OXNARD — Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corporation’s (OPAC) annual Sight + Sound Film Festival hits screens across the city of Oxnard later this month after a multi-year COVID-19 hiatus. The event returns September 30 – October 2, 2022 and will be held in three different venues: Friday at OPAC, Saturday at Oxnard College, and Sunday at Plaza Cinemas in downtown. Tickets start at just $10 and students will receive free admission thanks to this year’s presenting sponsor, Oxnard College. Day-of festivalgoers can also get free admission if they walk, bike, or take public transit as part of California Clean Air Day. Tickets are on sale now at sightplussound.com.
The festival melds the sites/sights and sounds of the City through the chosen locations, curated independent films – narratives, documentaries, music videos, shorts, student works, and others – as well as through afterparties with live music (co-produced with Midnight Society Productions) and interactive activities throughout the day. Sight + Sound was inspired by the incredible local talent in Ventura County as well as the robust Film, Television, and Electronic Media program at Oxnard College and aims to nurture and support a strong network of cultural creatives in our community.
Submissions feature not only local work (highlighted in yellow), but international selections as well, creating a beautiful platform for cultural exchange and dialogue.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 @ Oxnard Performing Arts Center
6:30 pm: OPENING NIGHT FILMS
Interrupted, dir. Jozua Malherbe, South Africa
La Puerta Giratoria (The Revolving Door), dir. Luis Güereca, USA
Afterparty feat.: Dr. Know, Stalag. 13, Head Cut, Crucial Thought
SATURDAY, OCT. 1 @ Oxnard College
12 pm: FILM + DISCUSSION
Bad Hombrewood, dir. Guillermo Casarin, USA
(followed by Panel Discussion)
1:30 SCREENING BLOCK #1
Only You, dir. Angela Rockey, Wyatt Chang, USA
Sweet Press, dir. Laura Iancu, USA
Art Into The Desert, dir. Tony Ramos, USA
The Desert King, dir. Lev Mergian, USA
Hindsight, dir. Shubhi Sahni, Canada
Eye for an I, dir. James A Grisom, USA
+ OC Student Films TBA
3:30 SCREENING BLOCK #2
My Dinner with Edie, dir. Adrienne Picciotto, USA
Fuego, dir. Edwin FrankO, USA
Aamal, dir. Josselyn Refauvelet, France
The Panes – Gimme Some Time, dir. Paige Dahl, USA
+ Music Videos TBA
Afterparty feat.: Osteoblasts, Bonnie Boy, Crawdads, Camino Muerto
SUNDAY, OCT. 2 @ Plaza Cinemas in Downtown Oxnard
12 pm: SCREENING BLOCK #1
Greyland, dir. Alexandra Sicotte-Lévesque, Canada
The Starlight Hotel, dir. Brett Baxley, USA
The Ebola Incident, dir. Kyle Karges, USA
Neurodivergent, dir. Afton Quast Saler, USA
Mariposas del Campo, dir. Bill Yahraus, USA
2:30 SCREENING BLOCK #2
Shepherds of the Earth, dir. Iiris Härmä, Finland
Saved by Jane, dir. Damian Sciberras, Malta
What They Left Behind, dir. Vicky Xingyu Gu, China
Born Under Punches, dir. Gaoyang Ganjin, USA
U.S. VS BELTRAN, dir. Miranda Montenegro, USA
YABÁ, dir. Rodrigo Sena, Brazil
Nightmare Delivered, dir. Sean Cruser, USA
My Partner Giraffe, dir. Salaheddin Noori, Iran
Childfree, dir. Sara Bahramjahan, Iran
Please note, schedule is subject to change.
This year’s festival sponsors include Oxnard College, Visit Oxnard, the City of Oxnard’s Festival Comeback Grant, Found Creative, California Clean Air Day, and iPitch.tv.
Sight + Sound Film Festival
Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2022
Tickets: $10-$30
Students receive free admission, but must pre-register.