Filmmakers onstage at audience Q&A

Robert Greene Curates “Extremely Rich Theater” for Full Frame

The program of films will address a central question: How can staged scenes and performance lead a viewer to recognize more deeply what is real and/or true?

2026 Oscar Nominees Announced

Five films screened at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in 2025 have received 2026 Oscar® nominations in the Best Documentary Feature Film and Best Documentary Short Film categories.

Full Frame’s 2026 Winter Road Show Brings Three Oscar®-Shortlisted Films to The Cary Theater 

Free public screenings include COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT (dir. Ryan White), MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN (dirs. David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin) on February 5, and SEEDS (dir. Brittany Shyne) on February 12.

2026 Festival Sponsors

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is a program of Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies