I Love Boosters, the latest film from Boots Riley, will make its World Premiere as the Opening Night Film of the 2026 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film & TV Festival.
In the film starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza Gonzalez, LaKeith Stanfield, Don Cheadle and Demi Moore, a crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service.
Riley debuted his breakout first feature film Sorry to Bother You at the festival in 2018 and returned in 2023 with the world premiere of his acclaimed series I Am A Virgo. I Love Boosters is only his second feature film.
“The Velvet Gang has officially cased Austin and decided Opening Night at SXSW 2026 will be the start of their global takeover! We are beyond thrilled to kick off the festival with the World Premiere of Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters,” said Claudette Godfrey, VP Film & TV.
“Boots has created another wildly original and boundary-pushing vision that’s deliciously unpredictable. We can’t wait for our audience to be sucked into his singular, subversive world where razor-sharp social commentary meets fearless, surreal storytelling and eye-popping imagery—all powered by a ridiculously stacked cast of some of the most talented actors on the planet. I Love Boosters is audacious, entertaining, and guaranteed to get our festival off to an unforgettable start. Trust us, you’ll want to be there when The Velvet Gang bursts onto the scene!”
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