Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Events Calendar

SB Film Festival: World Premiere "Flying Lessons"

Thursday, February 04, 2010, 08:00pm

SBIFF 2010 will kick off at the historic Arlington Theatre with the World Premiere of “Flying Lessons” directed by Derek Magyar in his directorial debut and starring Christine Lahti, Maggie Grace, Jonathan Tucker, Cary Elwes, Joanna Cassidy and Hal Holbrook. Flying Lessons is the intimate story of a 25-year-old woman (Grace) forced to abandon her self-destructive and empty life in L.A. to return to her home town and estranged mother (Lahti). There she is forced to face the relationships she left behind and the memories that go with them – and the while befriending an elderly man (Holbrook) who teaches her the value of the present which allows her to come to terms with her past. Following the Opening Night screening the festivities will continue with a party at Paseo Nuevo in downtown Santa Barbara. Opening night Film and Gala is sponsored by UGG Australia, Studio 7 and Coca-Cola.

Arlington. Thurs, Feb 4 at 8pm