How do you become one of the world’s top film festivals and draw over 10,000 fans to downtown Oklahoma City? By offering a lineup like this. With such a broad panoply of possibilities, it’s important to remember that you can’t be in two places at once – plan ahead and enjoy!
Some prefer to make viewing choices by type of film, some by screening location and some simply plan by date and time… so we’ve arranged the schedule to fit each modus operandi. Unless otherwise noted, all film screenings require a ticket or festival pass. Slice recommends an all-access-pass for maximum enjoyment, and as an added bonus, OKCity Card holders may purchase two passes for the price of one. For more information on the best plan for getting into the films and events that interest you, visit deadcenterfilm.org/buy.
For detailed film info, visit deadcenterfilm.org/festivalgenius/2012, where you can create your own schedule and download it to your calendar.
Festival Dates
Wednesday, June 6 –Sunday, June 10
BY GENRE
Documentary
AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
Alison Klayman 2012 | China, USA | 91 min
Thursday, OKCMOA, 8-10pm
AMERICA’S PARKING LOT
Jonny Mars | Austin, TX | 73 min
Saturday, Harkins Theatre,
4:30-6:30pm
Sunday, Harkins Theatre,
12:30-2:30pm
AWAKEN THE DRAGON
Liz Oakley | Charleston, SC | 87 min
Friday, Harkins Theatre, 6-8pm
Sunday, Harkins Theatre, 3-5pm
BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING
Neil Berkeley | LA | 93 min
Friday, OKCMOA, 8-10pm
Sunday, Harkins Theatre,
5:45-7:45pm
COMIC-CON IV: A FAN’S HOPE
Morgan Spurlock | CA | 88 min
Saturday, OKCMOA, 2-4pm
Sunday, Harkins Theatre,
3:15-5:15pm
CROCODILE IN THE YANGTZE
Porter Erisman | Shanghai | 75 min
Saturday, Harkins Theatre, 11am-1pm
GRAND ENERGY TRANSITION
Greg Mellott | OK | 120 min
Saturday, Harkins Theatre,
11:30am-1:30pm
GRANITO: HOW TO NAIL A DICTATOR
Pamela Yates | USA | 103 min
Saturday, Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, 12:30-2:30pm
Free screening
LOVE FREE OR DIE
Macky Alston | LA | 82 min
Saturday, Harkins Theatre, 2-4pm
Sunday, Harkins Theatre, 1-3pm
MARLEY
Kevin Macdonald | UK, USA | 152 min
Wednesday, Chesapeake Finish Line Tower, 8:30-11pm
Free and open to the public
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES
Lauren Greenfield | CA | 100 min
Saturday, OKCMOA, 5:30-7:30pm
SIDE BY SIDE: THE SCIENCE, ART AND IMPACT OF DIGITAL CINEMA
Chris Kenneally | CA | 98 min
Friday, OKCMOA, 2-4pm
SUNSET STRIP
Hans Fjellestad | USA | 89 min
Saturday, Harkins Theatre, 7-9pm
Sunday, Harkins Theatre,
8:30-10:30pm
UNDER AFRICAN SKIES
Joe Berlinger | NY | 102 min
Saturday, Grand Lawn at the Myriad Gardens, 9-11:30pm
Free Screening
WHERE DID THE HORNY TOAD GO?
Stefanie Leland | OKC | 74 min
Saturday, Harkins Theatre,
1:30-3:30pm
Narrative Feature
BRINGING UP BOBBY
Famke Janssen | OKC | 92 min
Saturday, OKCMOA, 8-10pm
Sunday, Harkins Theatre, 8-10pm
CINEMA SIX
Mark Potts | Austin, TX | 85 min
Friday, Harkins Theatre,
6:15pm-8:15pm
Sunday, Harkins Theatre,
12:45-2:45pm
THE DAUGHTER OF DAWN
Norbert A. Myles | OK | 80 min
Sunday, OKCMOA, 12:30-2pm and 2:30-4pm
THE DOME OF HEAVEN
Diane Glancy | KS | 90 min
Saturday, Harkins Theatre,
11:15am-1:15pm
HOLIDAY ROAD
Todd Berger, Bill Palmer, Bobby Miller, Daron Nefcy, Benny Grinnell, Ian Eastin, Mary McIlwain, Aaron Arendt, Michael Suter, Dee Robertson, Doug Manley, Helena Wei, Andrew Putschoegl | USA | 120 min
Friday, IAO Gallery, 8:30-10:30pm
HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHERMANN SONG?
Gary King | NY | 104 min
Friday, Harkins Theatre, 6:30-8:30pm
Sunday, Harkins Theatre, 6-8pm
JUST CRAZY ENOUGH
Lance McDaniel | OKC | 99 min
Saturday, Harkins Theatre, 4-6pm
Sunday, Harkins Theatre,
3:30-5:30pm
KEYHOLE
Guy Maddin | Canada | 93 min
Friday, Harkins Theatre,
10:45pm-12:45am
LOVE TOWN
Jay Webster | Bartlesville, OK | 93 min
Saturday, Harkins Theatre,
1:45-3:45pm
QWERTY
Bill Sebastian | LA | 91 min
Saturday, Harkins Theatre,
4:15-6:15pm
SEARCHING FOR SONNY
Andrew Disney | Ft. Worth, TX | 94 min
Friday, Harkins Theatre,
10:30pm-12am
Sunday, Harkins Theatre,
5:30-7:30pm
SEE GIRL RUN
Nate Meyer | NY | 90 min
Friday, Harkins Theatre, 8:45-10:45pm
Sunday, Harkins Theatre, 8:15-10:15pm
SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME
Bob Byington | Austin, TX | 76 min
Thursday, Harkins Theatre, 8:30-10:30pm
TAKE THIS WALTZ
Sarah Polley | Canada, USA | 116 min
Friday, OKCMOA, 5:30-7:30pm
THE UNUSUAL CALLING OF CHARLIE CHRISTMAS
Adam Hampton | Dale, OK | 108 min
Saturday, Harkins Theatre, 6:45-8:45pm
Shorts
9 Lives
Saturday, IAO Gallery, 2:30-4:30pm
Sunday, IAO Gallery, 1-3pm
CATCAM
Seth Keal | USA | 15 min
THE ORDERLY
Daniel Campbell | USA | 11 min
ANOTHER DRESS, ANOTHER BUTTON
Lyn Elliot | USA | 3 min
THE NECKLACE
MaryLee Hermann | USA | 6 min
LIVE OUTSIDE THE BOX
Shu-Hsuan Lin | USA | 4 min
THE PATH TO PRISON
Kelly Amis | USA | 10 min
HITTING ON DESTINY
Chase Ryan Friedman | USA | 24 min
HILLARY’S STRAWS
Phil Cox | 3 min
A BRIEF HISTORY OF JOHN BALDESSARI
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman | 5 min
Comedy
Thursday, IAO Gallery, 8:15-10:15pm
Saturday, IAO Gallery, noon-2pm
LITTLE DAD
Noah Pritzker | USA | 12 min
BLUNDERKIND
Zak Mechanic | USA | 20 min
DAVE VS DEATH
Patrick Hagarty | Canada | 12 min
GOLDEN BOX
Matt MacDonald | USA | 19 min
PRIDE OF CALDWELL
Ben Woollen | New Zealand | 15 min
BEAR
Nash Edgerton | Australia | 8 min
Globetrotter
Friday, IAO Gallery, 6:15-8:15pm
MY MUSLIM EYES
Loren Rui and Laela Omar | USA | 6 min
THE GAME
Marcin Janiec | Poland | 5 min
GRANDMA MUST GET DRY (NONNA SI DEVE ASCIUGARE)
Alfredo Covelli | Italy | 15 min
LIN
Piers Thompson | UK | 25 min
THE GLOWING HOURS
Paul Young | UK | 22min
CABBAGEMINCER
Vadim Viner | Russian Federation | 9 min
MR. TOILET
Morgan Clendaniel | 3 min
Kids’ Fest
Saturday, Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, 10am-noon
MY LICENSE
Elizabeth Herrick | USA | 2 min
DESPERATE CROSSING
MinSeok Jeon | 5 min
MONKEY BUSINESS
Alexander Knight | OK | 3 min
Love Is Complicated
Thursday, IAO Gallery,
10:30pm-12:30am
Saturday, IAO Gallery, 5-7pm
HELLION
Kat Candler | USA | 6 min
REPRISE
Shripriya Mahesh | USA | 14 min
NEVE & SONS
Duygu Erucman and Laura Green | USA | 8 min
CRUSH
Rebecca Pugh and Jennifer West | USA | 7 min
BUNKER
Kim Voynar | USA | 12 min
THE GATHERING SQUALL
Hannah Fidell | USA | 12 min
SPARK
Annie Silverstein | USA | 8 min
THE LOVE COMPETITION
Brent Hoff | USA | 15 min
Midnight
Friday, IAO Gallery, 11:59pm-1am
BUSCH COUNTRY
Chris Ivanovskis |USA | 8 min
JUST SAY NO
Abiel Bruhn, John Rocco | USA | 22 min
RUSTY TROMBONE MUSIC VIDEO
Jay Wade Edwards | USA | 4 min
MEANING OF ROBOTS
Matt Lenski | USA | 3 min
MOUTHFUL
Robert G. Putka | USA | 10 min
Not-So-Short
Saturday, Harkins Theatre,
6:30-8:30pm
Sunday, IAO Gallery, 3:30-5:30pm
THE ASSIGNMENT
Scott Brignac | USA | 27 min
KILLER
Brent Ryan Green | USA | 30 min
NOODLING
Rebecca Eskreis | USA | 17 min
Okie
Friday, Harkins Theatre, 8:15-10:15pm
Sunday, IAO, 6-8pm
FRIENDS
Bunee Tomlinson | 9 min
THE GLASS CHILD
Danial Gebreili | 11 min
THE REAWAKENING OF MEADE
Cacky Poarch | 13 min
THE NGHIEMS – DUM DUM DAH DAH
Kyle Roberts | 5 min
SUCKER
Ben Hlavaty | 5 min
LOVELY DAY
Matt Barse | 15 min
MCKENZIE
Paul Farmer | 5 min
BIRDHEAD
Darren Dunn | 11 min
ONE LAST KILL
Eli Hull | 12 min
An Okie Doc & Rock
Friday, The Exchange, 9-10:15pm
THE SH*TTIEST MOVIE EVER MADE
Nathan Poppe | 36 min
Includes a brief live performance by the band Sh*tty/Awesome
Rated ‘R’ for Ridiculously Awesome
Saturday, IAO Gallery, 7:30-9:30pm
Sunday, IAO Gallery, 8:15-10:15pm
MOUTHFUL
Robert G. Putka | USA | 10 min
MAGPIE
Russell O. Buch | USA | 25 min
MEANING OF ROBOTS
Matt Lenski | USA | 3 min
LIFE AND FREAKY TIMES OF UNCLE LUKE
Jillian Mayer | USA | 12 min
35 YEAR OLD MAN
Amir Motlagh | USA | 6 min
ODDS OR EVENS
Jay Gormley | USA | 20 min
AFTER-SCHOOL SPECIAL
Jacob Chase | USA | 9 min
Special Events
Wednesday
bluCENTER Bash, 6:30-8:30pm, Chesapeake Boathouse (ticket required; sales close 6/4)
Thursday
Opening Night Party, 5:30-7:30pm, OKCMOA Rooftop (pass holders only)
Friday
Stella Artois Filmmaker Brunch, OKC
MOA, 11am-1pm (filmmakers only)
Friday Night Frolic on Film Row, The Exchange, 10:30pm-1:30am (free and open to the public: Stella Artois VIP room for pass holders only)
Saturday
Stella Artois Filmmaker Brunch, OKC
MOA, 11am-1pm (filmmakers only)
Stella Artois Happy Hour, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, 5-7pm (open to the public; specials for pass holders)
Closing Night Party, Myriad Gardens, 11:30pm-1:30am (free public outdoor dance party; VIP in-restaurant party for pass holders)
Sunday
Farewell Brunch at Museum Cafe,
OKCMOA, 11am-1pm
Slice Magazine and Stella Artois Happy Hour, Joey’s Pizzeria, 5-7pm (open to the public; specials for pass holders)
Panels
Friday
Film Distribution Forum, 11:30am-1:30pm, OKCMOA 2nd Floor Mezzanine (filmmakers only)
Film Distribution Panel, 4-5pm, OKC
MOA Noble Theater (free and open to the public)
Saturday
Screenplay Tableread, 12:30-1:30pm, OKCMOA
BY LOCATION
OKCMOA
Thursday
Opening Night Party, 5:30-7:30pm (pass holders only)
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (documentary), 8-10pm
Friday
Stella Artois Filmmakers Brunch, 11am-1pm (filmmakers only)
Film Distribution Forum, 11:30am-1:30pm (filmmakers only)
Side by Side: The Science, Art and Impact of Digital Cinema (documentary), 2-4pm
Film Distribution Panel, 4-5pm (free and open to the public)
Take This Waltz (narrative feature), 5:30-7:30pm
Beauty is Embarrassing (documentary), 8-10pm
Saturday
Stella Artois Filmmaker Brunch, 11am-1pm (filmmakers only)
Screenplay Tableread, 12:30-1:30pm
Comic-Con IV: A Fan’s Hope (documentary), 2-4pm
The Queen of Versailles (documentary), 5:30-7:30pm
Bringing Up Bobby (narrative feature), 8-10pm
Sunday
Farewell Brunch at the Museum Cafe, 11am-1pm
The Daughter of Dawn (narrative feature), 12:30-2pm
The Daughter of Dawn (narrative feature), 2:30-4pm
Harkins Theatre
Thursday
Somebody Up There Likes Me (narrative feature), 8:30-10:30pm
Friday
Awaken the Dragon (documentary), 6-8pm
Cinema Six (narrative feature), 6:15-8:15pm
How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song? (narrative feature), 6:30-8:30pm
Okie Shorts, 8:15-10:15pm
See Girl Run (narrative feature), 8:45-10:45pm
Searching for Sonny (narrative feature), 10:30pm-midnight
Keyhole (narrative feature), 10:45pm-12:45am
Saturday
Crocodile in the Yangtze (documentary), 11am-1pm
The Dome of Heaven (narrative feature), 11:15am-1:15pm
Grand Energy Transition (documentary), 11:30am-1:30pm
Where Did the Horny Toad Go? (documentary), 1:30-3:30pm
Love Town (narrative feature), 1:45-3:45pm
Love Free or Die (documentary) 2-4pm
Just Crazy Enough (narrative feature), 4-6pm
The Queen of Versailles (documentary), 5:30-7:30pm
Qwerty (narrative feature), 4:15-6:15pm
America’s Parking Lot (documentary), 4:30-6:30pm
Not-So-Short Shorts, 6:30-8:30pm
The Unusual Calling of Charlie Christmas (narrative feature), 6:45-8:45
Sunset Strip (documentary), 7-9pm
Sunday
Cinema Six (narrative feature), 12:45-2:45pm
Awaken the Dragon (documentary), 3-5pm
Comic-Con IV: A Fan’s Hope (documentary), 3:15-5:15pm
Searching for Sonny (narrative feature), 5:30-7:30pm
Beauty is Embarrassing (documentary), 5:45-7:45pm
How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song? (narrative feature), 6-8pm
See Girl Run (narrative feature), 8:15-10:15pm
Love Free or Die (documentary), 1-3pm
Just Crazy Enough (narrative feature), 3:30-5:30pm
America’s Parking Lot (documentary), 4:30-6:30pm
Bringing Up Bobby (narrative feature), 8-10pm
Sunset Strip (documentary), 8:30-10:30pm
IAO Gallery
Thursday
Comedy Shorts, 8:15-10:15pm
Love Is Complicated Shorts, 10:30pm-12:30am
Friday
Globetrotter Shorts, 6:15-8:15pm
Holiday Road (narrative feature), 8:30-10:30pm
Midnight Shorts, 11:59pm-1am
Saturday
Comedy Shorts, noon-2pm
9 Lives Shorts, 2:30-4:30pm
Love Is Complicated Shorts, 5-7pm
Rated ‘R’ for Ridiculously Awesome Shorts, 7:30-9:30pm
Sunday
9 Lives Shorts, 1-3pm
Not-So-Short Shorts, 3:30-5:30pm
Okie Shorts, 6-8pm
Rated ‘R’ for Ridiculously Awesome Shorts, 8:15-10:15pm
Other Locations
Chesapeake Boathouse
Wednesday, bluCENTER Bash, 6:30-8:30pm (ticket required; sales close 6/4)
Chesapeake Finish Line Tower
Wednesday, Marley (documentary), 8:30-11pm (free and open to the public)
The Exchange
Friday, Okie Docs That Rock (shorts), 9-10:15pm
Friday Night Frolic on Film Row, 10:30pm-1:30am (free and open to the public: Stella Artois VIP room for pass holders only
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop
Saturday, Stella Artois Happy Hour, 5-7pm (open to public; specials for pass holders)
Joey’s Pizzeria
Sunday, Slice Magazine and Stella Artois Happy Hour, 5-7pm (open to public; specials for pass holders)
Myriad Gardens
Saturday, Under African Skies (documentary), 9-11:30pm (free screening)
Saturday, Closing Night Party, 11:30pm-1:30am (free public outdoor dance party; VIP in-restaurant party for pass holders)
Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library
Saturday Kids’ Fest (shorts),
10am-noon
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (documentary), 12:30-2:30pm
BY DATE
Wednesday, June 6
6:30-8:30pm, bluCENTER Bash, Chesapeake Boathouse (ticket required; sales close 6/4)
8:30-11pm, Marley (documentary), Chesapeake Finish Line Tower (free and open to the public)
Thursday, June 7
5:30-7:30pm, Opening Night Party, OKCMOA (pass holders only)
8-10pm, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (documentary), OKCMOA
8:15-10:15pm, Comedy Shorts, IAO Gallery
8:30-10:30pm, Somebody Up There Likes Me (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
10:30pm-12:30am, Love Is Complicated Shorts, IAO Gallery
Friday, June 8
11am-1pm, Stella Artois Filmmaker Brunch, OKCMOA (filmmakers only)
11:30am-1:30pm, Film Distribution Forum, OKCMOA (filmmakers only)
2-4pm, Side by Side: The Science, Art and Impact of Digital Cinema (documentary), OKCMOA
4-5pm, Film Distribution Panel, OKC
MOA (free and open to the public)
5:30-7:30pm, Take This Waltz (narrative feature), OKCMOA
6-8pm, Awaken the Dragon (documentary), Harkins Theatre
6:15-8:15pm, Cinema Six (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
6:15-8:15 Globetrotter Shorts, IAO Gallery
6:30-8:30pm, How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song? (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
8-10pm, Beauty is Embarrassing (documentary), OKCMOA
8:15-10:15pm, Okie Shorts, Harkins Theatre
8:30-10:30pm, Holiday Road (narrative feature), IAO Gallery
8:45-10:45pm, See Girl Run (narra-tive feature), Harkins Theatre
9:15-10pm, Okie Docs That Rock (shorts), The Exchange
10:30pm-12am, Searching for Sonny (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
10:30pm-1:30am, Friday Night Frolic on Film Row, The Exchange (free and open to the public: Stella Artois VIP room for pass holders only)
10:45pm-12:45am, Keyhole (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
11:59pm-1am, Midnight Shorts, IAO Gallery
Saturday, June 9
10am-noon Kids’ Fest (shorts), Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library
11am-1pm, Stella Artois Filmmaker Brunch, OKCMOA (filmmakers only)
11am-1pm, Crocodile in the Yangtze (documentary), Harkins Theatre
11:15am-1:15pm, The Dome of Heaven (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
11:30am-1:30pm, Grand Energy Transition (documentary), Harkins Theatre
Noon-2pm, Comedy Shorts, IAO Gallery
12:30-1:30pm, Screenplay Tableread, OKCMOA
12:30-2:30pm, Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (documentary), Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library
1:30-3:30pm, Where Did the Horny Toad Go? (documentary), Harkins Theatre
1:45-3:45pm, Love Town (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
2-4pm, Comic-Con IV: A Fan’s Hope (documentary), OKCMOA
2-4pm, Love Free or Die (documentary), Harkins Theatre
2:30-4:30pm, 9 Lives Shorts, IAO Gallery
4-6pm, Just Crazy Enough (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
4:15-6:15pm, Qwerty (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
4:30-6:30pm, America’s Parking Lot (documentary), Harkins Theatre
5-7pm, Love is Complicated Shorts, IAO Gallery
5-7pm, Stella Artois Happy Hour, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop (open to public; specials for pass holders)
5:30-7:30pm, The Queen of Versailles (documentary), OKCMOA
6:30-8:30pm, Not-So-Short Shorts, Harkins Theatre
6:45-8:45pm, The Unusual Calling of Charlie Christmas (narrative feature)
7-9pm, Sunset Strip (documentary), Harkins Theatre
7:30-9:30pm, Rated ‘R’ for Ridiculously Awesome Shorts, IAO Gallery
8-10pm, Bringing Up Bobby (narrative feature), OKCMOA
9-11:30pm, Under African Skies (documentary), Grand Lawn at the Myriad Gardens (free screening)
11:30pm-1:30am, Closing Night Party, Myriad Gardens (free public outdoor dance party; VIP in-restaurant party for pass holders)
Sunday, June 10
11am-1pm, Farewell Brunch at Museum Café, OKCMOA
12:30-2:30pm, America’s Parking Lot (documentary), Harkins Theatre
12:30-2pm, The Daughter of Dawn (narrative feature), OKCMOA
12:45-2:45pm, Cinema Six (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
1-3pm, Love Free or Die (documentary), Harkins Theatre
2:30-4pm, The Daughter of Dawn (narrative feature), OKCMOA
3-5pm, Awaken the Dragon (documentary), Harkins Theatre
3:15-5:15pm, Comic-Con IV: A Fan’s Hope (documentary), Harkins Theatre
3:30-5:30pm, Just Crazy Enough (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
3:30-5:50pm, Not-So-Short Shorts, IAO Gallery
5-7pm, Slice Magazine and Stella Artois Happy Hour, Joey’s Pizzeria (open to public; specials for pass holders)
5:30-7:30pm, Searching for Sonny (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
5:45-7:45pm, Beauty is Embarrassing (documentary), Harkins Theatre
6-8pm, How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song? (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
6-8pm, Okie Shorts, IAO Gallery
8-10p, Bringing Up Bobby (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
8:15-10:15pm, See Girl Run (narrative feature), Harkins Theatre
8:15-10:15pm, Rated ‘R’ for Ridiculously Awesome Shorts, IAO Gallery
8:30-10:30pm, Sunset Strip (documentary), Harkins Theatre
Screening and Event Locations
Chesapeake Boathouse/Finish Line Tower
725 S. Lincoln
552.4040
The Exchange
700 block of W. Sheridan
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop
208 Johnny Bench Dr.
602.3899
Harkins Theatre
150 E. Reno
231.4747
IAO Gallery
706 W. Sheridan
232.6060
Joey’s Pizzeria
700 W. Sheridan
525.8503
Myriad Gardens
301 W. Reno
297.3995
OKCMOA (OKC Museum of Art)
415 Couch Dr.
236.3100
Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library
300 Park Ave.
231.8650
