The OC Film Fiesta returns Oct. 18-28 with its signature blend of great films, free community screenings, and festive parties.
A cinematic celebration of Orange County’s diversity and multicultural heritage in the heart of Orange County, the Film Fiesta is known for its great selection of films, premieres, parties and community events. This year’s festival takes place Oct. 18-28 in Santa Ana, Orange and Buena Park, and includes two weeks of film, fun, food, festivities and special guest stars.
South Korean genre master Kim Jee-woon’s no-holds barred thrillride The Good, The Bad, The Weird screens Sat., Oct. 27 @ 11am at AMC Orange 30. CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS
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SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 18
Santa Ana College
Phillips Hall Theatre
1530 W. 17th St., Santa Ana, California 92706
6pm
The House That The Devil Built – Buy Tickets
8pm
Camino A Marte – Buy Tickets
FRIDAY, OCT. 19
Free Friday Outdoor Screening!
The Source
6940 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90621
7pm
A Taxi Driver – Get Free Tickets!
FRIDAY, OCT. 26
Free Friday Outdoor Screening!
The Source
6940 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90621
7pm
Macario – Get Free Tickets!
The OC Film Fiesta is proud to partner with The Source OC and the Mexican Consulate in Orange County for a special free screening of the 1960 Mexican cinema classic “Macario.” Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Watch Trailer
PLUS Before the film, enjoy a live musical performance by the traditional/fusion group 11 Project from Morelia!
SATURDAY, OCT. 27
AMC Orange 30 @ The Block
20 City Blvd W, Orange, CA 92868
11am
The Good, The Bad, The Weird – Buy Tickets
The Film Fiesta celebrates Korean cinema with a special 10th anniversary screening of genre master Kim Jee-Woon’s (The Age of Shadows, Illang: The Wolf Brigade, The Last Stand) non-stop, action-packed, thrill ride THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD. See it on the big screen!
This stylish homage to Spaghetti westerns stars Jung Woo-sung (The King, Asura: The City of Madness), Lee Byung-hin (Masquerade, A Bittersweet Life) and Song Kang-ho (The Age of Shadows, Snowpiercer, A Taxi Driver) in a must-see for fans of action cinema! Watch Trailer
2pm
Equal Means Equal – Buy Tickets
EQUAL MEANS EQUAL is an unflinching look at how women are treated in the United States today. By following both real life stories and precedent setting legal cases, director Kamala Lopez discovers how outdated and discriminatory attitudes inform and influence seemingly disparate issues, from workplace matters to domestic violence, rape and sexual assault to the foster care system, the healthcare system and the legal system. Watch Trailer
4pm
Flavor of Life with Special Guest Pepe Serna – Buy Tickets 
In FLAVOR OF LIFE, legendary actor Pepe Serna, (Scarface, Buckaroo Banzai, Man from Reno), plays a weary Latino chef who must reconcile with his estranged grandson (Erick Lopez, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) in order to save their beloved Mexican restaurant. Watch Trailer
SPECIAL GUESTS: Actor Pepe Serna and director Rajesh Golla will be in attendance for a Q&A.
6pm
The Incident (El Incidente) – Buy Tickets
After tragedy strikes them, two different groups of people find themselves stuck in their current location, unable to escape from an infinitely repeating road and an endless staircase, respectively.
The OC Film Fiesta is partnering with New York’s Philip K. Dick Film Festival to curate a set of international films inspired by the vision and legacy of sci fi legend and former Santa Ana resident Philip K. Dick. Support is provided by the City of Santa Ana Investing in the Arts Grant. Watch Trailer
8pm
Alfonso Cuaron’s ROMA – Buy Tickets
SUNDAY, OCT. 28
Santa Ana High School
Bill Medley Auditorium
502 W Walnut
Santa Ana, CA 92701
1:30pm
Challah Rising in the Desert: The Jews of New Mexico: – Buy Tickets
Challah Rising in the Desert celebrates the history and people of New Mexico’s unique Jewish community. In this new feature documentary, braided Challah bread represents five waves of settlement of New Mexico’s Jewish community including Conversos escaping the Spanish Inquisition 400 years ago, German Jewish pioneers of the Santa Fe Trail in the 1800s, scientists of the 1940s at Los Alamos and the counterculture of the 1960s. Dir. Isaac Artenstein. Watch Trailer
3:15pm
The Best of the Philip K Dick Film Festival – Buy Tickets
The OC Film Fiesta is partnering with New York’s Philip K Dick Film Festval to celebrate the vision and legacy of Santa Ana’s greatest author, sci fi/dystopian legend Philip K. Dick.
Join us for a free screening of some of the best shorts from the Philip K. Dick Film Festival. This program is supported by the City of Santa Ana Investing in the Arts Grant
4:30pm
Santa Ana High School Student Films – Buy Tickets
5:30pm
Stand and Deliver 30th Anniversary Screening with Cast – Buy Tickets
The OC Film Fiesta is proud to present a 30th Anniversary screening of the classic film Stand And Deliver with cast at Santa Ana High School Bill Medley Auditorium. Starring Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips, Stand and Deliver is the story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus. Watch Trailer
7:30pm
This Taco Truck Kills Fascists West Coast Premiere with Special Guest Jose Torres Tama – Buy Tickets
Join nationally-acclaimed performance artist Jose Torres-Tama for the West Coast Premiere of his new documentary “This Taco Truck Kills Fascists” (Directed by Rodrigo Dorfman), which follows Tama and his two sons as they prepare for a Taco Truck Theatre performance in New Orleans. Watch Trailer
Special Guest: Performance artist Jose Torres-Tama
Proceeds benefit Media Arts Santa Ana (MASA)’s Free Youth Media Programs.
For more information, contact Victor Payan at victor@masamedia.org or 888-906-0340.
Media Arts Santa Ana (MASA) is a project of Community Partners, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information on MASA, please visit www.masamedia.org.
The 9th OC Film Fiesta is presented by Media Arts Santa Ana (MASA) with support from the California Arts Council, City of Santa Ana, Mexican Consulate in OC, La Ranchera 96.7 FM, Arts OC, Santa Ana College Theatre Arts Department, Santa Ana Unified School District, The Source, AMC Theatres and Stay Connected OC. Schedule subject to change.