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Full Frame Unveils NEW DOCS, Invited Programs 

THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD and I WAS BORN THIS WAY open and close the 28th annual festival

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Robert Greene Curates “Extremely Rich Theater” for Full Frame

The program of films will address a central question: How can staged scenes and performance lead a viewer to recognize more deeply what is real and/or true?

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Full Frame’s 2026 Winter Road Show Brings Three Oscar®-Shortlisted Films to The Cary Theater 

Free public screenings include COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT (dir. Ryan White), MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN (dirs. David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin) on February 5, and SEEDS (dir. Brittany Shyne) on February 12.

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Acclaimed Documentary Filmmaker Dawn Porter Honored with 2026 Full Frame Tribute

The Full Frame Tribute celebrates filmmakers whose body of work exemplifies exceptional storytelling and impact.

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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Presents 2025 Lineup

  DURHAM, N.C. – 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. In the NEW DOCS category, 20 features and 15 short films will compete for nine juried awards totaling $45,000 in cash prizes. Full Frame is an Academy Award®–qualifying festival for Documentary Film Short Subject. Festival award winners will be announced at the annual Awards Barbecue…

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2025 Full Frame Tribute Honors Jean Tsien

  DURHAM, N.C. – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is proud to honor award-winning editor and producer Jean Tsien with the 2025 Full Frame Tribute. A curated selection from her significant body of work will screen at the 27th annual festival, taking place April 3-6, in Durham. “We are thrilled to recognize Jean Tsien with this year’s Full Frame Tribute,” said Full Frame Festival Co-Director and Artistic Director Sadie Tillery. “We have been honored…

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Filmmaker Yance Ford Curates Full Frame’s 2025 Thematic Program

“The Weight of a Question: Documentary and the Art of Inquiry” invites viewers to grapple with complex questions

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Full Frame’s Winter Road Show Brings Three Oscar®-Shortlisted Films to The Cary Theater

Screenings of “Daughters,” “Union,” and “Hollywoodgate will be free and open to the public

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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces 2024 Award Winners

Durham, N.C. – April 7, 2024 – Ten awards for a combined value of $45,000 in cash prizes are announced for the 2024 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Full Frame is a qualifying event for nominations for the Academy Award® Documentary Short Film category and the Producers Guild of America Awards. “We are proud to celebrate the 2024 award-winning films,” said Sadie Tillery, Full Frame Festival Co-Director and Artistic Director. “We are grateful to the…

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Full Frame Recognizes 43 Regional and National Sponsors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Emily Foster, Co-Festival Director emily.foster@fullframefest.org 919–433–9802 Durham, NC ­­– Thursday, March 28, 2024 – Full Frame recognizes the generous contributions of the 43 regional and national sponsors of the 26th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, which takes place April 4–7, 2024. “I am humbled by the tremendous amount of support from so many incredible sponsors and partners. Their generosity enables us to produce a world class event that gathers together thousands of…

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