Help us make The Perfectionist and the Playboy, a short film directed by Sam Caruthers and written by Sanam Eslami, for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's annual 10-10-10 competition, which will take place in February 2026.
As student filmmakers at UC Santa Barbara, we can use YOUR help in raising funds to make this film come to life. As an ambitious VFX-heavy film which illustrates growing concerns associated with artificial intelligence, we believe that the film's concept is very timely to our modern day world.
How will we use these funds?
- $400 allocated towards feeding our cast + crew.
- $700 allocated towards props, costumes, and production design.
- $300 allocated towards camera equipment and rentals.
Thank you so much for all your support!
*All sponsors who make a donation by December 25th (Christmas!) will also receive an exclusive holiday teaser, courtesy of our director and editors.

