The Frida Cinema Employee Directory
Movies, Videos and SoundCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
The Frida Cinema is Orange County, California's sole nonprofit art house theater, located at 305 East 4th Street, Santa Ana, and operates in the Movies, Videos and Sound industry. It describes its mission as enriching, connecting, and educating communities through cinema, with a curatorial program spanning international, independent, documentary, LGBT, short, locally produced, student, educational, and classic films across genres. Beyond screenings, the venue hosts art shows, live music, dance, and theatrical performances, as well as panels, discussions, workshops, and other cultural and civic events, and partners with arts, educational, and cause-based organizations for collaborations and fundraisers. Since opening in 2014, The Frida Cinema has hosted dozens of film festivals and partnered with numerous local institutions to raise funds and awareness for issues including human trafficking, homelessness, LGBT rights, suicide prevention, animal welfare, immigrant rights, and domestic violence. The organization has 11-50 employees and has been recognized by OC Weekly as Downtown Santa Ana's Cultural Anchor and OC's Year-Round Film Festival; it has engaged in partnerships with Kino Lorber in 2022 for a queer cinema retrospective, with Science on Screen, and with drive-in and outdoor screening initiatives.