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.
On Monday February 16th at 3:30pm and 6:30pm, we present Korea's submission to the Academy Awards, NO OTHER CHOICE. "A masterful (and cunningly comedic) slow boil into madness and obsession with some of the best performances of the year. One of Park Chan-wook's greatest works to date with stunning delivery from Lee Byung-hun."
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 three - four 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 three - four 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 2026 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
a 2026 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
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Monday, February 16th at 3:30pm & 6:30pm
NO OTHER CHOICE
2025 Korea 2h 19 minutes
Comedy/Mystery/Thriller Rated R
In Korean with English subtitles
Official submission of Korea for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 98th Academy Awards in 2026.
From director Park Chan-wook and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel THE AX, the story follows Man-su on his desperate hunt for a new job after his abrupt layoff from the paper company he served for 25 years.
2025 Korea 2h 19 minutes
Comedy/Mystery/Thriller Rated R
In Korean with English subtitles
Official submission of Korea for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 98th Academy Awards in 2026.
From director Park Chan-wook and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel THE AX, the story follows Man-su on his desperate hunt for a new job after his abrupt layoff from the paper company he served for 25 years.
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"No Other Choice is a captivating masterwork from one of the best directors working today."
Alex Maidy, JoBlo's Movie Network "As ever with Park Chan-wook, there are tasty bits of bright and bleak to noodle on in this stinging satire of AI and capitalism, but with a rigorous fix on the growing dehumanization infecting our world. One of the year’s best." - Peter Travers, The Travers Take "A masterful (and cunningly comedic) slow boil into madness and obsession with some of the best performances of the year. One of Park Chan-wook's greatest works to date with stunning delivery from Lee Byung-hun." - Dana Han-Klein, We're Watching |
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Monday, March 2nd at 3:30pm & 6:30pm
THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
2025 Iraq 1h 45 minutes
Drama/History Rated PG-13
In Arabic with English subtitles
Official submission of Iraq for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 98th Academy Awards in 2026.
While people across 1990’s Iraq struggle to survive, 9-year old Lamia has been selected to prepare a cake to celebrate the President’s birthday. In a landscape of fear and scarcity, where basic ingredients are nearly impossible to find, Lamia sets out on a determined journey throughout the big city in search of eggs, flour, and sugar. Accompanied by her grandmother, her loyal friend Saeed, and her pet rooster Hindi, she navigates vendors and police officers along the way. The President's Cake, Winner of the Camera D’Or and Audience Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and the Official Iraq Entry for the Best International Film Academy Award 2025, embodies innocence, imagination, and inner strength.
2025 Iraq 1h 45 minutes
Drama/History Rated PG-13
In Arabic with English subtitles
Official submission of Iraq for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 98th Academy Awards in 2026.
While people across 1990’s Iraq struggle to survive, 9-year old Lamia has been selected to prepare a cake to celebrate the President’s birthday. In a landscape of fear and scarcity, where basic ingredients are nearly impossible to find, Lamia sets out on a determined journey throughout the big city in search of eggs, flour, and sugar. Accompanied by her grandmother, her loyal friend Saeed, and her pet rooster Hindi, she navigates vendors and police officers along the way. The President's Cake, Winner of the Camera D’Or and Audience Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and the Official Iraq Entry for the Best International Film Academy Award 2025, embodies innocence, imagination, and inner strength.
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"THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE is a beautiful film --- a powerful reminder of the lasting effects of war, especially for children." - Jeanne Kaplan, Kaplan vs. Kaplan
"This detail-rich and tremendously moving moral fable uncovers harsh realities in Iraqi society without departing from the earnest perspective of its knee-high protagonist, and without diminishing the dignity or value of her hopes and dreams." - Isaac Feldberg, RogerEbert.com "From the pastoral beauty of its opening sequence to the gut punch of its last, Hadi’s film is an exceptional screen debut, as perceptive as it is kinetic and, with one eye on the bombers overhead, brimming with life." - Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter |
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Monday, March 16th at 3:30pm & 6:30pm
SIRAT
2025 Spain 1h 55 minutes
Drama Rated R
In Spanish, English, French, Arabic with English subtitles
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards: Best International Feature Film and Best Sound
A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom, they hand out her photo again and again. Hope is fading, but they push through and follow a group of ravers heading to one last party in the desert. As they venture deeper into the burning wilderness, the journey forces them to confront their own limits.
Winner of 5 European Awards
Cannes Jury Prize
2025 Spain 1h 55 minutes
Drama Rated R
In Spanish, English, French, Arabic with English subtitles
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards: Best International Feature Film and Best Sound
A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom, they hand out her photo again and again. Hope is fading, but they push through and follow a group of ravers heading to one last party in the desert. As they venture deeper into the burning wilderness, the journey forces them to confront their own limits.
Winner of 5 European Awards
Cannes Jury Prize
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"Nothing about the pulsating ‘Sirāt’ is appropriate or expected or traditional or fully comprehensible. It just is. And it is utterly transfixing." - Peter Travers, The Travers Take
'For all its perils and cruelties, “Sirāt” doesn’t drain you or numb you into submission. I left it unsteady but invigorated, and grateful anew for the ground beneath my feet." - Justin Chang, The New Yorker "Laxe’s film pulses with apocalyptic energy, spiritual longing and jump-from-your-seat plot turns." - Peter Howell, Toronto Star |
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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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See you at the movies! |