Monday, November 6, 4 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater 2017, USA, Director: Bradley Bischoff, Producers: Bradley Bischoff and Alex Hidalgo; 6 min. Roberto has spent his life working the fields of Ventura County. As a boy, he survived poverty and a brutal stepfather. Field Song follows Roberto, now an old Read more…
Saturday, November 4, 10 AM, Ojai Art Center Theater Friday, November 10, 4 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater 2017, USA, Director: Brian Schulz, Producers: Matthew Mills, Brian Schulz, Chris Vivion; 18 min. The city of Flint is in crisis mode. A federal state of emergency has deemed its drinking water Read more…
GAME – Trailer from Jeannie Donohoe on Vimeo. Sunday, November 5, 1 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Tuesday, November 7, 7 pm, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, USA, Director: Jeannie Donohoe, Producer: Joey Horvitz; 15 min. A new kid tries out for the boys’ basketball team at a local high school and instantly makes Read more…
Go To City ELE –trailor from leo on Vimeo. Saturday, November 4, 10 AM, Ojai Art Center Theater Friday, November 10, 4 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater 2015, China, Director and Producer: Wenyu Li; 9 min. Inspired by glossy pictures in magazines, a piglet has big plans for his first Read more…
Sunday, November 5, 1 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater Saturday, November 11, 10 am, Ojai Art Center Theater 2016, India, Director: Samit Kakkad, Producer: Nanu Jaisinghani; 100 min. Two brothers living in the slums of Mumbai long to taste their first slice of pizza. It will take all their street Read more…
Celui qui a deux âmes – He who has two souls – Trailer from Fargo on Vimeo. Saturday, November 4, 10 AM, Ojai Art Center Theater Friday, November 10, 4 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater 2015, France, Director: Fabrice Luang-Vija, Producer: Sophie Fallot; 17 min. As beautiful as a woman, Read more…
HOPE Trailer from Pixcube Animation Studio on Vimeo. Sunday, November 5, 7 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Sunday, November 12, 7 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater 2016, Switzerland, Director: Michael Scherrer, Producer: Samuel Scherrer; 6 min. Separated from his mother after an unsuccessful attempt to escape a prison camp, a young boy Read more…
Friday, November 3, 1 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater Thursday, November 9, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, USA, Director: Ashton Avila, Producer: Shamola Kharkar; 27 min. It’s August 26, 1965 and President Lyndon B. Johnson has just signed an executive order ending marital deferments for the draft. Claudia, an ambitious Read more…
Icarus Trailer from Tom Teller on Vimeo. Saturday, November 4, 1 PM, Chaparral Auditorium Sunday, November 12, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, USA, Director: Tom Teller, Producer: Michelle Evans; 20 min. When a Mars colony’s comm satellite is damaged, Emilia Riley embarks on a seemingly harmless repair expedition. A shuttle Read more…
Thursday, November 9, 1 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Sunday, November 12, 10 am, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, Norway, Directors: Edvard Karijord and Bendik Mondal, Producer: Westerdals Oslo ACT (College); 20 min. On October 8, 2013, Geir Karijord goes missing in Romsdal Valley, Norway. Geir’s disappearance leaves his family in limbo – should Read more…
InTheOrchardTrailer from Dana White on Vimeo. Monday, November 6, 7 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater 2017, USA, Director: Christopher Knoblock, Producer: Dana White; 101 min. Charlotte Winston is recovering from a devastating car crash that took the lives of her husband and son when she meets Nick, a marine veteran Read more…
ITPTrailer from david sketchley on Vimeo. Saturday, November 4, 10 AM, Chaparral Auditorium Saturday, November 11, 1 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater 2015, USA, Director and Producer: Heidi Boucher and Ruby Sketchley; 79 min. As the rising costs of “traditional funerals” place them out of reach for ordinary families, the Read more…
It’s Just a Gun – Official Trailer from Jonathan Chou on Vimeo. Saturday, November 4, 1 PM, Chaparral Auditorium Sunday, November 12, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, USA, Director: Brian Robau, Producer: John Sayage; 14 min. A young boy lives in a world of bullying, domestic violence, and policy brutality. Read more…
Colocataires / Joint-Tenants trailer from Vivement Lundi ! on Vimeo. Friday, November 3, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium Friday, November 10, 1 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater 2015, France, Director: Delphine Priet-Mahéo, Producer: Jean-François Le Corre; 11 min. Camille leads a solitary life ordered by the ring of her alarm clock, Read more…
Kathmandude – Trailer from Jacob Kirby on Vimeo. Friday, November 3, 10 AM, Chaparral Auditorium Saturday, November 11, 1 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, USA, Director: Jacob Kirby, Producer: Ning Zhao; 11 min. Burnt-out addict Adam flees the wreckage of his past by traveling halfway around the world to Kathmandu, Nepal. Read more…
Saturday, November 4, 1 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater Sunday, November 12, 1 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, USA, Director: Evan Beloff, Producer: Bunbury Films; 42 min. What happens when a rabbinical matchmaker, a newly married Hasidic couple and a single, religious hip-hop artist explore the precise meaning of True Love? Read more…
Saturday, November 4, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium Wednesday, November 8, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, USA, Director: Meg Sutton, Producer: John Marsaglia; 18 min. The year is 1977 and budding musician Drew longs for a chance to prove her talent. When Drew invites sultry blues singer, Marcie, to sing at Read more…
Light Sight – Trailer from Seyed M. Tabatabaei on Vimeo. Friday, November 3, 4 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater Friday, November 10, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, Iran, Director: Seyed M. Tabatabaei, Producer: Simin Farrokh Ahmadi; 8 min. When M.E. is trapped in a darkened room, the light from a Read more…
Lives Well Lived – trailer from Sky Bergman on Vimeo. Monday, November 6, 4 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater 2017, USA, Director and Producer: Sky Bergman; 72 min. Lives Well Lived celebrates the incredible wit, wisdom and experiences of adults aged 75 to 100 years old. Through their intimate memories Read more…
Monday, November 6, 4 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater 2017, USA, Director and Producer: Dylan Reiss; 8 min. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby, Luke has never accepted his physical limitations. Now 9, Luke strives to be like any other boy, filling his days with swimming, baseball, and bowling. Read more…
Lunch Time official trailer from Alireza Ghasemi on Vimeo. Friday, November 3, 7 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater Saturday, November 11, 7 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, Iran, Director and Producer: Alireza Ghasemi; 15 min. A sixteen-year-old girl arrives at a morgue to identify her mother’s body only to be turned Read more…
MAY I BE HAPPY – Trailer from TAMA, Eric Georgeault on Vimeo. Thursday, November 9, 1 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Sunday, November 12, 10 am, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, France, Directors: Eric Georgeault and Hélène Walter, Producers: Eric Georgeault and Hélène Walter; 79 min. America’s youth face unprecedented stress from poverty, violence, Read more…
MISS KIET’S CHILDREN TRAILER from Peter Lataster on Vimeo. Friday, November 3, 1 PM, Chaparral Auditorium Friday, November 10, 10 AM, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, Netherlands, Directors: Peter Lataster and Petra Lataster-Czisch, Producer: Peter Lataster; 114 min. Kiet Engels is the kind of teacher you’d wish for every schoolchild. Strict, but Read more…
Tuesday, November 7, 1 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Saturday, November 11, 4 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater 2017, USA, Director and Producer: Bill Jarcho; 9 min. Callous actions escalate to a shocking finale when a brutish band of clay-morphing meanies invades and conquers a tribe of peaceful natives. Featuring a sly Read more…
Not Yet Short Film (trailer) from arian vazirdaftari on Vimeo. Friday, November 10, 1 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Sunday, November 12, 4 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater 2016, Iran, Director: Arian Vazirdaftair, Producer: Majid Barzegar; 15 min. A middle-aged couple Skypes their daughter, Hasti, who is studying abroad, to wish her Read more…
ONCE UPON A LINE by Alicja Jasina – Trailer from Alicja Jasina on Vimeo. Saturday, November 4, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium Wednesday, November 8, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, United States, Director and Producer: Alicja Jasina; 7 min. A man leads a monotonous, unfulfilling life until a chance meeting with Read more…
Teaser: Our Wonderful Nature – The Common Chameleon from LUMATIC on Vimeo. Friday, November 3, 7 PM, Chaparral Auditorium Thursday, November 9, 7 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, Germany, Director and Producer: Tomer Eshed; 4 min. Meet the common chameleon. What he lacks in beauty, brains, and bravery, he more than Read more…
Saturday, November 4, 7 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater Sunday, November 12, 7 pm, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, USA, Director and Producer: Eileen O’Meara; 3 min. You know the nagging thoughts that start with “did I leave the coffee on?” and turn into “am I pregnant with a devil-baby?” Panic Attack Read more…
Saturday, November 4, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium Wednesday, November 8, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, USA, Directors: Patrick Osborne, Producers: Karen Dufilho and David Eisenmann; 6 min. Set in the beloved hatchback Pearl and her father call home, this animation follows one unconventional family as they crisscross the country chasing Read more…
Tuesday, November 7, 4 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Saturday, November 11, 10 am, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, USA, Director: Brian Rawlins, Producer: Patrick Alexander; 12 min. Free spirit Penny thinks she’s met the man of her dreams during an impulsive trip to Vegas. Reality sets in the next day on a drive Read more…
Saturday, November 4, 1 PM, Chaparral Auditorium Sunday, November 12, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, USA, Director: Antony Osso, Producers: Laura Nespola and Anthony Osso; 56 min. Charlie and Fred Osso, immigrant brothers from Calabria, Italy, have run their pizzeria in a New Jersey strip mall for over 40 years. Read more…
Saturday, November 4, 7 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Saturday, November 11, 7 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater 2016, USA, Director: Tom E. Brown, Producers: Eyde Belasco, Jim Bloom, Richard LaGravenese, and Chris Martin; 110 min. When a struggling writer—HIV-positive for 20+ years—deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his Read more…
Real Artists – Trailer from Charming Stranger Films on Vimeo. Friday, November 3, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium Friday, November 10, 1 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater 2017, USA, Director: Cameo Wood, Producers: Alexa Fraser-Herron, Ryon Lane, and Cameo Wood; 12 min. Against all odds, Sophia Baker just scored her dream Read more…
Monday, November 6, 10 am, Ojai Art Center Theater 2016, USA, Director: Douglas Mueller, Producers: Ryan Barton-Grimley; 73 min. Military veteran Chad Tyler returns to the Midwestern town he calls home. As he tours his old stomping grounds, Chad basks in the warm welcome of former classmates and relives his Read more…
Retouch (Kaveh Mazaheri) – Official Trailer from Darvash Film Production on Vimeo. Wednesday, November 8, 1 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Sunday, November 12, 10 am, Ojai Art Center Theater 2017, Iran, Director and Producer: Kaveh Mazaheri; 20 min. Maryam has endured a lifetime of insults from her weightlifting husband. Then a Read more…
Friday, November 3, 1 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater Thursday, November 9, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, China, Director: Mao Qichao, Producer: Zhu Tinghua; 14 min. After his mother dies, Mai wanders the streets of a polluted city plagued by corruption, war, and pollution. Then a friendship with a young Read more…
RISK Trailer from David Usner on Vimeo. Thursday, November 9, 1 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Sunday, November 12, 10 am, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, USA, Director: David Usner, Producer: Terry Lamb, Steven Lee, Joel Roth, and David Usner; 18 min. Two people from opposite walks of life bond over a shared love Read more…
“Robert Shaw – Man of Many Voices” trailer from Robert Shaw The Film on Vimeo. Sunday, November 5, 1 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Tuesday, November 7, 7 pm, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, USA, Directors: Peter Miller and Pamela Roberts, Producers: David Druckenmiller, Peter Miller, Pam Roberts, and Kiki Wilson; 71 min. Robert Read more…
Sunday, November 5, 1 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater Saturday, November 11, 10 am, Ojai Art Center Theater 2017, USA, Director and Producer: William Papadin; 4 min. A filmmaker returns to his home town and takes up residence in his mother’s basement. Existing on video games and Old Fashioneds, Guillaume Read more…
Sauti (Voice) Trailer from NeeNee Productions on Vimeo. Friday, November 3, 1 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater Thursday, November 9, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, USA, Directors: Gayle Nosal and Beret E. Strong, Producers: Gayle Nosal and Beret E. Strong; 73 min. For the people of Uganda’s Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Read more…
Shadow Of Drought Film Trailer from Palomar TV on Vimeo. Tuesday, November 7, 4 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Saturday, November 11, 10 am, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, USA, Director: Bill Wisneski, Producers: Mona Urban and Bill Wisneski; 41 min. From 2012-2016, California experienced its worst drought in recorded history, placing unprecedented strain Read more…
Saturday, November 4, 10 AM, Ojai Art Center Theater Friday, November 10, 4 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater 2014, Israel, Director: Shiri Amit, Producer: Karin Shavit; 24 min. Maya, a young army widow, returns to her home town on the Sea of Galilea for a National Memorial Day service. There Read more…
Tuesday, November 7, 4 pm, Chaparral Auditorium Saturday, November 11, 10 am, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, USA, Director: Corbin Schweitzer, Producers: Blake Alexander and Corbin Schweitzer; 112 min. Born with only one kidney, Randy Brown takes his life into his hands to stop the ecological disaster facing California’s largest lake. As Read more…
Straight from the Pen (3-min. opening) from Paul Sutton on Vimeo. Saturday, November 4, 1 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater Sunday, November 12, 1 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, Directors: Paul & Lori Sutton, Producers: Paul and Lori Sutton; 51 minutes. Twenty-four prisoners come face to face with a dozen college Read more…
Saturday, November 4, 10 AM, Ojai Art Center Theater Friday, November 10, 4 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater 2016, Australia, Director: Abraham Joffe, Producers: Louis Cooper Robinson, Hamish Macdonald, and Jason McLean; 47 min. Documentary photographer Stephen Dupont has spent a lifetime covering wars and disasters. He is now seeking Read more…
“The Boatmaker” (TEASER) from THE ARCHIVE ROOM on Vimeo. Monday, November 6, 4 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater 2017, USA, Director: Casey McGarry, Producer: Robert Allan and Casey McGarry; 37 min. Ken Minor, a Santa Barbara architect, dreams of building his own boat and sailing around the world. After 25 Read more…
Friday, November 3, 10 AM, Chaparral Auditorium Saturday, November 11, 1 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, India, Directors: Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya, Producers: Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya; 96 min. For 70 years, the travelling cinemas of India have brought the wonder of the movies to remote villages. Now their Read more…
THE CROSSING – Trailer from marieka walsh on Vimeo. Saturday, November 4, 1 PM, Ojai Art Center Theater Sunday, November 12, 1 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, Australia, Director: Marieka Walsh, Producer: Donna Chang; 11 min. An aging sea captain risks the lives of his men when he decides to change Read more…
Sunday, November 5, 7 pm, Ojai Art Center Theater Friday, November 10, 7 pm, Chaparral Auditorium 2017, Iran, Director: Yaser Talebi, Producer: Mitra Roohimanesh; 80 min. An Iranian-Jewish man travels to Sweden to search for his son following his wife’s devastating illness. When he arrives, he discovers that his son Read more…
THE FINGER – TRAILER from Chris Carfizzi on Vimeo. Saturday, November 4, 1 PM, Chaparral Auditorium Sunday, November 12, 4 PM, Chaparral Auditorium 2016, USA, Director: Corydon Wagner, Producers: Chris Carfizzi, Chris Kubik, and Hilary Mann; 10 min. When Luke plans a special evening to celebrate his relationship with girlfriend Read more…