Premiere Cinema Society members granted admission starting 30 minutes prior to showtime.
Non-Premiere Cinema Society members granted admission starting 20 minutes prior to showtime.
With space permitting, general admission ticket holders granted admission starting 10 minutes prior to showtime until theatre is full or everyone is admitted. Tickets available around 1 week before event date for $20 at sbiffriviera.com and at the door ($15 for guests of members).
The Color Purple
Followed by a Q&A with Director Blitz Bazawule and Editor Jon Poll
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones, THE COLOR PURPLE is a bold new take on the classic story of love and resilience, adapted from the beloved novel and the Broadway musical. Torn apart from her sister and her children, Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately learns to find extraordinary strength in the unbreakable bonds of a new kind of sisterhood.
Directed by Blitz Bazawule
Written by Marcus Gardley
Starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi
2h 20m