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:
12:30 PM: Life's Ballet at Harkins 11
12:30 PM: Horror Shorts at Film Row
12:30 PM: Close Enough to Burn at Rodeo Stockyards
12:45 PM: True Colors Shorts at Harkins 13
1:00 PM: 67 Bombs to Enid at FAM
1:00 PM: She Cried That Day at Harkins 12
2:00 PM: Drowned Land at OKCMOA
3:00 PM: Family Fest Shorts at Harkins 15
3:15 PM: Dream Touch Believe & Ditty Bops: The Art of Listening at Harkins 10
3:30 PM: Comedy Shorts at Harkins 11
3:30 PM: Anywhere at Harkins 14
3:45 PM: Something For Everyone Shorts at Rodeo Stockyards
4:00 PM: Experimental Shorts at Film Row
4:15 PM: Episodics/Series at Harkins 12
4:30 PM: Shot on Film Shorts at FAM
4:30 PM: A Healing Journey: Comanche Academy at Harkins 13
5:00 PM: Assembly at OKCMOA
7:00 PM: Queens of the Dead at Harkins 10
7:00 PM: Free Leonard Peltier at Harkins 15
7:00 PM: Bloodstained Ivory at Rodeo Stockyards
7:15 PM: Midnight Shorts at Harkins 11
7:15 PM: Humanity Shorts at Harkins 14
7:30 PM: It's a Mad, Mad World Shorts at Film Row
8:00 PM: All the Feels Shorts at Harkins 13
8:30 PM: Flashback Closing Night Screening at OAK
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