Named one of the "20 Coolest Film Festivals in the World" by MovieMaker Magazine, the deadCenter Film Festival is Oklahoma’s largest and only Oscar-qualifying fest, with the winner of two short film categories eligible for an Academy Award. On June 11-15, the Film Festival draws in unique, groundbreaking films from around the world while showcasing the best from the state. Founded by filmmakers, deadCenter prides itself on making the filmmaker experience its top priority and creating community at the festival enjoyed by filmmakers and attendees alike.
Schedule:
11:00 AM: Panel: Wild at Heart and Weird on Top: Remembering David Lynch at Te Ata Theater
12:30 PM: Panel: Actors Multi-Hyphenates and Expanding Production Roles at Te Ata Theater
3:00 PM: Panel: Intimacy in Cinema at Te Ata Theater
5:00 PM: Remaining Native at Harkins 12
5:00 PM: In My Experience Shorts at Harkins 14
5:00 PM: Youth In Revolt Shorts Film Row
5:00 PM: Documentary Shorts at Rodeo Stockyards
5:15 PM: It's a Mad, Mad World Shorts at Harkins 11
5:15 PM: Close Enough to Burn at Harkins 15
5:15 PM: Life's Ballet at OKCMOA
5:30 PM: Susan at FAM
5:30 PM: The Jurassic Games: Extinction at Harkins 10
5:30 PM: The Other People at Harkins 13
8:00 PM: Free Leonard Peltier at OKCMOA
8:00 PM: Anywhere at Rodeo Stockyards
8:15 PM: Friday Night Frolic at Dunlap
8:30 PM: Shot on Film Shorts at Harkins 12
8:30 PM: Dream Touch Believe & Ditty Bops: The Art of Listening at Harkins 15
8:30 PM: 500 Fireflies at Film Row
8:45 PM: Experimental Shorts at Harkins 14
9:00 PM: Humanity Shorts at FAM
9:00 PM: Love, Sex & Death Shorts at Harkins 10
9:00 PM: Animated Shorts at Harkins 13
10:00 PM: PJ Party - Quiet Room & Movie Audio at ALOFT ExChange 2
10:00 PM: PJ Party - Subtitles & No Movie Audio at ALOFT ExChange 3
10:00 PM: PJ Party at ALOFT ExChange 4
Locations:
- Oklahoma Contemporary - Balcony, 11 NW 11th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73103
- Oklahoma Contemporary - Te Ata Theater, 11 NW 11th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
- Oklahoma Contemporary - North Lawn, 11 NW 11th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
- Lively Beerworks,815 SW 2nd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73109
- Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) - Noble Theater, 415 Couch Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
- Rodeo Cinema: Stockyards, 2221 Exchange Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73108
- Rodeo Cinema: Film Row, 701 W Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
- Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16 - Auditorium 10, Auditorium 11, Auditorium 12, Auditorium 13, Auditorium 14, Auditorium 15, Auditorium 16, 150 E Reno Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
- The OAK - Heartwood Park, 2124 Northwest Expressway, Oklahoma City, 73112
- First Americans Museum (FAM) - Five Moons Theater, 659 American Indian Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73129
- Spark: Scissortail Park, 300 Oklahoma City Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73109
- ALOFT - ExChange 4, ExChange 3, ExChange 2, 209 North Walnut Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
- Dunlap Codding, 609 W Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102