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‘Madu’ to Open Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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. 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.” Recipients of the Virtuoso Awards include Danielle Brooks (“The Color Purple”), Colman Domingo (“The Color Purple” and “Rustin”), America Ferrera (“Barbie”), Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Greta Lee (“Past Lives”), Charles Melton (“May December”), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) and Andrew Scott (“All of Us Strangers”).
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