Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is dedicated to moving the documentary art form forward through an annual international event, education initiatives, and year-round community programs. Each spring, Full Frame welcomes filmmakers and film lovers from around the world to historic downtown Durham, North Carolina for a weekend of film, food, fun, and lots of southern hospitality. Set within a four-block radius, the intimate festival landscape fosters community and conversation between filmmakers, film professionals, and the public. The festival is a program of the Center for Documentary Studies (a non-profit, 501 c 3), and receives support from corporate sponsors, private foundations and individual donors whose generosity provides the foundation that makes the event possible. The Presenting Sponsor of the Festival is Duke University. Full Frame serves the documentary form and its community by showcasing the contemporary work of established and emerging filmmakers. The festival provides a space that nurtures conversation between artists, students, and the Full Frame audience. Full Frame is committed to enhancing public understanding and appreciation of the art form and its significance, while making films more accessible to a wider audience. Full Frame also promotes the festival’s mission throughout the year by presenting documentary work in other venues both locally and nationally. Full Frame brings free documentary films to the Triangle with the Full Frame Road Show Presented by PNC. Full Frame has also partnered with organizations like the American Tobacco Historic District/Capitol Broadcasting Company, Des Moines Art Center, Duke University, the IFC Center, the International Affairs Council of North Carolina, the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, and the University of North Carolina (UNC) School System. Join our Mailing List for updates on activities throughout the year.