San Luis Obispo International FF 2022 celebrates its Central Coast filmmakers on the red carpet

The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival celebrated Central Coast filmmakers before an exclusive screening of Jessica Hester and Derek Schweikart’s COAST. Local music legends PANCHO & THE WIZARDS, DOG PARTY & BLACK MATCH, performed live as part of the big event. Prior to that, the COAST team dominated the red carpet with the filmmakers, cast members, band members and more, joining other filmmakers in the Fremont Theater lobby.

PRETTYBOI’s Nick Collins (DIR) and Sweta Sanghavi (EXEC PROD/Songwriter) being photographed (Photo by Wildman)
PRETTYBOI’s Nick Collins (DIR) and Sweta Sanghavi (EXEC PROD/Songwriter) (Photo by Phineas Peters)
PRETYBOI’s Nick Collins and Sweta Sanghavi (Photo by Wildman)
NIck Collins and Sweta Sanghavi (PRETTYBOI) being interviewed (Photo by Phineas Peters)
THE ACCESSIBLE OUTDOORS’ Quinnolyn Benson-Yates (Camera Op) and Mitchka Saberi (Co-DIR/PROD) being photographed. (Photo by Wildman)
THE ACCESSIBLE OUTDOORS’ Quinnolyn Benson-Yates (Camera Op) and Mitchka Saberi (Co-DIR/PROD)
(Photo by Phineas Peters)
THE ACCESSIBLE OUTDOORS’ Quinnolyn Benson-Yates (Camera Op) and Mitchka Saberi (Co-DIR/PROD) (Photo by Wildman)
THE ACCESSIBLE OUTDOORS’ Quinnolyn Benson-Yates and Mitchka Saberi being interviewed. (Photo by Wildman)
THE ACCESSIBLE OUTDOORS’ Quinnolyn Benson-Yates (Camera Op) looks on while Mitchka Saberi (Co-DIR/PROD) explains some things.
(Photo by Phineas Peters)
Jon Levenson (DIR/SCR) (SOMEONE WILL ASSIST YOU SHORTLY) being photographed. (Photo by Wildman)
Jon Levenson (DIR/SCR) (SOMEONE WILL ASSIST YOU SHORTLY) (Photo by Phineas Peters)
SOMEONE WILL ASSIST YOU SHORTLY’s director/writer John Levenson (Photo by Wildman)
Jon Levenson (DIR/SCR) (SOMEONE WILL ASSIST YOU SHORTLY) stooping to try to convince us to watch his film.
(Photo by Wildman)
Jon Levenson (DIR/SCR) (SOMEONE WILL ASSIST YOU SHORTLY) being interviewed.
(Photo by Phineas Peters)
The COAST directing duo (Derek Schweikart, Jessica Hester) being photographed. (Photo by Wildman)
Derek Schweikart, Jessica Hester (COAST) (Photo by Phineas Peters)
The COAST directing duo (Derek Schweikart, Jessica Hester) (Photo by Wildman)
COAST’s Derek Schweikart, Cindy Kitegawa (SCR), Jessica Hester (DIR) (Photo by Wildman)
COAST’s Derek Schweikart (DIR), Cindy Kitagawa (SCR), Dani Faith Leonard (PROD), Jessica Hester (DIR)
(Photo by Wildman)
The COAST team getting the “family photo” (Photo by Wildman)
All together now: Jessica Hester (DIR), Cindy Kitegawa (DIR), Kaylee Kamiya (CAST/Costume ASST), Derek Schweikart (DIR)
(Photo by Wildman)
The COAST directing duo (Derek Schweikart, Jessica Hester) being interviewed. (Photo by Wildman)
COAST’s Kaylee Kamiya being interviewed. (Photo by Wildman)
Anuja Ganpule-Sheorey (THE CANDLE AND THE CURSE) being photographed (Photo by Wildman)
Anuja Ganpule-Sheorey (THE CANDLE AND THE CURSE) (Photo by Phineas Peters)
Anuja Ganpule-Sheorey (THE CANDLE AND THE CURSE) (Photo by Wildman)
COAST executive producers Chris Slaughter and Jeff Barnes
(Photo by Phineas Peters)
More Team COAST: Chris Slaughter, Derek Schweikart, Jessica Hester, Jeff Barnes
(Photo by Phineas Peters)
COAST executive producers Paul Dellapelle and Adonis Cruz
(Photo by Phineas Peters)
Alex Raban (NEXT IN LINE) being photographed (Photo by Wildman)
NEXT IN LINE director Alex Raban (Photo by Phineas Peters)
The NEXT IN LINE team: Jason Schoolery (CAST), Jenny Gosnell (Production Design/CAST), Alex Raban (DIR), Christina Paonessa (CAST), Brian Buchholtz (Boom) (Photo by Phineas Peters)
The NEXT IN LINE team (Photo by Wildman)
Alex Raban (DIR) and Jenny Gosnell (Production Design/CAST) being interviewed.
(Photo by Phineas Peters)
NEXT IN LINE’s Alex Raban and Jenny Gosnell pitch their film (Photo by Wildman)
The COAST directors with SLO Film Fest Executive Director Skye McLennan
(Photo by Phineas Peters)
The COAST directing duo (Derek Schweikart and Jessica Hester) with SLO Film Fest Executive Director Skye McLennan (Photo by Wildman)
Paul Garcia (COAST) (Photo by Phineas Peters)
Paul Garcia (COAST) with the close up (Photo by Wildman)
Kaylee Kamiya (COAST) (Photo by Phineas Peters)
COAST’s Kaylee Kamiya (CAST/Costume Asst.) (Photo by Phineas Peters)
Kaylee Kamiya (COAST) gets her close up (Photo by Wildman)
COAST’s Ernesto Rivera (CAST) and Sandy Danger (CAST)
(Photo by Phineas Peters)
COAST’s Ernesto Rivera (CAST) and Sandy Danger (CAST) (Photo by Wildman)
Hannah Kenny and Janae Sargent from the band Black Match (Photo by Phineas Peters)
Black Match’s Hannah Kenny and Janae Sargent (Photo by Wildman)
COAST’s Jim Wesner (CAST) (Photo by Phineas Peters)
COAST’s Jim Wesner (Photo by Wildman)
Gwendolyn and Lucy Giles of Dog Party (Photo by Phineas Peters)
The Dog Party sisters: Gwendolyn and Lucy Giles (Photo by Wildman)
Dog Party’s Gwendolyn and Lucy Giles being interviewed. (Photo by Phineas Peters)
Producer Dani Faith Leonard (COAST) being photographed (Photo by Wildman)
Dani Faith Leonard (COAST) (Photo by Phineas Peters)
COAST’s Dani Faith Leonard (PROD) gets her close up (Photo by Wildman)
THE DISTRACTION’s Victoria Marchetti (DIR/SCR/PROD) being photographed (Photo by Wildman)
THE DISTRACTION’s Victoria Marchetti (DIR/SCR/PROD
(Photo by Phineas Peters)
Victoria Marchetti (THE DISTRACTION) gets her close up (Photo by Wildman)
THE DISTRACTION’s Victoria Marchetti (DIR/SCR/PROD) being interviewed (Photo by Wildman)
COAST Executive Producers Shelly and Nicholas Miller
(Photo by Phineas Peters)
COAST Executive Producers Shelly and Nicholas Miller
(Photo by Wildman)
COAST Executive Producers Shelly and Nicholas Miller being interviewed (Photo by Wildman)