Oxnard Film Society — Vietnam Exhibit closes with screening on May 30

VENTURA COUNTY — The last day of the WE REMEMBER exhibit is May 30 when at 2 pm we will present a 8 minute work-in-progress documentary on Deported Veterans followed by We Remember: End of Innocence a 47 minute doc on Ventura County veterans on their Vietnam experience. A Q/A with veterans and director George J. Sandoval will follow.

The John Spoor Broome Library at CSU, Channel Islands is open from 9am to 4pm Tuesday – Friday and unfortunately is closed on Memorial Day.

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Our June screenings are: June 2, PARTHENOPE and June 16, SANTOSH.

Just a reminder to our patrons that I personally preview each film to insure a great viewing experience each and every Monday screening.

Our Film Series screens (usually) two films each month, on the first and third Mondays at 3:30pm and 6:30pm at Plaza Cinemas in downtown Oxnard.

We will continue our mission of providing the best of world cinema to the Oxnard and Ventura County community and supporting local filmmakers.

Thanks, George J. Sandoval, Executive Director

Plaza Cinemas 14

255 West 5th Street, Oxnard CA 93030

General Admission: $11.75 – Seniors/Children/Students: $8.50 – Matinee: $9.25

We’d like to thank the Port of Hueneme for becoming a 2024-25 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.

A Special Thanks to the County of Ventura and Ventura County Community Foundation for a Grant to Continue Our Mission.

SPECIAL EVENT – LAST WEEK

Continues through May 30, 2025

WE REMEMBER

Ventura County to Vietnam and Back

An Exhibition on the Vietnam War featuring Ventura County Vietnam Veterans Interviews, Film, Music and Readings on the Vietnam Experience.

Special screening at 2pm May 30 in Broome Library – Broken Promises – work-in- progress on Deported Veterans (8 minutes) and We Remember: End of Innocence (47 minutes) followed by Q/A with participating veterans.

John Spoor Broome Library at

CSU, Channel Islands

Event Admission is Free

Screening June 2, 2025 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm

PARTHENOPE

2024 Italy 2hr 16minutes

Drama/Romance/Fantasy  NR

In Italian with English Subtitles

Parthenope, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino comes a monumental and deeply romantic story of a lifetime.

Director Paolo Sorrentino won an Academy Award for his film, THE GREAT BEAUTY.

Screening June 16, 2025 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm

SANTOSH

2024 India 2hr 5minutes

Crime/Drama/Thriller NR

In Hindi with English Subtitles

A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a lowcaste girl is murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation by charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.

George J. Sandoval, Executive Director

geosand47@gmail.com/805.798.0830

Mailing Address: Oxnard Film Society

PO Box 606, Oxnard, CA 93032-0606

The Oxnard Film Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. (#20-5734347)
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