Search
Menu
2026 Cinema Eye Honors Recognize Numerous Full Frame Alumni
Awards recognize excellence, innovation and boldness in the artistry of nonfiction filmmaking
General
Full Frame Presents: THE NEW YORKER AT 100
Tuesday, November 18, 7:00 p.m. Free | Tickets available November 3 Cinema One, Carolina Theatre of Durham Full Frame is proud to host a special early screening of THE NEW YORKER AT 100 ahead of the film’s release on Netflix later this year. For the first time, The New Yorker opens up its offices to Academy Award-winning director Marshall Curry, allowing unprecedented access to its newsroom at a pivotal moment for all media. The feature…
Festival Alums Now Streaming and In Theaters
The newest alumni releases available in September 2025 include THE BITTER PILL, THE DEVIL IS BUSY, FOLKTALES, PREDATORS, and PRIME MINISTER.
2026 Call for Entries is Now Open
Full Frame is an Academy Award-qualifying event known in the documentary community as a “filmmaker’s film festival.”
Full Frame Summer Road Show: STORY & PICTURES BY
Full Frame partners with the Durham County Library for a free screening of STORY & PICTURES BY, directed by Joanna Rudnick.
Full Frame 2025 Alums Coming Soon
See these Full Frame alumni in theaters and on streaming services as early as June.
2024 Full Frame Alumni DAUGHTERS Wins Peabody Award
The Peabody Awards honor stories that “powerfully reflect the pressing social issues and the vibrant emerging voices of our day.”
Full Frame Presents 2025 Award Winners
Full Frame, a qualifying event for nominations for the Academy Award® Documentary Short Film category and the Producers Guild of America Awards, proudly presents its 2025 award winners. These nine awards total $45,000 in cash prizes.
Full Frame Announces Sunday Encores
Sunday Encore 1, Cinema 3, 2:00 pm PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS THE SPECTACLE MAMA MICRA THE DEVIL IS BUSY Sunday Encore 2, Fletcher Hall, 2:30 pm COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT Sunday Encore 3, Cinema 1, 4:30 pm SEEDS Sunday Encore 4, Cinema 3, 5:00 pm SPEAK.
2025 Speakeasy Conversations
Join us Friday and Saturday at The Durham Hotel during the 27th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, taking place April 3–6, 2025, for intimate panel conversations with filmmakers and guests diving into timely industry topics.