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Two innovative career programs, one magnificent film & art collaboration.

About RCFF: A fully-realized film process for Oklahoma film & art students

The Red Carpet Film Festival is an annual film and graphic design event in Norman, Oklahoma organized by MNTC's Digital Cinema and Graphic Design classes. The Red Carpet Film Festival was created in 2008 to provide a way for students to experience deeper learning while working on extensive, industry-level projects in a collaborative environment. Students from both programs are empowered to create complex projects that they see through from concept to distribution.

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2025 Short Films

Dearest Dot | Poster Designer: Evelyn Brown

Dearest Dot | Red Carpet Film Festival

A young girl navigates life during World War II, trying to stay optimistic while her fiancé is abroad, fighting on the front lines.

Mary | Red Carpet Film Festival

Rosemary begins to experience strange occurrences while staying with her Aunt and Uncle. As she investigates, she finds that the real danger lies closer to home.

The Carver | Poster Designer: Tyson Wiesnner

The Carver | Red Carpet Film Festival

Joshua Carvings is a pumpkin farmer who turns into a serial killer after two bullies from his past send him into a homicidal rage.

Overmorrow | Poster Designer: Sarina Adcock

Overmorrow | Red Carpet Film Festival

Isaiah works from his garage lab to create the world’s first time machine, but while working on his creation, he is confronted with a future version of himself. His future self warns him of the risks of time travel, forcing him to make the choice between moving forward with his current life or living in the past.

Forget Me Not | Poster Designer: Ameriyah Spruill

Forget Me Not | Red Carpet Film Festival

Jane and her son Michael discover that Jane has dementia. Michael struggles to come to terms with the news as caring for her gets harder.

Tombmates | Red Carpet Film Festival

John moves into a new house, only to discover a supernatural entity haunting it. As it turns out, living in a haunted house is less like a horror movie and more like having a weird roommate who can disappear at will.

Medium Difficulties | Poster Designer: Marlie Weeks

Medium Difficulties | Red Carpet Film Festival

A teenage medium is pestered by a mischievous poltergeist trying to ruin his day while the ghosts of his past continue to haunt him.

Lucidity | Red Carpet Film Festival

Denny finds himself inside a dream he can’t wake up from on the day of his big date. He must find a way out of this dream before he sleeps through the biggest day of his life.

Our students follow the production process in real way. With the Red Carpet Film Festival, we create a capstone experience for our students that goes beyond any normal classroom assignment. -Instructor Amy Smith

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Students from the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma provided original scores and sound design for the movies.

Patrick Conlon is the assistant director of the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma and has been involved with the RCFF for four years. He said they typically have almost four weeks to compose prior to the festival.

“The first week the class screens the films in class; this is an especially important screening because I emphasize that you only get to see the film for the first time once. Since that’s how most people interact with film, it’s why that first screening is so important,” Conlon said. “Then we divvy out who gets which films. After each film has a composer or composition team, we break down the films by story and feel. We make a list of adjectives, things like soft, tender, driving, that will help form the basic building blocks for the overall musical feel for the film."

This is a fully realized, true film festival that is run by a group of incredible artists. If you want to build the film industry in Oklahoma, investing expertise, artistry and time in future generations of local artists is the only sustainable way to do it.

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Archived Showcase Movie Posters

Below are the movie posters from previous years' films. Keep updated with our Red Carpet Film Festival Facebook page and Instagram @redcarpetfilm

2024

Locked In

Ellie’s Dad has kept the family stuck in the house to protect them from an infection that destroyed the outside world. However, when her mom suddenly falls ill, Ellie begins to question her dad and the true nature of the infection.

Directer: Parker Finks
Unit Production Manager: Ignacio Martinez
Director of Photography: Ryan Clegg
Starring: Addison Hambright, Clint Hankinson, Renee Krapff

Poster: Hailey Eldred

The Director's Cut

When a self-destructive, obsessive director meets an easygoing, stress-free actress, it makes him re- evaluate his film and his outlook on life.

Director: Jaxson Hall
Unit Production Manager: Owen Nooner Director of Photography: Josh Schoenborn Starring: Joseph Rosa, Savannah Fuller

Poster: Yatori Bey

With You

Evelyn, a young author, loves spending time with her main character, Lucas, whom she has become extremely close to. But as the demons of her past haunt her, she finds herself falling for him, and must choose between getting caught up in a fantasy or letting him go.

Director: Sofia Ramos Ramos
Unit Production Manager: David Lopez Director of Photography: Asher Jantz Starring: Chiara Miller, Daven Joseph

Poster: Araba Mensah

Bite Me

Roy is alone in this world except for the undead he spends his days with until Lana, a lonely survivor, questions his way of life and pushes him out of his comfort zone.

Directed by Boston Buchner
Unit Production Manager: M. Audrey Noble Director of Photography: Jack Baldwin Starring: Cole Barnum, Chiara Miller

Poster: Daisy Riley

Dodger

John, an 18-year-old draft dodger, travels through El Paso to evade the oncoming draft when suddenly he’s forced to make a stop at a supernatural gas station. John gets advice from Tom about being his own man.

Director: Landon Bryant
Unit Production Manager: Nathan Aryeequaye

Director of Photography: Jesse Raines Starring: Jack Baldwin, Dwayne Chamberlain

Poster: Ronnie Climer

Movie Poster-La Estrella Mas Brillante 2024

La Estrella Más Brillante

A 10-year-old immigrant from Oaxaca learns to embrace her culture and herself after facing racism and bullying.

Director: Karla Vasquez Ramirez
Unit Production Manager: Jaxson Hall
Director of Photography: Levi Wilkerson
Starring: Lluvia Salgado, Martin Saenz, Catalina Beltrán-Dominguez

Poster: Noemi Garcia

Rerun

A sitcom character knows she’s repeating the same scene over and over again and tries to escape with constant intervention from a mysterious director. Maya realizes the only way to end the torment is to take the director’s power for herself.

Director: Danielle Green
Unit Production Manager: Carlos Carrillo, Jr. Director of Photography: Peyton Seybolt Starring: Shelby Davis, Joseph Rosa

Poster: Rhylie Anderson

Mr. Misfortune

Perpetually unlucky Oscar resorts to using a cheap exorcism service. These two grifters are about to find out how nasty bad luck can really be when their ritual angers the entity that possesses Oscar.

Director: Jackson Johns
Unit Production Manager: Levi Wilkerson
Director of Photography: Owen Nooner
Starring: Chris Graham, Mike Dillon, Clay Van Meter

Poster: Madilynn Morris

2023

In My Ear

Anxiety takes hold of Kennedy's life until she meets Jake who, without realizing it, gives Kennedy a reason to fight for herself back.

Poster Design: Mariposa Dziedzic-Williams
Director: Zoe Lee
Unit Production Manager: Angel Allen
Director of Photography: Austin Wood
Starring: Jillian Sjoquist, Lilly McCullough, Samuel Zupan

The Shop

Nick, a local barber, tries to wrap up a day of work to get to his anniversary dinner when a when a rush of interesting customers come in.

Poster Design: Lily Bailey
Director: Prince Keon Awopeju
Unit Production Manager: Fabian Salcedo
Director of Photography: Angel Allen
Starring: James Carter
Charles Owens,Jaden Besteda, Stefan Laster

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Drag Me to Barbados

Alan, a cowardly bank teller with a mundane routine, rethinks his life choices after a conversation with his friend Todd. He finally snaps and steals $100,000 from two thieves who try to rob his bank.

Poster Design: Diamond Alarcon
Director: Ryan Thompson
Unit Production Manager: Zack Bode
Director of Photography: Cameron Dennis
Starring: Lucas Schrantz, Phillip Nguyen, Brent Longmire, Pearce Chadwick

Sleepwalker

Supernaturally gifted Theo moves into a house haunted by a ghost named Oliver. To help him move on, she must discover the nature of his death.

Poster Design: Milo Gardner
Director: Charlie Metcalf
Unit Production Manager: Myiah Robertson
Director of Photography: Crysta Yeager
Starring: Melanie Baxter,
Zander Hornbuckle,
Jack Cross

Day Dreamer

Edward is a normal person who works a normal desk job. But he has a wild imagination that turns his boring world fun.

Poster Design: Callie Macias
Director: Juan Milan
Unit Production Manager: Keller Lai
Director of Photography: Cash Long
Starring: Lucas Schrantz,
Sydney Norris, Jack Cross

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Relatively Distant
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After dating for a few months, Norah and Cameron think it's time for their moms to meet. They discover shortly after that they've been relatively distant.

Poster Design: Hanna Lovelace
Director: Sophia Jemeyson
Unit Production Manager: Raistlin Rankin
Director of Photography: Keller Lai
Starring: Melanie Baxter,
Pearce Chadwick,
Erin Cook,Gretchen Bruner

Cherry Red Blood

Andre and Lydia are called in by their boss and to clean up a mess. They must move a massive dead body and avoid getting caught by the suspicious police officer who sees them.

Poster Design: Ronnie Gray
Director: Chris Smith
Unit Production Manager: Sara Mrazik
Director of Photography: Riley Foster
Starring: James Carter,
Victoria Kmiec, Charles Owens, Billy Estes

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The Love Machine

Victor Hart’s mother wants him to start dating, but a common female is not worthy of his superior intellect. So he builds a robot to be his companion instead.

Poster Design: Garrett Hollingsworth
Director: Skyler West
Unit Production Manager: Juan Milan
Director of Photography: Chris Nappa
Starring: Lucas Schrantz,
Victoria Kmiec, Cheryl McConnell

2022

High schooler Joey and his unorthodox girlfriend struggle to leave a good first impression on Joey’s father when she comes over for dinner.

Poster Design: Alyssa Laughead
Director: Raphael Parson
Unit Production Manager: Xaryk Ash
Director of Photography: Gabriel Johnson
Starring: John Finley Kitchen, Cooper Romo and David Williams

Faced with impending boredom, Jeremy finds what seems to be an old treasure map, leading him across his home finding various clues, with the goal of finding whatever is on the other end of that map.

Poster Design: Isabella Brown
Director: Gabe Seaton
Unit Production Manager: Haley Buchanan
Director of Photography: Ryan Russo
Starring: Zaid Hickman and Johnny Horn

In this dark comedy, a horrible man, Terry Gorgonzola, is selling dangerous homeopathic remedies. His Producer has to stop him to avoid lawsuits.

Poster Design: Diamond Alarcon
Director: Christopher Packwood
Unit Production Manager: Sam Boutin
Director of Photography: Madison Cooper
Starring: Sean Frenzel, Douglas Harrison and DeShawn Young

Honey bees are in danger and will go extinct without our help. This documentary explores ways you and I can make a difference.

Poster Design: Jacob Thompson
Director: Georgia Wood
Unit Production Manager: Ethan Cross
Director of Photography: Lexi Gomme

William is haunted by a ghost who makes his life miserable. He realizes that if he wants to get rid of the ghost, he’s going to have to deal with the problem himself.

Poster Design: Michelle Johnson
Director: Lexi Gomme
Unit Production Manager: Georgia Wood
Director of Photography: Tate Ellis
Starring: Jose Gonzalez-Marin, Linda Billings and Connie Franklin

Maggie Cook has spent her teenage life alone in her room, but with the world set to end in 24 hours, her classmate Hazel Norcross finally brings her out of her shell.

Poster Design: Madison Hall
Director: Kalea Blevens
Unit Production Manager: Pamela Gavigan
Director of Photography: Carter Sewell
Starring: Camille Thomas and Emma Thornhill

Jamie and Sam steal a jar of candy and have to work together to escape the school undetected. They manage to avoid the principal, escaping with the candy and a new friendship.

Poster Design: Gryphon Watts
Director: Ethan Cross
Unit Production Manager: Dylan Ury
Director of Photography: Trenton Holt
Starring: Zander Hornbuckle, Addison Hambright and James Ferris