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Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2025

Our coverage of films at Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2025.

Two women sitting in a red car, each sipping from bottles through straws, with a decorative ornament hanging from the rearview mirror.

Topp 10 Möst

Jack O'Mahoney 16 Feb 2025

Elderly couple embracing in a cluttered home office; woman kisses smiling man with white hair and glasses on the cheek.

Nature Shorts 1 at SBIFF: The Green Buffalo, Meet Me at the Creek, The Last Observers

Jack O'Mahoney 16 Feb 2025

Elderly woman in sparkly fringed dress with arms raised, surrounded by performers in skeletal costumes and skull-like masks.

(🇬🇧🇦🇷🇩🇪) Polvo Serán/They Will Be Dust - ‘You don’t learn life, you live it and that’s it’

Celeste Kassautzki 16 Feb 2025

Two people sit in white wicker chairs outdoors: a young blonde woman in a blue top and red pants, and an older gray-haired bearded man in plaid.

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O Horizon

Jack O'Mahoney 15 Feb 2025

Three Black people sitting together looking somber; a woman in a patterned blouse, a young woman with braids, and a young man in glasses.

(🇬🇧🇦🇷🇩🇪)‘Village Keeper’ a.k.a ‘The Sunshine Lady’

Celeste Kassautzki 14 Feb 2025

Young Asian man sitting at a dimly lit bar counter, illuminated by blue and green bokeh lights, looking to the right.

The Wolves Always Come At Night

Umnia El-Neil 13 Feb 2025

Young woman with dark hair sketches in a notebook outdoors as geese fly across a teal sky above a lake and treeline.

Can I Get A Witness?

Umnia El-Neil 13 Feb 2025

Large anti-American billboard in Tehran showing crowds burning U.S. and UK flags, with Persian text, motorcycles and yellow taxis on street below.

My Stolen Context: A “My Stolen Planet” Review

Jack O'Mahoney 11 Feb 2025

Two elderly people sharing an emotional embrace, one with eyes closed and a gentle smile, the other with gray hair facing away.

‘4th Dementia’ - A ‘short’ review

Celeste Kassautzki 9 Feb 2025

Woman in blue sequined jacket with white fur collar holds phone near her face, sitting at white desk with bookshelf behind.

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Mistress Dispeller: Tact and Discernment

Umnia El-Neil 7 Feb 2025

Makeup artist applying dark prosthetic or special effects makeup to a woman's chin and jawline, her eyes closed, dark hair down.

Wild Gleaming Space: Charting the Beyond

Jack O'Mahoney 5 Feb 2025

Elderly man with white hair, beard, and glasses reaching up while working at a desk with a brass lamp nearby.

Her Name Was Moviola: Time moves at speed

Umnia El-Neil 4 Feb 2025