As a fitting kick-off to the Memorial Day holiday weekend, Coronado Island Film Festival is pleased to announce a special screening of Act of Valor, the 2012 movie directed by Mike “Mouse” McCoy and Scott Waugh of the Bandito Brothers and starring active duty Navy SEALs. The screening will take place on Thursday evening, May 22 at Coronado’s beautifully restored Village Theatre. A pre-screening VIP reception will be held at the Coronado Historical Association’s Museum of History and Art, where the exhibit, “The History of the Navy SEALs in Coronado” will be on display in the gallery. The CHA exhibit is part of a greater, ten-museum exhibit sponsored by Balboa Park’s History Center, which focuses on the military’s influence on this region. Guests will enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres hosted by Tent City Restaurant and prepared by Candela’s by the Bay, Tent City’s sister Coronado restaurant.
CHA Museum & Tent City (1100 Orange Avenue)
6:30 VIP Reception & “History of the Navy SEALs in Coronado” exhibit
7:00 Welcome & Introductions by Mayor Casey Tanaka & George Galdorisi (co-author, with Dick Couch of the
novelization of Act of Valor
Village Theatre (820 Orange Avenue)
8:30 Short Documentary: US NAVY SEALs 50th ANNIVERSARY written, directed and narrated by Coronado High
School student Kyler Smith, whose father and brother are Navy SEALs.
Feature Film: ACT OF VALOR
Followed by Q&A with Film Insiders
Tickets are $50. Proceeds will support CIFF and CHA, with a portion donated to the Navy SEAL Foundation, a 501©(3) organization that provides immediate and ongoing support and assistance to the Naval Special Warfare Community and its families. Tickets may be purchased at the CIFF website, www.coronadoislandfilmfest.com, the CHA website, www.coronadohistory.org, or in person at the CHA Museum Store, 1100 Orange Avenue. For more information contact CIFF Executive Director Doug St. Denis, [email protected].
