Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Features
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1. Acid Horizon (2018)
66 min | Documentary
Acid Horizon closely follows a deep sea explorer trying to save the planet. Dr. Erik Cordes is searching for a "Supercoral" that will survive Ocean Acidification and help prevent future extinctions. Is he too late?
Director: Ivan Hurzeler | Stars: Erik Cordes, Bruce Strickrott
Votes: 26
2. Broke: The Santa Barbara Oil Pipeline Spill of 2015
56 min | Documentary | Post-production
On May 19, 2015 Plains All-American Pipeline's onshore pipeline ruptured spilling 140,000 US gallons on the Gaviota coastline. Oil flowed through a culvert and into the Pacific fouling ... See full summary »
Director: Gail Osherenko
3. The End of Meat (2017)
TV-PG | 94 min | Documentary
The End of Meat reveals the hidden impact of meat consumption; explores the opportunities and benefits of a shift to a more compassionate diet; and raises critical questions about the future role of animals in our society.
Director: Marc Pierschel | Stars: Jason Ball, Gene Baur, Ryan Bethencourt, Jan Bredack
Votes: 412
4. The Independents (2018)
97 min | Drama
"The Independents" is a musical comedy/drama about three struggling singer-songwriters whose chance-meeting rekindles each of their fading dreams of making it in the music business.
Director: Greg Naughton | Stars: Rich Price, Greg Naughton, Brian Chartrand, Richard Kind
Votes: 88
5. Living in the Future's Past (2018)
TV-PG | 100 min | Documentary
What kind of future do we want to live in? Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed 4K tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the life challenges we face. This film... See full summary »
Director: Susan Kucera | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Piers Sellers, Wesley Clark, Oren Lyons
Votes: 459
6. Making Babies (2018)
86 min | Comedy
After years of "manually" trying to conceive, John and Katie Kelly put their bodies, wallet and marriage through the ringer of modern infertility treatments.
Director: Josh F. Huber | Stars: Eliza Coupe, Steve Howey, Ed Begley Jr., Glenne Headly
Votes: 846
7. Metamorphosis (II) (2018)
85 min | Documentary
A look at the current global climate crisis and adaptation to this profound change.
Directors: Nova Ami, Velcrow Ripper | Stars: Sue Halpern, Robert Jay Lifton, Joshua Rubenstein, Angel Wood
Votes: 37
8. My Indiana Muse (2018 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary, Biography
Through an unconventional sequence of events, artist Robert Townsend discovers his kodachrome muse and embarks on an ambitious and emotional project that will take more than a decade to complete.
Directors: Jen Serena, Ric Serena | Stars: Cheryl Berea, Robert Townsend
Votes: 18
9. Oh! Mammy Blue (2018)
95 min | Comedy
Laura is a legendary Spanish rock singer who ruined her career and now lives in a nursing home. There she tries to cheer up his teammates by forming a folk band although Marta is reluctant,... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Hens | Stars: Carmen Maura, Milton García, María Pujalte, Ramón Barea
Votes: 101
10. Off the Menu (2018)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
An unlikely heir to a fast-food empire discovers a New Mexican town where foodies salivate over the culinary treats of a feisty female chef.
Director: Jay Silverman | Stars: Dania Ramirez, Santino Fontana, Jen Lilley, Makenzie Moss
Votes: 1,335
11. One Last Night (2018)
77 min | Comedy, Romance
After a disastrous first date, Zoe and Alex get locked in a movie theater overnight. As they search for an escape and quickly fall for one another, an unexpected twist abruptly changes the course of the night.
Director: Anthony Sabet | Stars: Rachele Schank, Luke Brandon Field, Brian Baumgartner, Ali Cobrin
Votes: 987
12. The Public (2018)
PG-13 | 119 min | Drama
An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.
Director: Emilio Estevez | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling, Emilio Estevez, Jena Malone
Votes: 4,515 | Gross: $0.57M
13. The Push: Owning Your Reality Is Where the Journey Begins (2018)
89 min | Documentary
On March 5, 2010, while filming a snowmobiling segment in the Sierra Nevada back-country, Grant Korgan burst-fractured his L1 vertebrae and was told he would never walk again. Despite his ... See full summary »
Directors: Grant Korgan, Brian Niles, Geoff Callan | Stars: Talitha Newsom Callan, John Davis, Ken Evans, Tal Fletcher
Votes: 62
14. Scotch: A Golden Dream (2018)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
An impressive bottle of fine Scotch is in your hand. From barley to barrel, who made it and how did they do it?
Director: Andrew Peat
Votes: 489
15. Silicon Beach (2018)
75 min | Drama
After his role is cut from the hottest new show, an actor takes a job at a tech company that shrouds a dark secret.
Director: Max Gold | Stars: Oliver Singer, Andrea Snædal, Erica Lupinacci, Antjuan Tobias
Votes: 32
16. Le trip à trois (2017)
91 min | Comedy
Estelle, 34 ans, conjointe et mère de famille sans histoire, s'enfonce dans une vie rangée et prévisible. Mais une série d'événements remet son identité en question. Pire : elle réalise que... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Monette | Stars: Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Martin Matte, Romane Martins, Bénédicte Décary
Votes: 810
17. Waiting For The Drop: Rise of the Superstar DJs (2024)
93 min | Documentary | Post-production
Director: Alexei Barrionuevo | Stars: Kaskade, Tiësto, Paul Oakenfold, Sebastian Ingrosso
18. The War in Between (2017)
75 min | Documentary
Documenting a new, successful "back to nature" therapy for US War Veterans with PTSD.
Director: Riccardo Ferraris
Votes: 16
19. White Orchid (2018)
TV-MA | 82 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A shy investigator assumes the identity of a small town murder victim in order to solve her gruesome death.
Director: Steve Anderson | Stars: Olivia Thirlby, John Carroll Lynch, Janina Gavankar, Brendan Sexton III
Votes: 1,444
20. 3 Things (2017)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Thriller
Before entering the witness protection program, bank robber Mikael demands 3 things from the police. 3 things that cast a whole new light on the robbery he and his partners have been jailed for.
Director: Jens Dahl | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Lærke Winther, Jacob Lohmann
Votes: 1,564
21. A Land Without Borders (2017)
62 min | Documentary
Baram begins to lose faith in the possibility of a two-state solution, he decides to travel throughout the West Bank to speak with both the Palestinians and the Israeli settlers living there.
Director: Michael Alalu
Votes: 16
22. Adventures in Public School (2017)
TV-14 | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
A socially awkward home-schooled kid forces his way into public-school against his suffocating but loving mother's wishes.
Director: Kyle Rideout | Stars: Judy Greer, Daniel Doheny, Siobhan Williams, Andrew McNee
Votes: 2,169
23. Antes que Eu Me Esqueça (2018)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
At the age of 80, Polidoro decides to demolish the stability of his comfortable life as a retired judge and become the owner of a strip club.
Director: Tiago Arakilian | Stars: Kathia Calil, José de Abreu, Eucir de Souza, Jayme del Cueto
Votes: 380
24. Beyond: An African Surf Documentary (2017)
111 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Africa, Europe - Europe and Africa: Surfers live differently on each continent and Africa marks a special place - as surfing is in many places at its very beginnings. 'Beyond - An African ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Hainzl
Votes: 81
25. Beyond Dreams (2017)
92 min | Drama
Mirja must find her place after serving jail time. When she gets a job as a hotel cleaner she starts living a double life. She's torn between her sick mother and her old group of friends, who have always been her real family.
Director: Rojda Sekersöz | Stars: Adel Ahmad, Evin Ahmad, Stina Almquist, Jimmy Backman
Votes: 671
26. Bingo: The King of the Mornings (2017)
113 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Based on a true story, "Bingo" is a film about the man behind the mask. Augusto is an actor hungry for a place in the spotlight, following the footsteps of his mother, a stage artist in the... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Rezende | Stars: Vladimir Brichta, Leandra Leal, Tainá Müller, Augusto Madeira
Votes: 5,691
27. Black Kite (2017)
87 min | Drama
A tale of one man's love of kite flying, told over five decades of political turmoil in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Director: Tarique Qayumi | Stars: Haji Gul Aser, Leena Alam, Zohra Nasim, Hamid Noorzay
Votes: 53
28. The Butterfly Tree (2017)
TV-14 | 97 min | Drama
Evelyn, a burlesque queen bewitches single dad, Al and his teenage son, Fin. As they compete for her affections, old wounds are reopened over the death of Fin's mother.
Director: Priscilla Cameron | Stars: Melissa George, Ewen Leslie, Ed Oxenbould, Sophie Lowe
Votes: 581
29. Cardinals (2017)
TV-MA | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When Valerie returns home from prison years after killing her neighbor in an apparent drunk driving accident, she wants nothing more than to move on - until the deceased's son shows up at her door...
Directors: Grayson Moore, Aidan Shipley | Stars: Sheila McCarthy, Katie Boland, Grace Glowicki, Noah Reid
Votes: 429
30. Catch the Wind (2017)
103 min | Drama
A middle-aged factory worker's life is upended when she follows her employer to Morocco.
Director: Gaël Morel | Stars: Sandrine Bonnaire, Mouna Fettou, Kamal El Amri, Ilian Bergala
Votes: 301
31. Darling (I) (2017)
103 min | Drama
"Darling" is the moving love story of a dancer on the rollercoaster ride of her life, a drama about the rise and fall of a modern woman as she summons the courage to face her greatest trial.
Director: Birgitte Stærmose | Stars: Danica Curcic, Gustaf Skarsgård, Ulrich Thomsen, Henrik Noël Olesen
Votes: 412
32. Daybreak (2017)
85 min | Drama
Leta has not been able to pay the rent for several months. When she and her one-year-old son are thrown out of their apartment, they move in with Sophie, an old woman confined to bed, whose... See full summary »
Director: Gentian Koçi | Stars: Ornela Kapetani, Suzana Prifti, Kasem Hoxha, Hermes Kasimati
Votes: 153
33. Double Lover (2017)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier, Jacqueline Bisset, Myriam Boyer
Votes: 13,655 | Gross: $0.17M
34. Edie (2017)
102 min | Adventure, Drama
83 year old Edie believes that it is never too late - packing an old camping bag, leaving her life behind and embarking on an adventure she never got to have - climbing the imposing Mount Suilven in Scotland.
Director: Simon Hunter | Stars: Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie, Paul Brannigan, Amy Manson
Votes: 2,727 | Gross: $0.02M
35. The Eternal Road (2017)
103 min | Drama, History
One night of 1930, nationalist thugs violently abduct Ketola from his home in Finland. Beaten and forced to walk the Eternal Road towards a foreign Soviet Russia, his only dream is to return to his family cost it what it may.
Director: Antti-Jussi Annila | Stars: Tommi Korpela, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Irina Björklund
Votes: 2,726
36. Euthanizer (2017)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A man who euthanizes animals as a side job runs afoul of a white supremacist.
Director: Teemu Nikki | Stars: Matti Onnismaa, Jari Virman, Hannamaija Nikander, Heikki Nousiainen
Votes: 2,275
37. The Faithful Son (2017)
Drama
Ben, a recently free Islam convert, wants to learn to pray and to become a good mechanic. Ben will lead a fight to resist hatred, to recreate the relationship with his son, and regain his dignity as a free man.
Director: Guérin van de Vorst | Stars: Yasser Achab, Walid Afkir, Yassine Agezal, Amel Benaïssa
Votes: 29
38. Fence Your Best (2017)
60 min | Documentary
The story of the Hatuel family, the prominent fencing dynasty from Acre, dominated by Haim Hatuel the father and legendary coach. Haim starts to lose control of his children just before the... See full summary »
Director: Liat Mer
39. Aurore (I) (2017)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
A French woman hits menopause, quits her job as waitress, and feels everything going downhill. But then she meets her old love from before she got married, had 2 daughters and got divorced. Is this a new beginning?
Director: Blandine Lenoir | Stars: Agnès Jaoui, Thibault de Montalembert, Pascale Arbillot, Sarah Suco
Votes: 1,377
40. Filthy (2017)
87 min | Drama
Lena is seventeen years old and is on the threshold of entering adult life, but her growing up is brutally interrupted by a horrific event. Devastated, she goes into her shell and is scared to share her experience with others.
Director: Tereza Nvotová | Stars: Dominika Moravkova, Anna Jakab Rakovska, Róbert Jakab, Anna Sisková
Votes: 642
41. Get the Weed (2017)
75 min | Comedy
A fake Uruguayan Chamber of Legal Marijuana travels to the United States to find 50 tons of cannabis to supply the country. President Jose Mujica is the leader of the mission.
Directors: Denny Brechner, Alfonso Guerrero, Marcos Hecht | Stars: Denny Brechner, Talma Friedler, Pepe Mujica, Gustavo Olmos
Votes: 48
42. The Giant (2017)
TV-MA | 114 min | Drama, History
A story about the world's tallest man, this is an unsettling Basque-language period drama focused on sibling rivalry.
Directors: Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño | Stars: Joseba Usabiaga, Eneko Sagardoy, Iñigo Aranburu, Ramón Agirre
Votes: 4,671
43. Donaire y Esplendor (2017)
TV-14 | 96 min | Comedy
In the traditional carnival of the small town called Las Tablas, there are two rival streets: Up Street and Down Street. A young couple, after an unexpected encounter at the airport, fall hopelessly in love.
Director: Arturo Montenegro | Stars: Lorna Cepeda, Gaby Garrido, Patrick Vollert, Gaby Gnazzo
Votes: 168
44. Grand Cru (2017)
TV-G | 80 min | Documentary
Pascal Marchand, an aspiring poet from Montreal, arrived in the mythical land of Burgundy to work the harvest at age 21. Enchanted by the region, he settled there and embarked on an ... See full summary »
Director: David Eng | Star: Pascal Marchand
Votes: 30
45. Guerrero (I) (2017)
115 min | Documentary
In the depths of the Sierra of Guerrero in Mexico, after the disappearance of the 43 students, we find the reaction of wounded civil society to seek an answer to the situation of abuse of authority mixed with poverty.
Director: Ludovic Bonleux
Votes: 31
46. Los que aman odian (2017)
101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Huberman arrives at the hotel section of Bosque de Mar in search of a delightful and fruitful solitude. Little does he imagine that he will soon be involved in the complex relationships... See full summary »
Director: Alejandro Maci | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Luisana Lopilato, Juan Minujín, Teo Inama Chiabrando
Votes: 750
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