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SBIFF Screening: ANORA X Kodak Short Film Showcase
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 05:00pm
SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS
Curated by Sean Baker
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is proud to host a special presentation of short films on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 5:00pm at the Arlington Theatre, showcasing winners from the Anora x Kodak contest. The evening’s films, curated by acclaimed filmmaker Sean Baker, the writer, director, editor, and producer behind this year’s Palme d'Or winner and six time Academy Award® nominated Anora, will celebrate the artistry of analog filmmaking through ten remarkable works that blend traditional techniques with modern storytelling.
The ten selected filmmakers, with guiding mentorship by Academy Award® Nominee Sean Baker, created their works on KODAK 16mm film. Coupled with generous support from Kodak, NEON, ARRI Rental, Cinelease and the visionary ANORA team, these fresh minds have been able to hone their raw talent.
The event is free to the public and honors the next generation of visionary storytellers.
The ten filmmakers listed below have been selected for their exceptional vision and remarkable creative insight.
- Gregory Barnes - “Together Forever” - Before embarking on his two-year Mormon mission, che-rubic Caleb and his wide-eyed girlfriend, Sydney, commit a sex loophole of monumental creativi-ty to avoid God’s judgemental gaze.
- Virginia de Witt - “Edgar” - Grieving her divorce, Lydia becomes a test subject to program AI Robots as lovable companions, aided by their design to resemble relatives—but will it send her over the edge?
- RJ Sanchez - “Freak” - 2006, South Central LA. High school sophomore Angel faces a party predicament: freak dance with his crush or miss his chance?
- Pablo Larcuen - “I Walked Through the Wall” - A wife and mother who feels trapped in a life of service to her family, accidentally discovers the power to walk through walls.
- Albert Pritchard - “Indigo Blue” - A desperate father risks everything to get medicine for his sick daughter.
- Muriel Naim - “Mazel / Faygeleh” - On the eve of his wedding, minutes before the Chuppah, Menachem - a Hasidic man - finds unexpected solace in his closest friend’s embrace, as hidden desires and duty collide in the silence of a dressing room.
- Mohammad Shaikh - “Saving PA Ryan” - Having dreamed of making movies since childhood, 20-year-old Alex Johnson steps into his first day as a PA and discovers the exhilarating—and gritty—reality of filmmaking.
- Madeline Clayton - “She Said So” - Precocious 15-year-old Emerson is woken by her hysterical mother because her best friend Layla is unconscious and there’s an incriminating video found on Emerson’s iPhone from the night before
- Nathan Ginter - “Steak Dinner” - Casey’s attempted surprise dinner date gets derailed when Tay-lor, their partner, reveals they have brought home a strange, wounded creature they intend to nurse back to health.
- Ki Jin Kim - Suddenly, Always” - An elderly Japanese couple's routine walk transforms in-to an unexpected moment of intimacy and acceptance when they're offered the chance to have their portrait taken.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Free Admission
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