Next Film Society Screening:

PROBLEMISTA

screening at the Carolina Theater, Downtown Hickory
Wednesday, April 10th and Thursday, April 11th
at 7:00pm each night.

Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City.  As time runs out on his work visa, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country. Problemista is a 2023 American surrealist comedy written, directed and produced by Julio Torres.  It stars Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Greta Lee, Catalina Saavedra, James Scully, and Isabella Rossellini.  

Rated R for sexual content & some language. Running time 1 hour, 38 minutes.

The film screening is free to all Footcandle Film Society members; additional tickets will be sold at the box office for $5.00 each. We look forward to seeing everyone!  
 

Watch trailer for PROBLEMISTA

Problemista poster

2024 Footcandle Filmmaker Grant Fund

The Footcandle Film Society, through the Filmmaker Grant Program, provides financial support to projects that help to further the use of film as a story-telling medium and have a majority of their production work take place in North Carolina. The grant money is intended to help a filmmaker move towards their goal of completing their project so that it can be submitted to national film festivals or secure a distribution arrangement.

The 2024 grant applications must be completed by May 30, 2024, and the award recipients will be notified no later than August 30 2024. The award(s) will be publicly presented at the 2024 Footcandle Film Festival during the weekend of September 27-29.

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WHAT IS FOOTCANDLE?

Footcandle Film Society was founded in 2008 and has provided the citizens of Catawba County with an opportunity to view and discuss films that have traditionally not been available or shown in theaters in the area. The film society has shown at least one film per month since its inception, with the films ranging from documentaries, foreign narratives, and award-nominated movies of all genres. The screenings all include moderated discussions of the films. In addition to the monthly film screenings, the film society also brings the annual Footcandle Film Festival and Children's International Film Festival events to Western North Carolina.

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