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Music
SHE’S EXPLODING (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
Release: 2021 from Dive Index, Neutral Music
Who’s from Ojai?
Co-Director Marc Alt
Official video for the Dive Index song 'She's Exploding (Mike Lindsay/Tunng Remix)' featuring vocals by Natalie Walker. This track is part of the "Refolded" album of remixes, reinterpretations, and revisits of songs from the Waving At Airplanes album.
BONUS VIDEO FROM DIVE INDEX / NEUTRAL MUSIC BECAUSE: LOOK PINCUSHION FLOWERS!
CYCLING / NATURE BOY
Release: 2020 from Expandards
Who’s from Ojai?
Mikael Jorgensen | Isaac Koren
Some months ago, Mikael and Cassandra and Isaac and Sophie packed up their kids and shot a magical music video at Taft Gardens with Meiners Oaks filmmaker Nicholas Weissman and projection artist Jules Weissman. The cover of this round-up is a screenshot from this much-anticipated video for “Cycling,” the A-side of this digital release from Expandards. Have a listen while we await the return of live music to Greater Goods, a relocated Underground Exchange, or perhaps even the soon-opening Ojai Playhouse.
RANCHO ESSENTIALS: A PLAYLIST FROM SHELTER SOCIAL CLUB
illustration by jules weissman
Our favorite bar is slowly opening up. If you’re missing the chill poolside vibes of Chief’s Peak, this springy Spotify playlist will tide you over. Get your vaccine and meet us there!
Podcast
OJAI: TALK OF THE TOWN
Who’s from Ojai?
HOST: Bret Bradigan | Julie Tumamait-Stenslie
A must-listen oral history from Tribal Chair of the Barbareño/Ventureño Band of Mission Indians, Julie Tumamait-Stenslie. Julie has worked as a cultural resources consultant from Malibu to Santa Barbara to the Channel Islands, providing guidance for private groups and state, county, and city regulatory agencies, including the Ventura and Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s offices.
Released: 2021 | Ojai Quarterly / Ojai Hub.com
Who’s from Ojai?
HOST: Bret Bradigan | Cassandra C. Jones
This fascinating conversation inspired our Spring Issue. Exciting times ahead indeed! Local Publisher/Editor Bret Bradigan and VORTEX contributor Cassandra C. Jones cover a range of topics from historic post-pandemic explosions of creativity to Cassandra’s current work.
Documentary
WE THE POWER
From Patagonia Films:
“Imagine upending the traditional energy system and giving the power of clean electricity production back to your neighbors. We the Power follows friends, families, and visionaries as they break down legislative barriers and take power back from big energy companies to put in the hands of locals. The film chronicles local cooperatives from deep in Germany’s Black Forest to the streets of ancient Girona in Spain and the urban rooftops of London, England, as they pave the way for a renewable-energy revolution and build healthier, more financially stable communities.”
Released: 2021 | Watch on You Tube
Who’s from Ojai?
DIRECTOR: David Garrett Byars
PRODUCER: Nicholas Weissman
ILLUSTRATIONS: Jules Weissman
BOGALUSA CHARM
From Smile Mountain:
“A contemporary portrait of a small Louisiana town created at the site of the world’s largest lumber mill. Captured here in its last days after thirty years, Miss Dixie Gallaspy conducts a charm school for girls in order to teach the young women of Bogalusa the social graces and skills that would guide them into “Ladyhood”. Dixie’s week-long school, in a town confronted with many challenges (including a legacy of racial conflict and financial dissipation), preserves fragments of a world that may already be lost. A film by Steve Richardson, filmed and co-directed by Joel Fox. Produced by Flying Mind LLC.”