Limited Day-Of tickets will be available at the venue for every screening.
The Docutime Film Festival is coming back for its 20th anniversary to celebrate founder Paula Haller and to continue its reputation for bringing acclaimed documentaries to Wilmington so that our dedicated community of documentary-lovers can experience a full-day of award-winning, enlightening entertainment. Docutime is being re-born after a brief hibernation through a premier partnership between Cucalorus Film Foundation and WHQR Public Media and will take place at Jengo’s Playhouse in the emerging Soda Pop District in downtown Wilmington. An all-day pass is only $35 and individual tickets for screenings are $10. There will only be 30 advance tickets available for each screening, so grab yours today!
Join us at Jengo's Playhouse on Saturday, June 1 from 9:50am to 9:30pm to see this great line-up of documentaries:
10am - Deep Rising
Featured at Sundance Film Festival
Join us on an epic journey from the deepest depths of our ocean – the most uncharted and inaccessible place on our planet – to the future of green energy, and learn how the two are inextricably linked.
Narrated and executive produced by Jason Momoa, and interwoven with awe-inspiring footage of the deep’s most dazzling creatures, Deep Rising illuminates the vital relationship between our ocean’s fragile and mysterious ecosystems, and sustaining all life on Earth.
LUNCH- Enjoy lunch on your own, or at Bowstrings Burgers and Brewyard across the street from Jengo's. All day-pass holders receive 50% off your entire order (food and drinks). Just show your day-pass to receive this great discount!
1:15pm - Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All
With forty years of making music as the iconic folk-rock band Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have made their mark as musicians, songwriters, and dedicated activists. They have represented radical self-acceptance to many, leading multiple generations of fans to say, “the Indigo Girls saved my life.” Still, Amy and Emily battled misogyny, homophobia, and a harsh cultural climate chastising them for not fitting into a female pop star mold. With joy, humor, and heart-warming earnestness, Sundance award-winning director Alexandria Bombach brings us into a contemporary conversation with Amy and Emily—alongside decades of the band's home movies and intimate present-day verité.
4pm - A Galactic Symphony of Shorts
- The Blake
- Live In Color
- Justice For Batman: The Mark Racop Case
- Sanctuary
- The Orchestra Chuck Built
6pm - Docutime social hour
7:30pm - The Eternal Memory
2024 Oscar Nominee for Best Documentary and winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at Sundance
Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her.
Buy your tickets here.
DocuTime originated in Los Angeles as an International Documentary Association (IDA) sponsored event. One of the founders of IDA, Paula Lee Haller, relocated to Wilmington, and it was her dream to expand IDA events to other venues. After successfully launching the inaugural DocuFest-Wilmington in 2003, the festival is now celebrating its 20th year.