The Denton Black Film Festival Institute (DBFFi), in partnership with Learn The WAI, presents a live AI workshop designed to introduce creatives, entrepreneurs, and professionals to practical AI tools that enhance productivity, creativity, and income potential.

Festival theme focused on “Hope & Courage”

Our Movement Starts Here – Now Streaming; Nitashia Johnson Creative Spotlight; DBFF alumni Starling Thomas and Jerod Couch Black Butterflies film in progress;

Catch up with the latest accomplishments from Denton Black Film Festival alumni! Shequeta L. Smith’s Shero Comics is revolutionizing geek culture, while Tramaine Townsend’s music video Like A Bird is up for an Academy Award. Chaplain Coy Poitier leads the Buffalo Soldiers Heritage...

Denton’s new Monopoly board features Denton staples like live music, the Denton Black Film Festival and the Old Alton Bridge. Penny Kimble/DRC.

Nitashia Johnson’s work on display in Austin; Dir. Jared Couch Emmy winning short film on Amazon; more to come after M. Legend Brown’s film’s red carpet premiere

This is a participatory storytelling project “centering individuals and their communities in a collective effort to (re)produce oral and visual histories that shine light on a continuum of radical leadership by BIPOC women.”

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.

Press Release September 2023- Quakertown Project

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 Los Angeles in 1972.  Special guest Deanie Parker will share her time at Stax Records (now Concord records) and she will lead...