Thursday, August 6, 2026
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
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General Public Price: $12
Cinema Nights at the Museum is pleased to kick off the second half of the year with the award-winning murder mystery documentary, Who Killed Alex Odeh?, directed by Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans. Join us for a screening of the film followed by an intimate discussion with the directors. Light refreshments will be provided following the film.
Please note, this film may contain sensitive subject material, including violence, distress and other emotional subject matters. Viewer discretion is advised.
About the film:
In October 1985, Santa Ana, California, was shaken by a brazen act of political violence when Palestinian American Alex Odeh, a beloved teacher and community leader, was killed by a tripwire bomb planted in his office. Despite substantial evidence and identified suspects, the case was never solved. Who Killed Alex Odeh? reopens the mystery, tracking a renewed investigation in real time as new leads emerge, long-buried records come to light, and the forces behind a political assassination are finally confronted.
Unfolding like a detective thriller, the film weaves archival footage, firsthand testimony, and new reporting to expose the violent fundamentalist networks behind the attack and the institutional failures that protected them.
United States of America/Documentary/83 minutes/2026/Directed by Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans/In Arabic, English and Hebrew with English Subtitles/In-Person Screening
Director bios:
JASON OSDER | CO-DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Jason Osder (co-director/producer) is the director of LET THE FIRE BURN. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and went on to play at more than 50 film festivals, winning the best editing prize at RIDM, the IDA Prize in Editing, the Cinema Eye Honor for Editing, and the Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award. Jason is an Associate Professor at The George Washington University.
WILLIAM LAFI YOUMANS | CO-DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
William Youmans (co-director/producer) is an Associate Professor in Residence at Northwestern University in Qatar. Youmans holds a Ph.D. and a J.D. He sits on the board of the Arab America Foundation. As an experienced researcher on Arab American history and Middle East politics, he is the project’s subject-matter expert on Alex Odeh.
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