (WGN)
Nashville (CMT)
Under The Dome (CBS)
Asher Miles Fallica
Tully
Ozark (Netflix)
Halt & Catch Fire (AMC)
Jason Davis
Secrets & Lies (ABC)The Walking Dead (AMC)
Talladega Nights
Ron Fallica
Good Behavior (TNT)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Allie McCulloch
Come Sunday (Netflix)
Valor (CW)
Homeland (Showtime)
3 PM Side Theater
JAM SESSION
Feature Film
UP TO SNUFF
directed by Mark Maxey
Millions of people have been touched by his music, yet few know the journey, hardships and triumphs of American musician and composer W.G. Snuffy Walden. The film features luminaries from television, film and music, including Aaron Sorkin, Martin Sheen, Tom Arnold, Timothy Busfield, Fred Savage, Marshall Herskovitz, Steve Lukather, Chaka Khan and Eric Burdon.
plus Short Films
UBER EX
Directed by Matt Braunsdorf. Kate and David are out on what feels like a rather significant date early in their relationship, but when their Uber driver turns out to be Kate’s old flame, the three passengers find themselves in the middle of a love triangle.
TURN UP THE VOLUME
A futuristic musical fantasy by Jordan Ray Allen.
3:30 PM Main Stage
HISTORICAL FRICTION (Shorts Block)
Cezanne
Jon buys a painting from a very troubled artist. Soon it becomes apparent that the painting is adding more complications......
Krieg
Tasked with locating a French Underground transmitter, an elite German SS unit commits atrocities against their Parisian prisoners. Shamed by......
No Name Maddox
A young priest tries to help a 14-year-old Charles Manson. Directed by Glenn Pack....
The Things They Left Behind
Based on a Stephen King short story, “The Things They Left Behind” is a horror/love story set one year after......
5:30 PM Main Stage
Feature Film
BUTTERFLY CAUGHT directed by Manny Rodriguez, Jr.
Three aspiring actresses set out to break into the cut-throat world of acting in Los Angeles. As each young woman is forced to face her deepest fears and insecurities, they all discover the lengths to which they will go to fight against failure. The promise of Hollywood is tempting, but what will they do when that promise is broken?
5:30 PM Side Theater
SHORT SHORTS
Bullies
Eugene, a shy 10-year-old boy, is bullied every day until he discovers a secret underneath the school that keeps him......
Project Home: The Next Battle
Three veterans with PTSD are paired with canine partners from North Carolina based Canines For Service and these six lives are......
The Backup Plan
When a down-on-his-luck single father faces eviction, he begins stealing catalytic converters to save his home. Directed by Daniel Earney....
The Hobbyist
A mysterious druggist is visited by Sangstrom, a seemingly ordinary man in search of an undetectable poison. Yet, Sangstrom winds......
The Merciless Beauty
A sensuous, timeless tale of love, infatuation, lust and the all-consuming bittersweet melancholy of suffering and heartache, based on the......
8:30 PM Main Stage
WILMINGTON FILM AWARDS
Join us after the ceremony for our 80s Prom Party. Wear your best dress or tux from the days of teased perms and Members Only jackets and take a stroll down memory lane.
We hand out the accolades to the best films of the fest! Awards include BEST SHORT, BEST FEATURE, BEST NORTH CAROLINA FILM, THE FEMALE DIRECTOR’S AWARD and THE DON AWARD for best feature screenplay.
Hosted by Madison and Cullen Moss.
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