
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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Lighting the Way
Cucalorus 31
FRI · NOV 21 · 10:00 AM
Thalian Red
The Sound Design of David Lynch
Cucalorus 31
FRI · NOV 21 · 11:30 AM
Thalian Red
Putting Films to Work
Cucalorus 31
FRI · NOV 21 · 1:00 PM
Thalian Red
From Studio to Indie
Cucalorus 31
FRI · NOV 21 · 2:30 PM
Thalian Red
Action Acting
Cucalorus 31
FRI · NOV 21 · 4:00 PM
Thalian Red
German Soul
Cucalorus 31
FRI · NOV 21 · 7:45 PM
Thalian Red
Fiscal Sponsorship 101
Cucalorus 31
SAT · NOV 22 · 10:00 AM
Thalian Red
Cold Reading
Cucalorus 31
SAT · NOV 22 · 11:30 AM
Thalian Red
Crowdfunding to Build Independence
Cucalorus 31
SAT · NOV 22 · 1:00 PM
Thalian Red
Men of Courage
Cucalorus 31
SAT · NOV 22 · 4:00 PM
Thalian Red