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Full Frame Announces 2026 Tribute Film Lineup
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced seven films to screen in the Full Frame Tribute honoring esteemed filmmaker Dawn Porter.
The lineup features a centerpiece screening of Porter’s most recent documentary, When A Witness Recants, which premiered earlier this year, along with free screenings of The Lady Bird Diaries and Luther: Never Too Much. The Full Frame Tribute will be presented at the annual Awards Barbecue on Sunday, April 19.
Special guests taking part in the Tribute and specific screening times will be announced in the coming weeks.
2026 Full Frame Tribute
Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance / (Director: Dawn Porter)
Dawn Porter’s uplifting short film examines how the art world responded to the death of Breonna Taylor by using art not only as a form of protest, but as a space to heal.
Gideon’s Army / (Director: Dawn Porter)
Gideon’s Army follows three young, committed public defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay, and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up.
The Lady Bird Diaries / (Director: Dawn Porter) FREE SCREENING
The Lady Bird Diaries is a groundbreaking documentary film about one of the most influential and least understood First Ladies in history, Lady Bird Johnson, told in her own words from 123 hours of her riveting audio diaries.
Luther: Never Too Much / (Director: Dawn Porter) FREE SCREENING
Luther: Never Too Much chronicles the story of a vocal virtuoso. Using a wealth of rarely seen archives, Luther Vandross tells his own story with assistance from his closest friends and musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson, and Roberta Flack. The film relives the many stunning moments of Luther’s musical career, while exploring his unrequited love life, health struggles, and a lifelong battle to earn the respect his music deserved.
Trapped / (Director: Dawn Porter)
The story of reproductive health care providers in the South struggling against controversial new regulations.
When A Witness Recants / (Director: Dawn Porter)
In 1983, author Ta-Nehisi Coates learned that a 14-year-old boy was murdered in his Baltimore middle school. Upon revisiting the case, he uncovers the truth: three innocent teenagers were wrongfully convicted and spent 36 years in prison—creating a lasting impact on the accused, the witnesses, and their community.
The Way I See It / (Director: Dawn Porter)
Pete Souza captures historic and intimate moments as a photographer for President Barack Obama and President Ronald Reagan. The Way I See It traces Souza’s journey from a man with top secret clearance and total access to the President, whose job description meant he was required to be invisible, to a man who has turned his focus on the present day and who uses his art as commentary to help us understand where we are now as a country and what we might be missing.