Oxnard Sight + Sound Film Festival (Sept. 20-22) Reveals 2019 Lineup

OXNARD —The Sight + Sound Film Festival, Oxnard’s newest film festival showcasing cutting edge independent cinema and presented by the Oxnard Performing Arts Center and Oxnard College, on Aug. 1 unveiled its film lineup for 2019. The first annual festival will screen a diverse selection of feature and short films from around the world, including works from local filmmakers. For its inaugural event, the festival will take place in the main auditorium of the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, for the entire weekend of September 20-22.

“Oxnard and the surrounding area is truly a place of artistic and creative confluence with the likes of filmmakers, graphic artists, musicians, and more, so creating a film festival here is the perfect fit,” said Luis Güereca, Festival Programming Director. “I’m extremely excited to be a part of this festival and to work with amazing individuals who care so much about the arts and this community,” said Güereca.

Anitra Lawson, head of the film and television program at Oxnard College, also serves as an organizer and educational outreach coordinator for Sight + Sound. “Oxnard College is dedicated to exposing students to community events, partnerships and collaboration. The Sight + Sound Film Festival provides an awesome opportunity for students to screen their creative work, assist with festival production and host workshops,” reflects Lawson.

The Sight + Sound Film Festival will screen 24 short films and 6 feature length works representing filmmakers from Oxnard, Ventura County and from around the U.S., as well as Mexico, France, India, Iran, Brazil, Cuba, Taiwan, and the U.K. The festival will also feature Q&A sessions with filmmakers, live musical performances and DJ sets, screening after-parties, and more.

Festival passes are now on sale at sightplussound.com  Tickets are sold as day-passes or full-weekend passes. Tickets for individual screenings will be sold at the door.

Friday, September 20 Opening Night Film and after-party – $10 General / $7 Student

Saturday, September 21 includes all five screenings and evening after-party – $15 General / $10 Student

Sunday, September 22 includes all three screenings with Closing Night film and after-party – $15 General / $10 Student

Full-Weekend Pass includes all nine screenings and after-parties – $30 General / $20 Student

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SIGHT + SOUND FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

7 p.m. – OPENING NIGHT FILM

Hearing Is Believing, dir. Lorenzo DeStefano, USA

Followed immediately by after-party in the courtyard with refreshments, bites and live music.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

12:45 p.m. Dizhsa Nabani, dir. Sabea K. Evans, Kathryn Goldberg, Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe, Edward Ogborn,

Catherine Rodgers, Moisés García Guzmán, USA

2 p.m. – Short Films Program #1

Pozole, dir. Jessica Siqueiros, USA

Not My Home, dir. Donnie Bishop, USA

Passage, dir. Quentin Persia, France

Cut, dir. Mehrdad Bakhshi, Iran

Hold Your Breath, dir. Michael Truman, U.K.

The Concurrence, dir. Esha More, USA

Elephantbird, dir. Masoud Soheili, Iran

Bubble, Anonymous Digital, India

Fishnet And The Fish, dir. Ali Nikfar Saeed Mayahy, Iran

4 p.m. Humanizing Homelessness In Oxnard, dir. Christian Ramirez, USA

6 p.m. Short Films Program #2

Here I Think Of All My Freedom, dir. Mohammad Hasani, Iran

Mi País, Tu País (My Country, Your Country) dir. Genevieve Gorman Deane, USA

Wash Me Please, Ali Nikfar Saeed Mayahy, Iran

Backup Plan, dir. David Beck, USA

Finish Line, dir. Ali Nikfar Saeed Mayahy, Iran

Iku Manieva, dir. Meta Xinema, Mexico

Slaughter, dir. Saman Hosseinpuor, Iran

I’m A Tree, dir. Gregory Grano, USA

Waiting Room, dir. Matt Phelan, USA

8 p.m. Bakosó: AfroBeats Of Cuba, dir. Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi, Cuba

Followed immediately by after-party in the courtyard with refreshments, bites and live music.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

1 p.m. The Perfect Firestorm – The Thomas Fire Story, producer. Elizabeth Rodeno, USA

3 p.m. Short Films Program #3

Oblivion, dir. Fatemeh Mohammadi, Iran

Twin Trees, dir. Braedon Freeland, USA

Dream Date, dir. Phillip Lindsey, USA

The Ascent, dir. Sarah Larson, USA

Nasty Habits, dir. Allisyn Arm, USA

After The Conversation, They Say Goodbye With An Embrace, dir. Renan Brandão, Brazil

5:30 p.m. CLOSING NIGHT FILM

The Very Last Day, dir. Cédric Jouarie, Taiwan

Followed immediately by after-party in the courtyard with refreshments, bites and live music.

ABOUT SIGHT + SOUND FILM FESTIVAL

Sight + Sound brings you to the very edges of cinematic programming. With spaces to zen out Tinseltown-style, we’re heightening every olfactory, tactile, optical, and auditory point of contact. Even taste buds will be rewarded with themed drinks and curated bites between film screenings. Come early and stay late for the after-parties.

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Carolyn Mullin, Festival Director, director@oxnardperformingarts.com or (805) 385-8147.