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The Denton Black Film Festival returns in person January 2024 for it’s 10th Anniversary!

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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.

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City of Denton seeks to acknowledge racist history by helping fund a Quakertown documentary

Mary Ellen Taylor sat, tall and defiant, in her rocking chair inside her home. Her house was being moved on railroad ties, pulled by a team of mules from...
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50th Anniversary screening of legendary concert film ‘Wattstax’

A major musical event that attracted 112,000 people of color documented in WattStax film. Enjoy the re-release of music performed at the historic concert in...
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Denton Black Film Festival Wraps Up Ninth Year, Eclipsing 10,000

The Denton Black Film Festival wrapped up its ninth year, topping 10,000 attendees and recognizing some of the nation’s top filmmakers.
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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. 

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JAN. 25 – FEB 5, 2023

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JANUARY 2024

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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.

Collaborations + Programming

Programs

Quakertown Film Project

DBFF will executively produce a documentary film series. Crowdfunding will begin soon!
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DBFF presents Soul Talk

DBFF presents Soul Talk is a series that holds intimate conversations with creatives to discuss their work. Every second Sunday.
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TEC Talk

Technology Education Culture… allows early adopters and industry experts to discuss and invite audiences to the significant impacts of technology like AI, Fintech, youth coding & more.
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Virtual + Community

Upcoming Events

50th Anniversary Screening of Wattstax
March 19, 2023 Alamo Drafthouse
A 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE LANDMARK CONCERT FILM Sunday March 19th at 4:05pm – Alamo Drafthouse Cedars | Dallas, TX Join us for a screening of Wattstax and stay after the show for a...
Alamo Drafthouse
2023 Denton Black Film Festival
January 25, 2023
The in-person festival returns January 25th – 29th! Extends virtually until February 5th, 2023. The Denton Black Film Festival has grown into a five-day event that allows you, our guest, to...
Alamo Drafthouse
Funk Family Upstander Speaker Series: The Innocence Project
November 16, 2022
Innocence Project co-founder Barry Scheck, executive director Christina Swarns, and exoneree Christopher Ochoa discuss the organization’s founding, its groundbreaking use of DNA technology, their...
Alamo Drafthouse
Civil Discourse Series: Cancel Culture
October 6, 2022
The Civil Discourse Series presents multiple sides of a thought-provoking topic through respectful discussion. For each event, the Museum convenes a panel of subject matter experts to represent their...
Alamo Drafthouse
Justice For Ahmaud: It Could Have Been Me – Photography Exhibit
September 24, 2022 The Dock Bookshop
Justice For Ahmaud – It Could Have Been Me – speaks to the dichotomy between public activism and the private struggle African American citizens experienced in response to the vigilante style...
The Dock Bookshop
‘Alice Street’ Documentary Film Screening + Panel Discussion
September 22, 2022 Greater Denton Arts Council
The Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton Black Film Festival and Thin Line Film Festival are proud to present a free film screening of the award winning documentary Alice Street with a panel...
Greater Denton Arts Council
Soul Talk ft. TBA guest
September 18, 2022
TBA
Greater Denton Arts Council
Frank Macomb
Jazzmeia Horn
DBFF Workshop at PAC
Cosign Awards
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DBFF Summer Bash
KW Performed with the one o'clock lab band and his own band
Filmmaker Q&A
Tatiana "LadyMay" Mayfield
KW Performed with the one o'clock lab band and his own band

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