{"id":2327197,"date":"2026-03-13T22:10:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2327197"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:10:27","slug":"sxsw-rec-carpet-recap-opening-night-shines-with-film-and-tv-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sxsw-rec-carpet-recap-opening-night-shines-with-film-and-tv-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"SXSW Rec Carpet Recap! Opening night shines with film and TV stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Boots Riley\u2019s &#8220;I Love Boosters&#8221; Kicks Off SXSW With Star-Studded World Premiere<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sxsw.com\/festivals\/film-tv-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\">SXSW Film &amp; TV Festival <\/a>opened in style as Boots Riley\u2019s &#8220;I Love Boosters&#8221; made its highly anticipated world premiere on opening night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_imageEmbed__5mYLo\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"{p}SXSW Film &amp; TV Festival opened in style as Boots Riley\u2019s &quot;I Love Boosters&quot; made its highly anticipated world premiere on opening night.{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/3024\/986\/0x1166\/90\/4956d173-dadb-489a-a72d-91d25e54f337-IMG_3937.JPG\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_caption__gAtoE\">\n<div>\n<p>SXSW Film &amp; TV Festival opened in style as Boots Riley\u2019s &#8220;I Love Boosters&#8221; made its highly anticipated world premiere on opening night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trevor Scott was on the red carpet as stars Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, LaKeith Stanfield, Eiza Gonz\u00e1lez, Poppy Liu, and more led the arrivals, drawing cheers from fans in the fan zone and flashes from a packed press line. The film also features Demi Moore, who made a brief appearance before slipping into the theatre past the red-carpet line. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_imageEmbed__5mYLo\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"{p}Trevor Scott was on the red carpet as stars Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, LaKeith Stanfield, Eiza Gonz\u00e1lez, Poppy Liu, and more led the arrivals, drawing cheers from fans in the fan zone and flashes from a packed press line. The film also features Demi Moore, who made a brief appearance before slipping into the theatre past the red-carpet line.{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/3022\/986\/0x884\/90\/85deab05-bea0-46c0-a2f4-704b2316f7ef-IMG_3967.JPG\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_caption__gAtoE\">\n<div>\n<p>Trevor Scott was on the red carpet as stars Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, LaKeith Stanfield, Eiza Gonz\u00e1lez, Poppy Liu, and more led the arrivals, drawing cheers from fans in the fan zone and flashes from a packed press line. The film also features Demi Moore, who made a brief appearance before slipping into the theatre past the red-carpet line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_imageEmbed__5mYLo\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"{p}SXSW Film &amp; TV Festival opened in style as Boots Riley\u2019s &quot;I Love Boosters&quot; made its highly anticipated world premiere on opening night.{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/1980\/986\/0x1204\/90\/62951b01-9194-4b06-84fa-2ad13680b5b5-IMG_8785.JPG\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_caption__gAtoE\">\n<div>\n<p>SXSW Film &amp; TV Festival opened in style as Boots Riley\u2019s &#8220;I Love Boosters&#8221; made its highly anticipated world premiere on opening night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Seekers of Infinite Love&#8221; Premieres at SXSW, Drawing Emotional Response From Festival Crowd<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_imageEmbed__5mYLo\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"{p}Across town at Zach Theatre, cast and filmmakers gathered on the red carpet ahead of a screening for &quot;Seekers of Infinite Love.&quot; The red carpet was abuzz with celebs and creatives posing for photos as excitement built outside the venue. Director Victoria Strous, and actors Hannah Einbinder, Austin favorite Justin Theroux, and Griffin Gluck stopped to chat with Sierra Waggoner about the exciting night.{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/600\/986\/0x232\/90\/5a55a13a-a0f3-4577-b43e-34af60c28039-46f1c385a8ed4116bd70a544c744b3e0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_caption__gAtoE\">\n<div>\n<p>Across town at Zach Theatre, cast and filmmakers gathered on the red carpet ahead of a screening for &#8220;Seekers of Infinite Love.&#8221; The red carpet was abuzz with celebs and creatives posing for photos as excitement built outside the venue. Director Victoria Strous, and actors Hannah Einbinder, Austin favorite Justin Theroux, and Griffin Gluck stopped to chat with Sierra Waggoner about the exciting night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Across town at Zach Theatre, cast and filmmakers gathered on the red carpet ahead of a screening for &#8220;Seekers of Infinite Love.&#8221; The red carpet was abuzz with celebs and creatives posing for photos as excitement built outside the venue. Director Victoria Strous, and actors Hannah Einbinder, Austin favorite Justin Theroux, and Griffin Gluck stopped to chat with Sierra Waggoner about the exciting night. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_imageEmbed__5mYLo\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"{p}Across town at Zach Theatre, cast and filmmakers gathered on the red carpet ahead of a screening for &quot;Seekers of Infinite Love.&quot; The red carpet was abuzz with celebs and creatives posing for photos as excitement built outside the venue. Director Victoria Strous, and actors Hannah Einbinder, Austin favorite Justin Theroux, and Griffin Gluck stopped to chat with Sierra Waggoner about the exciting night.{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/600\/986\/0x232\/90\/516768d6-5355-474f-861b-84a763acf35d-d2e91231f525496eafadc37b095674a3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_caption__gAtoE\">\n<div>\n<p>Across town at Zach Theatre, cast and filmmakers gathered on the red carpet ahead of a screening for &#8220;Seekers of Infinite Love.&#8221; The red carpet was abuzz with celebs and creatives posing for photos as excitement built outside the venue. Director Victoria Strous, and actors Hannah Einbinder, Austin favorite Justin Theroux, and Griffin Gluck stopped to chat with Sierra Waggoner about the exciting night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Wishful Thinking&#8221; Brings Romance and Sci-Fi Spark to SXSW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also at ZachTheatre, Sierra Waggoner hit the red carpet for &#8220;Wishful Thinking,&#8221; a story about love, connection, and cosmic consequences. Stars  Maya Hawke, Lewis Pullman, and Jake Shane stopped to chat with Sierra, and Director &amp; Writer Graham Parkes reflected on making his feature directorial debut.<strong\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_imageEmbed__5mYLo\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Also at ZachTheatre, Sierra Waggoner hit the red carpet for &quot;Wishful Thinking,&quot; a story about love, connection, and cosmic consequences. Stars Maya Hawke, Lewis Pullman, and Jake Shane stopped to chat with Sierra, and Director &amp; Writer Graham Parkes reflected on making his feature directorial debut.\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/462\/986\/0x135\/90\/3b599ea3-6363-477d-a924-4b23e7eb416e-9d4a4831ed8d4b9c8ce04b37fb1109f4.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_caption__gAtoE\">\n<p>Also at ZachTheatre, Sierra Waggoner hit the red carpet for &#8220;Wishful Thinking,&#8221; a story about love, connection, and cosmic consequences. Stars Maya Hawke, Lewis Pullman, and Jake Shane stopped to chat with Sierra, and Director &amp; Writer Graham Parkes reflected on making his feature directorial debut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_imageEmbed__5mYLo\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Also at ZachTheatre, Sierra Waggoner hit the red carpet for &quot;Wishful Thinking,&quot; a story about love, connection, and cosmic consequences. Stars Maya Hawke, Lewis Pullman, and Jake Shane stopped to chat with Sierra, and Director &amp; Writer Graham Parkes reflected on making his feature directorial debut.\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/600\/986\/0x232\/90\/68608f50-8130-49db-86b9-8f6a3e2ff2c9-7ef0df6eafa345bf90b3766b7a9e1410.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_caption__gAtoE\">\n<p>Also at ZachTheatre, Sierra Waggoner hit the red carpet for &#8220;Wishful Thinking,&#8221; a story about love, connection, and cosmic consequences. Stars Maya Hawke, Lewis Pullman, and Jake Shane stopped to chat with Sierra, and Director &amp; Writer Graham Parkes reflected on making his feature directorial debut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_imageEmbed__5mYLo\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Also at ZachTheatre, Sierra Waggoner hit the red carpet for &quot;Wishful Thinking,&quot; a story about love, connection, and cosmic consequences. Stars Maya Hawke, Lewis Pullman, and Jake Shane stopped to chat with Sierra, and Director &amp; Writer Graham Parkes reflected on making his feature directorial debut.\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/600\/986\/0x232\/90\/0665e7b2-e8d4-4421-9d21-f61de0389854-d90e25adeaab4c6183d232a7b2c9f96d.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_caption__gAtoE\">\n<p>Also at ZachTheatre, Sierra Waggoner hit the red carpet for &#8220;Wishful Thinking,&#8221; a story about love, connection, and cosmic consequences. Stars Maya Hawke, Lewis Pullman, and Jake Shane stopped to chat with Sierra, and Director &amp; Writer Graham Parkes reflected on making his feature directorial debut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"CommentCallToAction_callToActionContainer__5zDeB \" data-testid=\"comments-call-to-action\" id=\"js-CommentCallToAction-Container\">Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>SXSW continues throughout the week with additional premieres, panels, and events celebrating film, television, and emerging voices in entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source cbsaustin.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boots Riley\u2019s &#8220;I Love Boosters&#8221; Kicks Off SXSW With Star-Studded World Premiere SXSW Film &amp; TV Festival opened in style as Boots Riley\u2019s &#8220;I Love Boosters&#8221; made its highly anticipated world premiere on opening night. 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