Today marks the first day of the deadCenter 2022 Film Festival and a return to fully in-person festivities after two years of hybrid events. Not only is deadCenter bringing back several pieces of its staple programming such as the Okie Shorts Volume 1 and Volume 2, movie night in the Wheeler District, and Oklahoma Film and Music Office panels, but they’re also experimenting with some new ideas. Meet UndeadCenter, the festival’s latest track dedicated to the wild and weird “midnight” style genre movies. Though deadCenter has dabbled in the arena of “midnight” style genre films with the likes of Puppetmaster: The Littlest Reich(2018), it’s never had a lineup of movies dedicated to experimental genre films in the same way other well-known festivals like Fantastic Fest or SXSW have, until now.Presenting the inaugural undeadCenter slate is Oklahoma’s own award-winning filmmaker and festival alum, Mickey Reece. The plan is for the program to live on year after year, supplying the festival with more opportunities to further connect industry professionals with festival fanatics.In today’s episode of The Cinematic Schematic, Reece returns to the show to share his vision for the undeadCenter programming block before providing details about each film in the schedule. This year’s selections range from a diverse block of short films to a found footage film, Deadstream, to a Spanish psychological horror, Piggy, and the festival’s final film, After Blue(Dirty Paradise).Tune into today’s exclusive conversation for the full rundown with Reece and watch the films by buying your pass or individual tickets at deadcenterfilm.org.Special GuestMickey ReeceUndeadCenter ProgrammerWriter/Director of Country GoldUndeadCenter ScheduleUndeadCenter ShortsWhen: Thursday, June 9th at Where: Harkins BricktownDeadStreamWhen: Friday, June 10th at Where: Harkins BricktownPiggyWhen: Saturday, June 11th at Where: Harkins BricktownAfter Blue (Dirty Paradise)When: Sunday, June 12th at Where: Harkins BricktownFollow The Cinematic Schematic PodcastHear all of this and more of our past and future episodes by subscribing to The Cinematic Schematic on your preferred podcast app and leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts!