‘God Help the Girl’ and an Ed Harris Tribute Round Out the 2nd La Costa Film Festival

The La Costa Film Festival is taking on any potential sophomore slump with an ambitious program. The second incarnation of the festival — hosted in beachy Carlsbad, CA — will screen 42 films from 13 countries, hold a world premiere (“Brothers In Exile”), host a special tribute to Ed Harris and feature numerous panels and events (including galas).

The festival has a sports-themed bent. It features an unusual juried category specifically for sports-related films (features, documentaries and shorts) with a special partnership with Mandalay Sports Media.

The festival runs from September 18-21. Check out their website for tickets and information. The complete lineup is listed below, courtesy of the festival:

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Opening Night:
“Frank Vs. God”
“Before Babe: The Women Who Changed Golf”

Friday Night Spotlight Screenings:
“Radio” (retrospective honoring Ed Harris w/ Mike Tollin)
“Tommy and Frank”
“Brothers in Exile” (world premiere)

Closing Night:
“Matilde”
“Teacher of The Year”

Feature Films:
“Circles”
“White Lies”
“Life’s a Breeze”
“Chasing The Wind”
“La Despedida”
“The Invisible Collection”
“God Help the Girl”
“Una Vida”
“Copenhagen”
“This is Where We Live”
“Radio”

Sports Features:
“Essence of Surfing”
“Don’t Quit: The Joe Roth Story”
“Heaven’s Gate”
“Pantani: Accidental Death of Cyclist”
“Brothers in Exile”
“Playing for the Mob”
“H2Mexic0”

Sports Shorts:
“The Middle Distance”
“Eideann”
“Our Tough Guy”
“Anna Beautiful Gaze”
“Matilde”
“Tommy & Frank”
“Before Babe: Women Who Changed Golf”

Shorts:
“Bis Gleich”
“Mr. Invisible”
“Tandem”
“West”
“The Orphan and the Polar Bear”
“Sofia”
“Zugzwang”
“Monkey Love Experiments”
“Catalina Island”

Documentaries:
“On The Way To School”
“Extinction Soup”
“American Wine Story”