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 festival has expanded to the the Denton Black Film Festival Institute and serves filmmakers and creatives of all backgrounds.


50th Anniversary screening of legendary concert film ‘Wattstax’
Denton Black Film Festival Wraps Up Ninth Year, Eclipsing 10,000

The Denton Black Film Festival has grown into a five-day event that allows you, our guest, to immerse yourself in some of the best artistic showcases of Black cinema, music, spoken word, art, and more.Â
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JAN. 25 – FEB 5, 2023
RETURNING
JANUARY 2024
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.
Programs
Quakertown Film Project
DBFF presents Soul Talk
TEC Talk
Upcoming Events
50th Anniversary Screening of Wattstax
2023 Denton Black Film Festival
Funk Family Upstander Speaker Series: The Innocence Project
Civil Discourse Series: Cancel Culture
Justice For Ahmaud: It Could Have Been Me – Photography Exhibit
‘Alice Street’ Documentary Film Screening + Panel Discussion









