Abigail Breslin’s newest venture is ready to open the 2023 of the Santa Barbara Movie Competition, per Deadline. The “Zombieland” and “Little Miss Sunshine” actress toplines “Miranda’s Sufferer,” a courtroom drama helmed by Michelle Danner (“The Runner”) that can 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 regulation that transforms the nation,” the supply particulars.

A girl-directed title can also be closing the fest: Chandler Levack’s “I Like Motion pictures,” a coming-of-age story in regards to 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 along with his ailing father.

Had over to Deadline to take a look at the fest’s full lineup.