SPECIAL PROGRAMS

 

June - September, 2025

As always, this Summer, our repertory film series, Chelsea Classics, celebrates the art of cinema through the years.

We've got a bit of everything for you to enjoy.

EXPLORE CHELSEA CLASSICS

 

 

 


 

ARCHIVE - 2025 SPECIAL PROGRAMS

May/June 2025

Radical Soul: Black Power Music & Movement

Get yourself in the mood and in the moment to explore L.A. Rebellion films during Chelsea Classics this Summer!

Mon. 5/12 @ 1PM & 7PM
ROBERTA D’Ambrosio | 2022 | 87min)

Mon. 5/19 @ 1PM & 7PM
SOUL POWER Kusama-Hinte | 2008 | 92min

Mon. 5/26 @ 1PM & 7PM
WATTSTAX Stuart | 1973 |103min

Mon. 6/2 @ 1PM & 7PM
SPIRITS OF REBELLION: BLACK INDEPENDENT CINEMA FROM LOS ANGELES 
Davis | 2016 |101min

 

 

April 2025

A Remembrance: David Lynch (1946-2025)

A celebration of the works of one of the most beloved artists of our time.

I like to remember things my own way.
How I remembered them,
Not necessarily the way they happened.
- Lost Highway

 

 

 

 


march 30, 2025 @ 12:30-5:00 pm

Celebrating 7 Years

 

 

Come celebrate with us! Meet our staff and board members, enjoy a delicious cupcake, snag a fun sticker, enjoy giveways, and enter to win prizes! 🎉

 

 

 


 

march 21 - 25, 2025

COSMIC RAYS FILM FESTIVAL

The COSMIC RAYS FILM FESTIVAL is an annual celebration of short films that expand our idea of what film is and what it can be.

The Festival presents several programs of short films made by filmmakers from North Carolina and around the world that are formally inventive; speak with a personal voice; and are inspired by the possibilities of film as art.

 

 

 


 

ARCHIVE - 2024 SPECIAL PROGRAMS

OCTOBER 4 - NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Late Nights, Vampire Weekends, & Halloween

Late Night Staff Pick cult thrillers & vampire films that are examples of the persistence in appeal of vampires in cinema to filmmakers and audiences alike and expand upon vampire lore in uniquely cinematic ways. Happy Halloween Season!

 

 

 

 


SEPTEMBER 30, 2O24

Kino Corner Fall 2024

The Rebirth of Suspense: Book Launch + Film Series 

The Chelsea Theater and Kino Corner present a film series and author talk in celebration of the new book by Rick Warner, The Rebirth of Suspense: Slowness and Atmosphere in Cinema (Columbia University Press, 2024). 

About The Rebirth of Suspense: Slowness and Atmosphere in Cinema  >

 

 

 


SEPTEMBER 15 - 24, 2O24

Jewish Film Festival 2024

Join us for our annual Jewish Film Festival including six award-winning and critically acclaimed first-run films that sample a range of international subjects and filmmakers, historical moments, and contemporary issues.

Each film will include an introduction and talk back with a special guest.

 

 


JUNE 12 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2O24

Chelsea Classics Summer 2024


This summer, our repertory film series, Chelsea Classics, celebrates exciting classic film anniversaries with films from 1944, 1954, 1964, 1974, 1984, and 1994, alongside other notable classics.

 

 


APRIL 12 - 25, 2O24

COMMON GROUND: Soil, Water, & Food Sustainability Series


The COMMON GROUND: Soil, Water, & Food Sustainability Series offers a compelling journey through the urgencies and solutions within global food sustainability, showcasing stories of innovation, resilience, and the collective push towards a healthier planet.

 

 


Kino Corner Film Series 

 

Kino Corner is a Spring & Fall season film and discussion series organized and programmed by UNC graduate students Rose Steptoe and Jonathan Albrite.