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The Cinematropolis deadCenter 2022 Recap

June 17, 2022

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After more than 140 films screened, ten filmmaker podcast interviews, and more than a dozen written essays, The Cinematropolis deadCenter 2022 coverage comes to a close in today’s final festival episode of The Cinematic Schematic looking back at the highlights from the festival from the full Cinematropolis team including writers Jo Light, Daniel Bokemper, and Christopher Shultz.

Bokemper shares his in-person festival experience before each person from around the virtual table talks about the films they saw and wrote about from deadCenter 2022. We close out by talking about the benefits of the virtual film festival that is available to pass holders through the end of this weekend.

For more on everything we covered at this year’s festival, take a look at the links below!

Thank you for joining us again for this year’s deadCenter 2022 festival, and make sure to follow us on our Facebook and Twitter pages to keep up with future thoughtful conversations on films including upcoming podcast reviews for Jurassic World: Dominion and The Black Phone.

Podcast Interviews by Caleb Masters

Butterfly in the Sky Celebrates the Love of Reading Books with Bradford Thomason & Brett Whitcomb
Mama Bears Makes the Case for Empathy Toward LGBTQ Communities with Dyresha Kyi
Out of Exile Brings the Big Screen Crime Thrills to deadCenter with Kyle Kauwika Harris and the cast
Getting It Back: The Cymande Story Jumpstarts the Return of the Influential Band with Patrick Patterson, Steve Scipio, and Tim McKenzie Smith
The Seeds of Greenwood Tells Inspiring Stories of Fellows Program with Thunder Films Team
Chicken House Brings Autobiographical Comedy To Life with Cate Jones and Kassie Gann
The Battle of Honey Springs is deadCenter’s Historical War Movie with Bryan Beasley
Introducing Mickey Reece’s UndeadCenter with Mickey Reece
The Official deadCenter 2022 Sneak Peak with Miranda Patton and Sara Thompson

Review Essays

From Jo Light

WAKE UP, LEONARD – A ‘Wake Up’ Call to Indie Filmmakers
CHICKEN HOUSE – Play ‘Chicken’ with These Filmmakers
OLIVER & THE POOL – Wading in Grief with ‘Oliver & The Pool’
MANTIS CLUB – Would you join the ‘Mantis Club’?

From Daniel Bokemper

MAMA BEARS – Mama Bears is a Moving Call to Action
ETERNAL SPRING – Eternal Spring Hijacks Our Hearts Through Spirituality and Animated Illustrations
THE BRAVES – The Braves Proves Friendship and Stellar Performances Are Eternal
OCTOPUS – Octopus Contemplates Life in the Wake of Tragedy
TEARJERKER SHORTS – Tension and Emotions Flare in deadCenter’s Tearjerker Shorts

From Christopher Shultz

Made In Oklahoma: Three Films About Identity, Scarcity And Crime (Among Other Things)
A Rich Two Blocks Of Oklahoma-Made Short Films At deadCenter 2022
SHOUTING DOWN MIDNIGHT – Shouting Down Midnight Is An Important Rallying Cry Everyone Should Hear
PIGGY – Piggy Presents A More Nuanced Depiction Of Bullying In Horror

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Caleb Masters

Caleb Masters is a lifelong film and pop culture enthusiast with more than 10 years experience in writing, podcasting and video production. When he's not running The Cinematropolis or hosting The Cinematic Schematic podcast, Masters serves as an active member of the Oklahoma Film Critic's Circle where he currently serves as Vice President. He also loves video games. Follow him @CMastersTalk on Letterboxd, Instagram, or X.

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