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“Rudeneja”: A coming of age story that became a dream come true

Everyone knows the story. Boy meets girl, they fall in love, and they all live happily ever after. Retold over and over again, no matter the couple’s orientation, time or place, this

March 24, 2022

Arts & Culture

Stories of the teen experience: “I Am Mackenzie” captures coming of age in the rural South

In an industry that likes to sensationalize and dramatize the lives and experiences of teens, “I Am Mackenzie” is refreshingly different. This short film, which won the SXSW Grand Jury Award in

March 24, 2022

Arts & Culture

“Disfluency”: An Acclaimed Drama premiering in Oxford

Amidst an exciting 2022 Oxford Film Festival slate, one of the most notable films included is “Disfluency,” written and directed by Anna Baumgarten. The film follows a young woman, Jane, returning home

March 24, 2022

Arts & Culture

UM film students to screen YAC documentary at Oxford Film Festival

This year’s Oxford Film Festival will showcase several films created by UM students, including the six-minute documentary, “Oxford: A Place for Art.” “Oxford: A Place for Art” is about the nonprofit Oxford

March 23, 2022

Arts & Culture

Long time Executive Director of Oxford Film Fest says her goodbyes

Melanie Addington has been involved with the Oxford Film Festival for nearly 20 years and has decided it is time to pass the baton. While holding the title of Executive Director of

April 22, 2021

News

Oxford Film Festival introduces hybrid format

This year’s installment of the Oxford Film Festival begins on Wednesday, introducing a new hybrid format and a festival movie pass that gives attendees more ways to watch than previous years. In-person

March 24, 2021

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Film Festival brings classic pastime to a new generation

Independent film might have a chance to survive thanks to organizations like the Oxford Film Festival and its growing “pop-up” drive-in theater. The new series “OFF to the Drive-In” began in the

November 9, 2020

Arts & Culture

Oxford Film Festival’s potential postponement turns to virtual festivities

In March, the Oxford Film Festival (OFF) joined other Oxford events in announcing it’s postponement because of COVID-19. The festival announced the rescheduling five days before the start of the event and

April 19, 2020

Arts & Culture

Memoir turned screenplay presented by Oxford Film Festival

The Oxford Film Festival and Theatre Oxford presented a reading of “Our Josephine” at the Oxford Lafayette County Library. Screenplay director Rebecca Jernigan adapted the screenplay from Kat and Margaret King’s memoir

February 16, 2020

Arts & Culture

“Intruder in the Dust,” celebrates its 70th Anniversary at Chancellor’s House

Oxford residents and Faulkner fans gathered in the ballroom of the Chancellor’s House on Sunday night to celebrate a cornerstone of local history. At the near end of A Literary Bit of

October 14, 2019

Arts & Culture