MSC Aggie Cinema has announced that the premiere film selected for the inaugural Howdywood Film Festival will be a free screening of “I Love Boosters” on Friday, March 20, at Rudder Theatre, followed by a Q&A with writer/director Boots Riley.
The event, in partnership with the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts and the Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts, is free for all to attend, and starts at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Howdywood Film Festival tickets for March 21 and 22 are available at tx.ag/HowdywoodTix.
Fresh off its premiere at SXSW, “I Love Boosters” is the newest film from writer/director Riley, about a crew of professional shoplifters who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. The crime comedy stars Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, LaKeith Stanfield, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, Will Poulter, Don Cheadle and Demi Moore. “I Love Boosters” will be in theaters later this year. This one-night-only free event is an exclusive opportunity for Bryan, College Station and Texas A&M audiences to see the film early and hear from the filmmaker.
Riley is a director, activist, screenwriter, producer, poet, rapper and speaker. His film projects, such as “Sorry to Bother You” (2018) and “I’m a Virgo,” a seven-episode series on Amazon Prime Video (2023), are acclaimed for their critique of economic and class politics, as well as Riley’s bold, satirical and absurdist comedic style. Riley is also the founding member and lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club, also featuring Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine. Riley was deeply involved with the Occupy Oakland movement and was one of the leaders of the activist group The Young Comrades.
About Howdywood Film Festival
The Howdywood Film Festival is a three-day event celebrating feature-length and short films from current and former Texas A&M students. The premiere event featuring “I Love Boosters,” followed by a Q&A with Boots Riley, kicks off the festival on Friday, March 20. Saturday and Sunday (March 21-22) are filled with film screenings, guest speakers and networking opportunities for anyone interested in the creative industries of filmmaking.
Howdywood Festival Speakers
Brad Graeber, founder of Powerhouse Animation Studios and a former Texas A&M Visualization student; Clara Chan, VFX supervisor at Sony Pictures ImageWorks and a former Texas A&M Visualization student; and Don Zirlin, owner and chief creative officer of Designworks, an entertainment design house.
Howdywood Festival Filmmakers
Lauren Elizabeth Dzuik, Jacob Repak, Blake Woodard, Nicole Fultz, Ray Song, Shalina Sabih, Austin Baltes, Brek Kanhalangsy, Riley R., Rachel Hitt, Aiden Riley, Tracey Satterwhite, Nicholas Martinez, Rodrigo Torres, Mark Beal, Tyler Webster and Yash Bansal.
How to Attend
The screening of “I Love Boosters” on Friday, March 20, with Boots Riley is a free admission event. Howdywood Film Festival single day passes are $25, general admission for the full festival is $50 and includes the complete schedule of March 21-22 events. All Howdywood festival tickets are available now at tx.ag/HowdywoodTix.
More Information
Follow MSC Aggie Cinema on Instagram (@aggiecinema) for live updates on programming, special guests and ticketing information. Or visit cinema.tamu.edu.
