DBFF featured packed line-up of 80 plus films, dozens of workshops, three art shows, spoken word slam, comedy, dance, gaming competition and a festive Kirk Whalum Concert

For the 10th anniversary of the Denton Black Film Festival 85 films were curated for in various categories and genres. Among these selections the DBFF Film Team ratings resulted in finalists from which the Competitive Jurors selected the Best and the runner up in each category.

The Commish Radio Show podcast with Ed Gray dedicated an episode to Quakertown. Listen as Ed Gray sits down with Rev. Reginald Logan, filmmaker Lindell Singleton, and a special guest recalls the history of Quakertown.

In the heart of Denton, Texas, a cultural phenomenon has been unfolding over the years — the Denton Black Film Festival (DBFF). More than just a cinematic celebration, DBFF stands as a beacon for underrepresented voices, aiming to provide a stage for Black stories and a platform for...

Press Release September 2023- Quakertown Project

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 Quakertown to a cow pasture across the tracks in Southeast Denton, which in the early 1920s was the outskirts of town…

DBFF will executively produce a documentary film series. Learn more about the crowdfunding campaign

As a cultural-historical landmark, the documentary film highlights only a few of the key early contributors and others who tell part of the museum’s 47-year journey from their perspective.

It’s that time again! We’ve worked hard to make sure you are comfortable to visit us IN PERSON for the 2023 Denton Black Film Festival. The five days of the festival are in various locations in the downtown Denton, Texas area. You will be comfortable at each of these...

Music Feature Sy Smith comes to stage Thursday January 26, 2023. This Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter and producer helped cultivate the nu-soul scene in that city more than 10 years ago, a scene which now easily boasts some of the most progressive artists of that genre to date.