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Juried festival seeks submissions within the horror genre Durham, NC October 1, 2021—The Carolina Theatre of Durham has opened its entry form for its Nevermore Film Festival. The deadline to submit a film is December 7th for short film and December 27th for feature films. The Nevermore Film Festival is February 25-27, 2022. The festival […]

Film features the iconic Durham activist followed by a discussion with Pauli Murray Center executive director   Durham, NC September 13, 2021—The Carolina Theatre of Durham will feature a screening of, “My Name is Pauli Murray” on Friday, September 17th at 7 pm. The screening will include an introduction followed by a question-and-answer session with […]

Tickets On Sale Now! (DURHAM, NC — July 16, 2021) — Film fans, we’ve missed you! The Carolina Theatre is excited to announce we will reopen for weekend screenings starting Friday, July 30, with two all-new feature films: “Stillwater” starring Matt Damon and the epic fantasy-adventure, “The Green Knight” starring Dev Patel. Beginning August 6th, […]

The Carolina Theatre is offering virtual cinema again so you can enjoy films at home and support the nonprofit that manages downtown Durham’s historic showplace. Starting Wednesday, March 17 fans can view a variety of films from home through the venue’s website and help raise funds for the Carolina Theatre. Ticket prices vary per film. […]

DURHAM, NC — (October 22, 2020) — In hopes of taking advantage of the remaining comfortable evenings of fall, the Carolina Theatre of Durham will move its Retro Film Series outside. The Carolina Theatre will screen classic films in the parking lot of the Durham Arts Council off Morris Street in downtown Durham during the […]

Thanks to the Carolina Theatre of Durham’s sponsorship of the virtual Country Soul Songbook Summit (Oct. 15-18), Carolina Theatre members will be able to watch the Alice Gerrard documentary “You Gave Me A Song” at no cost on Saturday, October 17 anytime from 3 p.m. to midnight. If you are a Carolina Theatre member and […]

DURHAM, NC — (Aug. 12, 2020)  Blue Cup Productions and the Carolina Theatre of Durham are partnering to virtually release the short film drama “Camilla, Keep Your Word” on Saturday, August 29 at 7 p.m. on the venue’s Facebook page, facebook.com/CarolinaTheatreDurham. The film is a Hurricane Katrina evacuation love story directed by filmmaker Holland Randolph […]

The Carolina Theatre isn’t allowed to re-open yet, but you can enjoy virtual cinema at home and support the nonprofit that manages downtown Durham’s historic showplace. Starting Friday, July 24 fans can view a variety of first-run films at home through the venue’s website and help raise funds for the Carolina Theatre. A portion of […]

“The secret to a successful watch party,” Jim Carl, the Carolina Theatre’s Senior Director of Film Programming, told me via email, “is to take a good long nap for several hours before starting one. Usually with a cat on your lap.” If you’ve seen the Retro Film Series Facebook lately, you know that Carl’s strategy […]

On Wednesday, the Carolina Theatre of Durham was honored to be named “Best Theater to See an Indie Film in the Triangle” in INDY Week’s 2020 Best of the Triangle. Each year, INDY readers vote online for everything from the “Best Trivia Night in Durham County” to the “Best Juice Bar in the Triangle” and, […]