It's Movie Time

Oak Cliff Film Festival reels out 15 Texas premieres for 2021 edition

The 10th annual Oak Cliff Film Festival is returning live, June 24-27, at various venues around Oak Cliff, including the historic Texas Theatre, Bishop Arts Theatre Center, Kessler Theater, and more.

This year’s movie lineup, announced May 24, will include 23 feature-length films, with 15 of them having their Texas premiere. The festival also includes 34 short films, opening and closing night parties, live streamed filmmaking workshops, and live music events with Austin’s Montopolis and Mexican Summer recording artist Hayden Pedigo.

Headlining the festival will be opening night film Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), a documentary directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots. Part music film, part historical record, Summer of Soul was created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion in the summer of 1969 in Harlem. The screening will include a Q&A with the film's producers hosted by Grammy winning artist Shaun Martin and followed by an in-theater soul DJ set by DJ Jay Clipp.

Other notable films will include Mogul Mowgli, starring recent Oscar nominee Riz Ahmed; a silent film / live score drive-in of the 1916 western The Return of Draw Egan, with live score accompaniment by Austin’s Montopolis featuring the music of Ennio Morricone; the 4K restoration of the lost Dennis Hopper punk classic Out of the Blue; the Texas local election documentary, Kid Candidate; a free 35th anniversary screening of David Byrne's Texas-set True Stories; and more.

The festival will also once again partner with the Austin Film Society, filmmaker David Lowery, and Tim Headington’s Ley Line Entertainment to provide emerging North Texas filmmakers grant funds specifically to make feature films. That will include the North Texas Pioneer Film Grant of $30,000 that has the specific intention of promoting Dallas-Fort Worth area filmmakers with underrepresented perspectives.

Tickets for individual indoor screenings are $11.50 each; the festival also includes one free outdoor screening and one drive-in screening for $20 per carload. A VIP badge is $175, which allows entry to all screenings, music shows, and events, plus special access to the Filmmakers’ Lounge.

The full lineup for the festival can be found at 2021.oakclifffilmfestival.com.

Summer of Soul will be the opening night film at the 2021 Oak Cliff Film Festival.

Photo courtesy of Searchlight Pictures

Summer of Soul will be the opening night film at the 2021 Oak Cliff Film Festival.

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Today's Immersive News

How to get tickets for Netflix House Dallas opening soon

Netflix House

Tickets are now on sale for Netflix House, an immersive venue that's a combination of Netflix merch store, film house, and restaurant-bar, opening at Galleria Dallas on December 11.

The concept allows fans to immerse themselves in their favorite shows, and presumably, spend money on merch. It will themed clothing, themed food, and interactive elements such as a Squid Game-themed obstacle course.

Dallas is one of the few cities that will host this attraction, along with Las Vegas and Philadelphia. For its locations, Netflix selected former department store locations spanning footprints of more than 100,000 square feet in shopping centers. Fans will be treated to sculptures and murals featuring characters from Netflix titles, as well as rotating installations with ticketed shows, and restaurants with themed dishes.

Ticket tiers
There are three tiers of ticket access, as follows:

November 7: AAdvantage Mastercard credit cardholders get first crack at tickets
November 14: Netflix House Dallas waitlist members
November 18: Public ticket sales

Some parts of Netflix House are free. Whether entering from the Galleria Dallas parking lot or from the mall entrance, guests can step into Netflix House and explore photo opportunities and moments inspired by characters and stories like Stranger Things, Squid Game, Bridgerton, Love is Blind, Wednesday, Floor is Lava, and the WWE.

Ticket offerings
Ticketed offerings take a deeper dive into the worlds of Netflix shows and movies, including experiences like:

Squid Game: Survive the Trials – It’s your turn to enter the arena. Play diabolical games, face off against the Front Man, and betray your friends for a chance to win it all. And for the first time, this experience will feature games from Season 3, the series conclusion.

Stranger Things: Escape the Dark – Journey into the ruins of Hawkins to find three missing townspeople…before the horrors lurking within find you.

Netflix RePLAY – Forget the arcade. The game room’s packed with physical challenges, immersive story rooms, and retro-style games where you can take on your friends, or play as a team. From Army of the Dead and Sakamoto Days, to KPop Demon Hunters, to Big Mouth and Physical 100 – many more fan favorites will be found here.

Ticket prices
Ticket prices will vary depending on date, time, and the activity or feature experience.

Netflix RePLAY Game Cards starting at $10.
Tickets for Squid Game: Survive the Trials start at $39.
Tickets for Stranger Things: Escape the Dark start at $45.

And if you crave yet more ways to spend money, you can:

dine at Netflix Bites, a casual, full-service restaurant with food and cocktails that play on Netflix films and series.
play updated versions of arcade games at the RePLAY Arcade
stop by the Netflix Shop to take home exclusive Netflix House Dallas merchandise.

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