Reel Wonder
The season’s finale. Reel Wonder centers Black cinema, holiday, fantasy, and the imagination — closing the residency with the work, the voices, and the awards that send the year home.
Two days.
Themed shorts blocks.
Awards on closing night.
Reel Wonder programs Black cinema, holiday, fantasy, magic, mythology, and world-build — a chapter that honors Black voices in genre filmmaking alongside the broader language of imagination, closing the inaugural season with the championship awards block.
- Curated films
- Themed blocks distributed across two programming days
- Moderated filmmaker Q&A after every block
- Lobby mixer between blocks · doors open early
- Awards presented at the close of the final block
How the weekend unfolds.
World-Build
Cinema that builds entire worlds in twenty minutes — and earns the time.
Wonder/Myth
Films that remember why we loved this medium in the first place.
Old stories, new images. The form-language of legend, retold.
Holiday/Enchantment
Holiday fills the air. Look through new eyes with imagination.
Closing Magic + Awards
The season’s final block, closing with the Reel Wonder awards.
Block sequencing and final lineup locked by Lumina programming three weeks before the weekend.
Submit to Reel Wonder.
Submissions are now closed. Early Bird closes June 30 · Regular Deadline July 31 · Final close September 20. All three chapters accept submissions through one FilmFreeway listing.