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    Built in Dreams: The Inception 10th Anniversary Special – The Cinematic Schematic

    July 16, 2020
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    Imagine a world where the mind is the scene of the crime inspired by the works of Stanley Kubrick, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, The Matrix, and James Bond films that captures the best elements of an Oceans Eleven heist. On July 16, 2010, moviegoers were introduced to…

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    The Cinematropolis deadCenter 2020 Closing Recap

    June 22, 2020
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    After 10 days of films streamed at the 2020 deadCenter Film Festival for the event’s 20th anniversary, The Cinematropolis concludes our special coverage with a festival recap discussion between our entire festival team, Jo Light, Daniel Bokemper, Christopher Shultz, and myself. Tune in to the full discussion on today’s episode…

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    ‘Love and Fury’ Showcases the Brilliance of Indigenous Artists Around the World – dCFF20

    June 19, 2020
    Love and Fury

    In his second documentary feature, Love and Fury, Sterlin Harjo captures the versatility and passion in the world of contemporary Indigenous art. 

    For over a year of filming, Harjo followed Indigenous musicians, poets, dancers, painters, writers and activists to share their creativity and…

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    deadCenter Executive Director Lance McDaniel Champions Local Film and Arts Community – dCFF20

    June 19, 2020
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    Lance McDaniel

    Executive Director, deadCenter

    Director of Send Me Wings


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    Cate Jones Takes Audiences on a Wild Ride in ‘She’s the Eldest’ – dCFF20

    June 18, 2020
    She's the Eldest

    She’s the Eldest is more than a dramedy about three oddball siblings reconnecting in their childhood home. 

    It’s also a mystery—where did their parents vanish to, years before? Are they dead or alive? 

    Later in the film, the story also…

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    deadCenter 2020 Featured Film Festivals Interviews

    Engineering a Virtual Film Festival with Stephen Tyler, deadCenter’s Director of Technology – dCFF20

    June 18, 2020
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    Stephen Tyler

    Director of Technology, deadCenter

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    ‘Breaking Fast’ Breaks The Typical Hollywood Mold – dCFF20

    June 16, 2020
    Breaking Fast

    One of the greatest aspects of deadCenter is the chance to see narratives from different viewpoints, stories that aren’t situated from the perspective of cis, straight, presumptively Christian white men, which dominates most of mainstream Hollywood’s output. Breaking Fast definitely breaks this mold with a…

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    Charles Elmore Shares the Secrets Behind Directing the Darkly Humorous ‘The Chest’ – dCFF20

    June 16, 2020
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    Charles Elmore

    Director/Producer of “The Chest“


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    Director Sev DeMy Dreams Big with ‘Black Title Here’ – dCFF20

    June 15, 2020
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    Sev DeMy

    Writer/Director/ Producer of {Black Title Here}

    In this special interview on The Cinematic…

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    ‘The Dilemma of Desire’ Champions the Clit — dCFF20

    June 15, 2020
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    In one scene of Maria Finitzo’s The Dilemma of Desire, Dr. Stacey Dutton examines three contemporary biology textbooks. Two of them make no visual reference to female genitalia, whereas the outlier provides a single, external diagram. Dutton finds it…

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