DeadCENTER Film Festival
The festival was named "deadCENTER" because it is located in the exact center of the United States.[1] The festival runs for five days every year in June and has attracted notable actors including Spike Jonze and Rinko Kikuchi.Sharon Ray, a film producer, educator, and entrepreneur who had grown up splitting time between Muskogee and Los Angeles, launched the festival so that she and her husband could meet other filmmakers, share best practices, and increase their knowledge of the film industry.So, the following June, they launched their own festival at the Oklahoma Contemporary space at the State Fair grounds.But, the community of filmmakers that was created that first year established a solid foundation for the thriving, statewide film industry that exists today.