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brandon soderberg @bsoderberg.bsky.social · 6d

The @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social begins today. For @bmoreart.bsky.social, I highlighted some picks: bmoreart.com/2025/10/new-...

More New/Next writing from:

@maxthegirl.bsky.social for BMag: www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/arts...

@alexlei.bsky.social for BRUISER: www.bruisermag.com/lei_obex

New/Next Film Festival Returns to The Charles Theater this Week - BmoreArt

This year’s New/Next Film Festival packs more than 30 feature-length movies, and over three times that many short films across … Continued

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brandon soderberg @bsoderberg.bsky.social · 7d

For @bmoreart.bsky.social: A preview of the New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social which begins tomorrow night and reviewed some must-see movies, including @albertbirney.bsky.social's touching/disturbing "Obex" and crypto caper comedy "$POSITIONS" bmoreart.com/2025/10/new-...

New/Next Film Festival Returns to The Charles Theater this Week - BmoreArt

This year’s New/Next Film Festival packs more than 30 feature-length movies, and over three times that many short films across … Continued

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🎃 Harm City Slasher 🔪 @sprawlhater.bsky.social · 8d

This week is crushing me and I can't wait for @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social at The Charles this weekend, particularly Stavvy introducing COMMANDO (1985) Saturday night

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Albert Birney @albertbirney.bsky.social · 14d

I recently browsed my favorite video store @beyondvideo.bsky.social and picked some movies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxmf...

Director Albert Birney Preaches Scripture of Cinema | BEYOND BROWSING

YouTube video by Beyond Video

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 15d

Join a LIVE edition of Midday from the Charles Theatre as host Tom Hall talks to filmmakers behind @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social.

The show starts Oct 3, at noon, in the Charles lobby.
This is free and open to the public!

Looking to attend a New/Next screening? Tickets here: newnextfilmfest.com

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 DANCE FREAK ALERT 🚨

New/Next is very proud to present the BMore premiere of the very new to this world film DANCE FREAK by Alan Resnick and Robby Rackleff, Friday 10/3 at The Charles Theatre!

Tix: app.tickethive.com/f/2025-new-n...

cc: @alanresnick.bsky.social (and Robby if he’s on here)

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Sep 2

Hi Danielle, never fear! We’ll roll out a process for passholders to reserve their seats soon, but in the meantime we’ve only put up a limited number of tickets for sale online so that all pass holders can be accommodated. Thanks so much for your enthusiasm and support!

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨OPENING NIGHT REVEAL: The BMore premiere of Albert Birney’s OBEX! 🚨

Join us at The Charles the evening of Thursday, October 2nd for this homegrown DIY wonder that premiered at Sundance.

Tix: app.tickethive.com/e/2025-new-n...

cc: @albertbirney.bsky.social

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Eric Allen Hatch @ericallenhatch.bsky.social · Aug 21

New/Next, the film fest here in Baltimore I program and co-founded, returns for edition 3.0, October 2-5.

All-access passes are now on sale. Missing out would be such a sadness…

newnextfilmfest.com/a-limited-nu...

cc: @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Jun 25

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Feb 7

Yeah I’m thinking we’re back: New/Next 3.0 will take place October 2-5 at The Charles Theatre.

Our call for entries is now open on Film Freeway: filmfreeway.com/NewNextFilmF...

New/Next Film Festival

New/Next Film Festival is a 4-day festival held in Baltimore at the historic Charles Theatre. The festival is curated by creative director Eric Allen Hatch (...

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Beyond Video @beyondvideo.bsky.social · Nov 28

Hi Bluesky! We're Beyond Video, a non-profit video-rental library in Bmore run entirely by film-loving volunteers. We've crowdsourced 37,000+ films on DVD, blu, VHS, and 4K one title at a time.

Got a disc (or 10) to send our way this holiday season? Our wish lists are here: beyondvideo.org/donate/

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Sep 6

Wow! Hard to believe we’re so close to 20,000,000 followers on this new platform!

Share Heinrich to give us the li’l kick we need to get there by Monday!

Don’t forget the hashtag 👉🏻 #GetNewNextFilmFestivaltoTwentyMillionbyMonday

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Sep 5

NEW/NEXT 2024 OPENING NIGHT REVEAL:

Oct 3rd we kick off N/N 2.0 with the world premiere of writer/director/star Alexi Wasser’s MESSY!

Directly followed by our opening night party w/ DJs The Ion Pack!

All-access passes and Opening Night now live here: newnextfilmfest.com/tickets

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Aug 14

NEW/NEXT is back, October 3-6 at The Charles!

Lineup announcements for N/N 2.0 — which will include several U.S. and world premieres — begin in early September.

Here’s a first look at our 2024 poster by Baltimore’s own Alex Fine!

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Jul 25

(It’s July 25th. Even more urgent you #submit)

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Apr 23

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Apr 17

Save the dates: New/Next 2.0 is coming.

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Beyond Video @beyondvideo.bsky.social · Dec 18

For fellow watchers of The Curse: it’s probably not entirely irrelevant that IRL Benny Safdie’s great-uncle Moshe Safdie designed (and resided within) Montreal’s iconic brutalist apartment building Habitat 67

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Record Stores in Movies @movieswithvinyl.bsky.social · Sep 24

Unnamed Parisian record shop specializing in diasporic imports, featured in a chase scene within Juliet Berto and Jean-Henri Roger’s Pigalle-set NEIGE (1981).

Among the records visible is the 1976 compas LP REGRET, the debut album by Haitian group Chanel 10.

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Aug 6

Individual Tix for all screenings now on sale, including Beach House's introduction of Lynne Ramsay's MORVERN CALLAR Saturday 8/19

https://newnextfilmfest.com/film/beach-house-presents-morvern-callar/

Beach House Presents: MORVERN CALLAR

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Jul 26

“…and you might find yourself become Death, destroyer of worlds”

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Eric Allen Hatch @ericallenhatch.bsky.social · Jul 23

My new film festival in Baltimore @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social is getting very close to being the first fest with 100k followers on this platform. Just need a little push! Every skeet helps.

#GetNewNextFilmFestivalto100kFollowersOnBlueSky

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Jul 6

🥳 newnextfilmfest.com 🤓

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New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social · Jul 3

Yes, Baltimore will have a film festival in 2023—a full weekend takeover of the Charles Theatre no less!

SHARE THIS POST on BlueSky, Twitter, IG, Facebook, TikTok, Reddit, Tinder, Grindr, PiedPiper, or Skynet FOR A CHANCE for another person to learn that Baltimore will have a film festival in 2023!

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