Four members of The Cinematropolis team—Caleb Masters, Daniel Bokemper, Jo Light, and Christopher Shultz—returned to deadCenter Film Festival for its twenty-fifth year last weekend. It was a week filled with conversations with filmmakers, movies, and writing about 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 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



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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