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    F9: The Fast Saga – The Cinematic Schematic Review

    June 25, 2021
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    The Cinematic Schematic is back to our normally scheduled programming with a review of “the first film in the trilogy that will conclude the Fast and Furious Saga.” That’s right ladies and gentlemen, today we are taking on F9: The Fast Saga. Like all great heists,…

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    Between Waves Tells a Personal Story Through Interdimensional Travel – dCFF21

    June 20, 2021
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    It’s the final day of deadCenter 2021 and we couldn’t close out the festival without a talk about a film in one of our favorite genres, sci-fi. Longtime listeners know that we are fans of larger-than-life ideas with a personal perspective, and few films playing at…

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    “Sardis” Sheds Light on Buried Oklahoma Stories – dCFF21

    June 19, 2021
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    As the deadCenter 2021 Film Festival begins to wind down, we’re highlighting some of our favorite gems from this year’s schedule. Among the huge array of short films playing is a documentary titled “Sardis,” a story preserving a forgotten piece of Oklahoma history.

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    Furloughed Film Talks at deadCenter – dCFF21

    June 15, 2021
    Furloughed Film Talks
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    The deadCenter Film Festival is hosted here in the heart of Oklahoma, but thanks to last year’s virtual cinema that was launched as part of the festival’s COVID-19-minded approach, the scope of the audience expanded far beyond just the sooner state. 

    Last year,…

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    deadCenter 2021 Keynote #1 – What Makes Oklahoma a Great Place to Make Movies in 2021?

    June 14, 2021
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    Between out-of-state projects like the Killers of the Flower Moon, Minari, Reagan, Reservation Dogs, and Stillwater, and homegrown projects like Mickey Reece’s Agnes and Kyle Kauwika Harris’s Out of Exile, Oklahoma seems to be in the middle of a boom…

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    Alien on Stage Is a Celebration of Passion Projects and Fan Cultures – dCFF21

    June 13, 2021
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    The deadCenter 2021 film festival has always had a knack for finding the most memorable and emotionally satisfying documentaries of each year. In 2021, the festival played the heartwarming We Are Thousand, a story about amateur musicians gathering together in an Italian village to pay tribute…

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    “Jabee: Hope” Realizes OKC Hip Hop Artist’s Autobiographical Vision – dCFF21

    June 12, 2021
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    The deadCenter Film Festival is a place for all types of stories including the short stories found in music videos. One of the festival’s most notable short films playing at this year’s festival in the SHORTS: OKIE 1 block is the music video, “Jabee: Hope.”…

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    “Feel So Good” Is an Auteur Film at Heart with a “Bad Faith” Passion – dCFF21

    June 11, 2021
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    Guests:

    Ben Tefera, writer/director of Feel So Good

    Slyrex, co-producer, co-editor, sound designer and composer of Feel So Good

    Ben Stillwell White, co-producer, cinematographer, and co-editor of Feel So Good

    Grayson Dunn, star of Feel…

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    The Official 2021 deadCenter Film Festival Sneak Peek

    June 7, 2021
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    Today kicks off the beginning of the 2021 deadCenter Film Festival week for filmgoers around the state of Oklahoma. To give listeners and pass holders a tease of what they can expect, The Cinematic Schematic is joined by the deadCenter film festival director of operations,…

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    “A Long Road to Liberty” Retrospective Documents Valuable Oklahoma History – dCFF21

    June 4, 2021
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    Our exclusive coverage of the deadCenter 2021 film festival continues on The Cinematic Schematic with an interview featuring the president and CEO of the Inasmuch Foundation and producer of “A Long Road to Liberty,” Bob Ross, and the short film’s writer/director, Bryan Beasley. In this deadCenter 2021 Film…

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