2024 SPRING SERIES

Join us for a cutting-edge three-film series, Staking a Claim, presenting stories that explore the agency and identity of those claiming a space for themselves in the Americas. 
The adult-only screenings are at the Ojai Valley Museum's outdoor courtyard, so please bring your own chairs. We will have beer, wine, non-alcoholic cocktails from local businesses and snacks available for purchase beginning at 6:30 pm.
As always, the screenings are free, but tickets are required, as space is limited. No one under 18 will be admitted.

Beer and Wine Menu:

Show Pony Bar Mocktails
Pixie Thyme Lemon with Namari $14
Lemon Strawberry Basil-Aid $10

Ojai Valley Brewery 
JFB Lager $8.50 Pixie White Ale $8.50

Side Street Wine
Lune Grenache Noir $12 Moment Rose $8

APRIL 6th 2024 | OJAI VALLEY MUSEUM

CASSANDRO

SATURDAY

4/6

7:30 PM

Directed by: Roger Ross Williams • Written by: Roger Ross Williams and David Teague

  • Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, rises to international stardom after he creates the character ‘Cassandro,’ the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world, but also his own life. Based on a true story. Directed by Academy Award® winner Roger Ross Williams.

2023 | Running time: 1 Hour 47 Minutes | INDEPENDENT | RATED R

It’s undeniably heartwarming.
— The Guardian

APRIL 20th 2024 | OJAI VALLEY MUSEUM

LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES

SATURDAY

4/20

7:30 PM

Directed by: Jesse Short Bull & Laura Tomaselli • Produced by: Phil Pinto • Executive Produced by: Sara Eagle Heart & Mark Ruffalo

  • A chronicle about how the Lakota Indians fight to reclaim control of the Black Hills. Will investigate how the sacred land was stolen in violation of treaty agreements and feature interviews with Indigenous citizens.

2022 | Running time: 2 Hours | DOCUMENTARY | PG-13

A re-energized debate about stolen land and inequity, spurred by young people invigorated by the history they were never taught, and gaining traction with non-Natives to boot.
— LA Times

MAY 4th 2024 | OJAI VALLEY MUSEUM

FIRE ON THE HILL

SATURDAY

5/4

7:30 PM

Directed by: Brett Fallentine • Produced by: Brett Fallentine, Jenna Cedicci, Jordana Glick-Franzheim, Jimmy Greenway, Sean-Michael Smith

  • After a mysterious fire wipes out the last public horse stable in South Central, Los Angeles, urban cowboys must rebuild their community and preserve their culture amid reigning gang violence.

2020 | Running time: 1 Hour 24 Minutes | DOCUMENTARY | PG-13 | Filmmakers in Attendance