Ojai-Ventura fest opens with Ellsberg doc

Peter Graves, Haskell Wexler will be honored with awards

Oct 9, 2009

The 10th annual Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival kicks off Nov. 5 with Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith’s documentary, “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers,” screening at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in Ojai, Calif.

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Haskell with "The Most Dangerous Man in America"

Under artistic director Steve Grumette, the fest, which runs through Nov. 8 at several venues throughout Ojai as well as Ventura’s Brooks Institute, will present more than 60 films.

Actor Peter Graves and cinematographer Haskell Wexler will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Other documentary features on tap include Suzanne Jurva’s “Changing Keys,” Anne Aghion’s “My Neighbor, My Killer,” Cory Taylor’s “The Power of the Powerless” and Haskell Wexler’s “Who Needs Sleep?”

Ojai – Ventura International Film Festival

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