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RECENT & UPCOMING MEMBER SCREENINGS INCLUDE:
2024
AUGUST -- SING SING with writer Clint Bentley in attendnace
AUGUST -- MY OLD ASS
JULY -- BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F
JULY -- TOUCH
JULY -- WIDOW CLICQUOT
JULY -- HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
JULY -- TOKYO COWBOY with Asian Film Festival Dallas
JULY -- SEADRIFT with director Tim Tsai
JUNE -- FLY ME TO THE MOON
JUNE -- SPACE CADET (VIRTUAL)
JUNE -- A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE
JUNE -- NAKED AMBITION: BUNNY YEAGER with filmmakers in attendance, Oak Cliff Film Festival
JUNE -- THELMA
JUNE -- DADDIO
JUNE -- ULTRAMAN: RISING
JUNE -- BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE
JUNE -- LATE BLOOMERS
JUNE -- THE WATCHERS
MAY -- THE BLUE ANGELS
MAY -- BACK TO BLACK
MAY -- GARFIELD
MAY -- DORA Series Preview
MAY -- FOR LOVE & LIFE: NO ORDINARY CAMPAIGN
APRIL -- THE IDEA OF YOU
MARCH -- WICKED LITTLE LETTERS
MARCH -- PROBLEMISTA
MARCH -- ARTHUR THE KING
FEBRUARY -- DUNE: PART TWO
FEBRUARY -- RICKY STANICKY
FEBRUARY -- UPGRADED (virtual)
JANUARY -- THE BOOK OF CLARENCE
JANUARY -- ORION AND THE DARK
JANUARY -- ROLE PLAY (virtual)
JANUARY -- 40TH ANNUAL KIDFILM FAMILY FESTIVAL (All Free admission!)
2023
DECEMBER -- WONKA
DECEMBER -- MERRY LITTLE BATMAN
DECEMBER -- PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (Ep. 1 & 2)
DECEMBER -- LEO
NOVEMBER -- THE HOLDOVERS
OCTOBER --Â KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
OCTOBER -- SALTBURN
OCTOBER -- PAIN HUSTLERS
OCTOBER -- "Extreme Weather" Conversation with Dr. Carol Anne Clayson, WHOI
SEPTEMBER -- CASSANDRO
SEPTEMBER -- INVISIBLE BEAUTY
SEPTEMBER -- FLORA AND SON
SEPTEMBER -- DUMB MONEY
SEPTEMBER -- PAW PATROL for our Park and Recreation Center Kids!
AUGUST -- BLUE BEETLE with director Angel Manuel Soto in attendance (with free concessions for everybody and gifts for the kids!)
AUGUST -- SITTING IN BARS WITH CAKE (virtual preview)
AUGUST -- HEART OF STONE (with free concessions!)
AUGUST -- RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE (cake & champagne reception before the screening!)
AUGUST -- GRAN TURISMO
JULY -- PROBLEMISTA (postponed)
JULY -- TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM family screening!
JULY -- SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS (Preview of new series)
JULY -- THE ACCIDENTAL GETAWAY DRIVER with director Sing J. Lee in attendance / Presented with ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL DALLAS
JULY -- TALK TO ME
JUNE -- FLAMIN' HOT with director Eva Longoria, stars Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez and film subject Richard Montanez in attendance
JUNE -- MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART I
MAY -- THE FLASH
MAY -- SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
MAY -- ABOUT MY FATHER
APRIL -- BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER
APRIL -- CITADEL first 2 episodes preview with complimentary refreshments for Members
53rd Annual USA Film Festival, April 19-23, 2023 - All FREE admission!
MARCH -- SPINNING GOLD with writer/director Tim Bogart in attendanceÂ
MARCH -- MURDER MYSTERY 2
MARCH -- AIR with reception for Members
MARCH -- INSIDE
FEBRUARY -- OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE
FEBRUARY -- LUTHER: THE FALLEN SUN
FEBRUARY -- OF AN AGE
JANUARY -- 80 FOR BRADY
JANUARY -- WOMEN TALKING
JANUARY -- CORSAGEÂ
JANUARY -- THE OLD WAY with director Brett Donowho in attendance
JANUARY -- SHOTGUN WEDDING
JANUARY -- MISSING
2022
DECEMBER -- BABYLON
DECEMBER -- EMPIRE OF LIGHT
DECEMBER -- SPOILER ALERT
NOVEMBER -- DEVOTION
NOVEMBER -- THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THE WEDDING
NOVEMBER -- SHE SAID
NOVEMBER -- BONES AND ALL
NOVEMBER -- THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
NOVEMBER -- GOOD NIGHT OPPY
OCTOBER -- In-Theater Screening of Ep. 3 WALKER: INDEPENDENCE with lead actor Matt Barr in attendance
OCTOBER -- WENDELL & WILD
OCTOBER -- THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL
OCTOBER -- MY POLICEMAN
SEPTEMBER -- THE WOMAN KING
SEPTEMBER -- THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER
AUGUST -- THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING
JULY -- THIRTEEN LIVES followed by virtual Q&A with director Ron Howard and actor Viggo Mortensen
JULY -- VENGEANCE
JULY -- WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
JULY -- MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS
JULY -- ASCENSION with Asian Film Festival Dallas
JUNE -- BRIAN AND CHARLES
JUNE -- MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
APRIL -- 52ND ANNUAL USA FILM FESTIVAL
APRIL -- ALL THE OLD KNIVES
MARCH -- EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
MARCH -- LUCY AND DESI
MARCH -- THE OUTFIT
MARCH -- MASTER
FEBRUARY -- THE ADAM PROJECT
FEBRUARY -- CYRANO
FEBRUARY -- I WANT YOU BACK
JANUARY -- JOCKEY with director Clint Bentley in attendance
JANUARY -- 38th Annual KidFilm Family Festival, an all FREE admission community event!
JANUARY -- THE WOLF AND THE LION
2021
DECEMBER -- A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN
DECEMBER -- BEING THE RICARDOS
DECEMBER -- THE TENDER BAR
NOVEMBER -- THE UNFORGIVABLE
NOVEMBER -- ENCOUNTER
NOVEMBER -- WHO IS LUN*NA MENOH? with Asian Film Festival Dallas
NOVEMBER -- BELFAST
NOVEMBER -- KING RICHARD
NOVEMBER -- HOUSE OF GUCCI (BONUS)
OCTOBER -- THE FRENCH DISPATCH
OCTOBER -- ANTLERS
OCTOBER -- BECOMING COUSTEAU
OCTOBER -- DUNE
OCTOBER -- "CLINT EASTWOOD - A CINEMATIC LEGACY" Exhibit Preview & Reception (Patrons)
OCTOBER -- HARD LUCK LOVE SONG with filmmakers in attendance
SEPTEMBER -- MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY
SEPTEMBER -- THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE
SEPTEMBER -- THE CARD COUNTER
SEPTEMBER -- BLUE BAYOU
SEPTEMBER -- THE STARLING
AUGUST -- EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE with director Jonathan Butterell and lead actors Max Harwood & Lauren Patel in attendance
AUGUST -- CINDERELLA
AUGUST -- THE CHAIR
AUGUST -- ANNETTE
JULY -- ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BORDAIN
JULY -- JOE BELL
JUNE -- THE SPARKS BROTHERS
JUNE -- MY NAME IS LOPEZ with Oak Cliff Film Festival
MAY -- P!NK: ALL I KNOW SO FAR
MAY -- FINDING YOU
APRIL -- 51st Annual USA Film Festival -- All Free admission community event
APRIL -- FRENCH EXIT
MARCH -- THE FATHER
MARCH -- THE COURIER
FEBRUARY -- THE MAURITANIAN
FEBRUARY -- NOMADLAND - Many thanks to Norma's Cafe and Community Coffee for the pie and coffee!
FEBRUARY -- THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 with commentary from director Aaron Sorkin and cast
FEBRUARY -- SUPERNOVA
FEBRUARY -- BLISS
FEBRUARY -- MINARI
JANUARY -- THE DIG
JANUARY -- ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
JANUARY -- BILLIE
JANUARY -- 37th Annual KIDFILM Family Festival - All FREE admission community program!
2020
DECEMBER -- THE MIDNIGHT SKY
DECEMBER -- WILD MOUNTAIN THYME w/filmmaker Q&A after the film with writer/director John Patrick Shanley and cast Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, Dearbhla Molloy & Christopher Walken
DECEMBER -- PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
DECEMBER -- I'M YOUR WOMAN
DECEMBER -- SYLVIE'S LOVE
DECEMBER -- NEWS OF THE WORLD
NOVEMBER -- UNCLE FRANK
NOVEMBER -- LET HIM GO
NOVEMBER -- SOUND OF METAL
NOVEMBER -- THE LAST VERMEER
NOVEMBER -- AMMONITE
NOVEMBER -- WOLFWALKERS (Family screening)
OCTOBER -- HONEST THIEF
OCTOBER -- TIME
OCTOBER -- "WELCOME TO THE BLUMHOUSE" series featuring THE LIE, BLACK BOX, EVIL EYE and NOCTURNE
SEPTEMBER -- THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
SEPTEMBER -- THE WAY I SEE IT
SEPTEMBER -- ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
AUGUST -- BOYS STATE with Q&A with filmmakers & film subjects
AUGUST -- 70 YEARS OF BLACKNESS with film subject Verda Byrd in attendance
JULY -- RADIOACTIVE
JUNE -- 50th Annual USA Film Festival -- All-FREE admission community event
APRIL & MAY - Covid interrupted programs
MARCH -- MILITARY WIVES - Bonus Screening
MARCH -- HOPE GAP
MARCH -- BLOW THE MAN DOWN
MARCH -- THE LETTER TO THE KING
FEBRUARY -- THE CLIMBÂ with Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin and Todd Barry in attendance
FEBRUARY -- TO ALL THE BOYS: P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU with reception
FEBRUARY -- EMMA. (Bonus screening)
JANUARY -- 36th Annual KIDFILM Family Festival - All Free-admission community program
2019 (A typical pre-Covid year!)
DECEMBER -- Special Holiday Screening of ELF with Ed Asner ("Santa") in attendance
DECEMBER -- 1917 with director Sam Mendes, writer Krysty Wilson-Cairnes, actors George MacKay
and Dean Charles Chapman in attendance
DECEMBER -- LITTLE WOMEN
DECEMBER -- THE TWO POPES (Bonus screening with reception)
DECEMBER -- RICHARD JEWELL
DECEMBER -- THE AERONAUTS
DECEMBER -- JUST MERCY
DECEMBER -- CELEBRATION
NOVEMBER -- THE IRISHMAN (Bonus screening)
NOVEMBER -- THE GOOD LIAR
NOVEMBER -- DARK WATERS
NOVEMBER -- FORD V FERRARI (Bonus screening)
NOVEMBER -- HONEY BOY (with reception)
NOVEMBER -- MARRIAGE STORY
NOVEMBER -- THE REPORT
NOVEMBER -- CYRANO, MY LOVE
NOVEMBER -- THE WARRIOR QUEEN OF JHANSI (Bonus screening)
OCTOBER -- JOJO RABBIT with actress Thomasin McKenzie in attendance
OCTOBER -- MIDWAY with actors Ed Skrein and Luke Kleintank in attendance
OCTOBER -- MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN
OCTOBER -- PAIN AND GLORY(with pre-screening reception)
OCTOBER -- BLACK AND BLUE
SEPTEMBER -- JUDY (with pre-screening reception)
SEPTEMBER -- DOWNTON ABBEY (Bonus screening)
AUGUST -- THE FANATIC with actor John Travolta in attendance (Bonus screening)
JULY -- OFFICIAL SECRETS (Special screening on National Whistleblower Day)
JULY -- THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON with co-writer/director Michael Schwartz in attendance
JULY -- MIKE WALLACE IS HERE
JULY -- BLINDED BY THE LIGHT with filmmakers Gurinder Chadha, Sarfraz Manzoor and Aaron Phagura in attendance
JULY -- DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD with actor Eugenio Derbez in attendance
JULY -- THE FAREWELL with writer/director Lulu Wang in attendance
JUNE -- 5B with subjects from the documentary in attendance
JUNE -- AMERICAN WOMAN
JUNE -- LATE NIGHT
MAY -- PAVAROTTI
MAY -- ALL IS TRUE
APRIL -- 49th Annual USA FIlm Festival -- FREE screenings for Members
MARCH -- TRUE STORIES 30th Anniversary screening with David Byrne in attendance
MARCH -- HANNA preview Season 1
MARCH -- THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT
MARCH -- THE MUSTANG
MARCH -- THE HIGHWAYMEN
FEBRUARY -- GRETA
JANUARY -- THE UPSIDE
JANUARY -- STAN & OLLIE
JANUARY -- 35th Annual KIDFILM Family Festival - All FREE-admission community program
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Filmmakers can locate information on how to submit works.
Film Fans can locate information on how to join the Festival and attend our programs.
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Recent photos from monthly events and program information can also be found at our Facebook page www.facebook.com/usafilmfestival
PHOTOS on this site have been provided by photographers and friends Lisa Stewart, Kristina Bowman, Tres Smith, Joe Laird, J. Alan Hansley, Andy Hanson, Wyatt Yates, Sandy Marak, Luer Nguyen, Rebecca Hudson, Knowshi.com, Julio Cedillo, Chet Morrison, Andrew Epps, Kent Kirkley, Stephanie Hastings and the SMU archives.
Special thanks to Chris Stein for the use of his 1975 "selfie" of early Blondie. The image also appears in Chris' great book of photographs "Negative: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk," published in 2014. Our thanks to archivist Barry Kramer. That is Gary Valentine sporting an early USAFF T-shirt.
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