Festival Forecast | Monday, February 9, 2026

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The following films will have Filmmaker Q&A’s on Monday, February 9th:

DEAR LARA – 8:20am @ Film Center 2 with Director Lara St. John, Producer Patrick Hamm, Editor Christie Herring
COMEDY SHORTS – 9:00am @ Film Center 4
TENOR MY NAME IS PATI – 9:00am @ Riviera Theatre with director Rebecca Tansley & Torres Pati
A LIFE ILLUMINATED – 9:20am @ Film Center 5 with Director Tasha Van Zandt and Subject Edie Widder
RELATIVELY NORMAL – 11:20am @ Film Center 2 with Writer/Director Amy Wendel, Producer Jill Levinson, Production Designer Kimi Rice, Other cast & crew members
ANIMATION SHORTS – 12:00pm @ Riviera Theatre
THE LAST PICTURE SHOWS – 11:40am @ Film Center 3 with Director Rustin Thompson
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS 2 – 12:00pm @ Riviera Theatre
LET ME PAINT MY WORLD FOR YOU – 2:20pm @ Film Center 2 with Director Andrea Christina Furrer & Kai Harling
SANTA BARBARA NARRATIVE SHORTS – 2:40pm @ Film Center 3
NARRATIVE SHORTS 6 – TURNING POINTS – 3:00pm @ Film Center 4
CALIFORNIA SCENARIO – 5:00pm @ Film Center 1 with Writer/Director James Takata & Cast Members Abby Miller, Brooklyn Prince, Jack Stuart
TROPICAL PARADISE – 5:20pm @ Film Center 2 with Director Abner Benaim
THIS IS NOT A DRILL – 5:40pm @ Film Center 3 with Director Oren Jacoby and Subject Sharon Wilson
NARRATIVE SHORTS 2 – Crime and Mysteries – 6:00pm @ Film Center 4
BOOKENDS – 6:00pm @ Riviera Theatre with Writer/Actor Noam Ash, Director Mike Doyle, Actor Charlie Barnett
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD: THE FIRST CORAL REEFERS – 8:00pm @ Film Center 1 with Director/Producer John H. Cunningham & Ted E. Haynes
THE YELLOW TIE – 8:20pm @ Film Center 2 with Writer/Director Serge Ioan Celebidachi, Producer Adela Vrînceanu Celebidachi, Cinematographer Peter Menzies Jr., Writer James Olivier, Producer Cristina Dobritoiu