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Next Thursday at 6:30pm @goodfolksonly will be bac

Next Thursday at 6:30pm @goodfolksonly will be back at FATWOOD for our second iteration of
LANDMARKS, a live music series in partnership with @wxyc893

Our second guest of the series is Joseph O’Connell of Elephant Micah, a folklorist and songwriter based here in the Triangle. Joe will be in conversation with @spencerggeorge of Good Folk for a live podcast taping where we will dig deeper into contemporary folklore and the folk music community here in North Carolina!

Tickets are donation-based (though no one will be turned away for lack of funds !).

Correction! *Sat 22! Excited to be co-presenting

Correction! *Sat 22!

Excited to be co-presenting our first ever 🌾🌌 FIELD STUDIES 🌌🌾 in partnership with @cosmicraysfilmfest

Passholders, practitioners, and enthusiasts alike, join us for an afternoon in between festival programs here at FATWOOD Studios— it’s a chance for in-depth presentation from two of the artists featured at this year’s Cosmic Rays Film Festival on Saturday March 22nd***

From 2-5pm, we’ll host two sessions on artist practice and the world of experimental film: one with A.S.M Kobayashi [ @asmkobayashi ] and another with Rebecca Barten / David Sherman [ @david.sherman.560 ]from the legendary Total Mobile Home Microcinema, offering a chance to get to know the artist’s work in greater depth, explore the context, intentions and methodologies a bit more and have a conversation about making.

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First up at 2PM, A.S.M Kobayashi, an award-winning interdisciplinary artist whose hybrid, interactive work mixes documentary and fiction through video, performance, installation and illustration will share a bit about her extensive research process and experience working with found material and bringing hidden narratives to life. She will discuss her film FILE NO. 2304 featured in Festival Program 1, and also will share her earlier video work alongside a short excerpt of her critically acclaimed performance, Say Something Bunny!, which is based on found audio recordings, and was heralded as “The best new theater experience in town” by Vogue in 2017.

Then at 3:45PM, Rebecca Barten, whose film is featured in Program 5, will be joined by her longtime partner and collaborator David Sherman to share how the microcinema as we know it today began (and was named by them in 1994!), when these filmmakers and “accidental neologists,” started operating the legendary Total Mobile Home microCINEMA illegally out of the basement of their rented San Francisco apartment.

Come through for an afternoon that hopes to take that possibility and intention to heart, and learn a bit more about this legacy that has allowed the kinds of films that Cosmic Rays’ celebrates to continue to thrive, transform and activate audiences big and small

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✨ 🛸 Cosmic Rays Film Festival is back next we

✨ 🛸 Cosmic Rays Film Festival is back next week @chelseatheaternc | March 21-23! 🛸✨

We couldn’t be happier to be back again to support this remarkable festival that has carved out a special platform for personal, experimental and essayistic films from around the world that celebrate and expand our ideas of what a film is and what it can be.

Join us for 5 dynamic programs organized by the extraordinary founders and directors Sabine Gruffat [ @mi55hi55 ] and Bill Brown [ @billbrown4666 ]

They offer a plethora of engagement and inspiration with more than 30 formally inventive short films to dazzle us all with many filmmakers joining in person.

We’ll be hosting Friday night’s late night after party for all passholders with the infamous @rogerwarrenbeebe karaoke 🎤 @ FATWOOD

And then, Saturday afternoon a last minute experimental addition to complement the program, an afternoon workshop hosted with @uniondocs called 🌌🌾 FIELD STUDIES with three of the guest artists of the festival sharing a bit on their practice, ideas and history from 2- 5pm.

Happy New Year! We are delighted to be entering 2

Happy New Year!

We are delighted to be entering 2025 with some sweet memories, sunny accomplishments and a lot of energy to bring into the New Year. A little recap of some of our favorite moments here and a shoutout that we have two studios available for 2025. Check ‘em out and give us a shout if you’re interested.

We planted seeds for a greener future in 2025 by building our new solar structure and bringing in 70 solar panels to power the whole property. We made some improvements to the common spaces and welcomed new community members too. Some exciting partnerships with @goodfolksonly, @wxyc893 and @cosmicraysfilmfest on events, and we hosted both local talented artists and from across the country too.

Thanks everyone for being a part of things here. It is still early days and the progress is a bit slow but steady. In 2025, we will open the renovated back house, and keep things rolling, continue the partnerships we’ve started and kick off new collaborations locally too.

Cheers to a bright new year and to all the memories made together so far!

Your Friends at Fatwood

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@billbrown4666
@mi55hi55
@cosmicraysfilmfest
@lydiagreer_studio
@madbrookshire
@piganklestrut
@thesmythbrothers
@bsmittles
@cosmicraysfilmfest
@wxyc893
@goodfolksonly
@spencerggeorge
@brennan_ok
@victoria__landers
@johngarlandwinn
@uniondocs
@jenny_c_miller
@seewhatness

A little moment to shout-out and introduce our ama

A little moment to shout-out and introduce our amazing studio-mate Brandon Hampton [ @lil___ugly ] painter and street artist extraordinaire, whose work can be found in many businesses and on walls across Durham and Chapel Hill. It's amazing to see canvases come in blank and then emerge from his studio with his fantastic compositions. We've seen him work on small objects or hyper-detailed work like his infamous painted sneakers and while also seen him approach much larger works, like a 8 x 64ft!! mural painted on pieces of plywood. We’ve been so excited to see him making use of the outdoor space at Fatwood to support this large scale work and also have some time to hang.

Brandon also just finished his first year as a middle school art instructor turning young hearts and minds toward creative possibilities. After our first year with him in the STUDIO BUILDING, he's moving from his current spot to the new studios we set up across the way, where he can share with his brother, who is making space for his own practice.

So happy to have the Hampton bros hanging out for another year! 🎨🌳

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We’ve got a couple studios available after some

We’ve got a couple studios available after some studio swaps, shuffling and turnover!

Find a place to support your work in an open spot in the Studio Building or in the newly open, and super affordable manufactured building. We are looking forward to inviting some new folks into the community here. Please spread the word and apply if you or a friend might be interested. And remember we are very open to shares and cooperative projects!

Check out more details at our link in bio.
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ANNEX transitions for the solstice ☀️ BIG HUG

ANNEX transitions for the solstice ☀️

BIG HUGS to our friends at Carolina Microgreens 🌱who were growing their delicious sprouts in the Annex for the past year. After so much tireless work, keeping the tiny crops watered and making friends and dedicated customers at the farmers market, they were able to sell the business! While we miss them over here, we are excited for their next steps and wish them the best.

Taking over the Annex, FATWOOD welcomes @sourwood.projects ! We are excited to have Heather setting up shoots both in the controlled space of the studios and in the picturesque nooks and crannies on the property.

We know it’s been a minute ⏳ since we’ve given an update but excited to share more soon 👀

Birthday times with family friends.

Birthday times with family friends.

We wanted to shoutout the incredible program put t

We wanted to shoutout the incredible program put together by the folks at @cosmicraysfilmfest taking place today and tomorrow. There’s no place we’d rather be.

Everything starts tonight and we will see you there at 8:00PM for Program 1: LIGHT LEAK and at 10PM for Program 2: IN THE WEEDS at the rainy day venue, VARSITY THEATRE [ @varsitytheatre ].

Tomorrow programs 3 & 4 head outdoors to the THE FOREST THEATER and there are two more not to miss lineups also at 8 and 10PM: FLOWERS BLOOMING IN OUR THROATS and SPACE IS THE PLACE.

We’re delighted to host you back here for the after party tomorrow with live music from Judge Schreber and Her Cosmic Band!

Navigate to 2300 Ivey Road, Chapel Hill, just off Old Greensboro. Park at the fence on Ivey Road and walk up the gravel drive until you find the fire.

Festivities start at midnight! One-off Cosmic Rays iteration of Crowmeat Bob’s ever-shifting Judge Schreber project. Channeling the microtonal minimalism of the Dream Syndicate, the Cosmic Band will feature Emma Dunlap-Grube (Gown, Pool Boy), Evan Morgan (Magic Tuber Stringband), Libby Rodenbough (solo, Mipso), Justin Morris (Weirs, sluice), and Oliver Child-Lanning (Weirs). With accompaniment from a single channel 16mm loop.

We’ll keep the energy moving with the music and a small cash bar and snacks by The Studio Building! Can’t wait to host and to toast the festival and all this work! Huge thanks to Bill Brown [ @billbrown4666 ] and Sabine Gruffat [ @mi55hi55 ] for all their work to pull this together.

Program features so many inspiring and mindbending works from some of the most exciting folks making films today 👁👁 the comments for the full list.

UnionDocs is hiring at Fatwood! We’re seeking

UnionDocs is hiring at Fatwood!

We’re seeking an organized, efficient and detail-oriented administrator to support our grant application calendar, maintain basic online bookkeeping records, tracking invoices, online sales, bills, expenses and bank reconciliations reports, aid with budgeting, and the creation of other financial documents, and oversee transactions in the fiscal sponsorship accounts of about about 50 documentary film projects, communicating directly with filmmakers and producers.

This position will work out of Fatwood, minutes from downtown Carrboro, NC.

They will have monthly in-person work sessions with management and connect regularly to the Brooklyn-based team, but must be comfortable working independently alongside the artists at Fatwood.

See more details here: https://uniondocs.org/hiring/grants-finance-assistant-2021/

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A week ago we christened the space with an early d

A week ago we christened the space with an early days mostly small-gauge expanded cinema extravaganza featuring the one and only @rogerwarrenbeebe

Thanks to him for putting on a spectacular show for a sold out audience and making this first night of convening here a special one. We always admire the unpredictable and ever-changing nature of FILMS FROM ONE TO EIGHT PROJECTORS and this time did not disappoint. Looking forward to hosting for future tours too!

Swipe through to catch a glimpse of the show 👉👉

Plus some of the behind-the-scenes setup.

Big thanks to helping hands from @uniondocs @thefrizzbiz @cekayallen and @cosmicraysfilmfest ❤️

More to come! Stay tuned for the next one 👀👀

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We are over the moon to be hosting our inaugural e

We are over the moon to be hosting our inaugural event at the space, put together with the wonderful folks at Cosmic Rays Film Festival [ @cosmicraysfilmfest ] and UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art [ @uniondocs ], this Friday, March 4th!

It’s a celebration to light up a first cinematic and mostly small-gauge offering for one night only from experimental filmmaker and programmer Roger Beebe [ @rogerwarrenbeebe ]

He’s bringing us his singular, traveling, and ever-changing program: FILMS for ONE to EIGHT PROJECTORS, called “a single, man-powered, medium-specific spectacle” by The Brooklyn Rail [ @brooklynrail ] and “both erudite and punk, lo-fi yet high-brow shorts that wrestle with a disfigured, contemporary American landscape” by Wyatt Williams in Atlanta’s Creative Loafing [ @creativeloafingatlanta ].

At this point, we are almost at capacity, but do invite you to reserve one of the few spots left online if you go to our link in bio.

Excited to share in this spectacular evening in community to kick off early days in our zone.

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