Dallas Films
Nakita Heitmann
Founded in 2006, we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization sustained by more than 20,000 supporters, volunteers, corporations, grants, and individual donors. We lead multiple educational initiatives to mentor excellence in film, television and digital media. And we proudly support filmmakers, theatres and film organizations locally and globally.
We are a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization established in 2006 by people who love the magic of film. Since its inception, Dallas Film has contributed more than $1M in filmmaker awards, brought over 2000 filmmakers to Dallas, screened over 2000 films from more than 50 countries. We are proud to support local filmmakers, as well as fellow film organizations in DFW.
And haunted is a good word for Living With Chucky, but not in the literal sense. Directed by Kyra Elise Gardner, she has first hand involvement with the Chucky films as her father was one of the original creators of the animatronic doll that eventually came to life on-screen.
But beyond this simple history lesson that feels minor and something akin to a featurette on a DVD, Gardener shifts the scope of her documentary to more interesting subjects towards the end when she inverts the terror within the films to how it impacted her as a young child. Basically having the Chucky doll in her house (and positioned perfectly on her couch no less) impacted her greatly.
The Art, Movies & Music Division's film, theater, and television collections include a wide variety of electronic, print, and audiovisual resources for use by scholars, practitioners and interested laypersons alike. Some of these collections may also serve as an introduction to Dallas's performing arts community.
Both general film aficionados and specialized researchers will find circulating and reference materials on cinema and television history and extensive biographical information on American and international directors and performers, along with print and video/DVD resources on more technical aspects of filmmaking. Many scholarly and popular magazines on all aspects of show business and cinema studies are also accessible for use within the Library. The Division also offers hundreds of DVD versions of films and television series both classic and contemporary, available for a seven-day checkout.
In addition, on many Saturday afternoons, the Art, Movies & Music Division offers free classic film showings, utilizing the 4th floor's video wall. Some month-long series may focus on particular cinema genres or themes, such as film noir, westerns, science fiction, and Oscar-winning performances.
The Art, Movies & Music Division's reference and circulating theater holdings include the history of live performance both in America and throughout the world, plus biographies of seminal directors, designers, and performers. Patrons will also find instructional and vocational materials on acting, directing, set and costume designing, lighting, stage managing, technical producing, and creating a theatre troupe from scratch, among many other topics.
For persons doing research on local and national theater productions from years past, the Division offers extensive reference files of original playbills, photographs, reviews, and other historical records. A large number of theatre-related periodicals are also available for use within the Library.
In addition, two special collections focusing on Dallas's own unique theatrical history are available to interested scholars. The Dallas Theater Center Archives, documenting the organization's business and creative history from 1954 to 1984, are housed in the Division; and portions of the Margo Jones Collection, which is shared with the Library's seventh floor Texas/Dallas Division, are also accessible as reference materials.
In the spirit of community outreach, the Art, Movies & Music Division periodically sponsors appearances by Dallas-area theatre/performance groups in the 4th floor Performance Space and the Lillian Bradshaw Gallery. Participants have included the South Dallas Cultural Center, Echo Theatre, Texas Radio Theatre, and the Dallas Storytellers Guild.
Virgin Hotels Dallas is honored to be founding sponsor of the 2024 DIFF Shorts film festival. This year, filmmakers & festival goers receive exclusive rates as low as $159+ per night for a cinematic getaway in the heart of Dallas. Explore the hotel happenings or level up your stay with a reservation to Commons Club...the red carpet treatment awaits.
About DIFF Shorts Film Festival
The inaugural DIFF Shorts Film Festival, presented by the Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF), champions the art of short films. Beyond screenings, festival goers are invited to connect with filmmakers through Q&As and panel discussions, learn about their creative processes, and be inspired by their stories.
After installing window film, Texas home and business owners alike have noticed a savings in their energy bills, increased safety, and a reduction in their floor and furniture fading. At Dallas Window Film, we use only the top performing window film brands like Vista, 3M, and Llumar window films. We offer several different kinds of film such as energy efficiency, fade protection, anti-graffiti, security, privacy, decorative, and even bomb blast film. Regardless of what kind of window film you are in the market for, we are here to make sure your window film needs are exceeded!
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When you hear window tint, most people think of dark film. However many of the window films we work with are clear. This means that once the window film is installed you might not even notice that its there. If you are a Dallas business owner and want darker or even reflective window film, we can accommodate this as well. You can learn more about window film and window tinting by clicking on the link to our Window Tinting vs. Window Film page.
Dallas Window Film is here to help you with all of your window film needs. Our team is happy to help you with your upcoming project and is always available to guide you through all the various products and benefits available.
Dallas Window Film has been dedicated to home improvements for over two decades. Our owner, Martin Faith, maintains the highest standards, providing superior quality products and outstanding customer service. We pride ourselves on installing only top-of-the-line window films, ensuring the best results for our customers. To learn more about Dallas Window Film and our commitment to excellence, we invite you to visit our About page.
A note regarding how your donation funds are spent: We do not oversupply time and money to website graphics, etc. Instead, those resources are spent supporting filmmakers by bringing films and filmmakers together with our audiences to present multicultural programs every month, throughout the year.
The USA Film Festival is supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture.
The USA Film Festival is supported in part by an award from the Texas Commission on the Arts
and the National Endowment for the Arts.
To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov
What comes to mind when you think of media depictions of Dallas, Texas? Perhaps... Dallas? On the air from 1978 to 1991, the CBS blockbuster series remains one of the longest-running hourlong, primetime dramas in US television history. An estimated 350 million people tuned in on November 21, 1980, to solve the program's "Who shot J.R.?" mystery. American viewership alone was 83 million, representing 76 percent of all US televisions at the time.
Dallas follows the drama surrounding the Ewings, an oil-wealthy Texas family. In this 1980 segment for KFDM-TV's PM Magazine, co-host Leeza Gibbons visits the home of star Linda Gray to discuss her role as villain Sue Ellen Ewing and her struggle to learn a Texas accent.
Born in Kansas in 1889, Hugh Jamieson operated a movie theater and sold Kinetoscope for Thomas Edison's company before setting out to produce his own films. He moved to Dallas in 1916, opening the Jamieson Film Company the same year.
Most Jamieson films no longer exist. The company first produced footage of community events, advertisements, and a few dramatic narratives. Jamieson also built his own film processing machines and sound equipment. In this 1970s interview, he recounts stories from his early days.
Newsreel companies for major distributors like Universal, Path, Paramount, and RKO called on Jamieson to cover Dallas-area events, from the sentencing of George "Machine Gun" Kelly (the first synchronous sound footage ever shot in a federal courtroom) to the New London school explosion. In 1942, he joined the federal War Production Advisory Committee for advertising and industrial filmmakers and distributors, after which his company became a noted producer of military and government films.
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