Due to reports of heavy rain and possible flooding the next few days we have decided to postpone Monday's film and reschedule to Monday, Feb 12. Thanks, George

"One of the director’s finest, its thematic scope and emotional power growing with each new revelation." MONSTER screening Monday, Feb 5. Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu. A NYTimes Critics' Pick.

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 and stay safe. George J. Sandoval, Executive Director

We'd like to thank the Port of Hueneme for becoming a 2023-24 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.

RESCHEDULED Screening February 12, 2023 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm

MONSTER

2023 Japan 2hr 6minutes   

Drama Not Rated

In Japanese with English subtitles

NYTImes Critic's Pick

After a mother (Ando Sakura) discovers that a teacher’s bullying is behind her young son’s sudden strange behavior, she storms into his school demanding an explanation. Continually left without satisfactory answers—and with an increasingly distressed child—she furiously escalates her concerns to the school board and the media. But as the story unfolds through the multilayered perspectives of mother, teacher, and child, the real truth gradually emerges—and proves much more complex than anyone could have expected.

A film by KORE-EDA Hirokazu

Shoplifters (2018) Like Father, Like Son (2013), Nobody Knows (2004)

Screening February 19, 2023 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm

THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE

2023 Germany 1hr 34minutes   

Drama Not Rated

In German with English subtitles

NOMINATED for Academy Award for Best International Film.

NYTImes Critic's Pick Carla Nowak, a dedicated sports and math teacher, starts her first job at a high school. She stands out among the new staff because of her idealism. When a series of thefts occur at the school and one of her students is suspected, she decides to get to the bottom of the matter on her own. Carla tries to mediate between outraged parents, opinionated colleagues and aggressive students, but is relentlessly confronted with the structures of the school system. The more desperately she tries to do everything right, the more the young teacher threatens to break.

Screening March 4, 2023 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm

TOTEM

2023 Mexico 1hr 35minutes   

Drama Not Rated

In Spanish with English subtitles

Mexico's Submission to the Academy Awards for Best International Film.

NYTImes Critic's Pick In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts and other relatives. As the day goes on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded, Sol begins to understand the gravity of the celebration this year and watches as her family does the same. This poignant and emotionally expansive film from Lila Aviles (The Chambermaid) cements her skill at directing dynamic, ensemble performances in her stunning sophomore effort.

Screening March 18, 2023 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm

ZONE OF INTEREST

2023 UK 1hr 46minutes   

Drama/History/War PG-13

In German, Polish, Yiddish with English subtitles

NOMINATED for Academy Award for Best International Film, Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Script

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.