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SHORTS: 2025 AWARD WINNERS
Sun, Sept 14, 2025
BEYOND: The Cary Film Festival

SHORTS: 2025 AWARD WINNERS

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CLOSING FILM: SPEAK
Sun, Sept 14, 2025
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Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Wed, Sept 17, 2025

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

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Thu, Sept 18, 2025

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An Evening with Kyshona
Thu, Sept 18, 2025
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Fri, Sept 19, 2025

The Baltimorons

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Homegrown National Park with Dr. Doug Tallamy
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Cary Environmental Symposium

Homegrown National Park with Dr. Doug Tallamy

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West Side Story
Sat, Sept 20, 2025
Hispanic Heritage Month

West Side Story

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Sat, Sept 20, 2025

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Sun, Sept 21, 2025

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Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe
Sun, Sept 21, 2025
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Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe

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BEYOND Film Festival returns Sept. 2026!

🏆Congratulations to the BEYOND 2025 Audience Award Winner- Thank You For Your Time!

🎬In an unassuming HR office, April Moore sits down for her exit interview, determined to leave her job without rocking the boat. But when the interview veers into a surreal interrogation of her flaws, perceived and otherwise, the lines between reality and absurdity blur.
✏️Directed by Ricki "Ricasso" Nelson

See all of our award winners at 1:00 pm on Sun, Sep 14 at The Cary Theater!

#bcff2025 #Beyond2025 #AudienceAward #ThankYouForYourTime #CaryFilmFestival #IndieFilm #FilmFestivalWinner #ShortFilm #SupportIndieFilm #FilmScreening #CaryNC

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🏆Congratulations to the BEYOND 2025 Audience Award Winner- Thank You For Your Time! 🎬In an unassuming HR office, April Moore sits down for her exit interview, determined to leave her job without rocking the boat. But when the interview veers into a surreal interrogation of her flaws, perceived and otherwise, the lines between reality and absurdity blur. ✏️Directed by Ricki "Ricasso" Nelson See all of our award winners at 1:00 pm on Sun, Sep 14 at The Cary Theater! #bcff2025 #Beyond2025 #AudienceAward #ThankYouForYourTime #CaryFilmFestival #IndieFilm #FilmFestivalWinner #ShortFilm #SupportIndieFilm #FilmScreening #CaryNC

🏆Congratulations to the BEYOND 2025 award winner for Best NC Filmmaker Short - Hell In A Climate Haven!

🎬In the wake of Hurricane Helene, a woman searching for her emu, a man rescuing neighbors in a kayak, and local artists face the myth of safety in the mountains of North Carolina.
✏️Directed by Amelia Waldeck and Thomas Comick

See all of our award winners at 1:00 pm on Sun, Sep 14 at The Cary Theater!

#bcff2025 #BeyondFilmFestival #NCFilmmakers #ShortFilmAward #ClimateCinema #IndieFilmFest #CaryTheater #NorthCarolinaFilm #FilmCommunityNC #AwardWinningShort #FilmFestival2025 #UNCSchoolofArts

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🏆Congratulations to the BEYOND 2025 award winner for Best NC Filmmaker Short - Hell In A Climate Haven! 🎬In the wake of Hurricane Helene, a woman searching for her emu, a man rescuing neighbors in a kayak, and local artists face the myth of safety in the mountains of North Carolina. ✏️Directed by Amelia Waldeck and Thomas Comick See all of our award winners at 1:00 pm on Sun, Sep 14 at The Cary Theater! #bcff2025 #BeyondFilmFestival #NCFilmmakers #ShortFilmAward #ClimateCinema #IndieFilmFest #CaryTheater #NorthCarolinaFilm #FilmCommunityNC #AwardWinningShort #FilmFestival2025 #UNCSchoolofArts

🏆Congratulations to the BEYOND 2025 award winner for Best Student Short - For The Love Of Cats!

🎬In the small mountain town of Barga, Italy, a group of four filmmakers speak with local cat lovers and immerse themselves in the unique world of street-trotting felines and Gattaras.
✏️Directed by Calvin Bowers

See all of our award winners at 1:00 pm on Sun, Sep 14 at The Cary Theater!

#bcff2025 #BeyondFilmFestival #StudentShortFilm #ForTheLoveOfCats #CatDocumentary #BargaItaly #FilmFestival2025 #CatLovers #IndieFilmmakers #AwardWinningShort #TheCaryTheater

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🏆Congratulations to the BEYOND 2025 award winner for Best Student Short - For The Love Of Cats! 🎬In the small mountain town of Barga, Italy, a group of four filmmakers speak with local cat lovers and immerse themselves in the unique world of street-trotting felines and Gattaras. ✏️Directed by Calvin Bowers See all of our award winners at 1:00 pm on Sun, Sep 14 at The Cary Theater! #bcff2025 #BeyondFilmFestival #StudentShortFilm #ForTheLoveOfCats #CatDocumentary #BargaItaly #FilmFestival2025 #CatLovers #IndieFilmmakers #AwardWinningShort #TheCaryTheater

🏆Congratulations to the BEYOND FILM FESTIVAL 2025 award winner for Best Documentary Short - Once Upon A Wetland!

🎬As restrictions tighten across the country, Durham, North Carolina preps for the annual Beaver Queen Pageant a campy, un-beaver-lievable celebration of LGBTQIA activism, environmental conservation, and outrageous critter cosplay.
✏️Directed by Elizabeth Miller-Derstine

See all of our award winners at 1:00 pm on Sun, Sep 14 at The Cary Theater!

#bcff2025 #BeyondFilmFestival #OnceUponAWetland #BestDocumentaryShort #DurhamNC #LGBTQIAStories #BeaverQueenPageant #IndieFilmAwards #CaryTheater #FilmFestival2025

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🏆Congratulations to the BEYOND FILM FESTIVAL 2025 award winner for Best Documentary Short - Once Upon A Wetland! 🎬As restrictions tighten across the country, Durham, North Carolina preps for the annual Beaver Queen Pageant a campy, un-beaver-lievable celebration of LGBTQIA activism, environmental conservation, and outrageous critter cosplay. ✏️Directed by Elizabeth Miller-Derstine See all of our award winners at 1:00 pm on Sun, Sep 14 at The Cary Theater! #bcff2025 #BeyondFilmFestival #OnceUponAWetland #BestDocumentaryShort #DurhamNC #LGBTQIAStories #BeaverQueenPageant #IndieFilmAwards #CaryTheater #FilmFestival2025

🏆Congratulations to the BEYOND 2025 award winner for Best Narrative Short - For Every Breath!

🎬A young girl goes on an illicit scavenger hunt to find medication for her strung out grandmother.
✏️Directed by Erika Arlee

See all of our award winners at 1:00 pm on Sun, Sep 14 at The Cary Theater!

#bcff2025 #Beyond2025 #BestNarrativeShort #ForEveryBreath #CaryFilmFestival #ShortFilmAward #IndieFilm #FilmFestivalWinner #NarrativeShort #WomenDirectors #FilmCommunity #honeyheadfilms

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🏆Congratulations to the BEYOND 2025 award winner for Best Narrative Short - For Every Breath! 🎬A young girl goes on an illicit scavenger hunt to find medication for her strung out grandmother. ✏️Directed by Erika Arlee See all of our award winners at 1:00 pm on Sun, Sep 14 at The Cary Theater! #bcff2025 #Beyond2025 #BestNarrativeShort #ForEveryBreath #CaryFilmFestival #ShortFilmAward #IndieFilm #FilmFestivalWinner #NarrativeShort #WomenDirectors #FilmCommunity #honeyheadfilms

🏆Congratulations to the BEYOND 2025 Grand Jury Award Winner for Best Screenplay - Burning Hammer!

🎬After his cruel and isolating punishment comes to an end, a pious, but headstrong boy living in a fundamentalist Christian foster home finds empowerment in a new religion: professional wrestling.
✏️Written by Dylan Wilson

#bcff2025 #BeyondFilmFestival #FilmFestival2025 #DylanWilson #FilmAwards #Screenplay #Tableread

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🏆Congratulations to the BEYOND 2025 Grand Jury Award Winner for Best Screenplay - Burning Hammer! 🎬After his cruel and isolating punishment comes to an end, a pious, but headstrong boy living in a fundamentalist Christian foster home finds empowerment in a new religion: professional wrestling. ✏️Written by Dylan Wilson #bcff2025 #BeyondFilmFestival #FilmFestival2025 #DylanWilson #FilmAwards #Screenplay #Tableread

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