The 28th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival kicked off last night with the world premiere of Miranda’s Victim, and most of its star-studded cast in attendance — Abigail Breslin, Mireille Enos, Emily VanCamp, Josh Bowman, Luke Wilson, Ryan Phillippe, Enrique Murciano, Andy Garcia, Nolan Gould, John Buffalo, Sebastian Quinn, and Taryn Manning, along with director Michelle Danner, and writer/producer George Kolber. Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse opened the program and SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling urged moviegoers to embrace the subtitles (found throughout the film lineup, not in the opener), as well as community formed with fellow film lovers.
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Ryan Phillippe attends the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” during the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Ryan Phillippe attends the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” during the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Luke Wilson attends the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” during the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Ryan Phillippe attends the opening night world premiere of “Miranda’s Victim” during the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Claudia Puig speaks onstage at the opening night world premiere of “Miranda’s Victim” during the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling and Abigail Breslin attend the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” during the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: A view of the Arlington Theatre marquis during the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” at the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Abigail Breslin and Michelle Danner attend the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” during the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Josh Bowman attends the opening night world premiere of “Miranda’s Victim” during the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: George Kolber attends the opening night world premiere of “Miranda’s Victim” during the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Josh Bowman attends the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” during the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling speaks durning the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” at the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Andy Garcia attends the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” during the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: SBIFF volunteers attends the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” during the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: (L-R) Andy Garcia, Emily VanCamp, and Josh Bowman attend the opening night world premiere of “Miranda’s Victim” during the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Emily Simmons Foley and Brian Colin Foleyattends the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” during the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Cast and Crew of “Miranda’s Victim” attend the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” during the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: SBIFF volunteers attends the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” during the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Michelle Danner and Andy Garcia attend the opening night world premiere of “Miranda’s Victim” after party during the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: (L-R) Mireille Enos, Brent Sexton, Ryan Phillippe, and Nolan Gould attend the opening night world premiere of “Miranda’s Victim” after party during the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: (L-R) Nolan Gould, guest, Emily VanCamp, Enrique Murciano, Josh Bowman, and Sebastian Quinn attend the opening night world premiere of “Miranda’s Victim” after party during the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: (L-R) Sebastian Quinn, Luke Wilson, and Nolan Gould attend the opening night world premiere of “Miranda’s Victim” after party during the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Janet Rowse and Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse attend the Opening Night Film “Miranda’s Victim” during the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on February 08, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF)
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