10th Anniversary
SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival
April 24-28, 2018    Rhode Island

Southeast New England Film, Music & Arts Festival

As one of the longest-running film, music and arts festivals in the country, the Southeast New England Film, Music & Arts Festival has established itself as one of the premier festivals in New England dedicated to giving life to independent cinema, music and art. The SENE Festival was named one of the Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee by MovieMaker Magazine, one of the most respected voices in the film industry. 

Join us for 5 days of independent films from across the country and around the world, live music, art exhibits, and parties. Meet filmmakers from all over the world, artists and musicians all in one dynamic festival.

For our 10th Anniversary, SENE is showcasing 140 independent films, four music performances and two art exhibits.

SENE Festival Schedule of Events

Tuesday, Apr 24
Opening Night Music Event
​The Arctic Playhouse, West Warwick
7:00 pm Music Documentary Shorts
7:30 pm Acoustic Music Performance by Dean Cascione
8:00 pm Music Films & Videos

Wednesday, Apr 25
​Warwick Center for the Arts, Warwick
7:00 pm  Limelight Awards Party & Art Exhibit​

Thursday, April 26
Films Screenings @ Rhodywood Studio in Providence   
7:00 pm Documentary Shorts 1

Film Screenings/Music/Art @ Jamestown Arts Center 
6:30 pm Con/textile/ized Art Exhibit & Music Performance by Lindsay Adler
7:00 pm Shorts Program 1

Film Screenings/Art Exhibit @ Warwick Center for the Arts
6:30 pm Art Exhibit
7:00 pm Art Documentary and Experimental Shorts
8:00 pm Art Documentary: Light 

Friday April 27
Film Screenings @ Rhodywood Studio in Providence
6:30 pm Documentary Feature: A Shot in the Dark
8:30 pm LGBT Short Films

Film Screenings @ Columbus Theatre in Providence
4:45 pm Shorts Program 2
5:00 pm  International Feature: My Name Is Batlir, not Butler
5:30 pm  Shorts Program 3 
7:00 pm  Sci-Fi Shorts  |  Shorts Program 4
9:00 pm  Narrative Feature: Painless  |  Comedy Shorts

Saturday, April 28
Film Screenings @ Columbus Theatre in Providence
Afternoon Events     
11:00 am Hendricken HS Short Films
12:30 pm Documentary Shorts 2
12:45 pm  New England Shorts 1
 2:15 pm   New England Shorts 2  |  Animated Shorts
 4:00 pm  Feature Film: Beauty Mark  |  Shorts Program 5

​Evening Events   
6:00 pm  Shorts Program 6 |  Shorts Program 7
8:00 pm  Feature Film: In Searching  |  Horror Shorts
10:00 Jury Awards 
10:30 Closing Party

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Bringing people together through film, music and art

​Presented by Southeast New England Film, Music and Arts
a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation

** SENE is pronounced like scene  **