Abigail Breslin’s newest challenge is ready to open the 2023 of the Santa Barbara Movie Pageant, per Deadline. The “Zombieland” and “Little Miss Sunshine” actress toplines “Miranda’s Sufferer,” a courtroom drama helmed by Michelle Danner (“The Runner”) that may kick off the thirty eighth version of the fest, which runs from February 8-13.
Based mostly on the true story of Trish Weir (Abigail Breslin), the movie revisits how Weir was kidnapped and raped in 1963. “Dedicated to placing her assailant in jail, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s authorized system as she triggers a legislation that transforms the nation,” the supply particulars.
A girl-directed title can be closing the fest: Chandler Levack’s “I Like Films,” a coming-of-age story concerning the friendship between a 17-year-old boy who works at a video rental retailer and his older feminine supervisor.
Different movies set to display embody Trish Neufeld’s “Dancing with Mother,” a doc exploring the director’s function as a caregiver to her mom, and Caylee So’s “The Harvest,” the story of a son who returns dwelling to be together with his ailing father.
Had over to Deadline to take a look at the fest’s full lineup.
Supply: Women And Hollywood
