The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) introduced on Monday the lineup for the 35th version, which can run January 15 to 25, 2020. The competition will characteristic 47 world premieres and 71 U.S. premieres from 50 nations, together with tributes with the 12 months’s prime expertise, panel discussions and free group schooling and outreach packages.
SBIFF 2020 will begin with the Opening Night Film on Wednesday, January 15, on the historic Arlington Theatre with the U.S. Premiere of “A Bump Along The Way” directed by Shelly Love and starring Bronagh Gallagher, Lola Petticrew, Mary Moulds, Dan Gordon and Brendan Farrell.
“A Bump Along The Way” is female-led, feel-good, comedy drama set in Derry, Northern Ireland, a few middle-aged lady whose sudden being pregnant after a one-night stand acts because the catalyst for her to lastly take management of her life and turn out to be the function mannequin her teenage daughter wants and craves.
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For the competition’s Closing Night Film on Saturday, January 25, they may put the highlight on Santa Barbara to spotlight a sequence of brief documentaries by native filmmakers. This distinctive choice of movies covers a variety of iconic folks and locations within the Santa Barbara space together with immigrant farm staff, an getting older bronc rider, a feminine bicycle owner that defied all odds, backpackers exploring the Los Padres National Forest, artists documenting the breathtaking landscapes of the Carrizo Plain, and a celebrated native guitarist who performs in parking garages and public areas all through downtown Santa Barbara. The Closing Night Film is sponsored by Winchester Mystery House.
The competition will even current tributes to quite a lot of awards contenders together with, Renée Zellweger, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Taron Egerton, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern and Brad Pitt.
22 WORLD PREMIERE FEATURE FILMS (listed alphabetically)
Amazing Grace, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Lynn Montgomery
Americaville, USA, China – World Premiere
Directed by Adam Smith
Bastard’s Road, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Brian Morrison
Born in a Ballroom, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque
By Hand, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Kellen Keene
The Delicacy, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Jason Wise
Exploring the Pacific Northwest, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Ian A. Nelson
Faith Based, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Vincent Masciale
The Lafayette Escadrille, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Darroch Greer
Man within the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Patrick Trefz
Medicating Normal, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Lynn Cunningham and Wendy Ractliffe
Mentors – Tony and Santi, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Andrew Davis
The Mustangs: An American Story, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Steven Latham
The Naturemakers, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Scott Saunders
The Night, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Kourosh Ahari
The Oratorio, USA, Italy – World Premiere
Directed by Mary Anne Rothberg
Overland, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Elisabeth Haviland James and Revere La Noue
The Prison Within, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Katherin Hervey
The Restoration (La restauracion), Peru – World Premiere
Directed by Alonso Llosa
Sergio Mendes within the Key of Joy!, UK – World Premiere
Directed by John Scheinfeld
Tell My Story, USA – World Premiere
Directed by David Freid
A Worm within the Heart, USA – World Premiere
Directed by Paul Rice
For the whole record of movies, synopses, and different particular occasions please go to www.sbiff.org or the SBIFF app.
