SUNDAY, DEC 14 @ 7PM - Join the Chelsea Theater, Fatwood Studio, Cosmic Rays Film Festival and Dani & Sheilah ReStack for their embodied, bold, and feeling films and for a chance to meet the artists for a conversation following the program.
THE MOST AWARDED FILM AT CANNES - Master filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau, Pictures of Ghosts) teams up with renowned actor Wagner Moura (Civil War, Narcos).
EARLY SCREENINGS START 12/24! - From Writer/Director Josh Safdie (UNCUT GEMS, GOOD TIME, HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT) comes a table-top dream fit for a Wheaties box!
LAST CHANCE THURSDAY! - The photographer Peter Hujar, whose images exist in an important lineage and dialogue with the work of groundbreaking gay artists such as Robert Mapplethorpe and David Wojnarowicz, forms the center of the latest movie by fearless independent American filmmaker Ira Sachs (Passages).
From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, HAMNET tells the powerful love story that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
From director, Joachim Trier, this intimate family drama was a standout at Cannes, featuring some of the best performances of the year from Stellan Skarsgård, Renate Reinsve, and Elle Fanning.
Set in modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers.
Carrboro Film Fest 2026 - Join us for a pre-festival kickoff screening at the Chelsea Theater as well as a Q&A with director, Chris Baucom. Tickets for this event go on sale December 15th.