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The Chesapeake Film Festival (‘CFF”) is thrilled to announce a
dynamic new media partnership with The Talbot Spy! Together, CFF is launching an exclusive
monthly podcast series packed with the latest festival news, behind-the-scenes stories, and indepth
conversations with the creative minds behind this year’s films. Get insider access to
filmmakers, producers, and directors, and don’t miss special appearances by industry standouts
like, Rebekah Louisa Smith, The Pearl Comb, Spirit of Place and When Everything Was Blue,
Kimberly Skyrme, Now What?, The Other You and Lives Beyond Motion, Harold Jackson, The
Novelist, Monda Raquel Webb, Mother Knows Best, Maggie Stogner, Upstream, Downriver,
Sandy Cannon-Brown, One Bad Crab and Francisco Salazar, Colibri. Subscribe to The Talbot
Spy, follow Chesapeake Film Festival on social media, or visit our website
www.chesapeakefilmfestival.com and subscribe to receive news to catch every exciting
episode!
Early Bird Tickets are now on sale
Save your seat and save money by purchasing early-bird tickets to the Chesapeake Film
Festival, October 10-12, showcasing over 45 of the finest independent and student films in
historic downtown Easton. Enjoy 17% off the standard $150 ticket price and guarantee yourself
a seat at the Festival’s top screenings at the beautifully renovated Ebenezer Theater, the
Academy Art Museum, and the Talbot County Free Library. Tickets sold out online for the 2024
festival almost a month prior to opening night, so don’t hesitate to reserve your spot today. Click
here for online registration www.chesapeakefilmfestival.com.
Free Monthly Film Series Continues at the Talbot County Free Library and Oxford
Community Center
The Chesapeake Film Festival (CFF) and the Talbot County Free Library launched their
collaborative monthly film series in March, celebrating the Library’s 100th Anniversary and
CFF’s 18th Season.
Coming up next: Wicked on June 21 at 2 PM, followed by Jaws on July 12 at 2 PM,
and Avatar: The Way of Water on Saturday, August 2 at 2 PM—all held at the Talbot County
Free Library in historic downtown Easton. Part of the Our Bay, Our World, Our Festival series,
these screenings are perfect midweek and weekend cultural escapes, with selections for all ages.
In addition, a special free screening of Hidden Figures will take place at the Oxford
Community Center on Wednesday, August 6 at 6 PM. This powerful film honors the
contributions of African American women mathematicians at NASA during the space race.
The series wraps with a free, back-by-popular-demand screening of the American
Masters documentary WYETH on Saturday, September 13 at 2 PM, celebrating the life and
work of American realist painter Andrew Wyeth.
Upcoming Film Highlights & Key Dates
• June 21: Wicked —2PM – Talbot County Free Library
• July 12: Jaws – 2PM -- Talbot County Free Library, 2PM
• August 2: Avatar the Way of Water – 2PM -- Talbot County Free Library
• August 6: Hidden Figures – 6PM -- The Oxford Community Center with panel
discussion
• September 13: WYETH – 2PM -- Talbot County Free Library
• October 10 to 12 – Chesapeake Film Festival – Ebenezer Theater, Academy Art
Museum and Talbot County Free Library – For Tickets and information visit
www.chesapeakefilmfestival.com
All June, July, August and September screenings are free and open to the public. No
reservations required.
CFF programming is brought to you by our generous sponsors the Maryland State Arts Council,
Talbot Arts, Maryland Humanities Council, The Artistic Insights Fund, Richard and Beverly
Tilghman, Talbot County Free Library, The William Lucks Professional Group powered by
Keller Williams Realty, Laser Letters and by generous patrons like you.
For more information on how to become a sponsor or volunteer or to purchase tickets, please
visit www.chesapeakefilmfestival.com.
