Boots Riley's 'I Love Boosters.' SXSW Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The South by Southwest Film and Television Festival is set to open with I Love Boosters, Boots Riley's sophomore feature starring Nope actor Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza Gonzalez, LaKeith Stanfield, Don Cheadle and Demi Moore. The film about a crew of professional shoplifters taking aim at a cutthroat fashion maven is getting a world premiere to kickstart SXSW's 40th edition. "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," Claudette Godfrey, vp of film & TV at the Austin film and TV festival, said in a statement on Thursday. Related Stories Movies Jharrel Jerome and Teo Yoo Join Jury for Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary Presented by Artemis Rising at Venice Movies Marla Gibbs, 93, Says She's Ready for More Work: "Anybody Got Any Projects?" Musician-turned-filmmaker Riley debuted his first feature film Sorry to Bother You, starring Stanfield and Tessa Thompson, at SXSW in 2018. He returned in 2023 with the world premiere of his Amazon series I Am A Virgo, an anti-capitalist satire with Jharrel Jerome in the leading role. Riley wrote and directed I Love Boosters, which is produced and financed by Neon. Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett are producing for Ryder Picture Company, with Savage Rose Films' Allison Rose Carter and Jon Read. Mike Jackman and Gus Deardoff are executive producing. I Love Boosters builds on Riley's creative career that began with making music with the groups The Coup and the Street Sweeper Social Club with Tom Morello. The SXSW film and TV festival also brings audiences and creatives to music and comedy festivals, in addition to conference sessions with talent from the entertainment, media and technology industries. Additional film and TV lineup announcements will be made in the coming months ahead of the March 12 to 18, 2026, run for SXSW. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Vancouver 'Akashi' Director Talks Breaking Through Canadian Film's Language Barrier: "That Is My Identity" The Chronology of Water Kristen Stewart, Candidly: On Her Directorial Debut, the Making of 'Twilight' and What's Next Saudi Arabia 'Chasing Red,' Starring Madelaine Petsch and Gavin Casalegno, to Film at Saudi Arabia's New AlUla Studios Pathe Pathé Names Ben Browning Co-CEO of U.K. Arm for "Re-Launch" of English-Language Film Business Paramount Jon M. Chu Inks First-Look Deal With Paramount There Will Be Blood Quentin Tarantino Says Paul Dano Is the "Weakest Male Actor in SAG" While Slamming His 'There Will Be Blood' Performance Vancouver 'Akashi' Director Talks Breaking Through Canadian Film's Language Barrier: "That Is My Identity" The Chronology of Water Kristen Stewart, Candidly: On Her Directorial Debut, the Making of 'Twilight' and What's Next Saudi Arabia 'Chasing Red,' Starring Madelaine Petsch and Gavin Casalegno, to Film at Saudi Arabia's New AlUla Studios Pathe Pathé Names Ben Browning Co-CEO of U.K. Arm for "Re-Launch" of English-Language Film Business Paramount Jon M. Chu Inks First-Look Deal With Paramount There Will Be Blood Quentin Tarantino Says Paul Dano Is the "Weakest Male Actor in SAG" While Slamming His 'There Will Be Blood' Performance