The Phoenix Film Festival Opening Night kickoff party is an event you do not want to miss! Food and festivities will be held in the Party Pavilion located just outside the theatre. Starting at 6:00pm, some of the best restaurants in town will serve up some delicious dishes that are sure to satisfy. While enjoying some live music, guests can mingle and stop by our silent auction where they can bid on exclusive items.
Your Opening Night ticket doesn’t just include a movie! Grab some tasty small plates from our restaurant partners and be sure to grab a drink as well! The best part is that the Opening Night Event supports the education programs of the Phoenix Film Foundation. So you can come, eat, party and help support a great cause all at the same time!
After the cocktail party, guests will be escorted from the Party Pavilion to the Harkins Cine Capri Theatre for the screening of Cha Cha Real Smooth.
Synopsis: Fresh out of college and without a clear life path going forward, 22-year-old Andrew is stuck back at home with his family in New Jersey. But if there’s one thing that belongs on his nonexistent résumé, it’s how to get a party started, which lands him the perfect job of motivational dancing at the bar and bat mitzvahs for his younger brother’s classmates. When Andrew befriends a local mom, Domino, and her daughter, Lola, he finally discovers a future he wants – even if it might not be his own. Cooper Raiff writes, directs and stars alongside Dakota Johnson, Brad Garrett, Leslie Mann and newcomers Vanessa Burghardt and Evan Assante in this tale of unconventional love that brims with emotional honesty.
