 sbiff full lineup sbiff full lineup ffproadmin sat 2022019 157 festival news the santa barbara international film festival sbiff presented by ugg announced today the highly anticipated lineup for the 34 th edition which will run january 30 to february 9 2019 the festival will feature 63 world premieres and 59 us premieres from 48 countries along with tributes with the year s top talent panel discussions and free community education and outreach programs sbiff s executive director roger durling stated this morning after the tragedy last year in santa barbara we questioned whether to go ahead with last year s festival but we came to realize the importance of film as a way for people to gather in an equalitarian way to reflect feel and simply experience art together sbiff is an event that brings together a plethora of visitors international national and local filmmakers oscar contenders vital educational programs we have entered this year with a renewed sense of purpose and continuity with the festival and understand more than ever the important role we play in the community as such we have chosen to bookend our festival with two films about iconic people and places in santa barbara to highlight the resilience vitality and the talent within the santa barbara community photo credits getty images for sbiff opening night sbiff 2019 will start with the opening night film presented by ugg on wednesday january 30 at the historic arlington theatre with the world premiere of diving deep the life and times of mike degruy directed by mimi degruy diving deep the life and times of mike degruy is a feature film documentary about mike degruy an irrepressible biologist turned awardwinning filmmaker who swam dived and filmed in oceans around the world and in the process became the first to film many rarely seen creatures in their own oceans he was also a passionate advocate of the ocean s creatures and became increasingly outspoken as an environmental activist in 2012 degruy died tragically in a helicopter crash in australia while filming for director james cameron told through the eyes of mimi degruy his wife and filmmaking partner  diving deep the life and times of mike degruy celebrates degruy s remarkable life career and what he passionately believed we are destroying the ocean before we even know what s there following the film the opening night gala sponsored by amazon studios will take place in the beautiful outdoor paseo nuevo shops and restaurants in downtown santa barbara it will feature entertainment food libations and a chance to celebrate the start of sbiff closing night the festival will close saturday february 9 at the arlington theatre with the world premiere of spoons  a santa barbara story directed by wyatt daily the closing night film is sponsored by winchester mystery house spoons a santa barbara story is an exploration of how one of the most significant corners of the world produced and continues to produce some of the most talented surfers and innovators deeper than all is a story of craftsmanship work ethic renegades and tradition this is a film that goes beyond the time spent in the ocean to define how one spends a lifetime following the film sbiff will end with a final celebration at the closing night party sponsored by amazon studios the tributes sbiff has become an important showcase for academy award frontrunners many of whom have arrived as nominees and gone on to win the oscar the 34th sbiff proudly celebrates some of the year s finest work in film the outstanding directors of the year award sponsored by the hollywood reporter will be thursday january 31 at 800pm honorees to be announced the outstanding performer of the year award will be friday february 1 at 800pm honoree to be announced  viggo mortensen will receive the american riviera award on saturday february 2 at 300pm  glenn close will receive the maltin modern master award moderated by longtime friend film historian and award namesake leonard maltin on saturday february 2 at 800pm  melissa mccarthy will receive the montecito award sponsored by bella vista designs o n sunday february 3 at 800pm the variety artisans award s sponsored by variety will take place on monday february 4 at 800pm and will be moderated by tim gray honorees to be announced the virtuosos award presented by ugg will be awarded to yalitza aparicio   roma   sam elliott   a star is born   elsie fisher   eighth grade   claire foy   first man   richard e grant   can you ever forgive me    thomasin mckenzie   leave no trace   john david washington   blackkklansman  and steven yeun   burning  on tuesday february 5 at 800pm moderated by dave karger  michael b jordan will receive the cinema vanguard award presented by belvedere vodka on thursday february 7 at 800pm all tributes take place at the historic arlington theatre with the exception of the variety artisans award which will be at the lobero theatre presented by toyota mirai  the panels sbiff has become renowned for creating smart insightful panels that feature a who s who in the world of filmmaking including many oscar contenders producers panel will be on saturday february 2 at 1000am moderated by glenn whipp writers panel will be on saturday february 2 at 100pm moderated by anne thompson women s panel will be on sunday february 3 at 1100am moderated by madelyn hammond all panels take place at the lobero theatre presented by toyota mirai panelists to be announced educational programs and free screenings mike s field trip to the movies  named for renowned nature cinematographer mike degruy mike s field trip to the movies uses filmmaking to stimulate creative confident and culturally aware thinkers the program is offered to 4000 4 th 5 th and 6 th grade students from throughout santa barbara county and sbiff provides free transportation to students from title i schools this year sbiff is thrilled to present two critically acclaimed films  spiderman into the spiderverse with directors peter ramsey robert persichetti jr rodney rothman and ralph breaks the internet with directors rich moore and phil johnston the directors will participate in a q a following the screenings with the students to discuss the craft of animated filmmaking sponsored by montecito bank trust patagonia union bank bentson foundation and volentine family foundation student film studies program  returning for its fifth year thanks to the generosity of lynda weinman and bruce heavin the national student film studies program will bring 30 undergraduate film students from across the country for a threeday symposium with a focus on film appreciation criticism and analysis sixty college students in santa barbara have the opportunity to take an 11day film festival course through santa barbara city college applebox family films  sbiff will again screen animated feature frontrunners free to families on the weekends of the festival with complimentary popcorn and refreshments this year s screenings will include spiderman into the spiderverse  1000am on february 2  ralph breaks the internet  1000am on february 3 and incredibles 2  1000am on february 9 sponsored by metropolitan theatres 101010 student screenwriting and filmmaking mentorship and competition  in october 20 high school and college screenwriters and filmmakers were accepted after a competitive application process before beginning a series of workshops a table read and a casting day since then the ten writer director teams and their crews have worked with industry mentors to produce short films that will be screened on saturday february 9 at 200pm at the arlington theatre with an announcement of the winning scripts and films following the screening sponsored by final draft inc and generously supported by mary beth riordan free public screenings  sbiff will again offer critically acclaimed film screenings free to the public at the lobero theatre presented by toyota mirai everyday throughout the festival filmmaker seminars  sbiff will again present educational seminars that will be free to the public and will take place in the festival pavilion daily at 1100am filmmaker seminars are sponsored by driscoll s super silent sunday  on sunday february 3 sbiff will pres ent the 1927 influential german sciencefiction film metropolis at the arlington theatre completely free to the public  live accompaniment will be provided by adam aceto on the theatre s wonder morton pipe organ super silent sunday is sponsored by winchester mystery house youth cinemedia   sbiff presents a documentary film series produced entirely by teens involved in the youth cinemedia program striving to help children transition away from gang life drugs and alcohol and into college and careers in music photography and video production the organization offers creative tools training and support for underprivileged and at risk teens free to the public with q a following on saturday february 9 focus on santa barbara santa barbara filmmakers  the santa barbara filmmaking community continues to captivate and inspire audiences with this year s impressive lineup santa barbara filmmakers provide a diverse thought provoking series of features and shorts the stand up award sponsored by adl  the santa barbara tri counties region of the anti defamation league will be sponsoring and presenting the  adl stand up award  to a dramatic film in the festival that represents an important addition to the efforts of the adl to secure justice and fair treatment for all  the tribute awards were once again specially designed by santa barbara s own daniel gibbings jewelry the award is inspired by the iconic steeple of santa barbara s historic arlington theatre is handcrafted in metal and is 24 karat gold plated with a custom marble base 34th festival poster unveiled  barbara boros has designed the sbiff poster each year for 16 years this year highlighting butterfly beach official festival hub  the official festival hub will again be located at hotel santa barbara returning for their 16 th year as supporters of sbiff 2019 films below is the list of feature and short films at the 2019 sbiff for the complete list of films synopses and other special events please visit wwwsbifforg  20 world premiere feature films  listed alphabetically  babysplitters usa world premiere directed by sam friedlander better together usa world premiere directed by isaac hern a ndez the bird catcher norway uk world premiere directed by ross clarke cemetery park usa world premiere directed by brandon alvis diving deep the life and times of mike degruy usa world premiere directed by mimi degruy enormous the gorge story usa world premiere directed by nic davis find your groove usa world premiere directed by michael kirk guest artist usa world premiere directed by timothy busfield ham on rye usa world premiere directed by tyler taormina here and now aqui y ahora costa rica world premiere directed by paz leon loopers the caddie s long walk usa world premiere directed by jason baffa making apes the artists who changed film usa world premiere directed by william conlin the map to paradise australia world premiere directed by danielle ryan and james sherwood ordinary gods usa world premiere directed by pascui rivas peel usa world premiere directed by rafael monserrate quiet storm usa world premiere directed by johnny sweet silent forests usa world premiere directed by mariah wilson spoons a santa barbara story usa world premiere directed by wyatt daily working man usa world premiere directed by robert jury zulu summer south africa usa world premiere directed by joseph litzinger and eric michael schrader 51 us premiere feature films  listed alphabetically  alone at my wedding seule a mon mariage belgium us premiere directed by marta bergman ama uk us premiere directed by lorna tucker angel face gueule d ange france us premiere directed by vanessa filho the apollo of gaza l apollon de gaza switzerland canada us premiere directed by nicolas wadimoff belmonte uruguay spain mexico us premiere directed by federico veiroj betrayal traicion mexico us premiere directed by ignacio ortiz cruz break recreo argentina us premiere directed by hernan guerschuny and jazmin stuart breaking habits usa us premiere directed by robert ryan celeste australia us premiere directed by ben hackworth crystal swan khrustal belarus us premiere directed by darya zhuk the dead and the others chuva e cantoria na aldeia dos mortos brazil portugal us premiere directed by joao salaviza and renee nader messora emma peeters canada belgium us premiere directed by nicole palo ether eter poland hungary lithuania ukraine italy us premiere directed by krzysztof zanussi fine lines hong kong us premiere directed by dina khreino fly by night fei chang dao malaysia us premiere directed by zahir omar freaks usa us premiere directed by adam stein and zach lipovsky helmet heads cascos indomables chile costa rica us premiere directed by neto villalobos here and now israel us premiere directed by roman shumunov holy tour la grande messe belgium france us premiere directed by meryl fortunatrossi and valery rosier i act i am igram sem slovenia us premiere directed by miroslav mandic joel argentina us premiere directed by carlos sorin jose guatemala usa us premiere directed by li cheng journey to a mother s room viaje al cuarto de una madre spain us premiere directed by celia rico clavellino king bibi the life and performances of benjamin netanyahu israel usa us premiere directed by dan shadur land of hope oma maa finland us premiere directed by markku polonen land of my children im land meiner kinder germany switzerland us premiere directed by dario aguirre the laps tasmania australia us premiere directed by dustin hollick and angie davis les dames ladies switzerland us premiere directed by stephanie chuat and veronique reymond metal heart ireland us premiere directed by hugh o conor murderous trance aka the guardian angel finland us premiere directed by arto halonen my own good il bene mio italy us premiere directed by pippo mezzapesa nose to tail canada us premiere directed by jesse zigelstein not quite adults tampoco tan grandes argentina us premiere directed by federico sosa pause pafsi cyprus us premiere directed by tonia mishiali phoenix foniks norway us premiere directed by camilla strom henriksen private album israel us premiere directed by kobi farag prosecuting evil the extraordinary world of ben ferencz canada us premiere directed by barry avrich put grandma in the freezer metti la nonna in freezer italy us premiere directed by giancarlo fontana and giuseppe stasi a seed for change greece us premiere directed by alexandros ikonomidis s i ren s call son cikis turkey us premiere directed by ramin matin tell it to the bees usa us premiere directed by annabel jankel two times you dos veces tu mexico us premiere directed by salomon askenazi ulysses mona france us premiere directed by sebastien betbeder the unorthodox habilti rishmi im israel us premiere directed by eliran malka van goghs van gogi latvia us premiere directed by sergey livnev virgin and extra the land of olive oil jaen virgen y extra spain us premiere directed by jose luis lopez linares what have we done to deserve this womit haben wir das verdient austria us premiere directed by eva spreitzhofer wherever you are ovunque proteggimi italy us premiere directed by bonifacio angius wild kids israel us premiere directed by tal pesses with the wind le vent tourne switzerland france us premiere directed by bettina oberli the young fan il ragazzo piu felice del mondo italy us premiere directed by gianni pacinotti gipi  2019 sbiff feature films  nonpremieres listed alphabetically  afterward usa directed by ofra bloch amazing grace usa directed by sydney pollack completed by alan elliott angel un ange belgium netherlands senegal directed by koen mortier anthropocene the human epoch canada directed by jennifer baichwal nicholas de pencier and edward burtynsky as needed quanto basta italy brazil directed by francesco falaschi ash is purest white jiang hu er nv china directed by jia zhangke between the lines usa world premiere restoration directed by joan micklin silver the biggest little farm usa directed by john chester carmen y lola spain directed by arantxa echevarria carmine street guitars canada directed by ron mann cassandro the exotico france directed by marie losier champions campeones spain directed by javier fesser david crosby remember my name usa directed by aj eaton echo in the canyon usa directed by andrew slater the factory zavod russia france armenia directed by yury bykov fire on the hill the cowboys of south central la usa directed by brett fallentine gatao 2 rise of the king taiwan directed by yen chengkuo harvest season usa directed by bernardo ruiz the heat a kitchen r evolution canada directed by maya gallus hugh hefner s after dark speaking out in america canada directed by brigitte berman i used to be normal a boyband fangirl story australia usa directed by jessica leski incredibles 2 usa directed by brad bird inside lehman brothers canada directed by jennifer deschamps laila at the bridge canada afghanistan directed by elizabeth mirzaei and gulistan mirzaei the last prosecco finche c e prosecco c e speranza italy directed by antonio padovan light in the water usa directed by lis bartlett maya france directed by mia hansenlove mouthpiece canada directed by patricia rozema outdoors bayit bagalil israel directed by asaf saban the parting glass canada usa directed by stephen moyer ralph breaks the internet usa directed by phil johnston and rich moore shadow china directed by zhang yimou sharkwater extinction canada directed by rob stewart spiderman into the spiderverse usa directed by bob persichetti peter ramsey and rodney rothman stockholm canada sweden usa directed by robert budreau take it or leave it vota voi jata estonia directed by liina trishkinavanhatalo the third wife vietnam directed by ash mayfair this changes everything usa directed by tom donahue a thousand miles behind usa directed by nathan wetherington too beautiful our right to fight usa directed by maceo frost transit germany france directed by christian petzold unsettling uk israel directed by iris zaki winter flies vsechno bude czech republic directed by olmo omerzu 2019 sbiff shorts  listed alphabetically  42 world premieres and 8 us premieres 1 in 100000 usa world premiere directed by benjamin yates 805 strong usa produced by ellie vargas accident ongelukje netherlands us premiere directed by david cocheret ah gong grandpa taiwan world premiere directed by clifford miu big data l1zy usa directed by brandon laganke and john carlucci the bird the whale ireland us premiere directed by carol freeman birth of a movement usa world premiere directed by paul lynch black lips australia directed by adrian chiarella buzzer usa world premiere directed by albert birney cc canada directed by kailey spear and sam spear the cheshire cat inn usa directed by joshua sechrist the clinic usa world premiere directed by elivia shaw a cohort of guests usa world premiere directed by todd sandler cruisin santa barbara usa world premiere directed by justin gunn damage usa world premiere directed by matt porter definition of resilience usa world premiere directed by alexis sallee and tomas karmelo dream girl usa world premiere directed by ryan slattery and andrea sanchez duel of the hearts usa world premiere directed by harrison derbyshire dust devil australia directed by poppy walker esfuerzo usa directed by alana maiello ezk beyond the walls ezk audela des murs france world premiere directed by shawn pyfrom the fallen tree usa directed by drew hodges fathom usa directed by alessio morello forgotten usa world premiere directed by daniel soares from water to wind usa world premiere directed by casey mcgarry the garden is singing ganna walska lotusland usa world premiere directed by karen kasaba guns found here usa directed by david freid henrietta bulkowski usa world premiere directed by rachel johnson hidden blueprints the story of mikey usa directed by jeremy lee mackenzie holding usa directed by jesse turk and jon zucker inanimate uk directed by lucia bulgheroni inlove france directed by les freres lopez jack usa world premiere directed by nick paonessa john van hamersveld crazy world ain t it usa world premiere directed by dave tourje jump australia us premiere directed by ryan o kane and james conwaylaw last day of school paskutinis skambutis usa lithuania us premiere directed by gabriele urbonaite the last harvest usa world premiere directed by alexis spraic love is never wasted usa directed by nathanael matanick the mayor usa world premiere directed by taylor horky mitya s love mitina lyubov russia us premiere directed by svetlana filippova moose usa world premiere directed by jonah ansell my brother amal amali bram norway us premiere directed christopher wollebekk my moon usa directed by eusong lee near miss usa directed by josh berry no traveler returns d ou nul ne revient usa ivory coast world premiere directed by ellie foumbi nothing ever good happens in a parking garage usa world premiere directed by mike winger november 1st uk world premiere directed by charlie manton opening the earth the potato king peru usa world premiere directed by eric ebner and aaron ebner our last trash usa directed by joanne yue reboot usa directed by ellen osborne return native american women reclaim foodways for health and spirit usa directed by karen cantor reverence curtain call iran world premiere directed by sogol rezvani the running man of pasadena usa world premiere directed by brett nicoletti the salty generations usa directed by shaun wolfe and shelby oliver the sea ranch architecture environment and idealism usa directed by peter samis second unit a mockumentary usa directed ankush khemani secret times belarus uk world premiere directed by montanah blue selling lies usa directed by leslie iwerks set on intent usa world premiere directed by tate larrick silence sunyi usa world premiere directed by riani singgih spin usa world premiere directed by marielle woods start with half usa world premiere directed by nathaniel katzman stunning usa sweden directed by gustav hogmo tala uk world premiere directed by missy malek this side has dreams too usa world premiere directed by spencer rabin tino usa world premiere directed by robin hauser too many bodies usa directed by reena dutt trail heads usa world premiere directed by dani rodriguez treat yourself usa directed by nathan leonard trial by fire usa world premiere directed by alex astrella true love true crime on an american bus usa directed by nicholas coles tweettweet russia directed by zhanna bekmambetova vaca spain us premiere directed by marta bayarri the video shop usa world premiere directed by isaac seigelboettner we are love usa world premiere directed by nick lentz white guys solve sexism usa directed by christopher guerrero who you are usa world premiere directed by joel jay blacker you say hello usa world premiere directed by lovell holder you think you can t dance usa world premiere directed by kumkum bhavnani zombie debt usa world premiere directed by ashly blodgett nd independent films every day  