EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN, INSPIRE
BLACK STORYTELLERS
Beautiful reminders of what art looks like…what art is… How culture creates Community and how communing creates Unity…WE tell our story .
The Denton Black Film Festival was created in order to address under-representation in film and media by giving Black stories an audience and Black creatives a platform. The Denton Black Film Festival is the largest black film festival in the state of Texas and the Southwest Region of America. The festival has expanded to the the Denton Black Film Festival Institute and serves filmmakers and creatives of all backgrounds.


Axis by Demetrius Oliver at UNT CoLab
2025 Selected Competitive Films
Festival recap

Our 2025 Festival has came to a wrap! Thank you for all who came and supported.

The Institute’s activities and events are open to ALL filmmakers, however, we recognize a special need for those of the African and Black Diaspora because of historical exclusion limiting full participation in the film industry. Our first step in enhancing this support begins with identifying those filmmakers who are active and want to engage.