‘Madu’ to Open Santa Barbara International Film Festival
variety.comJaden Thompson The complete program for the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival has been announced. Taking place from Feb.
7-17, the festival will open with the world premiere of the documentary “Madu,” directed by Matt Ogens and Joel ‘Kachi Benson.
The film follows a 12-year-old Nigerian boy named Anthony Madu who moves to England to study ballet at a prestigious dance school.
SBIFF will close with Heather Graham’s “Chosen Family,” starring Graham, Julia Stiles, Thomas Lennon and Michael Gross. Graham’s feature tracks a yoga teacher named Ann who “is trying to find inner peace despite having a manic family, a miserable dating life, and an inability to say no that keeps her busy trying to fix everyone else’s problems.” The festival also features a myriad of tributes throughout the week.
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