Adam Rocha Celebrates the Silver Anniversary of the San Antonio Film Festival

Published: July 23, 2019, 10:32 p.m.

The San Antonio Film Festival (SAFilm) is celebrating 25 years of  Southern Texas and Latin heritage in the cities contribution to filmmaking history. For those that might not know, the 1927 silent film classic Wings, was filmed on location above the city and is the first ever aviation film made about the World War I (WWI) Flyboys.

School teacher and film enthusiast, Adam Rocha founded the SAFilm, 25 years ago, with a one-day festival and a couple of kegs of beer and has now blown it up to an entire week long event, with this year's honorees including Cybill Shepherd, Jackie Earle Haley, Cheech Marin and Kevin Alejandro.

The festival will also host the world premiere of the documentary I am Patrick Swayze with special guests in attendance, C. Thomas Howell and Patrick's widow Lisa Niemi Swayze.

The San Antonio Film Festival runs from Tuesday, July 30 to  Sunday, August 4, 2019. More information can be found at www.safilm.com and Instagram @safilm.

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