About this Event
🗓️ Event Details:
🎥✨ Join Us for Day 2 of the School Field Trip Matinee! ✨🎥Hosted by SABIFF | Friday, October 3, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:45 PM
This dynamic event connects classroom learning to real-world experiences and supports standards in ELA, Social Studies, and Career & Technical Education. Perfect for students interested in media, journalism, activism, or the arts! This isn't just a field trip, it’s a powerful learning experience that combines film, discussion and action. We've designed the day to inspire youth, students, and even senior citizens we invite from SA senior centers.
🔹 Theme of the Day: ACTionVISM. Empowering attendees to embrace documentaries & historical films, be cognizant of imagery in media, engage civically, and understand their rights.
👥 Open to:
- Junior High Students
- High School Students
- College Students
- Senior Citizen Center Retirees
- Filmmakers
- Educators
- Organizations
🎬 What’s Included:
✅ Interactive Workshops ✅ Black Indie Film Shorts curated around ACTIonVism ✅ Q&A periods with Filmmakers ✅ Interactive discussions on social impact ✅ Encouragement to be the change you want to see in the world!
🍽️ Bonus: Food truck on site!
📣 Spots may fill up fast – Schools & Organizations must RSVP with attendee counts!
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SABIFF 2025 continues with these NEXT DAYS EVENTS. Join Us! Detailed Information about the 4-days of the festival is at
🎬 DAY 2: OCT. 3. EVENING - 'Black Friday'
- Red Carpet Reception
- Ankh Achievement Award Ceremony (Honorees: Haile Gerima and Ava DuVerney. Special Guest Charles Burnett)
- Special screening of film: SANKOFA by Haile Gerima
- Post film onstage Interview with Honorees
- Late night Mixer @ Elsewhere-SA
🎬 DAY 3: Saturday, October 4 — 'Soul Saturday'
- Film Blocks - Showcasing Black indie films on 2 screens all day! (9 AM – 6:30) $ *(food truck on site)
- Evening: Filmmaker & Ubuntu Awards Gala. Includes: Dinner, Entertainment (8 PM – Midnight) $$
🎬 DAY 4: Sunday, October 5 — 'Sunday Glory' BEST OF SHOW Showcase
- Wrap Film Viewing Happy Hour closes out the festival
- Best-of-Fest screenings (in-person + online)
- Extended online film access for 1-week post-festivaL
***SEPT. 27th: SABIFF 2025 PRE-FEST 'Cinema Under the Stars' & Marketplace Community Fun Day in the Park (Free - Open to All)
- Food trucks & Vendors
- Live Entertainment
- Black International Film Screening
- Bring Lawn Chairs and Blankets
Are you ready for some uplifting ACTIon +VISION + ACTIVISM?!
SABIFF 2025
Check out SABIFF 2025's 'BLACK FRIDAY' - DAY 2 page for more details on guest speakers. Short films will be curated with Q&A time available to discuss film subject matter -- www.sabiff.tv
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Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM
Will be added or handed out upon arrival
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 North Hackberry Street, San Antonio, United States
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