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Friday, January 31, Chapel Hill’s Varsity Theatre will play host to the 2025 Argyle Film Festival, screening films by emerging independent filmmakers in North Carolina. Argyle Rebel Films CEO Michael Washington joins Aaron to discuss this year’s lineup; he’s joined by Peyton Jones, a young filmmaker who will receive a Pioneer Fellowship at the festival from the NC Filmmaking Initiative.

Visit ArgyleFilmFestival.com for more details.

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