The festival has shifted to a virtual model this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Producers for a forthcoming documentary on the late jazz singer Billie Holiday have released the film’s first trailer. This includes the likes of Tony Bennett, Charles Mingus, Sylvia Syms and Count Basie, to family, friends, and even an arresting officer who was present at the scene of one of her drug busts.
For passes and more information, go to www.deadcenterfilm.org. deadCenter Film Festival is Oklahoma’s largest film festival, recognized as one of the “Top 20 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine. She was a woman of breath-taking talent and global popularity while also stirring controversy.
Produced by Greenwich Entertainment and directed by award-winning filmmaker James Erskine, the documentary is based on 200 hours of interviews conducted from 1970 to 1978 by journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl.
For the first time, deadCenter will be screening all of its 140 films online, along with nearly 100 hours of filmmaker Q&As, interviews, panel discussions and free film classes. 1-month free trial! In addition, the festival will include an outdoor double-feature showing of two Oklahoma movies - Ryan Staples Scott's (Best Oklahoma Film 2015 with "Skid") new action film "Robot Riot" and Jacob Burns' (Best Oklahoma Film 2016 for "Electric Nostalgia") new time-travel thriller "Shifter" - exclusively for deadCenter passholders. "Billie," a searing portrait of iconic African American singer and activist Billie Holiday, has been announced as the opening night film for the 20th Annual deadCenter Film Festival. BILLIE, directed by Emmy-nominee James Erskine, will tell the story of the jazz titian whose riveting voice changed the face of American music.
Directed by James Erskine.
The 20th Annual deadCenter Film Festival also will offer one socially distant outdoor screening open to the public: At 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Scissortail Park, the festival will showcase its 20th Okie Shorts collection, the program that started it all. The film restores key performances into color for the first time, according to a news release. Crafted from extraordinary unheard interviews from the 1970s, "Billie" tells the story of the singer who changed the face of American music, and the journalist who died trying to tell her story.
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Volunteers will help monitor social distancing to create the safest possible environment, according to the news release. “We are thrilled that 'Eddie' is about to close a deal for nationwide distribution. As previously reported, Oklahoma City's deadCenter Film Festival starts Thursday and continues through June 21. With Billie Holiday. Filmmakers Chris Hunt and Dave Tester are longtime friends of deadCenter, winning the festival twice with their short films.
Log in or subscribe to read and leave comments. With 18 shorts programs featuring films from around the world and all over Oklahoma, the festival will include titles and genres for every possible taste. She is NewsOK’s top blogger: Her 4-year-old entertainment news blog, BAM’s Blog, has notched more than 1... The outdoor event is set for 9 p.m. Friday at the Tower Theatre, and its a good incentive to buy a festival pass. "Billie," a searing portrait of iconic African American singer and activist Billie Holiday, has been announced as the opening night film for the 20th Annual deadCenter Film Festival.
Documentary on the famed jazz singer, Billie Holiday. Documentary on the famed jazz singer, Billie Holiday. We are happy to wait and watch this movie along with our fellow Oklahomans when it is released publicly to the world.”.
All-access passes have been reduced by 50% this year to $100 and offer unlimited access to all shorts, panels, classes and discussions and priority access to all feature films and special event screenings. Directed by James Erskine.
Billie Holiday had one of the greatest voices of all time and changed the face of American music. "Eddie," the previously announced documentary about legendary Oklahoma State University basketball coach Eddie Sutton, has pulled out of deadCenter due to an upcoming distribution deal, according to the news release.
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