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    The Cinematropolis deadCenter 2025 Recap

    June 20, 2025
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    Four members of The Cinematropolis team—Caleb Masters, Daniel Bokemper, Jo Light, and Christopher Shultz—returned to the deadCenter Film Festival for its twenty-fifth year last weekend. It was a week filled with conversations about movies, writing, and sharing our thoughts on just a few of the 150+ films at the Oscar-qualifying film festival.

    When we weren’t in a theater or catching up with friends and filmmakers at the parties, we were burning the midnight moonlight, the only way one should at a film festival.

    Don’t miss a beat. Join us for one last look at the festival in our deadCenter 2025 recap. The links to our full body of work can be found below.



    deadCenter 2025 Recap Hosts

    Caleb Headshot

    Caleb Masters

    The Cinematropolis Editor-in-Chief, The Cinematic Schematic Host/Producer

    Coverage

    • deadCenter 2025: The Ultimate Festival Sneak Peek

    Jo Light

    The Cinematropolis / No Film School / Final Draft Contributor

    Coverage

    • ‘Susan’ Is an Intimate Portrait of Living with Dementia
    • Thriller ‘The Other People’ Showcases Ambitious Storytelling
    • ‘Life’s Ballet’ Chronicles Oklahoma Dance Educator’s Remarkable

    Daniel Bokemper

    Daniel Bokemper

    The Cinematropolis / Flick Attack / OK Gazette contributor

    Coverage

    • deadCenter’s ‘Youth In Revolt Shorts’ Prove Hardship Is Ageless 
    • deadCenter’s ‘It’s a Mad, Mad World Shorts’ Reveal Truth Within

    Christopher Shultz

    The Cinematropolis / Flick Attack contributor

    Coverage

    • ‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Digs Deep Into the Story of a Native Activist Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
    • ‘Queens of the Dead’ Is Tina Romero’s Out and Proud Zombie Flick
    • deadCenter ‘Midnight Shorts’ Offers a Diverse Collection of Wild and Weird

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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.
    • ‘Life’s Ballet’ Chronicles Oklahoma Dance Educator’s Remarkable Legacy – dCFF25

    • ‘28 Years Later’ Isn’t Quite the Sequel Fans Have Been Dying for, and That’s a Good Thing – The Cinematic Schematic

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