2026 Denton Black Film Festival

Welcome to the 2026 Denton Black Film Festival Virtual Festival!
Explore our on-demand catalog here, and head over to the Live Streams tab to see what's coming up.

DBFF 2026 Award Winners

Missed Friday, Jan 30?

Alliance of Women Directors "In Her Vision": Best Eyes, In Living Memory, Red Velvet, We Got Ours, and White Agbada
Congratulations 2026 DBFF Best College Short Runner Up "Best Eyes" Directed by Kira Powell
Alliance of Women Directors "In Her Vision": Best Eyes, In Living Memory, Red Velvet, We Got Ours, and White Agbada
Becoming Ourselves: Futures Without Guns, Reconciliation, Soaring Mission: Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Black Community,The Shine King, and Where the Roads Intersect
Congratulations 2026 DBFF Best Texas College Short Winner "Soaring Mission: Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Black Community" Directed by Emmanuel Chiemela Ebrim; 2026 DBFF Best Documentary Short Runner Up: Runner-Up: "Futures Without Guns" by Kyra Knox; and 2026 DBFF Best Documentary Short Honorable Mention: "Reconciliation" by Ian Phillips
Becoming Ourselves: Futures Without Guns, Reconciliation, Soaring Mission: Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Black Community,The Shine King, and Where the Roads Intersect
Enongo
An award-winning animation-documentary hybrid, Enongo follows rapper, producer, and Ph.D. candidate Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo (Sammus) as she uses Afrofuturist, autobiographical music to explore mental health, identity, creativity, and survival—brought to life by the first all-Black women animation team in feature film history.
92 min | 2025 | United States
Enongo
Frontlines of the Self: It's Always in You, Curl Jam, Room for Dessert, and The Art of Eternal Love
Congratulations 2026 DBFF Best Texas Short Narrative Runner-Up: "Curl Jam" By Tonya D. Holloway
Frontlines of the Self: It's Always in You, Curl Jam, Room for Dessert, and The Art of Eternal Love
LQBTQ Stories -"Out in Our Truth: Black Lesbian Life Stories Documentary Series : Coming Out, Free on Bail, Plenum
LQBTQ Stories -"Out in Our Truth: Black Lesbian Life Stories Documentary Series : Coming Out, Free on Bail, Plenum
Meta Take One
An obsessive young director & his crew plunge into a frantic night long odyssey of desperation to finish his film no matter the cost.
95 min | 2025 | United States
Meta Take One

Missed. Saturday, Jan 31?

Crossroads of Identity: KAOS, Mother Knows Best, Rever and The Ohio, Texas Remix
Congratulations 2026 DBFF Best Texas Short Narrative Winner and Best Narrative Short Honorable Mention: "The Ohio, Texas Remix" by Ya'Ke Smith
Crossroads of Identity: KAOS, Mother Knows Best, Rever and The Ohio, Texas Remix
Everyday Revolutions: As Within, So Without, Dante's Inferno- The Ascension, Help!, Red Clay, What Do You Mean By That?, and Zeke
Congratulations to 2026 DBFF Best Narrative Short Winner: "Dante's Inferno- The Ascension" Directed by Sofian Francis Award Sponsors Dallas International Film Festival and Eleven Labs
Everyday Revolutions: As Within, So Without, Dante's Inferno- The Ascension, Help!, Red Clay, What Do You Mean By That?, and Zeke
Fighting for Connection: Pugilistic Soul and TOGETHER
When a wave of armed robberies shatters the peace of a once-safe neighborhood, a devoted community leader is forced to confront a personal enemy determined to destroy everything he’s built.
88 min | 2025 | United States
Fighting for Connection: Pugilistic Soul and TOGETHER
New Voices Rising: A Game Of Chess, Find Me in the Void, Elevator Romance, I Think You're Gonna Wanna See This, Shayla, SPILLED COFFEE, Take 290, and Threats
Congratulations 2026 DBFF Best Texas High School Short Winner: "A Game of Chess" By Trentin Youngblood Harris and Mason Triche; 2026 DBFF Best Texas High School Short Runner Up: "Spilled Coffee" by Jireh White
New Voices Rising: A Game Of Chess, Find Me in the Void, Elevator Romance, I Think You're Gonna Wanna See This, Shayla, SPILLED COFFEE, Take 290, and Threats
Stories That Built Us: Katie Johnson Warren Herstory - Life in North Dallas Freedman Town and The Hamilton Park Way
The Hamilton Park Way chronicles the history, resilience, and pride of Hamilton Park, a planned Black community in North Dallas, through the voices of residents across generations.
84 min | 2025 | United States
Stories That Built Us: Katie Johnson Warren Herstory - Life in North Dallas Freedman Town and The Hamilton Park Way
Turning Points: Caution Spawn Ahead, FEAR OF MOTION, Fishy, Fishy, Shirley Park, Songs of Zion, Stepping Off with Juvey-D, and Way Back Home
Congratulations 2026 DBFF Best College Short Winner "Way Back Home" Directed by Chad Hamilton
Turning Points: Caution Spawn Ahead, FEAR OF MOTION, Fishy, Fishy, Shirley Park, Songs of Zion, Stepping Off with Juvey-D, and Way Back Home
What We Remember: A Mess of Memories and Esther
When siblings return home to save their mother from losing the family home to hoarding, they unearth long-buried wounds, and unexpected healing, for themselves and each other.
78 min | 2024 | United States
What We Remember: A Mess of Memories and Esther

Documentary Features

Claiming Our Narrative: Belonging Beyond Brown, Unlocked Voices, Bridging The Future, and We Make
Enongo
Stories That Built Us: Katie Johnson Warren Herstory - Life in North Dallas Freedman Town and The Hamilton Park Way

Narrative Features

Family Friendly: 15 Lines, Making It Big, and PawPaw & Dayja
Fighting for Connection: Pugilistic Soul and TOGETHER
Meta Take One
Turning Points: Caution Spawn Ahead, FEAR OF MOTION, Fishy, Fishy, Shirley Park, Songs of Zion, Stepping Off with Juvey-D, and Way Back Home
What We Remember: A Mess of Memories and Esther

Short Documentaries

Short Narratives