#SABIFF 2025 PRE-FEST CINEMA UNDER THE STARS & MARKETPLACE

Event Description

SABIFF 2025 is proud to return for its 7th year as the Alamo City's premiere Black intl film festival. This year we begin with a pre-fest, a week ahead of the festival. Saturday, Sept. 27th we present a full day into the evening of fun, food, entertainment and film -- open to the entire SA community. Set in the beautiful Lockwood-Dignowity Park which overlooks the city's downtown skyline, you'll be entertained with SA local funk, pop & soul band THE BLACK KAT FUNK BAND, and graced with a variety of vendors, food trucks and activism/social justice information tables during the day.

At dusk the heartwarming coming of age drama "THE WALL STREET BOY, KIPKEMBOI," by Charles Uwagbai will be showcased. Kenya/Canada, 2024, 90 mins, drama |English

Synopsis: “The Wall Street Boy, Kipkemboi" tells the story of a young math genius from rural Kenya who uses his understanding of patterns in nature to develop a successful stock market algorithm. His remarkable success from a makeshift setup in his village draws attention from international financiers and local authorities, forcing him and his girlfriend Chepchirchir to flee.

This fictional film explores themes of innovation, resourcefulness, and the clash between tradition and modernity. It serves as a valuable educational resource, prompting discussions on financial literacy, ethics in global finance, and the socio-economic dynamics of contemporary Africa.

This event is for the entire family! It is open to the public. Don't forget your lawn chairs and blankets!

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The next week is when we kick in to gear with 4-days of the San Antonio Black International Film Festival (SABIFF) from October 2–5, 2025. Our powerful theme “ACTIonvISM: Action + Vision”—highlights how film can serves as a thought provoking medium to spark activism and social change.

For full festival details, ticket information, film previews, and schedules, visit www.sabiff.tv.

SABIFF 2025 is made possible through the support of community donations, advertisers, and key partners. This year’s sponsors include the San Antonio Film Commission, San Antonio Area Foundation (SAAF), H-E-B Diversity and Inclusion, and the Texas Cavaliers Foundation. d

Additional Time Info

3 - 7:45 PM Roam around the park there will be vendors selling a variety of merchandise, and food trucks as well as social justice information tables set up in the basket ball court area. There's a nice playground for kids to freely get their play on.

Entertainment, Black Film Trivia Give aways, Open Mic Poetry, and DJ music will play through the day until dusk when we will present our narrative freature film.

SA's Black Cat Funk Band will bring on the funk, soul and pop, and the DJ will pump up the music to get the public to rock.

FILM DESCRIPTION:

With his life in jeopardy and J*il almost a certainty, one question remains, how could a farm boy bring down the global financial system and how far is the international world order willing to go to silence his story?

Host or Publisher San Antonio Black International Film Festival, (SABIFF)