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Outer Banks Film Society

The Outer Banks Film Society is dedicated to screening independent films, movie classics, documentaries, world cinema, shorts, and the very best new releases to audiences in our community. 

Operating during the fall and spring seasons, the Outer Banks Film Society will offer an enriched film program that includes film-related speakers, filmmaker discussions, educational programs, and special events to enhance its mission and increase the public’s appreciation of fine cinema in all its forms.

Film societies give audiences varied and adventurous programming that cannot be found in local movie theaters.

Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the full screening schedule and film details.

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How do I join the Film Society?

The Outer Banks Film Society was created to foster a community that appreciates the art of film. Unlike purchasing a ticket to go see a movie at the local theater, you join the Outer Banks Film Society through an annual or seasonal membership. With an annual membership, a member gets twelve films, plus extra events that are only open to members. Seasonal memberships for fall and spring offer six films each season. Please note that the Outer Banks Film Society has a certain number of memberships available due to seating capacity at the venue.

The film society will provide special film retrospectives, interesting discussions, and social events for members. Opportunities to participate in exclusive events, such as the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival, will be available to film society members.

All films will be screened at Dare Arts in Manteo.

  • Fall 2023-Spring 2024
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    The Film Society was created to foster a community that appreciates the art of film. Unlike purchasing a ticket to go see a movie at the local theater, you join the Outer Banks Film Society through an annual or seasonal membership.

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screening Schedule

Doors Open At 6pm. Films Start At 6:30pm, Unless Otherwise Noted.

  • MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival- A Members Only Event
    MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival- A Members Only Event
    Tue, Oct 03
    Dare Arts
    Oct 03, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Oct 03, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    The MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival is a MEMBERS ONLY event. The 26th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival, taking place in over 500 venues across 6 continents between Thursday September 28 and Sunday October 8, 2023.
  •  Portrait of A Lady on Fire
     Portrait of A Lady on Fire
    Tue, Oct 10
    Dare Arts
    Oct 10, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Oct 10, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Portrait of A Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) (2019). France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Heloise, a young woman who has just left the convent.
  • The Big Lebowski
    The Big Lebowski
    Tue, Oct 24
    Dare Arts
    Oct 24, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Oct 24, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    The Big Lebowski (1998). A mistaken identity caper directed by the Coen brothers that has become a cult classic.
  • Miss Angela
    Miss Angela
    Tue, Nov 14
    Dare Arts
    Nov 14, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Nov 14, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Miss Angela (2020). The remarkable story of 91-year-old Cuban-American singer-songwriter Angela Alvarez, whose lifetime of songs were nearly lost to the world.
  • The Visitor
    The Visitor
    Tue, Nov 28
    Dare Arts
    Nov 28, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Nov 28, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    The Visitor (2007). Oscar-nominated drama about a college professor who leads a boring life in Connecticut.
  • Karmalink
    Karmalink
    Tue, Jan 09
    Dare Arts
    Jan 09, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Jan 09, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Karmalink (2022). Buddhist sci-fi mystery of a teenage orphan in the slums of Phnom Penh, who investigates her friend’s past-life visions and uncovers a conspiracy of scientific reincarnation.
  • Judas and the Black Messiah
    Judas and the Black Messiah
    Tue, Jan 30
    Dare Arts
    Jan 30, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Jan 30, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Judas and the Black Messiah (2022). We begin Black History Month with a compelling and timely drama about the FBI infiltration of the Black Panther Party.
  • A Love Song
    A Love Song
    Tue, Feb 06
    Dare Arts
    Feb 06, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Feb 06, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    A Love Song (2022). February is for lovers, and this off-beat story of rekindled love is set in the landscape of the American West, where widow Faye lives off-grid.
  •  I’m Your Man
     I’m Your Man
    Tue, Feb 20
    Dare Arts
    Feb 20, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Feb 20, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    I’m Your Man (2021). A thought-provoking and funny film that taps into our current unease with the limits of artificial intelligence.
  • Academy Awards Short Films - Members Only Event Sponsored by NouVines
    Academy Awards Short Films - Members Only Event Sponsored by NouVines
    Tue, Feb 27
    Dare Arts
    Feb 27, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Feb 27, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Academy Awards Short Films - Members Only Event Sponsored by NouVines
  • Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom
    Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom
    Tue, Mar 05
    Dare Arts
    Mar 05, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Mar 05, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Lunana: A Yak in The Classroom (2022). The first film from Bhutan to be nominated for an Oscar. A disillusioned school teacher finds himself in the most remote part of the world, cut off from modern life.
  • Perfectos Desconocidos
    Perfectos Desconocidos
    Tue, Mar 19
    Dare Arts
    Mar 19, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Mar 19, 2024, 6:30 PM
    Dare Arts, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954, USA
    Perfectos Desconocidos (2019). When a group of best friends get together for an intimate dinner on the occasion of a lunar eclipse, they suspect it is just another typical night until the hostess proposes a game.

Thank you to Jane Webster, TowneBank, Stack’em High Pancakes and So Forth (KDH), NouVines, and Island Bookstore for sponsoring the Outer Banks Film Society.

 

This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. 

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