The Austin Film Society and Focus Features announce Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element, the Resident Evil franchise) will be joining fellow cast members from Dazed and Confused at the upcoming 30th-anniversary screening at the Paramount Theatre on September 28 at 7 p.m. Jovovich will be part of 15 original cast members joining AFS Founder and Artistic Director Richard Linklater on the red carpet and on-stage at the Paramount for a screening of the film followed by a Q&A.
This event has sold out, but those seeking tickets can add their name to a waitlist (click here). The encore screening at AFS Cinema (with Richard Linklater and select cast) on September 29 has also sold out. However, AFS Cinema will be showing a new 4K restoration of the film (without special guests) starting on October 4. Tickets and more information are available at AustinFilm.org.
WHO | Alongside Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element, the Resident Evil franchise), the full list of former cast attending the screening at the Paramount Theatre are Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy), Christine Harnos (ER), Anthony Rapp (Rent, A Beautiful Mind), Marissa Ribisi (Pleasantville), Michelle Thomas (Coneheads) and Wiley Wiggins (Waking Life, Computer Chess). Also attending (followed by the name of their character from Dazed) are Catherine Morris (“Julie Simms”), Christin Hinojosa-Kirschenbaum (“Sabrina Davis”), Esteban Powell (“Carl Burnett”), Heidi Van Horne (“Freshman Girl 3”), Kathleen Cunningham (“Pickford’s Mom”), Priscilla Kinser-Craft (“Freshman Girl 1”), Mark Vandermeulen (“Tommy Houston”) and Mona Lee Fultz (“Mrs. Kramer”).
About Austin Film Society
Founded in 1985 by filmmaker Richard Linklater, AFS creates life-changing opportunities for filmmakers, catalyzes Austin and Texas as a creative hub, and brings the community together around great film. AFS is committed to racial equity and inclusion, with an objective to deliver programs that actively dismantle the structural racism, sexism and other bias in the screen industries. AFS supports filmmakers from all backgrounds towards career leaps, encouraging exceptional artistic projects with grants and support services. AFS operates Austin Studios, a 20-acre production facility, to attract and grow the creative media ecosystem. Austin Public, a space for our city’s diverse mediamakers to train and collaborate, provides many points of access to filmmaking and film careers. The AFS Cinema is an ambitiously programmed repertory and first run arthouse with broad community engagement. By hosting premieres, local and international industry events, and the Texas Film Awards, AFS shines the national spotlight on Texas filmmakers while connecting Austin and Texas to the wider film community. AFS is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. More at austinfilm.org.
