Phyllis de Picciotto, who played such a central role 40 years ago in giving birth to what’s become the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, died this Monday while under the care of Serenity House.
After stepping away from the Film Festival, de Picciotto would later team up with her husband, former District Attorney Stan Roden, to begin making short social-justice-themed documentaries, under the rubric of baba2films.
Roden said of his wife, “Her passage paralleled how she lived her life … strong … trailblazing … stubborn, smart, intuitive, loving, and did I say stubborn? And oh so bold to the end.”…