The Saint Augustine Film Festival

04/22/2026

In the Shadow of the Mountain with filmmaker John Adams in person. Sponsored by Limelight Theatre

04/03/2026

🎞️ ON SCREEN! In the Shadow of the Mountain will be shown on Tuesday, April 21 at 7 PM in Limelight Theatre.
Playwright John Adams will be at the event for the Q&A. 🎟️ TICKETS: https://limelight.ludus.com/200526883

Saint Augustine Film Festival badge holders enter the discount code "FILM" at checkout to claim your free ticket.

A first-time playwright from Southwest Virginia rallies a small southern town around his ambitious Civil War musical, grappling with his family's — and country's — legacy of slave ownership.

SYNOPSIS: In the Shadow of the Mountain follows John Adams, a first-time playwright from Southwest Virginia, as he stages his ambitious Civil War musical in a small Southern town. What begins as one man’s creative leap becomes a collective act of courage, as the diverse cast commits to giving life to a painful, divisive moment in American history. For Adams, the story is personal—his own ancestors enslaved people and carried them into battle. For the ensemble, the project is more than performance: it is a chance to reach audiences across political and racial lines and foster empathy where division has long taken root. Blending rehearsal struggles, performance footage, and candid reflections, the film captures how a community of artists used theater to confront legacy, invite dialogue, and remind audiences that unity is still possible, even when history’s weight feels heaviest.

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03/05/2026

🎬The St. Auggie Shorts Film Festival is March 6-7 in Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College. 👉🏽Details here: stauggieshorts.com

03/05/2026

01/12/2026

THE WRAP PARTY sponsored by Flagler College and co-sponsored by Jon Schwartz. Special guests: Karen Allen, Kristi Zea, Richard Gunn, Zeus Xavier Scott & Jeff Celentano.

01/11/2026

🎬🎞️Florida’s Forgotten Fort / A Book of Freedom: The Confessions of Francisco Menéndez - A student-produced film by thr Flagler College Cinematic Arts Program.

01/11/2026

🎬🌟RIVER'S EDGE Party at the St. Augustine Yacht Club sponsored by Sheila Kolesaire, the University of Florida, The Knight School, St. Augustine Direct Primary Care, Sarah Sarah Younger Gay and David Gay — celebrating Everyone is Lying to You for Money directed by Ben McKenzie and the World Premiere of Portrait of a Young Man directed by Brandon Shenk, produced by Iman Zawahry, starring Jackson Kelly, Richard Gunn, John Paul Kakos, Tricia Paoluccio. Thank you Chef Eric for the delicious jambalaya and Lucia for the homemade cakes!

01/11/2026

🎬 Two FORT MOSE films on screen Sunday, January 11 at the Saint Augustine Film Festival!
🎟️ $10 tickets include entry to both films. Tickets are available at the door or available in advance at staugfilmfest.com

🎞️Florida’s Forgotten Fort
🗓️ Jan 11 at 4:15 PM
📍Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College, 14 Granada Street

Florida / 2025 / 19 min / Short Doc
Cinematic Arts Program at Flagler College

Through first-person interviews with many people instrumental in preserving its history, we chronicle the legacy of Florida’s Fort Mose in St Augustine, the first free-black settlement in the United States. This is a companion film to A Book of Freedom produced by Professors Jim Gilmore and Tracy Halcomb and plays immediately before A Book of Freedom.

🎞️A Book of Freedom: The Confessions of Francisco Menendez

🗓️ Jan 11 at 4:15 PM
📍Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College, 14 Granada St

USA / 2025 / 50 min /Narrative-Docudrama / Flagler College Cinematic Arts Program
After a black slave from the Carolinas escapes to Spanish Florida, he becomes a leader in the first free-black settlement and ultimately a hero in the fight against the British. The film tells the amazingly true— but largely unknown— story of one of the most remarkable people in Florida history.

🎟️ Tickets are $10 at the door or available in advance here: https://www.axs.com/events/1221471/saff-presents-a-book-of-freedom-the-confessions-of-francisco-menendez-tickets

01/11/2026

A Wolf Among the Swans - Special Guest Thiago Soares
Sponsored by Funkytown Fitness

01/11/2026

Kristi Zea Receives Lifetime Achievement Award 🏆 from Karen Allen.