Denton Black Film Festival

This year we are focusing on Resilience. Filmmakers, film industry leaders, emerging artists, movie goers, and entertainment seekers alike all gather at the annual festival. Get ready for premiere screenings, filmmaker workshops, panel discussions, PLUS! Get the most out of your festival experience by pairing film screenings with DBFF’s signature experiences in music, comedy, spoken word, art, and more.

Schedule:

10:00- 11:00am @ North Central Texas College Room 211 Crafting Your World: A Storyteller's Blueprint - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels Community Screenings & Events Nctc Rm 211
11 Am - 6 Pm @ Unt Colab Dbff Art Exhibit-Axis By Demetrius Oliver
Visual Art Exhibit Free Community Screenings & Events In Person Only Dbff Experiences Unt Colab
11:20 Am - 12:20 Pm @ North Central Texas College Room 213 Ai As Your Writing Tool: From Concept To Script - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels  Community Screenings & Events Nctc Room 213
12:40 - 1:40 Pm @ North Central Texas College Room 211 The Producer's Playbook: Indie Edition - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels Community Screenings & Events Nctc Rm 211
1:15 - 3:10 Pm @ Campus Theater Our Movement Starts Here
Social Justice Documentary Feature Campus Theater
2:00- 4:30 Pm @ North Central Texas College Room 213 Keep Your Receipts-Budgeting For Indies - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels  Community Screenings & Events Nctc Room 213
3:20 - 4:20 Pm @ North Central Texas College Room 211 Visual Storytelling Through Set Design - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels Community Screenings & Events Nctc Rm 211
3:30 - 5:35 Pm @ Campus Theater Short Stories Around The Globe: Forbidden Sound(China); Love Sweet Sound (Kenya); Ma Naye Ka Masaala A Se Ke (From God To Man) (Sierra Leone); Weave (Uk); We Need To Talk About Consent (Jamaica)
International Films Documentary Feature Music Short Narrative Short Documentary Campus Theater
4:00- 5:00pm @ Unt Colab Artist Talk & Reception: Dbff Exhibit-Axis By Demetrius Oliver
Visual Art Exhibit Free Community Screenings & Events In Person Only Dbff Experiences Unt Colab
5:00- 7:15 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater Truth To Power Shorts: 51st State; Capnext: The Journey To Unlock Capex In America; How To Sue The Klan; The Last Philadelphia
Short Documentary Social Justice Episodic/Web Series Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater
5:15 - 7:10 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater Connections In Motion :Abysma; Ballerina Boy; Getcho; Help; Hogtown/Ainsi Va Manu; Kickback Chronicles; There's A Klansman In The Trunk
Short Narrative Original Music Videos Music Episodic/Web Series College Student Shorts Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater
5:55 - 7:50 Pm @ Campus Theater Of Soul
Music Documentary Feature Campus Theater
7:00- 9:00pm @ Patterson-Appleton Arts Center (Greater Denton Arts Council) Dbff Comedy Night
Dbff Experiences In Person Only Comedy Show Patterson-Appleton Arts Center (Greater Denton Arts Council)
7:00- 9:15 Pm @ Texas Theater The Spook Who Sat By The Door (Dallas) + Filmmaker Q&A
Opening Film Invitational Films Narrative Feature In Person Onlytexas Theater
7:00pm @ Vinyl Lounge Karaoke Night - A Dbff Official After Party
Dbff After Dark Dbff Experiences In Person Onlyvinyl Lounge
8:10 - 10:30 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater Dbff After Dark Feature & Short - Cocoa In The Dark & Thug
Narrative Feature College Student Shorts Short Narrative Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater
Dbff After Dark Feature: I Wish I Could See Heaven
8:10 - 10:10 Pm @ Campus Theater Narrative Feature Campus Theater
8:15 - 10:30 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater Champions Of The Mic
Invitational Films Music Documentary Feature Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater