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1998 Society
The 1998 Society, named for Full Frame’s founding year, offers supporters a unique opportunity to deepen your connection to the festival and celebrate its nearly three decades of shaping the documentary landscape.
An annual gift of $1,998 or more makes you eligible for membership and grants access to special benefits, including exclusive ticket packages, festival lounge access, early film selection, box office support, and invitations to year-round events.
In joining, you become part of a community of advocates who believe in the singular power of documentary film to engage, question, and transform.
Membership in the 1998 Society signals your commitment to sustaining the future of this visionary festival. Your generosity is instrumental to preserving a platform where truths are illuminated and bold voices heard, where audiences share in a collective experience and are changed by what they encounter on the screen.
Please contact Full Frame’s Development Manager, Jamie Webb, at jamie.webb@duke.edu with questions about recognition, benefits, and how to make your gift today.
1998 Society Levels + Benefits
Members may choose to make their annual gift fully tax-deductible by opting out of festival passes and tickets. Members will still receive recognition for their giving level. Box office support will remain available should members wish to purchase passes and tickets separately.
Level 1
$1,998+
(100% tax deductible)
Tax-deductible amount
$1,418
Level 2
$3,000+
(100% tax deductible)
Tax-deductible amount
$2,040
Level 3
$5,000+
(100% tax deductible)
Tax-deductible amount
$3,600
Level 4
$10,000+
(100% tax deductible)
Tax-deductible amount
$7,800
Green Line Single Tickets
16 Tickets
32 Tickets
40 Tickets
60 Tickets
Patron Badges
2 Badges
2 Badges
4 Badges
4 Badges
Invitations to the Festival Director’s Reception
2 Invitations
2 Invitations
2 Invitations
4 Invitations
Invitations to the Champagne Reception on Opening Night
2 Invitations
4 Invitations
Invitations to the Saturday Night Party
2 Invitations
4 Invitations
Tickets to the Opening Night Party
2 Tickets
4 Tickets
Personalized list of film recommendations from the Festival Director
Recognition of membership on screen before every film at the festival
In Addition, All Members Receive
Important Membership Information
Members in the 1998 Society must join by March 6, 2026, to receive the full range of festival benefits. The 28th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will take place April 16 to 19, 2026. Members who join after March 6, 2026, will begin enjoying year-round recognition and invitations to special events right away. Festival-related benefits, such as passes and tickets, will take effect at the 2027 festival.
Members may choose to make their annual gift fully tax-deductible by opting out of festival passes and tickets. Members will still receive recognition for their giving level. Box office support will remain available should members wish to purchase passes and tickets separately.
Gifts made through donor-advised funds, foundations, and IRA accounts are not eligible to receive goods and services, per IRS regulations. Full Frame will recognize these gifts at the appropriate level, and members will be invited to purchase passes and tickets separately, while receiving box office support.
The 1998 Society Members
Full Frame is proud to introduce the 1998 Society and thanks, wholeheartedly, the inaugural members.
$10,000+
- Peter Lange and Clare Tufts
- Wyndham Robertson
- Jenny Warburg
$5,000+
- Tracy Wills and Tim Ross
$3,000+
- Rae Ann and Patrick Baker
- Barker and Cavett French
- Imre and Aniko A. Gaal
- Carlton Midyette
- Annabel Wharton
$1,998+
- Will Alphin and Yolanda McGill
- Robert and Kimberly Atwood
- Leah Bergman and Ted Roach
- — In honor of Lee Ray Bergman
- Glenn Bernstein
- Leanne and David Brown
- Marjorie and Claude Burton
- Vincent Clark and Micah Lyons
- Chris Cramer
- Scott and Mia Doron
- Nancy Kalow and Dan Dektar
- — In memory of Laura Boyes
- Hilary French and Jim Belanger
- Muki Fairchild
- Pricey Harrison
- — In honor of Melanie Taylor
- Deborah Jakubs and James Roberts
- Diane M. Juffras and James N. Wisner
- Paul Michael
- Donna Mitchell
- Gale Meyer
- Julie Morris
- Karen O’Donnell
- Jennifer Parker
- Karen Rabenau and David Harpole
- Ellen and Ken Reckhow
- Kimberly M. and Henry J. Rehberg
- Arthur and Caroline Rogers
- Deborah Rutter and Peter Ellefson
- Cosette Serabjit-Singh and Richard Philpot
- Melanie Small and Greg DeKoenigsberg
- Alan Teasley and Andrew Wheeler
- Gennifer Weisenfeld and Derek Jones