2025 deadCenter Week Starts Today



Grab your film badges, Oklahoma film lovers, because the 2025 deadCenter Film Festival begins this Wednesday! What’s in store for the 25th year of the film festival? What movies are playing? In today’s episode of The Cinematic Schematic, we’re kicking off this year’s exclusive coverage to give you all the information you need to prepare for the action in downtown OKC from Wednesday, June 11th, to Sunday, June 15th.



Co-host Laron Chapman puts on his Head of Pride Programming hat to give us the lowdown on this year’s biggest happenings.







Left to Right: Laron Chapman and Caleb Masters.







How to Prepare for the Festival



To make sure you’re in the loop and ready to go, in this episode, we cover:




* How the festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary



* Tips for building your filmgoing schedule to ensure you don’t miss a beat



* A few of the most noteworthy movies at this year’s festival








What to Expect from the 2025 deadCenter Film Festival



The festival begins at 5:30 PM this Wednesday at Harkins with a screening of Okie Style: Okie Shorts, the premiere short film block for Oklahoma filmmakers. On the other side of downtown, the festival will hold its annual opening night party at Sailor and the Dock from 7 PM to 10 PM.



Once the activities have started, there’s no shortage of things to do. Whether you’re watching one of the more than 160 films playing at the Oscar-qualifying festival(See the full schedule here) or you are mingling with friends, colleagues, or collaborators, you are certain to enjoy one of Oklahoma’s biggest events of the year.







Ready to buy a badge? Passes and individual tickets for the festival are on sale now!







Featured Guest







Laron Chapman



Head of Pride Programming at deadCenter



The Cinematic Schematic podcast Co-Host



Read his new movie thoughts in the Reel Insights with Laron Chapman Column







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