With so many captivating documentaries in the 2025 lineup, how does one choose their must-sees? Kate Bowler, Donovan Livingstone, Saleem Reshamwala, and Linda Shropshire share the films they’re most excited to see at the 27th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
Forty-nine films from 30 countries comprise the 27th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival lineup. The festival runs April 3-6, 2025, in downtown Durham, North Carolina.
Jean Tsien’s career spans four decades dedicated to elevating underrepresented voices through documentary filmmaking
“The Weight of a Question: Documentary and the Art of Inquiry” invites viewers to grapple with complex questions
The 2024 festival favorite won the CDS Filmmaker Award; Full Frame National Advisory Board Member RaMell Ross receives two nominations, including Best Picture, for NICKEL BOYS
Screenings of DAUGHTERS, UNION, and HOLLYWOODGATE will be free and open to the public.
JULIA’S STEPPING STONES recounts the path Julia Reichert took to becoming a filmmaker: her upbringing and education, the joy she found working in radio, and her interest in working people and the women’s movement, which led to the making of her first film, Growing Up Female.
On Saturday, January 25 and Sunday, January 26, 2025, Oscar-nominated documentarian Sam Green will present 32 SOUNDS at Duke University’s Reynolds Industry Theater.
Volunteers are the backbone of Full Frame. Each year they donate more than 3000 hours in support of our mission: spotlighting documentary filmmakers and fostering community and conversation.
There were 27 nominations for films screened in the 26th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, held in April 2024.
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