deadCenter Film Festival

2023 Winners

Actor Lily Gladstone poses with Oklahoma ICON recepient and "Fancy Dance" director Erica Tremblay.
  • Two women walking down a country road surrounded by trees. The younger woman is a teenage and dressed in shorts and a purple top with fridge along the sleeves and back. The other woman is dressed in a red top and black pants. They are smiling.

    FANCY DANCE

    BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
    United States
    Directed by Erica Tremblay

  • A woman with curly hair and glasses looks at a newspaper concerned.

    BAD PRESS

    BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
    United States
    Directed by Rebecca Landsberry-Baker & Joe Peeler

  • A young girl sits behind her grandmother on a bench. They both are wearing sunglasses and scarfs around their heads.

    YOUNG PEOPLE, OLD PEOPLE & NOTHING IN BETWEEN

    BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
    United States
    Directed by Parida Tantiwasadakran

  • An animated spider with large eyes looks up to the sky.

    SWING TO THE MOON

    BEST ANIMATED SHORT
    France
    Directed by Marie Bordessoule, Adriana Bouissie, Nadine De Boer, Elisa Drique, Chloé Luau, Vincent Levrero, Solenne Moreau

  • An elderly couple stand arm in arm. They are in front of trees and smiling brightly.

    NǍI NAI & WÀI PÓ

    BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
    United States
    Directed by Sean Wang

  • A woman stands in a field on a farm holding a large leafy green vegetable. She is smiling. It is a bright sunny day.

    BREADWINNERS: CHOY DIVISION

    BEST EPISODIC
    United States
    Directed by Emily Delaney & Courtney Schaefer

  • A young woman looks directly into the camera with people seated behind her. The room is a dimly lit resturant. The woman has dark hair and is dressed in red with a hankerchief around her neck.

    "CHINGA LA MIGRA" - LINCKA

    BEST MUSIC VIDEO
    United States
    Directed by Rahul Chakraborty

  • A close-up of a hand holding a pair of socks. on a table. It is dark in the room.

    BOOTEES

    BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHORT
    United States
    Directed by Shreya Jayamohan

  • A person stands in front of a mirror of light surrounded by a fleshy, red art installation.

    BODY OF MINE VR

    BEST VIRTUAL REALITY FILM
    United States
    Directed by Cameron Kostopoulos

  • A woman paints a design on a wall. She has dark hair and is dressed in black and white. The walls are blue and yellow.

    ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (WE WILL SPEAK)

    BEST OKLAHOMA FEATURE
    United States
    Directed by Schon Duncan and Michael McDermit

  • A young man sits under a spotlight on a stage. He is dressed in a white tank top and draped in a blanket. He has brown curly hair.

    THE EXTERNAL-INTERNAL MONOLOGUE OF AN INTERDEPENDENT INSOMNIAC

    BEST OKLAHOMA SHORT
    United States
    Directed by Julian Felix Aaronson

  • Two women walking down a country road surrounded by trees. The younger woman is a teenage and dressed in shorts and a purple top with fridge along the sleeves and back. The other woman is dressed in a red top and black pants. They are smiling.

    FANCY DANCE

    BEST INDIGENOUS FEATURE
    United States
    Directed By Erica Tremblay

  • A man in a red hoody leans his head down. He is in front of a landscape in the winter. His red hoodie has the face of a bird on the hood.

    DEAD BIRD HEARTS

    BEST INDIGENOUS SHORTS
    United States
    Directed by Thomas Ryan RedCorn

  • Five women walk down a subway hallway engaged in conversation.

    BLACK AS U R

    BEST PRIDE FEATURE
    United States
    Directed by Michael Rice

  • An animation of two men standing under a waterfall.

    AIKĀNE

    BEST PRIDE SHORT
    United States
    Directed by Daniel Sousa, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson

  • An animation of a woman pointing a gun.

    QUANTUM COWBOYS

    SPECIAL JURY NARRATIVE FEATURE
    United States
    Directed by Geoff Marslett

  • A black barbie doll sitting on a bed in a bedroom setting.

    BLACK BARBIE: A DOCUMENTARY

    SPECIAL JURY DOCUMENTARY
    United States
    Directed by Lagueria Davis

  • A young girl sits at a dining table by an open winder. She has dark hair and is eating.

    TAKE ME HOME

    SPECIAL JURY SHORT
    United States
    Directed by Liz Sargent

  • A cowboy partipating in a rodeo.

    RIDING LEGACY

    AUDIENCE AWARD BEST FEATURE
    United States
    Directed by Kian Taylor & Jay Ridley

  • A young girl peeking out a door.

    SAFE AT HOME

    AUDIENCE AWARD BEST SHORT
    United States
    Directed by Dave Smith