Welcome to deadCENTER Film.

Whether you’re looking for your monthly independent film fix or one of the best weekends of your life at our festival, deadCENTER is the place for you. 

The mission of deadCENTER Film is to promote independent film arts. As filmmakers and film fans, we constantly work to bring independent films and independent filmmakers to Oklahoma City.  So whatever your taste, you’re sure to find it here. 

Three cheers for our winners!

* Screenplay:  Laura Looks Up by Keri Schreiner, Los Angeles, CA
* Narrative Feature: Weather Girl directed by Blayne Weaver, Los Angeles, CA
* Documentary Feature: Official Rejection directed by Paul Osborne, Los Angeles, CA
* Narrative Short: Gaining Ground directed by Marc Brummen, Germany
* Documentary Short: Forced into ‘Comfort’, Fighting for Apology directed by Theo Lipfert, Bozeman, MT
* Animation: I’m So Proud Of You directed by Don Herzfeld, Santa Barbara, CA
* Student Film: Science Fair directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp, Brooklyn, NY
* Oklahoma Feature: Barking Water directed by Sterlin Harjo, Tulsa, OK
* Oklahoma Short: Starvation Doctrine directed by Zac Davis, OKC, OK
* Grand Jury Narrative Feature: Yvette, directed by Rogelio Almeida, Duncan, OK
* Grand Jury Narrative Documentary:  The Day After Peace directed by Jeremy Gilley, London, UK

See you all next year for our TENTH anniversary!

deadCENTER 2009 Festival Recap. Bloggers, those 2 Movie Guys, and Uncle Lloyd

Being that there were almost 7,000 of your pretty faces at the festival surely you didn’t get to be everywhere and see everything.  Thankfully, we had folks writing, filming and acting a fool just so you could be in the deadCENTER of the action.  Big thanks to Ian for assembling this fine cast of characters.  Until next year…cheers!

The Bloggers:

The Candler – Coming straight to you from NYC
http://www.candlerblog.com/2009/06/17/full-deadcenter-coverage/

The Film Cake:
http://www.thefilmcake.com/2009/06/16/summercamp-or-the-rest-of-deadcenter/

Two-Headed Blog:
http://www.twoheadedblog.com/?p=2225  
http://www.twoheadedblog.com/?p=2223

Suburban Kitsch :
http://suburbankitsch.com/2009/06/17/the-deadcenter-2009-experience/

Hypeful:
http://www.hypeful.com/


The 2 Movie Guys:

Ask them about their Jessica Alba sighting.
http://www.twomovieguys.com/


Finally, a letter from Uncle Lloyd:

Lloyd Kaufman Here,

Last weekend I attended deadCENTER Fest in Oklahoma City, the Gyno operated and incredibly well-organized festival showcased a slue of brilliant films and relevant panel discussions on the state of Independent Cinema. I mention that deadCENTER Fest was organized by Gynos (more politically correct term for woman) because it was the best run film festival I’ve ever been to! The G.O.C’s for the festival (Gyno’s in Charge) were Melissa Scaramucci, Kim Haywood, and Cacky Poarch. They took care of every detail, everything at deadCENTER went on without a hitch or a glitch, they are all perfect human specimens!!! The Film Fest was refreshingly idealistic, untainted by the cynicism and evils of Hollywood. This was truly a film fest for Independent films, supported and organized by lovers of Independent film.

A couple films I attended especially kicked ass! Specifically, Weather Girl, Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (my film of course), Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie, and Official Rejection, which I was in and elaborates on the BS I have encountered at so called mainstream film festivals. I recommend deadCENTER Festival to all filmmakers, regardless of experience or genre. This is Uncle Lloydie’s highest endorsement. Take it and spread the word kiddies! Looking forward to next year’s deadCENTER Fest!

Xoxo,
Uncle Lloyd

 

2009 deadCENTER via CoverItLIVE!

Hard Justice — Episode 1

deadCENTER Buzz

Take a look at what people are saying about the deadCENTER Film Festival.

  • "Bar none, the best film festival in Oklahoma" – The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide
  • "Festivals like deadCENTER bring artists together and expose industry insiders to the talent of middle America.”  – The Oklahoman
  • "Oklahoma City’s homegrown film fest, the deadCENTER Film Festival, is all grown up in it’s eighth year.” – Variety  
  • “Everything was perfect. The End.” – FilmThreat.com
  • “It was an honor to be a part of DeadCENTER - this was an incredible job on your part - very accessible, very friendly - and the films featured were EXCELLENT.  The quality of your screenings constantly reminded me how fortunate I was to screen my film in the fest.” – Adam Hampton, Outsider Productions
  • “Festivals like deadCenter really celebrate the filmmaker and truly independent films. Thanks for everything you do.” – Steven E. Metze, Director, Year At Danger
  • “I just wanted to say that deadCENTER is truly a great film festival and I'm honored to have been a part this year.  I also appreciate you putting me up in a beautiful hotel and being so accommodating in every way…Our screenings were great and the response we got from people was all we could hope for!” – Jason Connell, Connell Creations 

 

Friends of the deadCENTER Film Festival

Thank you to all of our fine sponsors and donors of the 2009 deadCENTER Film Festival  for supporting independent film in Oklahoma.

BigSCREEN Sponsor 

  • Stella Artois
  • Cox Communications
  • Wimgo

PlatinumPICTURE Sponsor 

  • KFOR/KAUT 43
  • Cardinal Engineering

SilverSCREEN Sponsor 

  • Chuck Ferrell 
  • NLI 
  • The Wilshire Charitable Trust 
  • Oklahoma Film and Music Office 
  • Visual Image Advertising 
  • Chip and Shannon Fudge 
  • The Oklahoma Gazette 
  • Chesapeake Energy 
  • Kirkpatrick Foundation 
  • Kirkpatrick Family Fund 
  • Ad Astra Foundation

BronzePICTURE Sponsor 

  • Starbucks 
  • Mr. and Mrs. KT Meade
  • Cable Volkswagen

FilmFANATIC Sponsor 

  • Tricia Everest 
  • Chris and Meg Salyer 
  • Ira and Sandy Schlezinger 
  • Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library 
  • The Colcord
  • Nonna's 
  • XO Lounge 
  • The Skirvin Hilton 
  • La Baguette 
  • Fred Jones Family Foundation & Jones Hall
  • Richard and Glenna Tanenbaum
  • Southwestern Publishing
  • Lee Allen Smith
  • Blake Wade

CinemaSUPPORTER Sponsor 

  • Steve Mason 
  • Jim and Beth Tolbert 
  • Charlie Amis 
  • Bank of Oklahoma 
  • OG&E 
  • Elliot and Associates Architecture 
  • Virginia Fox 
  • Norville Oil Company 
  • Susan Hogan 
  • Fred and Patricia Schonwald 
  • Anthony McDermid
  • Joe Robinson

FestivalFRIEND Sposor 

  • Kent Frates 
  • Millar and Elizabeth White 
  • Tom and Brenda McDaniel 
  • Richard and Ruth Lampton Family Foundation 
  • Kirkland and Julia Hall 
  • Mr. and Mrs. WE Dalton 
  • Duke Ligon 
  • Dulaney Brothers Investments 
  • Alison Naifeh 
  • Donald Kyle
  • Mike and Sandra Kirk

SPECIAL THANKS 

  • John and Mary Seward 
  • Mark and Lela Sullivan 
  • Dick and Anne Workman 
  • Mary Brunsteter 
  • Mr. and Mrs. James Meade 
  • BA Furseth 
  • Jeanne Hoffman Smith

deadCENTER now on YouTube, Twitter, and Ustream.tv

deadCENTER is now on YouTube.  Head over to check out festival openers, trailers, and short films from our festival. 

www.youtube.com/user/deadCENTERfilm

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www.twitter.com/deadcenter

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www.ustream.tv/deadcenter

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