The Bare Bones International Film Festival was founded in 1999 by the Darkwood Film Arts Institute (DFAI) in the city of Muskogee, Oklahoma to showcase low-budget (hence Bare Bones) independent movies. The festival runs for eleven days each year in late April at several venues in downtown Muskogee.[1]
MovieMaker Magazine called Bare Bones a "small-town festival that celebrates indie auteurs, directors, screenwriters, actors and cinematographers in a big way."[2]