SAFILM 25TH Anniversary

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CYBILL SHEPHERD 

CHEECH MARIN

KEVIN ALEJANDRO

JACKIE EARLE HALEY 

LET'S WATCH MOVIES! 

OPENING NIGHT: Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Join us at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts to celebrate 25 years of SAFILM! Our Opening Night presentation kicks off with celebrity red carpet arrivals on Wednesday, July 31 at 5:00 p.m. to honor Cheech Marin (Cheech & Chong) with a Lifetime Achievement Award, followed by THE CHEECH, a short documentary by Edward Tyndall that explores Marin’s lifelong advocacy to the Chicano Art Movement at 6:00 p.m. 



5PM RED CARPET ARRIVALS: Cheech Marin; Alex Wolff (The Cat and the Moon), Pepe Serna (The Margarita Man), Roberto Sanchez (The Terms of Us); Rob the Original (Overlooked), Sebastien de la Cruz (The Margarita Man/Overlooked) 

Actor Alex Wolff (Hereditary, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) brings his directorial debut and U.S. Premiere of THE CAT AND THE MOON to San Antonio on Opening Night at 7:15pm in the Alvarez Theater, starring Wolff, Skyler Gisondo, Mike Epps and Stefania LaVie Owen. Alex Wolff is confirmed to attend the red carpet and post-screening Q&A! 

THE MARGARITA MAN directed by Daniel Ramos makes its Texas Premiere at SAFILM, screening Opening Night at 9pm, starring Anthony Guajardo, Pepe Serna, Danny Trejo, Jesse Borrego and Sebastien de la Cruz.

Cast and crew in attendance, including Anthony Guajardo, Sebastien de la Cruz Jesse Borrego & Pepe Serna!

CELEBRITY HONOREE FILMS

MEET THE HONOREES: Cybill Shepherd, Jackie Earle Haley, Kevin Alejandro

CYBILL SHEPHERD

BEING ROSE

A widowed ex-cop decides to go on a solo road trip  to explore the beauty of the Southwest...and falls in love with an old cowboy. 

Sat. Aug. 3, 6:00PM 

JACKIE EARLE HALEY

LITTLE CHILDREN

Two lovelorn spouses, registered sex offender, and disgraced ex-cop  intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations. 

 

Thurs. Aug 1, 8:00 pm

KEVIN ALEJANDRO

THE TALK / SMILE 

THE TALK: A story about the birds and the bees. 

SMILE, directed by Leslie Alejandro (Silver Screen Shorts Block I & It's Not What You Think Shorts)

The Breaking Point Shorts

Sun. Aug. 4, 4:00PM 

WORLD PREMIERE: I AM PATRICK SWAYZE 

Screening: Friday, August 2, 2019 at 8:00 pm 

 CELEB GUESTS: C. Thomas Howell (The Outsiders), Lisa Niemi Swayze,

Kate Edwards (Manager), Rosemary Hygate (Personal Assistant),

 Director Adrian Buitenhuis  & Producer Derik Murray in attendance!  

I AM PATRICK SWAYZE presents a candid portrait of Patrick, channeling the same tenderness and strength that defined not only his beloved characters, but the remarkable man he was—a man who was born to be either a Texan cowboy, prolific dancer, all-star athlete or a true artist, who instead decided to be all of them.

Starring: Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Sam Elliott, Jennifer Grey, C. Thomas Howell, Lisa Niemi Swayze, Don Swayze.  

WORLD PREMIERE: TEENAGE GIRL: VALERIE'S HOLIDAY

Screening: Friday, August 2, 2019 at 10:00 pm

It's Sophomore year and Valerie Perez is tired of being the nerdy, wallflower girl in high school. After watching a TV show about switching identities, Valerie hatches a plan enlisting her best friend Freda to help her pretend to be her fake twin sister from California in order to become popular. Valerie succeeds, but she soon learns that the price of her new found popularity may not be what she expected. 

WORLD PREMIERE: STUNTWOMEN THE UNTOLD HOLLYWOOD STORY 

Screening: Friday, August 2, 2019 at 3:30 pm

Directed by April Wright, Produced by Marion Rosenberg - BOTH in attendance!

Two younger Stuntwomen learn the history of their profession from women doing stunts in early silent films, to meeting the living legends who paved the way in the 1960s and 70s, to the challenges they continue to face today in this male-dominated world.

Starring: Michelle Rodriguez, Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez, Zoë Bell, Paul Feig, 

Amy Johnston, Jessie Graff - based on the book by Mollie Gregory 

TAKE A BITE OUT OF SAFILM. Help us kick off our 25th Anniversary program with our first ever SAFILM Food Film Festival at the Culinary Institute of the Arts, in association with UNESCO and the San Antonio City of Gastronomy on Tuesday, July 30th with screenings from 3pm to 9pm, featuring The Roots of Texas Mexican Food by Executive Producer and All Star International Chef, Adan Medrano. 

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8452 Fredericksburg Rd

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San Antonio, Texas, USA, 78239

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