SPECIAL TEXAS PREMIERE EVENT
SCREENING AND Q&A
Sunday, March 23rd at 2:30PM
At The Texas Theatre
Moderated by Bart Weiss
Programmed by Barak Epstein • Tickets & Info
Co-Presented by Women in Film Dallas
Dallas, TX – March 23 - The award-winning documentary The Faithful: The King, The Pope, The Princess makes its highly anticipated Texas Premiere at the historic Texas Theatre in Dallas on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 2:30 PM, co-presented by Women in Film Dallas. Filmmaker Annie Berman will be in attendance for a post-screening conversation with Bart Weiss, award-winning filmmaker, founder of Dallas VideoFest, producer of Frame of Mind on KERA TV, host of the podcast The Fog of Truth, and author of Smartphone Cinema.
Winner of the Best Essay Prize at the International Festival of Films on Art (Le FIFA), The Faithful is a visually rich, 20-year odyssey exploring the enduring devotion surrounding Elvis Presley, Pope John Paul II, and Princess Diana. Through an intimate lens, the film examines the profound connections fans maintain with these icons and the ways in which memory, celebrity, and faith intertwine in the modern world.
In Dialogue with the Princess Diana: Accredited Access Exhibition
The screening comes at a moment when Dallas-area audiences are engaging with the Princess Diana: Accredited Access Exhibition at the Arlington Museum of Art, an immersive experience celebrating Diana’s life through official photographs. In contrast, The Faithful offers an unaccredited, independent perspective—one that explores how fans, rather than institutions, shape the cultural afterlife of public figures.
A San Francisco Chronicle Pick of the Week
“Ruminative, haunting and strange..” – The Boston Globe
“Brilliant. This documentary is experimental film at its finest.” – Book & Film Globe
This special one-day screening offers audiences a rare opportunity to engage with the filmmaker and discuss the film’s themes with Bart Weiss, a leading voice in independent cinema and media education.
EVENT DETAILS:
📍 Texas Theatre – 231 W. Jefferson Blvd., Dallas, TX 75208
🗓️ Sunday, March 23, 2025
⏰ 2:30 PM – Screening followed by Filmmaker Q&A
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: bit.ly/thefaithful-texaspremiere
For more information, visit www.the-faithful.com or follow @thefaithfulfilm on social media.
ABOUT THE FILM
Produced in association with The Center for Independent Documentary and The Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective, The Faithful is an evocative cinematic meditation on the power of images and the ways in which public figures shape personal and collective identities.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Annie Berman is a media artist and filmmaker whose work has been shown at MoMA, Camden International Film Festival, IndieMemphis, and Rooftop Films. Named one of Independent Magazine’s 10 Filmmakers to Watch, she holds an MFA in Integrated Media Art from Hunter College and is a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective.
Bart Weiss is the founder and director of Dallas VideoFest, an award-winning filmmaker, professor of film at UT Arlington, and author of Smartphone Cinema. A champion of independent cinema, he produces Frame of Mind on KERA TV and co-hosts The Fog of Truth podcast.