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This week, we preview the Carrboro Film Fest, now in its 19th year – coming to the Century Center in downtown Carrboro, January 24-26, with 38 films from across the region (chosen from over 200 submissions) that both celebrate and interrogate Southern culture.
Visit CarrboroFilm.org to see the full lineup of films, plus a list of showtimes and special events, and purchase tickets. (Use the promo code WCHL2025 to get 15 percent off.)
Aaron chats with festival director Bryan Reklis and filmmaker Erika Arlee, a Chapel Hill native whose acclaimed film “A Song for Imogene” will open the festival on January 24.
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