{"id":177764,"date":"2026-03-04T13:27:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177764\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:27:30","slug":"gasparilla-international-film-festival-is-back-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177764\/","title":{"rendered":"Gasparilla International Film Festival is back this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AlCredit: Billy Knight film poster<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve had the pirate parade, the arts festival, the running race, and now it\u2019s finally time to chill out and watch some movies. <\/p>\n

Gasparilla International Film Festival opened Tuesday night with \u201cShe Dances,\u201d about a father trying to reconnect with his daughter over her dance competition\u2014starring real life father Steve Zahn and dancing daughter Audrey Zahn. <\/p>\n

There are still plenty of star-studed films screening through the weekend with names like Al Pacino<\/a>, Willem Dafoe<\/a>, and Luis Guzm\u00e1n<\/a>. <\/p>\n

And, of course, much of the lineup is Tampa Bay and Florida based, including documentaries on the Seminole Heights murders<\/a>, College Hunks Hauling Junk cleaning up after the 2024 hurricanes<\/a> and the Tampa Bay Times\u2019 annual Top Restaurants list<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Some films, like \u201cMistake<\/a>\u201d\u2014about an intersex child raised in the Deep South\u2014are also screening across the Skyway this week at the women-focused Reel Equals Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tickets start at $16.79 for Gasparilla International Film Festival, running through Sunday, March 8 in Tampa. <\/a><\/p>\n

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This article appears in Feb. 26 \u2013 Mar. 04, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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