It's been 22 years since the Ojai Film Festival's launch and since then they've screened more than 1,000 films and hosted hundreds of filmmakers, directors, writers, cinematographers and more. This year, the festival has added the competition category "Outstanding YouTube Filmmaker," and will also host a screening with Oscar-winner Chloe Zhao of her 2017 film, "The Rider."
Festival co-founder and artistic director Steve Grumette, OFF president Jon Lambert and board member and veteran film crewman Sven Shelgren joins Bret Bradigan for a spirited discussion of the festival, its past and future, the world of cinema and we share a few of our favorite films.
The Festival takes place Nov. 4-9 with live streaming of all films available Nov. 9 to Nov. 14.
We did not talk about Albert Spalding, Critical Race Theory or Alec Baldwin (at least not on the recording).
Check out the festival's lineup and more at ojaifilmfestival.org.
