Dallas FilmEVENT WILL FEATURE SCREENING AND Q&A WITH DIRECTOR MEGAN MYLAN The award winning HBO documentary SIMPLE AS WATER will screen on Tuesday, April 4, 7:00pm, at Violet Crown Dallas and will be followed by a Q&A with the director and film subjects moderated by DIFF Artistic Director James Faust. New York Times Critic’s Pick SIMPLE […]
Read MorePARALLEL MOTHERS SCREENING MARCH 30 This spring we are proud to collaborate with the Meadows Museum on a series of films that address the effects of Franco’s dictatorship. Each of these in-person screenings includes a brief talk to introduce the film and relate it to themes in the museum’s current exhibition, In the Shadow of […]
Read MoreDIFF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JAMES FAUST TO EMCEE EVENT Healthy Futures of Texas has invited teens from Texas schools to share their views on sexual and reproductive health, using film as a medium. The teens will convey messages they receive from peers, adults, music, social media, movies, and television by producing short films. These films will […]
Read MoreANNOUNCING A LIMITED NUMBER OF COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS Pi: The 25th Anniversary IMAX Live Pi Day ExperienceTuesday, March 14, 2023, 8:30PM CT, AMC Mesquite 30 + IMAX Join director Darren Aronofsky on Pi Day for a special screening and conversation to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking first feature Pi. The special one-day only event […]
Read MoreGUEST FILMMAKERS: BRANDON OLDENBURG AND LIMBERT FABIAN Our film education series, INSIDE FILM, was presented on March 1 at Violet Crown Dallas with special guests, filmmakers Brandon Oldenburg and Limbert Fabian, and DIFF Artistic Director James Faust. Students, parents and teachers from area high schools visited with and viewed works by the award-winning local duo, […]
Read MoreSCREENING OF BROWN SUGAR, FEBRUARY 28 (A special conversation will follow with Brittny Nation, Camika Spencer, Lincoln Stephens, and DIFF Artistic Director James Faust.) In collaboration with The Texas Theatre, City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, and GO3 Vodka, the South Dallas Cultural Center presents the last screening of the second annual Love […]
Read MoreNETFLIX INVITES YOU TO AN ADVANCE SCREENING Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 7:00pm, AMC NorthPark, 8687 N US 75-Central Expy, Dallas, TX 75225 Jonathan Daviss (Pope) and Carlacia Grant (Cleo)will be in attendance to introduce the first episode of OUTER BANKS Season 3. After losing the gold and fleeing the Outer Banks, Season 3 finds the Pogues […]
Read MoreCBT OSCARFEST Movie mavens James Faust and Stephen Becker will be the guest speakers at the annual Congregation Beth Torah Men’s Club/Sisterhood lox-and-bagels OscarFest on Sunday, Feb. 5. The Oscar edition of the monthly breakfast features discussion about the upcoming Academy Awards and the changing state of moviemaking in general. Faust, Artistic Director of the […]
Read MoreGUEST FILMMAKER: CHRIS DOWLING It was a thrill to debut our new film education series at Violet Crown Dallas. Students, parents and teachers from area high schools enjoyed a screening of WHERE HOPE GROWS, followed by a conversation with filmmaker Chris Dowling (pictured), who wrote and directed the film, moderated by DIFF Artistic Director James […]
Read MoreYOU’RE INVITED TO A FREE SCREENING Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 7:00pm, Violet Crown – West Village, 3699 McKinney Avenue, Dallas 75204 STARRING: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis SYNOPSIS: An aging Chinese immigrant (Yeoh) is swept up in an insane adventure in which she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connected with the […]
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