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Premiere Cinema Society members granted admission starting 30 minutes prior to showtime.

Non-Premiere Cinema Society  members granted admission starting 20 minutes prior to showtime.

With space permitting, general admission ticket holders granted admission starting 10 minutes prior to showtime until theatre is full or everyone is admitted. Tickets available around 1 week before event date for $20 at sbiffriviera.com and at the door ($15 for guests of members).

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The Pigeon Tunnel

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

The Pigeon Tunnel Followed by a Q&A with Producer Stephen Cornwell Courtesy of Apple Original Films Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on […]

Fingernails

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Fingernails Followed by a Q&A with Writer/Director Christos Nikou Courtesy of Apple Anna (Jessie Buckley) and Ryan (Jeremy Allen White) have found true love. It’s been […]

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Followed by a Q&A with Director Sam Fell and Executive Producer/Co-Founder of Aardman Animations Peter Lord Courtesy of Netflix For […]

Saltburn

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Saltburn Followed by a Q&A with Writer/Director Emerald Fennell Courtesy of MGM Studios Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) brings us a wicked […]

The Promised Land

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

The Promised Land Followed by a Q&A with Writer/Director Nikolaj Arcel and Actor Mads Mikkelsen Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures Poor soldier, Ludvig Kahlen, arrives in 1755 […]

The Teacher’s Lounge

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

The Teacher's Lounge Followed by a Q&A with Writer/Director Ilker Çatak Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Germany's Official Oscar Submission When one of her students is […]

The Morning Show

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

The Morning Show (Screening Episode 10 of Season 3) Followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Mimi Leder Courtesy of Apple TV+ “The Morning Show” explores the […]

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Followed by a Q&A with Directors Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Producers/Writers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and Producer Amy Pascal Courtesy […]

All of Us Strangers

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

All of Us Strangers Followed by a Q&A with Writer/Director Andrew Haigh Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures From director Andrew Haigh. One night in his near-empty tower […]

Concrete Utopia

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Concrete Utopia Followed by a Q&A with Writer/Director UM Tae-hwa Courtesy of Lotte Entertainment South Korea's Oscar Submission An earthquake renders much of Seoul a smouldering […]

Fallen Leaves

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Fallen Leaves Followed by a Q&A with Actress Alma Pöysti Courtesy of Variance Films Finland's Oscar Submission and Jury Prize Winner at Cannes Film Festival In […]

TÓTEM

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

TÓTEM Followed by a Q&A with Writer/Director Lila Avilés Courtesy of Sideshow and Janus Films Gotham Award Nominee for Best International Feature Mexico's Oscar submission In […]

Poor Things

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Poor Things Followed by a Q&A with Director Yorgos Lanthimos and Writer Tony McNamara Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone […]

Killers of the Flower Moon

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Killers of the Flower Moon Followed by a Q&A with Jacqueline West, Costume Designer Julie O’Keefe, Osage Costume Consultant Jack Fisk, Production Designer Mark Ulano, Production […]

The Holdovers

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

The Holdovers Followed by a Q&A with Director Alexander Payne, Writer David Hemingson, Actors Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa Courtesy of Focus Features A curmudgeonly […]

The Settlers

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

The Settlers Followed by a Q&A with Writer/Director Felipe Gálvez Courtesy of MUBI Chile's Oscar Submission Chile, 1901. A wealthy landowner hires three horsemen to mark […]

Amerikatsi

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

AMERIKATSI Followed by a Q&A with Writer/Director/Actor Michael Goorjian Courtesy of Variance Films Armenia's Oscar Submission In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as […]

Society of The Snow

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Society of The Snow Followed by a Q&A with Writer/Director J. A. Bayona Courtesy of Netflix Spain's Oscar Submission In 1972, the Uruguayan Air Force Flight […]

Air

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

AIR Followed by a Q&A with Editor William Goldenberg Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between […]

Barbie

SBIFF's Riviera Theatre 2044 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

CINEMA SOCIETY MEMBERS ONLY. NO GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS AVAILABLE. Barbie Followed by a Q&A Courtesy of Warner Bros. To live in Barbie Land is to be […]