2022 Schedule
View Festival Program as a Flipbook
Fri Nov 4 | Sat Nov 5 | Sun Nov 6 | Mon Nov 7
Thursday, November 3
4 PM Will Call opens at Art Center
6:30 PM Free Opening Night screening of Spirited Away, 2001 Japanese animated feature. Introduced by Jim Keeshen – Libbey Bowl
Friday, November 4
10 AM AC Theater Exit, Pursued by a Bear — 7 min, Tilework — 15 min, The Apple Day —89 min
10 AM AC Gallery Nights and Days in America – 11 min, New Moon – 11 min, Girls of the Sea– 88 min
10 AM AC Raymund Room Matte Painting: Invisible Movie Magic w/ Bill Mather
1 PM AC Theater Bad Seeds – 6 min, Mate – 33 min, Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13 – 71 min
1 PM AC Gallery Demi’s Panic – 10 min, Foreign Uncle – 20 min, Being Michelle – 80 min
1 PM AC Raymund Room “Heroes of Comedy” with Gunnar Rohrbacher’s Actors Comedy Studio
2:30 PM AC Raymund Room “How To Write Great TV & Film Comedy” with Gunnar Rohrbacher’s Actors Comedy Studio
4 PM AC Theater Abuela Dalí– 10 min, Daughter of the Sea – 19 min, Children of Las Brisas – 82 min
4 PM AC Gallery The Mask in Our Hands – 13 min, Without Water – 20 min, Ricochet
– 76 min
4 PM AC Raymund Room “Using YouTube to Establish Your Voice as a Filmmaker” with Joel Marshall and Logan Stoodley
7 PM AC Theater Wei-Lai – 14 min, Hotter Up Close – 14 min, Loren & Rose – 82 min
7 PM AC Gallery Of Wood – 7 min, Belle River – 11 min, 12 Months – 93 min
7 PM AC Raymund Room World Music in Film Panel
9 PM AC Courtyard Opening Reception with live music by Zoe Smith
10 AM AC Theater The Owl and the Pussycat – 4 min, When You Leave – 16 min, UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality – 90 min
10 AM AC Gallery The Blame Game – 13 min, Ousmane – 26 min, Jack Has a Plan – 73 min
10 AM AC Raymund Room “Art, Activism & the ERA” with Kamala Lopez, Jyoti Sarda, and Kate Conno
1 PM AC Theater Swimming Through – 15 min, de closin night – 20 min, If you are a Man– 74 min
1 PM AC Gallery El Carrito – 15 min, Artist Unknown – 30 min, When We Dance – 30 min, Beyond Homeless: Finding Hope – 37 min
1 PM AC Raymund Room Cinematograph’s Seminar w/ Steven Poster followed by a Q&A moderated by American Cinematographer Magazine Managing Editor Andrew Fish
4 PM AC Theater Spokespeople – 24 min, Kinderland – 33 min, Breaking Point– 59 min
4 PM AC Gallery Eger, 1552 – 17 min, The MetallDetektor – 32 min, Do I Need This – 61 min
4 PM AC Raymund Room “Matte Painting: Invisible Movie Magic” with Bill Mather
7 PM AC Theater Pour Games – 4 min, Milk – 5 min, The Justice of Bunny King – 101 min
7 PM AC Gallery Barking Orders – 2 min, Radical Joy – 12 min, Bobcat Moretti – 96 min
7 PM AC Raymund Room Mike Milano/HBO making of Burning Ojai: Our Fire Story
9 PM AC Courtyard Festival Party with live music by Christian Greer
10 AM AC Courtyard Brunch, 11 AM Ojai Film Festival Award Presentation
1 PM AC Theater Rough Magic: Exit Shakespeare – 38 min, North Star – 30 min, Dani’s Twins – 39 min
1 PM AC Gallery Dress A Cow – 10 min, Powers – 24 min, Belle Vie – 77 min
1 PM AC Raymund Room Diversity Panel: Career Pathways For Female Filmmakers
2:30 PM AC Raymund Room Diversity Panel: Growth of Inclusivity in American Cinema
4 PM AC Theater Split Ends – 14 min, The Ugly Truth – 96 min
4 PM AC Gallery Elvis of Laos – 11 min, Manufactured Luck – 15 min, Out and About– 83 min
4 PM AC Raymund Room Winning Screenplay Table Read Screening
7 PM AC Theater Glazing – 2 min, Mind Thief – 109 min
7 PM AC Gallery I’m A Pebble – 7 min, Matilda and the Spare Head – 13 min, Beans – 90 min
7 PM AC Raymund Room “Don’t Sell Yourself Short: How To Market Your Film” with Oscar-nominated Filmmaker Matt Ogens, Colin Costello, and Colleen O’Mara
9 PM AC Courtyard Festival Party with live music by SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
10 AM AC Theater Making of 137 Shots w/ Mike Milano
10 AM AC Gallery The Revolution Generation
1 PM AC Theater Gold Coast Block #1: Stairway to the Stars – 25 min, The Octopus – 18 min, Aamal – 86 min
1 PM AC Gallery The Ballad of Gustavo Arellano – 10 min, What Remains Between Us – 15 min, The Adventures of Saul Bellow – 86 min
1 PM AC Raymund Room “Focus Earth” with Dan Parziale and Kyle Thompson from Mesa Farms
4 PM AC Theater Gold Coast Block #2: The Little Fox of Limuw – 13 min, Mano De Obra – 21 min, Mariposas del Campo – 86 min
4 PM AC Gallery Cosmic Cooking – 3 min, Memento Mori – 9 min, Bella – 98 min
7 PM AC Theater Gold Coast Block #3: Sound of Music Behind the Scenes – 14 mi, I Love Every Part – 3 min, Ms. Rossi 2 : Ms. Rossi Takes The Cake – 18 min, Time Capsule – 88 min
7 PM AC Gallery Les Chaussures de Louis – 5 min, Loose Change: A Memoir of Childhood – 8 min, Night Forest – 96 min
4 PM Matilija Auditorium Sacred Ground Join the Ojai filmmakers VIP cast and crew for the premiere of the first narrative film on Standing Rock. Free event part of Ojai Film Festival honoring Native American Heritage Month. From the award-winning filmmakers that brought you Kiss the Ground.