Welcome to the fifth annual Ojai Film Festival. This year's festival will take place Thursday, October 21st through Sunday, October 24th, 2004.Hundreds of films from all over the world compete to be shown at this increasingly prestigious event, and more than 70 exceptional films have been selected for the festival.
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS:
"NINTH NOVEMBER NIGHT"
2003, USA, Director/Producer: Henning Lohner; Producer: Gisela Guttman, 23 min..This film, in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of Kristallnacht, demonstrates how the power of art can hold us to our conscience. Fifty years after the infamous night, Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein erected a heroic installation in Cologne – larger than life paintings of 17 children's faces. Here is his story.
Scedule:
Ojai Playhouse TheaterFriday, October 223:00 PM.Sunday, October 245:30 PM
Ojai Film Festival Staff and Board of Directors:
Executive DirectorBARBARA T. HADLEYbarbarathadley@sbcglobal.netArtistic DirectorSTEVE GRUMETTE805-649-4000stevo@ojai.netMarketing DirectorVIVIAN SUDHALTER805-640-1947vivian@ojai.netYouth Festival CoordinatorMAGGIE CERMINARO805-646-8783camper7@aol.comBoard of DirectorsRINALDO BRUTOCO, ChairSTEVE GRUMETTE, PresidentJIM CUSUMANOBARBARA T. HADLEYGAY HENDRICKSTONI MATTHEWSJOHN PERRYHERMAN RUSHMARK SOLOMONAdvisory BoardJOHN BENNETT PERRY, Co-ChairHERMAN RUSH, Co-ChairGILBERT CATESPIERRE DE LESPINOISELLEN DEGENERESCOLIN FARRELLROBERT L. FRIEDMANLARRY HAGMANBOBBY HOUSTONROBERT HUDSONJERRY KATZMANSALLY KELLERMANMATTHEW PERRYRICK RIDGEWAYPETER STRAUSSSTEVEN SIMON