Cosmic Rays
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Cosmic Rays is an annual celebration of non-commercial short films that extend the idea of film as art. Cosmic Rays screens work that:
Experiments with the formal possibilities of film and video. Explores hybrid forms and the hard-to-describe spaces between filmmaking modes and genres. Speaks with a personal or poetic voice, or explores novel ways of telling stories. Has utopian aspirations and w
03/24/2026
Thank you for an extraordinary 8th edition of Cosmic Rays Film Festival! 📽️✨
Special thanks to our program partners and lead sponsors Orange County Arts Commission & Eno Arts Mill North Carolina Arts Council LEVEL retreat UnionDocs and Fatwood Studio NC! (We will share more about Fatwood’s special Cosmic Rays programming soon!)
And, of course, thank you to Chelsea Theater for serving as our screening venue and for continually supporting Cosmic Rays and films that are formally inventive, speak with a personal voice, and are inspired by the possibilities of film as art.
03/19/2026
As part of Cosmic Rays Film Festival, our program partners and sponsors Fatwood Studio NC are hosting a Saturday afternoon that includes artist talks/presentations, exploration, and a microcinema installation space on wheels! Learn more below and RSVP at the following link: https://fatwood.studio/field-study-cosmic-rays-film-festival-2026/
11/08/2025
📽️⌛️Last days for the 2026 Cosmic Rays Film Festival open call! Submission deadline is next weekend, November 16!
Share and spread the word! Submissions accepted on our FilmFreeway page: https://filmfreeway.com/CosmicRaysFilmFestival
✨ Cosmic Rays is an annual celebration of non-commercial short films that extend the idea of film as art…a festival of experimental, essay, first person, and artists’ films. ✨
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