TULSA, Okla. โ From documentaries, short and feature films, there is something for everyone at the Circle Cinema Film Festival.
The five-day festival features all films made in Oklahoma, by an Oklahoman, or about Oklahoma.
For example, โIโve Been Blessed by Evan Hughesโ chronicles a Tulsa comedianโs Facebook-liking fascination.
WATCH: Circle Cinema Film Festival features films about, by Oklahomans
Circle Cinema Film Festival features films about, by Oklahomans
โDrowned Landโ won the Circle Cinemaโs Best Documentary Feature Award. One showing is sold out.
โItโs a powerful story about the Kiamichi River and a Texas company that was going to build a dam there for a power plant, and how the Choctaw Nation rallied around the river to protect the natural resources,โ said Ryan Thomas, Programming Director for the Circle Cinema.
A full access pass to the festival comes with deals at surrounding Kendall Whittier businesses. Podcasts will be recorded in the lobby.
There will be a lot of Q&A opportunities with filmmakers, as well.
Wes DeHart is a Creative Services Producer at 2 News Oklahoma as well as a filmmaker who submitted two short films to the festival. One is a sentimental piece called โThoughts from an Old Soul.โ The other is a comedy, โLiving Dangerously.โ
โWhen I am writing in a coffee shop and I laugh out loud, thatโs when I think I might be onto something that might make other people laugh,โ said DeHart, on why he prefers the comedy genre.
The Circle Cinema Film Festival runs July 11-15.
Stay in touch with us anytime, anywhere —