The 31st annual Cucalorus Festival takes place November 19-23, 2025, in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.
Cucalorus was founded in 1994 by the underground filmmaking collective Twinkle Doon. At the inaugural event, crowds wrapped around the block to see 16 local films screening at Water Street restaurant by the Cape Fear River. These days Cucalorus takes place every November, celebrating independent and international film for five days in historic downtown Wilmington, NC. MovieMaker Magazine has recognized it as “One of the Coolest Film Festivals in the World” for three years in a row.
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Pufferfish Shorts
Cucalorus 31
THU · NOV 20 · 10:15 AM
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Tiger Quoll Shorts
Cucalorus 31
THU · NOV 20 · 1:30 PM
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Paradoxical Frog Shorts
Cucalorus 31
THU · NOV 20 · 4:00 PM
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Helmeted Guineafowl Shorts
Cucalorus 31
THU · NOV 20 · 7:00 PM
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Anything That Moves
Cucalorus 31
THU · NOV 20 · 10:00 PM
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Silent Rebellion
Cucalorus 31
FRI · NOV 21 · 10:15 AM
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For Venida, for Kalief
Cucalorus 31
FRI · NOV 21 · 1:30 PM
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Clouded Leopard Shorts
Cucalorus 31
FRI · NOV 21 · 4:30 PM
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The Python Hunt
Cucalorus 31
FRI · NOV 21 · 7:15 PM
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F*cktoys
Cucalorus 31
FRI · NOV 21 · 10:00 PM
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The Songbirds' Secret
Cucalorus 31
SAT · NOV 22 · 10:45 AM
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American Baby
Cucalorus 31
SAT · NOV 22 · 1:15 PM
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Blood & Guts
Cucalorus 31
SAT · NOV 22 · 4:15 PM
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STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon
Cucalorus 31
SAT · NOV 22 · 7:15 PM
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Sirāt
Cucalorus 31
SAT · NOV 22 · 10:00 PM
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Lantern Fly Shorts
Cucalorus 31
SUN · NOV 23 · 10:45 AM
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Touch Me
Cucalorus 31
SUN · NOV 23 · 1:15 PM
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Remaining Native
Cucalorus 31
SUN · NOV 23 · 4:00 PM
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Snowy Owl Shorts
Cucalorus 31
SUN · NOV 23 · 7:15 PM
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