2025 Full House Campaign

Support Full Frame, Seat by Seat, Name by Name

Each spring, Full Frame brings thousands of people together to experience powerful nonfiction storytelling on the big screen. The theatrical showcase, and the audiences who lean in to be a part of celebrating the art form, are at the heart of what we do. We are excited to invite you to be a part of sustaining our commitment to documentary in a new and meaningful way.

From now through June 30, we are asking our community to help us symbolically fill the theater by making a gift of $60 per seat. For every new $60 donation, we will add a name—yours or someone you choose—to our Full House campaign. This is a visual tribute to the people who make Full Frame possible. Names will also be shown in a prominent location at the 2026 festival.

How Does It Work?

Step 1. Complete the form below with your name and the name of the person to whom you wish to dedicate a seat. You might choose to honor: 

• Yourself, as an enthusiastic Full Frame patron
• A family member who sparked your love of film
• A friend who never misses a screening
• A teacher or mentor who opened your eyes to new stories
• Anyone who deserves a front-row seat to Full Frame’s next act!

Step 2. Make a $60 gift by following this link or using the button below the form. For each new $60 gift, a name may be added to the Full House campaign. 

Step 3. Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 to add as many names to the Full House.

Step 3. A Full Frame team member will reach out within 7 days to confirm your gift and the name for each seat. If you choose to include the honoree’s email address, they will receive a notification that their name has been added to the Full House.

Why $60? 

$60 is the cost to produce a single seat at the annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. While tickets and passes remain affordable, they cover less than a quarter of our annual costs. The remainder is made possible by donors, sponsors, and foundations.

Your gift helps close that gap and helps Full Frame to carry on as a cultural cornerstone in the region and an essential part of the documentary film ecosystem.

Why Now?

At this critical moment for Full Frame, when national funding is shifting, we are asking our community to help preserve this singular event. Now more than ever, community support is vital.

Your contribution ensures that Full Frame can continue to elevate documentary artists, offer an inclusive, world-class cultural experience, and connect audiences through film.

Questions?

Please direct all inquiries to Full Frame’s Development Manager, Jamie Webb, at jamie.webb@duke.edu. Looking to add multiple names with a single large gift? Contact Jamie directly with the request and he will assist you with processing the gift and the names.

2025 Full House Names

Henry Alford and Greg Villepique
Mary S Andersen
Jameka Autry
James Autry Jr.
Tara Bahna-James
Emilia Beskind
Don Beskind
Tolly Boatwright
Rosie Booth
Laura Boyes
Theadora Brack
Yolanda L Clemons
David Covington
Creech Family
Jay DeLancy
Amy Diamond
Duke Venue and Production Management Team
Ann Earley
Pat Easterbrook
Marcy Coe Edenfield
JP and Moud Eltorai
David Foster
Emily Foster
Holly Foster
Howard Francis
Sarah Francis
Cynthia Frazier
The Full Frame Team
Meg Gerken
Bernie Grunwald
Terry Grunwald
Jeanette and Wade Gulledge
Robbie Hardy
Richard Harkrader
Treat Harvey
Stephen Heffner
Katy Hill
Ryan Helsel
Emmett Hines Helsel
Harper Root Helsel
Jimmie Holmes
Velda Holmes
Michelle Hooper
Dennis Howard
Diana Howard
Brent E. Huffman
Deborah Hylton
Abina and Tim Johnson Wieckowski
Jeremy Kaplan
Hannah Kirschenfeld
Diana Koonce
Dr. Penny Hope Kowal
Melissa Lomax
Julia Ruolan Ma
Clay, Ann and Amayah Madden
Kendy Madden and Tom Scheft
Molly Mahoney
Glenna Maynus
Betty McConnell
Edie McMillan
Gale Meyer
Melanie Mitchell
Elin Nagel
Mimi O’Brien
Neil Offen
Dean Otto
Stevan Pattillo
Lina Pratt
Barry Poss
Angie Potiny
Ben Reese
Wendy Robineau
Tara Lynn Romano
Phil Roof
Beth S. Rosenberg
Erica Rothman and Michael McDonald
Julia Rowe
Sonia Michelle Sabater
Gretchen Sims
Karl Sims
Misha Starman
Eben Tilly
Nancy Tilly
Pilar Timpane
Ezgi Ustundag
Tom Wallis
Callie Warner
Jane Williams
Leland Webb

*updated June 30, 2025