This year we are focusing on Resilience. Filmmakers, film industry leaders, emerging artists, movie goers, and entertainment seekers alike all gather at the annual festival. Get ready for premiere screenings, filmmaker workshops, panel discussions, PLUS! Get the most out of your festival experience by pairing film screenings with DBFF’s signature experiences in music, comedy, spoken word, art, and more.

Schedule:

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

11:00am - 6:00pm @ Unt Colab Dbff Art Exhibit-Axis By Demetrius Oliver
Visual Art Exhibit Free Community Screenings & Events In Person Only Dbff Experiences Unt Colab

Thursday, January 23, 2025

11:00am - 6 Pm @ Unt Colab Dbff Art Exhibit-Axis By Demetrius Oliver
Visual Art Exhibit Free Community Screenings & Events In Person Only Dbff Experiences Unt Colab
7:00- 9:15 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater The Spook Who Sat By The Door (Denton) + Filmmaker Q&A
Opening Film Invitational Films Narrative Feature In Person Only Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater

Friday January 24,2025

10:00- 11:00am @ North Central Texas College Room 211 Crafting Your World: A Storyteller's Blueprint - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels Community Screenings & Events Nctc Rm 211
11 Am - 6 Pm @ Unt Colab Dbff Art Exhibit-Axis By Demetrius Oliver
Visual Art Exhibit Free Community Screenings & Events In Person Only Dbff Experiences Unt Colab
11:20 Am - 12:20 Pm @ North Central Texas College Room 213 Ai As Your Writing Tool: From Concept To Script - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels  Community Screenings & Events Nctc Room 213
12:40 - 1:40 Pm @ North Central Texas College Room 211 The Producer's Playbook: Indie Edition - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels Community Screenings & Events Nctc Rm 211
1:15 - 3:10 Pm @ Campus Theater Our Movement Starts Here
Social Justice Documentary Feature Campus Theater
2:00- 4:30 Pm @ North Central Texas College Room 213 Keep Your Receipts-Budgeting For Indies - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels  Community Screenings & Events Nctc Room 213
3:20 - 4:20 Pm @ North Central Texas College Room 211 Visual Storytelling Through Set Design - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels Community Screenings & Events Nctc Rm 211
3:30 - 5:35 Pm @ Campus Theater Short Stories Around The Globe: Forbidden Sound(China); Love Sweet Sound (Kenya); Ma Naye Ka Masaala A Se Ke (From God To Man) (Sierra Leone); Weave (Uk); We Need To Talk About Consent (Jamaica)
International Films Documentary Feature Music Short Narrative Short Documentary Campus Theater
4:00- 5:00pm @ Unt Colab Artist Talk & Reception: Dbff Exhibit-Axis By Demetrius Oliver
Visual Art Exhibit Free Community Screenings & Events In Person Only Dbff Experiences Unt Colab
5:00- 7:15 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater Truth To Power Shorts: 51st State; Capnext: The Journey To Unlock Capex In America; How To Sue The Klan; The Last Philadelphia
Short Documentary Social Justice Episodic/Web Series Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater
5:15 - 7:10 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater Connections In Motion :Abysma; Ballerina Boy; Getcho; Help; Hogtown/Ainsi Va Manu; Kickback Chronicles; There's A Klansman In The Trunk
Short Narrative Original Music Videos Music Episodic/Web Series College Student Shorts Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater
5:55 - 7:50 Pm @ Campus Theater ******** Of Soul
Music Documentary Feature Campus Theater
7:00- 9:00pm @ Patterson-Appleton Arts Center (Greater Denton Arts Council) Dbff Comedy Night
Dbff Experiences In Person Only Comedy Show Patterson-Appleton Arts Center (Greater Denton Arts Council)
7:00- 9:15 Pm @ Texas Theater The Spook Who Sat By The Door (Dallas) + Filmmaker Q&A
Opening Film Invitational Films Narrative Feature In Person Onlytexas Theater
7:00pm @ Vinyl Lounge Karaoke Night - A Dbff Official After Party
Dbff After Dark Dbff Experiences In Person Onlyvinyl Lounge
8:10 - 10:30 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater Dbff After Dark Feature & Short - Cocoa In The Dark & Thug
Narrative Feature College Student Shorts Short Narrative Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater
Dbff After Dark Feature: I Wish I Could See Heaven
8:10 - 10:10 Pm @ Campus Theater Narrative Feature Campus Theater
8:15 - 10:30 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater Champions Of The Mic
Invitational Films Music Documentary Feature Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater

Saturday, January 25, 2025

10:00- 11:00am @ North Central Texas College Room 213 Creating & Connecting: A Creative's Journey - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels Free Community Screenings & Events Nctc Room 213
10:35 Am - 12:25 Pm @ Campus Theater Bold & Beautiful Shorts: Blueprint For My People; City Of Kings:Atlanta; Earth To Kb; F3ver; I Praise The Dance; Space For Sweeter
Short Documentary College Student Shorts Lgbtq Stories Short Narrative Screendance Original Music Videos Music Campus Theater
11:00am - 1:10 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater The Spirit We Carry Shorts: Finding Jamia's Spirit; Flush; Lyz; Nwa(Black); Superman Doesn't Steal; The Feelings I Wear; The Golden Boy
Short Narrative College Student Shorts Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater
11:00am - 1:00pm @ North Central Texas College Room 212 Human Trafficking - Dbffi Social Justice Panel
Free Community Screenings & Events Social Justice Conversations In Person Only Nctc Room 212
11:00am - 6:00pm @ Unt Colab Dbff Art Exhibit-Axis By Demetrius Oliver
Visual Art Exhibit Free Community Screenings & Events In Person Only Dbff Experiences Unt Colab
11:15 Am - 1:10 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater Voices Of Resilence: Black Voices From The Ivory Tower; Butterflies Jump Too; Chaos On Commerce; Komlan
Short Documentary Invitational Films Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater
11:20 Am - 12:20 Pm @ North Central Texas College Room 211 Meet The Commissioners: Texas Film Opportunities: A Commissioner's Guide - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels Free Community Screenings & Events Nctc Rm 211
12:40 - 1:40 Pm @ North Central Texas College Room 213 Mobile Masterclass: Professional Films From Your Phone - Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels Community Screenings & Events Nctc Room 213
12:45 - 2:50 Pm @ Campus Theater Threads Of Legacy Shorts: Adult Children Of The American Revolution; Let My Love Be Heard; Making Of A Classic; Ownership; Songbird; Ursula
Short Narrative High School Student College Student Shorts Lgbtq Stories Campus Theater
2:00- 4:00pm @ North Texas Centraal College Black Box Theater New In 2025- Texas Short Screenplay Live Reads
Texas Short Screenplay In Person Only North Texas Centraal College Black Box Theater
In The Dreamer's Realm Shorts: Darwin The Dreamer; Gods Of The Universe: Rise Of The Star Child; If They Took Us Back; Opening Up; The Candy Lady; The Last Golden Hour
Short Narrative  Invitational Films Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater
2:25 - 4:20 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater Three (Extra) Ordinary Women
Documentary Feature In Person Only Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater
3:10 - 5:30 Pm @ Campus Theater Still I Rise
Invitational Films Social Justice Documentary Feature Campus Theater
3:20 - 4:20 Pm @ North Central Texas College Room 211 Virtual Production Revolution: Unreal For Indies- Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels Free Community Screenings & Events Nctc Rm 211
3:20 - 4:20 Pm @ North Central Texas College Room 213 Navigating From Indie Actor To Hollywood- Dbffi Workshop
Dbff Institute Workshops And Panels Community Screenings & Events Nctc Room 213
Narrative Feature: Sodade ( Cape Verde)
International Films Narrative Feature In Person Only Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater
5:20 - 7:50 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater The Unfolding Path To Purpose : Features- "I Don't Even Know Me Yet" & Redemption Road
Documentary Feature Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater
5:50 - 8:15 Pm @ Campus Theater Mister Gates
Narrative Feature Social Justice Campus Theater
Poetry Get Down Annual Slam
In Person Only Poetry/Spoken Word Dbff Experiences Patterson-Appleton Arts Center (Greater Denton Arts Council)
8:30 - 10:45 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater Dbff After Dark Shorts: A Prayer; August & Ebony; Chocolate With Sprinkles; Emascipation; Envie De Faire L'amour; Light; Tracy,Trina,Trinti
College Student Shorts Short Narrative In Person Only Dbff After Dark Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater
8:35 - 10:35 Pm @ Campus Theater Dbff After Dark Feature: Sierra's Gold (South Africa)
International Films Narrative Feature Campus Theater
8:50 - 11 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater Redefining Masculinity:Perdido (Featurette) And Shorts: How's Man Made; Pretty Boy; Uncle Bryan
Narrative Feature Social Justice Short Narrative Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater
10:00pm  @ Steve's Wine Bar Jazzy Groove - Dbff Official After Party
Dbff After Dark Dbff Experiences In Person Only Steve's Wine Bar

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Filmmakers Celebration And Awards
10:30 Am - 12 Pm Awards Celebration
12:15 - 2:30 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater Echoes Of Determination Shorts: Climb Malawi; Dear Kasen; Footwork; Resolution
Short Documentary Invitational Films Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater
2:00- 5:20 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater Night Haul
Invitational Films In Person Only Narrative Feature Alamo Drafthouse - Denton #8 Theater
3:30 - 5:30 Pm @ Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater Old Righteous Blues
Invitational Films Invitational Films In Person Only Narrative Feature Alamo Drafthouse- Denton #1 Theater
6:30 - 9 Pm @ Margo Jones Performance Hall  Feature Music Concert: Frank Mccomb & Special Guests
Dbff Experiences In Person Only Music Margo Jones Performance Hall
8:00pm ******** Of Soul (Texas Only)
Music Documentary Feature
8:00pm Bold & Beautiful Shorts: Blueprint For My People; City Of Kings:Atlanta; Earth To Kb; F3ver; I Praise The Dance; Space For Sweeter
Short Documentary College Student Shorts Lgbtq Stories Short Narrative Screendance Original Music Videos Music
8:00pm Champions Of The Mic
Invitational Films Music Documentary Feature
8:00pm Cocoa In The Dark & Thug
Narrative Feature College Student Shorts Short Narrative
8:00pm Connections In Motion :Abysma; Ballerina Boy; Getcho; Help; Hogtown/Ainsi Va Manu; Kickback Chronicles; There's A Klansman In The Trunk
Short Narrative Original Music Videos Music Episodic/Web Series College Student Shorts
8:00pm Dbff After Dark Shorts: August & Ebony; Chocolate With Sprinkles; Emascipation; Envie De Faire L'amour; Light; Tracy,Trina,Trinti
Short Narrative College Student Shorts Dbff After Dark
8:00pm Echoes Of Determination Shorts: Climb Malawi; Dear Kasen; Footwork; Resolution
Short Documentary Invitational Films
8:00pm I Wish I Could See Heaven
Narrative Feature
8:00pm In The Dreamer's Realm Shorts: Darwin The Dreamer; Gods Of The Universe: Rise Of The Star Child; If They Took Us Back; Opening Up; The Candy Lady; The Last Golden Hour
Short Narrative Invitational Films International Films
8:00pm Mister Gates
Narrative Feature Social Justice
8:00pm Our Movement Starts Here
Social Justice Documentary Feature
8:00pm Redefining Masculinity:Perdido (Featurette) And Shorts: How's Man Made; Pretty Boy; Uncle Bryan
Narrative Feature Social Justice Short Narrative
8:00pm Short Stories Around The Globe: Forbidden Sound(China); Love Sweet Sound (Kenya); Ma Naye Ka Masaala A Se Ke (From God To Man) (Sierra Leone); Weave (Uk); We Need To Talk About Consent (Jamaica)
International Films Documentary Feature Music Short Narrative Short Documentary
8:00pm Sierra's Gold
International Films Narrative Feature
8:00pm Still I Rise- Social Justice Documentary- Human Trafficking
Invitational Films Social Justice Documentary Feature
8:00pm The Spirit We Carry Shorts: Finding Jamia's Spirit; Flush; Lyz; Nwa(Black); Superman Doesn't Steal; The Feelings I Wear; The Golden Boy
Short Narrative College Student Shorts
8:00pm The Unfolding Path To Purpose : Features- "I Don't Even Know Me Yet" & Redemption Road
Documentary Feature
Threads Of Legacy Shorts: Adult Children Of The American Revolution; Let My Love Be Heard; Making Of A Classic; Ownership; Songbird; Ursula
Short Narrative High School Student College Student Shorts Lgbtq Stories
8:00pm Truth To Power Shorts: 51st State; Capnext: The Journey To Unlock Capex In America; How To Sue The Klan; The Last Philadelphia
Short Documentary Social Justice Episodic/Web Series
8:00pm Voices Of Resilence: On Hallowed Ground: Story Of Martyrs Park; Black Voices From The Ivory Tower; Butterflies Jump Too; Chaos On Commerce; Komlan
Invitational Films Short Documentary

Date:January 22-26,2025

Location:Various Locations in Denton

Click Here For More Information