Baret Boisson — the artist behind the stunningly thought-provoking painting designed for the 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) poster — may be a new name to some festivalgoers, but this is definitely not her first brush with Hollywood fame. She started her brainstorming about special places in Santa Barbara, but her vision quickly broadened. The more she thought about it, the more she wanted it to be bigger than Santa Barbara and about more than the film festival. The conceit to the film festival is the reel in the eye. The Santa Barbara International Film Festival takes place February 4-14.