CARRBORO, NC -- The Carrboro Film Fest, sponsored and organized by the Town of Carrboro, has showcased the best in Southern independent film for the past 20 years with a curated selection of films made exclusively by Southern filmmakers.

This year, the festival will play host to 44 short films and features from Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Missouri. Twenty-two of the films this year are from North Carolina filmmakers.

“Our mission is to celebrate and interrogate Southern culture through film,” says Festival Director Bryan Reklis. “Film is an art that taps into the vast array of human emotions, and the festival gives audiences an opportunity to experience those emotions in a communal setting alongside the filmmakers themselves, which is one of the perks of a small-town festival like ours."

The Carrboro Film Fest will take place for the first time at the Drakeford Library Complex, 203 S. Greensboro St. 

“We’ve got films for everyone,” concludes Festival Director Bryan Reklis. “If you love drama, comedy, horror, documentary, or anything else, we’ve got you covered. And it’s all new, all exciting, and all Southern.”

For more information about the festival and to purchase tickets, go to www.carrborofilm.org