OXNARD FILM SOCIETY
The Oxnard Film Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) ARTS organization (#20-5734347).
presents
THE monday night foreign film series
Celebrating Our 19th Year
All dialog in films from non-English speaking countries will be presented in its original language accompanied by English subtitles
All dialog in films from non-English speaking countries will be presented in its original language accompanied by English subtitles
Screenings at 3:30pm and 6:30pm at Plaza Cinemas 14 in downtown Oxnard.
"Its a humanist film at its heart, remaining deeply rooted in the lives of its characters, their relationships with their community, their love for their people, and their enduring connection to their ancestral land." Palestine 36 screens Monday, November 17 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm at Plaza Cinemas in downtown Oxnard. Palestine's Submission to the 2026 Academy Awards for Best International Film.
Each year in October, 90+ countries around the world submit their 'best" film to the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film Category. Our programming will focus on the these films for the next four-five months until Oscar time - March 15. We will present as many contenders as possible for your viewing.
Just a reminder to our patrons that I personally preview each film to insure a great viewing experience each and every Monday screening.
Our Foreign Film Series usually screens two films (sometimes three) each month, on the first and third Mondays at 3:30pm and 6:30pm at Plaza Cinemas 14.
We will continue our mission of providing the Best of World Cinema to the Oxnard and Ventura County community along with supporting local filmmakers.
Thanks and Be Safe, George J. Sandoval, Executive Director
Each year in October, 90+ countries around the world submit their 'best" film to the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film Category. Our programming will focus on the these films for the next four-five months until Oscar time - March 15. We will present as many contenders as possible for your viewing.
Just a reminder to our patrons that I personally preview each film to insure a great viewing experience each and every Monday screening.
Our Foreign Film Series usually screens two films (sometimes three) each month, on the first and third Mondays at 3:30pm and 6:30pm at Plaza Cinemas 14.
We will continue our mission of providing the Best of World Cinema to the Oxnard and Ventura County community along with supporting local filmmakers.
Thanks and Be Safe, George J. Sandoval, Executive Director
Plaza Cinemas 14, 255 West 5th Street, Oxnard CA 93030
General Admission: $11.75/ General Admission Matinee: $9.25
Seniors/Children/Military: $8.50
General Admission: $11.75/ General Admission Matinee: $9.25
Seniors/Children/Military: $8.50
We'd like to thank the Port of Hueneme for becoming
a 2023-2024 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
a 2023-2024 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
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Monday, November 17th at 3:30pm & 6:30pm
PALESTINE 36
2025, Palestine / United Kingdom / France / Denmark / Norway / Qatar / KSA / Jordan / UAE 1h 58 minutes
Biography/ History/ Drama/ War NR
In Arabic and English with English subtitles
Palestine's Submission to the 2026 Academy Awards for Best International Film
1936. As villages across mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain's 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.
2025, Palestine / United Kingdom / France / Denmark / Norway / Qatar / KSA / Jordan / UAE 1h 58 minutes
Biography/ History/ Drama/ War NR
In Arabic and English with English subtitles
Palestine's Submission to the 2026 Academy Awards for Best International Film
1936. As villages across mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain's 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.
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"Its a humanist film at its heart, remaining deeply rooted in the lives of its characters, their relationships with their community, their love for their people, and their enduring connection to their ancestral land." -
Marya E. Gates, RogerEbert.co "[Palestine 36] has a lot of story to tell, but still manages to singularly draw its many characters and to give specificity to its different locations. It demands the audience’s undivided attention and earns it by the end of its running time." - Murtada Elfadl, Variety |
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Monday, December 1st at 3:30pm & 6:30pm
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
2025, France 1h 45 minutes
Drama/Mystery/Thriller PG-13,
In Persian with English subtitles
France's Submission to the 2026 Academy Awards for Best International Film
Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal's identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor. From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.
Winner Palm d'Or at Cannes Film Festival 2025
2025, France 1h 45 minutes
Drama/Mystery/Thriller PG-13,
In Persian with English subtitles
France's Submission to the 2026 Academy Awards for Best International Film
Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal's identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor. From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.
Winner Palm d'Or at Cannes Film Festival 2025
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"The film’s moral issues don’t come across as tacked on. They arise organically and register as both intensely personal to the filmmaker and much larger in scope. The film even offers up, against all odds, a measure of hope". - Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
"It Was Just an Accident plays like an ideal melding of the filmmaker Panahi was and the filmmaker he’s been forced to become. It’s an endlessly fascinating and extraordinarily powerful work." - Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture 'Mr. Panahi’s victimization by Iran’s government may well continue, but this is a film of emotional and political truths that can be crushed by no regime." - Zachary Barnes, Wall Street Journal |
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Monday, December 15th at 3:30pm & 6:30pm
KOLN 75
2025, Germany 1h 50 minutes
Comedy/Drama/Music PG-13,
In German and English with English subtitles
Keith Jarrett’s legendary performance in January 1975 nearly didn’t happen. Based on a true story, Köln 75 follows how the concert was conceived and orchestrated by the efforts of a teenage up and coming concert promoter, Vera Brandes, (played by German actress Mala Emde). Her enthusiasm set her to multitasking – from organizing the concert venue (the Cologne Opera House), promoting the event, and selling the tickets, to convincing Jarrett to perform when he almost dropped out when the Bösendorfer Imperial Grand piano he was promised was nowhere to be found. John Magaro plays Jarrett with his own intensity, a sublime counterpoint to Mala Emde’s joyful portrayal of the enthusiastic and unstoppable Vera. Köln 75 captures the compelling, entertaining and, until now, unknown backstory about Jarrett’s one-hour, entirely improvised concert, which became the best-selling solo album in jazz history.
JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY AT PACIFICO'S RESTAURANT (Corner of 5th and A Streets). Hors d'oeuvres and no host bar. 5pm -6:30pm
2025, Germany 1h 50 minutes
Comedy/Drama/Music PG-13,
In German and English with English subtitles
Keith Jarrett’s legendary performance in January 1975 nearly didn’t happen. Based on a true story, Köln 75 follows how the concert was conceived and orchestrated by the efforts of a teenage up and coming concert promoter, Vera Brandes, (played by German actress Mala Emde). Her enthusiasm set her to multitasking – from organizing the concert venue (the Cologne Opera House), promoting the event, and selling the tickets, to convincing Jarrett to perform when he almost dropped out when the Bösendorfer Imperial Grand piano he was promised was nowhere to be found. John Magaro plays Jarrett with his own intensity, a sublime counterpoint to Mala Emde’s joyful portrayal of the enthusiastic and unstoppable Vera. Köln 75 captures the compelling, entertaining and, until now, unknown backstory about Jarrett’s one-hour, entirely improvised concert, which became the best-selling solo album in jazz history.
JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY AT PACIFICO'S RESTAURANT (Corner of 5th and A Streets). Hors d'oeuvres and no host bar. 5pm -6:30pm
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“This fleet-footed period piece...concerns a moment in 1975
when Keith Jarrett caught lightning in a bottle... Crowd-pleaser...Tough to resist.” –Ben Kenigsberg, The New York Times “Infectious…you don’t need to be a Keith Jarrett fan to enjoy Köln 75, but for anyone who is, the movie is a savory anecdote that colors in his fluky rapture.” –Owen Gleiberman, Variety “A vivid vehicle for a dynamic, often very funny Emde... the female-focused story of a high-stakes struggle, showing how a cultural passion can sometimes overcome all obstacles and transform a person’s life entirely.” –Jonathan Romney, Screen Daily |
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The Oxnard Film Society is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization. Your contribution is tax deductible. Thank you. (#20-5734347)
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LOCATION MAIL ADDRESS
Plaza Cinemas 14 Oxnard Film Society 255 West 5th Street PO Box 606 Oxnard, CA 93030 Oxnard, CA 93032-0606 |
ADMISSION
Seniors/Students/Military $8.50 General Admission Matinee $9.25 General Admission Evening $11.75 |
Executive Director: George J. Sandoval Info at: [email protected] - 805.798.0830
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