“One of the best film festivals in DFW is back!”
The Oak Cliff Film Festival (OCFF) will return to Dallas June 20-23, delivering an eclectic mix of 27 narrative features and documentaries, 58 short films, and complementary events including musical performances and interactive experiences. That Nerd Show will be there covering all the festivities! This has been one of our favorite festivals for the last ten years as Oak Cliff and the famed Texas Theater attracts the the weird, the quirky, and most talented filmmakers who passion for movies exuberate what filmmaking is all about. You may never seen big blockbusters here, but you will find some of the best offbeat films that can take your breath away here at the Oak Cliff Film Festival. If you are looking for a great film festival in Dallas and you have been disappointed by some of the other ones then check out Oak Cliff Film Festival.
The opening night film will be.
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Dir. Nicolas Jack Davies
R.I.Y.L – Fugazi’s Instrument, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Some Kind of Monster
A film that charts the artistic and personal relationship between two era-defining artists, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (At the Drive-In / The Mars Volta), told almost entirely through hundreds of hours of self-shot footage filmed by Omar over the last 40 years.
DFW Premiere
Filmmaker Gary Forrester in attendance
The Closing night film is…
Between the Temples
Dir. Nathan Silver
R.I.Y.L Harold and Maude, A Serious Man
A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.
TX PREMIERE
“Simply put, among America’s very best small film festivals.”
In its 13th year, the Oak Cliff Film Festival has established itself as a significant city-wide event, featuring the best of Oak Cliff’s theatre and art venues, restaurants, bars, and small businesses. OCFF showcases brave and independent filmmaking of all stripes in an atmosphere that encourages and fosters filmmaking in Dallas and beyond.
The Oak Cliff Film Festival was established in 2011 as a regional film festival in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas. The festival is a program of the Oak Cliff Film Society. The Oak Cliff Film Society is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to discovering independent and archival films and sharing them with new audiences via screenings and educational programs. OCFS is committed to cultivating the film community in and promoting the Dallas neighborhood of Oak Cliff by inspiring filmmakers, audiences and artists. The Oak Cliff Film Society strives to utilize historic theaters and venues whenever possible for its annual Oak Cliff Film Festival Program.
TEXAS THEATRE BOX OFFICE HOURS
Thursday, June 20: 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Friday, June 21: 6:00 PM -11:00 PM
Saturday, June 22: 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Sunday, June 23: 12:00 PM – 10:30 PM
GENERAL TICKETING INFORMATION
INDIVIDUAL SCREENING TICKETS
Tickets for most individual screenings are available $13.00 each online in advance or at the door for each venue during festival operating hours. There are some events that may vary in price.
WHAT IS A RUSH LINE?
The Festival reserves a certain amount of seats for pass holders at each screening. If those seats aren’t taken before the film starts, we make them available to people standing in Rush Lines outside the theater. People in the Rush Lines must exchange vouchers or use cash to buy a ticket to the screening.
“CHECK OUT THE FULL LINEUP and FILM GUIDE”
