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Durham, NC | April 16–19, 2026

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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
dedicated to the theatrical exhibition of nonfiction cinema

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

Durham, NC | April 16–19, 2026

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  • June 2021

  • Wed 2

    24th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

    June 2, 2021–June 6, 2021

    Join us for the 24th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, taking place June 2–6, 2021. The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an internationally recognized, Academy Award® qualifying event that proudly presents the best of nonfiction films on the festival circuit each year. Based in Durham, North Carolina, the annual festival gathers thousands of enthusiastic fans from around the globe to celebrate the documentary art form, engage in meaningful conversation, and experience the impact exceptional nonfiction cinema first hand. Our…

  • Thu 3

    The Creative Power of BIPOC Editors

    June 3, 2021, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm

    CLICK HERE TO WATCH Join us at the 24th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival for the official launch of the BIPOC Documentary Editor's Database! Prominent industry professionals, including Sam Pollard, Jean Tsien and Lillian Benson, will be speaking to introduce this vital new tool. This public database is a searchable, user-friendly website of BIPOC documentary editors to promote and increase the number of BIPOC editors hired across the documentary field. This website has been…

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  • August 2022

  • Mon 1

    Summer Road Show in Durham Central Park | NEVER TOO LATE: THE DOC SEVERINSEN STORY

    August 1, 2022, 8:00 pm–10:00 pm
    Durham Central Park Durham, NC, United States

    Kicking off the Summer Road Show in Durham Central Park is NEVER TOO LATE: THE DOC SEVERINSEN STORY. For three decades, bandleader and master trumpeter Doc Severinsen was a mainstay of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Treasured for his exceptional talent, he is equally remembered for his eccentric outfits and charismatic banter with the show’s beloved host. Now in his nineties and still performing and teaching, Severinsen lights up this radiant film about his…

  • Mon 15

    CANCELLED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER | Summer Road Show in Durham Central Park | STORM LAKE

    August 15, 2022, 8:00 pm–10:00 pm
    Durham Central Park Durham, NC, United States

    NOTICE: The Summer Road Show Screening of STORM LAKE has been cancelled due to severe thunderstorms. We hope all audiences will join us for the next Road Show Screening of MAMA BEARS on August 29! Over the past 15 years, with more Americans getting their news from Facebook one in four newspapers have closed in the U.S. With a circulation of almost 3,000 readers, the Storm Lake Times in Storm Lake, Iowa, is one of…

  • Mon 29

    Summer Road Show in Durham Central Park | MAMA BEARS

    August 29, 2022, 8:00 pm–10:00 pm
    Durham Central Park Durham, NC, United States

    Join us for our final Summer Road Show outdoor screening of MAMA BEARS. “Once you know how important fighting for your kid is, you can’t do anything else but fight for them,” is the statement that begins Daresha Kyi’s poignant documentary about a group of conservative Christian women that call themselves the “Mama Bears.” In seeking to avoid the ostracization, homelessness, conversion therapy, or suicide that often befall queer youth from conservative families, these Mama…

  • July 2024

  • Fri 12

    Full Frame Road Show: Apollo 11

    Featured July 12, 2024, 8:30 pm–10:30 pm
    Durham Central Park Durham, NC, United States

    This July, embark on an interstellar adventure with free outdoor screenings of APOLLO 11 and GOOD NIGHT OPPY in Durham Central Park. Bring your friends and family to experience these extraordinary space missions illuminated under the night sky. All Road Show films are free and open to the public. Bring a picnic blanket or camp chair for a comfy viewing experience. Films will begin at sundown (approximately 8:30 P.M.) No RSVP required. APOLLO 11 (dir.…

  • Fri 26

    Full Frame Road Show: Good Night Oppy

    Featured July 26, 2024, 8:30 pm–10:30 pm
    Durham Central Park Durham, NC, United States

    This July, embark on an interstellar adventure with free outdoor screenings of APOLLO 11 and GOOD NIGHT OPPY in Durham Central Park. Bring your friends and family to experience these extraordinary space missions illuminated under the night sky. All Road Show films are free and open to the public. Bring a picnic blanket or camp chair for a comfy viewing experience. Films will begin at sundown (approximately 8:30 P.M.) No RSVP required. Good Night Oppy…

  • January 2025

  • Thu 23

    Full Frame Winter Road Show: DAUGHTERS

    January 23, 2025, 7:30 pm
    The Cary Theater 122 E Chatham Street, Cary, NC, United States

    Full Frame partners with The Cary Theater in Cary, N.C. to host a screening of the Oscar®-shortlisted documentary DAUGHTERS. All screenings are free and open to the public, though attendees are asked to reserve a free ticket through The Cary Theater. January 23 at 7:30 p.m. DAUGHTERS/ U.S. (Directors: Angela Patton, Natalie Rae; Producers: Natalie Rae, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, James Cunningham, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi Raycroft) Four young girls prepare for…

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  • Sat 25
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    Duke Arts Presents 32 SOUNDS

    January 25, 2025, 7:30 pm
    Reynolds Industry Theater 125 Science Drive, Durham Duke West Campus, Durham, NC

    32 Sounds is an immersive documentary and profound sensory experience from Oscar-nominated documentarian Sam Green that explores the elemental phenomenon of sound. The film is a meditation on the power of sound to bend time, cross borders, and shape our perception of the world around us.For this live cinematic performance, each audience member will be given headphones to create an incredible binaural sound mix and add a new, deeply immersive element to the live documentary form. Sam…

  • Sun 26
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    Duke Arts Presents 32 Sounds

    January 26, 2025, 2:00 pm
    Reynolds Industry Theater 125 Science Drive, Durham Duke West Campus, Durham, NC

    32 Sounds is an immersive documentary and profound sensory experience from Oscar-nominated documentarian Sam Green that explores the elemental phenomenon of sound. The film is a meditation on the power of sound to bend time, cross borders, and shape our perception of the world around us.For this live cinematic performance, each audience member will be given headphones to create an incredible binaural sound mix and add a new, deeply immersive element to the live documentary form. Sam…

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