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What film leaders think about the state's incentives

After incentives for the film industry dried up in NC, many productions took their work to Atlanta. But the director of the North Carolina Film Office says there’s still an industry here, and a storied history of filmmaking.

Guy Gaster, Director of the North Carolina Film Office, which promotes the state to possible productions and studios

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New documentary follows the path of a NC jazz legend

 Yusuf Salim trio. (1420x1110, AR: 1.2792792792792793)

Moonchild: The Life and Music of Yusuf Salim follows the jazz pianist and composer through six decades in the music world. From Philadelphia to North Carolina.

It has a focus on Durham, which the film’s director calls Salim’s ‘chosen hometown.’ And includes footage from Salim's show on PBS NC "Yusuf and Friends."

Kenny Dalsheimer, Director of Moonchild: The Life and Music of Yusuf Salim, documentary filmmaker and editor who’s been making films since 1996

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Durham film studio owners are working to open an arthouse cinema

The co-owners of an independent film studio in Durham called Shadow Box Studio are making film, but they’re working to open a small cinema, too. 

Leoneda Inge speaks with the duo about their inspiration, their work, and their hopes for Durham’s film scene.

Jim Haverkamp, proprietor of Shadowbox Studio in Durham, and a freelance editor and filmmaker

Alex Maness, proprietor of Shadowbox Studio in Durham and a photographer, filmmaker, and projection designer