13th Annual BendFilm Festival Guide 2016

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Sponsors & Grantors Letter from the Board Letter from the Director Letter from the Governor How to BendFilm / Tickets & Passes BendFilm Jury Festival Awards IndieWomen & Business for BendFilm BendFIlm Panels Venues Map & Shuttle Info Opening Night Film & Reception BendFilm Parties

PG 22 The BendFilm Grid Spotlight Narrative Features Special Program / First Features Narrative Features Competition International Features Spotlight Documentary Features Documentary Features Competition Narrative Shorts #1 Narrative Shorts #2 Documentary Shorts Northwest Shorts Family Shorts Late Night Shorts Closing Night Film Shorts Screening with Features BendFilm Music Community Collaborations & Year-Round Programs Future Filmmakers BendFilm Members BendFilm Team

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FESTIVAL SPONSORS & GRANTORS These companies, and the people behind them, keep the BendFilm Festival alive year after year. Without them, we would not be reading this program and preparing to watch amazing independent cinema. Please take a moment of your time and acknowledge their generous contributions and patronage.

Decide to support their businesses throughout the year as a way of thanking them for bringing BendFilm to your community this year and for many years to come.

FOUNDING PARTNER

PREMIER PARTNER

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GRANTORS The BendFilm Festival’s female filmmakers are supported in part by a grant from the Roundhouse Foundation.

BendFilm receives support from the Oregon Arts Commission, a state agency funded by the State of Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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BendFilm Festival is supported in part by a grant from the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund.

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Letter from The Board

Welcome to the 2016 BendFilm Festival, a celebration of independent cinema.

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ou are here to celebrate independent film, thoughts and ideas. During these next four days, you will meet fellow cinephiles as well as talented filmmakers from all over the country who share your love of film. Take this opportunity to chat with Central Oregon locals, those visiting from out of town and our presenting filmmakers — they might be strangers at first, but you will find everyone shares your enthusiasm for the festival and the thought-provoking films we’ve brought to Bend.

And while you’re at it, strike up conversations with our sponsors — there are so many people and organizations that make this festival possible!

Top among them is our founding sponsor, Brooks Resources. Brooks builds our community and is a leader in the ever-expanding cultural community of Bend. We want to acknowledge our other returning top sponsors: the Starview Foundation, The Oxford Hotel, The Source Weekly, BendBroadband, The Old Mill District, Hand in Hand Productions, Visit Bend, Deschutes Brewery, Cascade A&E, Combined Communications, The Horizon Broadcast Group, OPB, Regal Entertainment Group, BigFoot Beverages, The Oregon Film Office, G5, Independent WOMEN for Independent Film, SGA Accountants, The Old Back Nine, Caldera, InFocus Eye Care and Dr. Andy Higgins — all who share Brooks Resources’ belief in the life-transforming power of the arts.

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We also would like to thank our grantors: the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund, The Roundhouse Foundation and Oregon Arts Commission for their dedication to ensure the arts in Central Oregon flourish.

Bendfilm Board of Directors & office Staff Giancarlo Gatto President

One last shout-out to our 250 BendFilm volunteers! Year after year, our volunteers prove that Central Oregon is dedicated to independent cinema and independent ideas and when a small town comes together, big things can happen.

Kirsten Hostetler

In addition, BendFilm is proud to kick off October’s inaugural Tenth Month initiative here in Bend. Tenth Month is a month-long celebration of brave ideas in art, film, tech and business, highlighting the creative energy of Bend. We hope you will stay to participate in the Swivel Conference, the Bend Venture Conference, the Bend Design Conference and more.

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Our success is only possible through your continued enthusiasm, support and participation. It is a privilege to present this festival each year. We hope you enjoy the show!

Secretary

Pam Paget-Wakefield Treasurer

Kaari Vaughn James Foster Charlie Thiel Matt Sybrant Todd Looby

Festival Director

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Laurie Halter Abby Caram

Office Manager

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Our extremely dedicated volunteer screening committee led by 2016 Programmer — and 2007 Director — Erik Jambor have assembled this year’s festival program from a record 1,200 submissions. The program includes an incredibly diverse selection of films, providing something to entice each Bend resident and festival tourist. With only four days in the festival, we understand you cannot see all the great films in the program. We suggest you focus on the few that pop out in the Guide and go for it.

We are especially honored to host two of independent film’s bravest pioneers, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi, to kick off our First Features program. When John and Maggie embarked on the making of RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS 7 forty years ago, they knew they were breaking ground. Little did they know that they would inspire thousands of independent filmmakers who enter the filmmaking fray each year. Independent film festivals like BendFilm are only relevant because of the movement they helped start.

This program is full of discoveries in directing, producing and acting talent. We at BendFilm want to celebrate their work, connect them with the audiences they affect, and help them launch their careers. Hopefully those careers span 40 years with an impressive body of work like John and Maggie’s.

Our filmmakers are the next generation who will keep this 100-year old artform vibrant, relevant and renewed.

We as an audience will see ourselves in their work. Our hopes, dreams, concerns and anxieties will be reflected giving us necessary perspective to embrace this thing we call “life.” Film can create understanding, action and change. It starts here. We hope you embrace this weekend and spread the inspiration you feel back to your life on Monday...and beyond.

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s Bend grows in size, so does our focus on celebrating the cultural richness of our community.

We at BendFilm are excited to continue pushing the arts to the forefront of Bend’s character. This year’s festival marks a giant leap forward.

Letter from The Festival Director

Have an incredible time!

Todd Looby Director BendFilm

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Letter from The Governor

Welcome to the 13th annual BendFilm Festival.

The film festivals of this state are a growing testament to the talented storytellers and the creativity that is a big part of Oregon.

BendFilm stands at the center of that celebration. As the gateway to Central Oregon’s breathtaking locales and thriving creative community, BendFilm showcases countless projects and filmmakers that go on to be seen across the world’s stages and screens.

We’re proud, but not surprised, that BendFilm is now one of the most sought after destinations for projects looking for engaged audiences and creators and lovers of the visual arts alike. We look forward to the festival throughout the year as well as the year ‘round programming that continues to make BendFilm, quite literally, the center point of Oregon’s creative media industry.

Bend’s arts community has a unique status in Oregon and an international reputation, yet is connected to the rest of the state through a shared love of story and imagination. I invite you to learn about the long history that film and media have here in Oregon as well as our statewide incentive programs at oregonfilm.org. While you’re visiting BendFilm for the festival, I hope you’ll get out and discover Central Oregon too - it’s a place of countless discoveries.

Sincerely,

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Governor Kate Brown

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SCREENING VENUES

BendFilm celebrates independent films and the passionate, brave and talented people who make them.

For information of any kind before or during the festival, visit the BendFilm website - www.bendfilm.org. Special arrangements will be made as long as BendFilm is notified by Tuesday, October 4th.

THE HUB

@ The Liberty Theater Festival Headquarters 849 NW Wall Street HUB HOURS Wednesday, October 5th Noon to 8 PM (Box Office Only) Thursday, October 6th 11 AM to 9 PM Friday, October 7th 9 AM to 8 PM Saturday, October 8th 9 AM to 8 PM Sunday, October 9th 9 AM to 2 PM

Most venues, as well as the festival headquarters (“The Hub”), are located in downtown Bend, the Century Center or in the nearby Old Mill District.

The Tower Theatre 835 NW Wall Street McMenamins Old St. Francis School 700 NW Bond Street Regal Old Mill 16 {two screens} The Old Mill District Tin Pan Theater 869 NW Tin Pan Alley Volcanic Theatre Pub 70 SW Century Drive The Old Stone Performing Arts Center 157 NW Franklin Ave

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Full Film Pass

Includes ticket to Opening Night Party, Friday Night Party & Awards Ceremony.

Reserve free tickets to any Special, Tin Pan & McMenamins Theatre screenings.*

Reserve free tickets to any Special, Tin Pan & McMenamins Theatre screenings.*

Ticketless entry to the following theaters: Tower, Old Stone, Volcanic, & Regal.

Ticketless entry to the following theaters: Tower, Old Stone, Volcanic, & Regal.

Reserve tickets 1 day before Advanced Sale Ticket buyers.

$275

Reserve tickets 1 day before Full Film Passholders.

Priority seating 20 minutes before each film.

$175

Priority seating 20 minutes before each film.

PARKING

For downtown Bend filmgoers, we highly recommend leaving your car in the City Parking Garage on Lava Street at Minnesota Avenue and taking one of our shuttles.

The garage is attached to The Oxford Hotel (entrance located on Lava Street), about two blocks from the Tower Theatre and about three blocks from McMenamins.

The City of Bend has graciously suspended the daily time limits in the Parking Garage only for the duration of the festival. All posted limits on lots and streets (two hour, four hour, etc.) remain in place.

Parking is free at the shops at the Old Mill District and at the Century Center where Volcanic Theatre Pub is located.

HOW TO BENDFILM

THE BASICS

ADA ACCESSIBLE

For those with special accommodations, we are happy to make arrangements as long as BendFilm is notified by Tuesday, October 4th.

Thank you!

Advanced Tickets

$11/ticket general admission. $15 for Opening Night Film. $12 for Closing Night Buy individual tickets to any film online or at the Box Office prior to the show. $35/ticket for Opening Night Party & Awards Ceremony.

Seating 10 minutes before the show.

Standby Tickets $10/ticket general admission.

$40/ticket for Opening Night Party & Awards Ceremony.

If seats are available after all Advanced Sale Ticket and Passholders are seated, Standby Tickets will be sold.

WILL CALL We highly recommend you buy your tickets online and print the ticket at home.

This will help you avoid long lines at the Hub. Please note Hub hours listed above. Will Call closes when The Hub closes. Please plan accordingly and print tickets at home if attending later films.

CONTENT KEY

Designates a film or program shot in Washington, Oregon, Idaho or Montana

Designates a film or program containing LGBT content

Through our partnership with Bend Montessori, BendFilm will provide affordable child care so you can enjoy the Fest and a night on the town. Space is limited and tickets are only available online. Please visit www.bendfilm.org for details and tickets.

Please note: Festival films are not yet rated by the MPAA. Viewer discretion is advised. Please see the Venue Managers or ask at The Hub, if you have any questions about program content.

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Designates a film or program containing explicit adult sexual content or violence

CHILD CARE OPTION

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Designates the director’s first feature film

* Ticketless entry at Special Screenings, Tin Pan & McMenamins 10 mins before show if seating available.

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Narrative Features Jury of the children’s book, Armadillo Ray (Chronicle Books). He has been a juror for the RiverRun International Film Festival, the Nashville Film Festival, the Oxford Film Festival, and even the Superman Celebration Film Festival in Metropolis, Illinois.

John Beifuss

Eliza Hajek Eliza was born with a vestigial tail!

Her parents took her

Chicago-born and Memphis-based John Beifuss is a longtime reporter and film critic with The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis, Tennessee. His writing has appeared in The New York Times and Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, among other publications. He also is the author

around the world in a traveling show featuring other aberrations, where she was the star. When interest in her died down, she consulted a wise man who told her she would become rich and famous after moving to Los Angeles and working in film. Looks like he was right! Beyond her duties as Manager of Development at SAGindie, for whom she has spent a decade on the festival circuit, you can find her in the background of plenty of party scenes in very low budget films.​

Aaron Katz Aaron Katz is Head of Acquisitions at the New York-based distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories, where he is responsible for all aspects of acquiring finished films and bringing in projects at

Documentary Features Jury

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Joanne Feinberg

Joanne Feinberg is a producer, story editor and consultant at FeinFilm, the company she founded in 2015 after 11 years as Director of Programming at the Ashland Independent Film Festival in Ashland, Oregon. She was instrumental in creating this

nationally recognized and highly respected top regional film festival, admired by industry, filmmakers and audiences alike. Previously based in San Francisco, Joanne brings over 20 years of film production experience, and thousands of hours of thoughtful film viewing, to her work as a producer, story editor and consultant at FeinFilm, which specializes in nonfiction storytelling.

She graduated with honors from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a combined degree in Cinema Studies and Film & TV Production. A deep love and understanding of cinema informs all of her endeavors.

Chris Holland Chris

Holland is the Programming & Operations Manager for the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and a consultant on marketing and festival strategy for independent filmmakers around the world. He is also the author of Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook for Independent

various stages of production for financing and distribution. Aaron also focuses on strategic initiatives across current and emerging digital platforms for upcoming Oscilloscope releases. Before joining Oscilloscope in 2010, Aaron was a part of the Programming and Filmmaker Relations team at several film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival and the Doha International Film Festival.

Filmmakers (filmfestivalsecrets.com). For more than a decade, Chris has worked on all sides of the festival circuit, including time spent at B-Side Entertainment, Slated, IFP, the Austin Film Festival and Atlanta Film Festival. He believes that hot dogs are not sandwiches.

Kristin Slaysman

Kristin Slaysman is a Los Angeles-based actor, producer and director. A graduate of Northwestern University, she originally moved to NYC to create devised theater, performing at The Public Theater, PS 122, St. Anne’s Warehouse, Ars Nova and the Théâtre des Bouffes

Shorts Jury

Jim Brunzell III

Brighid Wheeler

Brighid has worked in the film festival world for over 10 years in a variety

of roles at Birmingham, Alabama’s Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival and Birmingham SHOUT, and at the Indie Memphis Film Festival, in Memphis, Tennessee. She was Program Manager, Shorts Programmer, and Festival Coordinator for the 2013 and 2014 Indie Memphis Film Festivals, and continues to serve as Indie Memphis’ Shorts Programmer for their annual festival, and programs their monthly Shoot & Splice and MicroCinema events.

Outside of the film world, she serves as the Director of Operations at RocketFuel, a Memphis-based web design firm, and is studying to receive her Human Resources certification... and is producing a short film... and is planning a wedding.

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Filmmaker and composer Gabriel James was born a child of the Pacific Northwest and raised by a band of notorious VHS pirates.

He was taught from youth to see the world cinematically, to adventure and to write it down, to edit life toward efforts of strange and hopeful vision. First studying music, Gabriel began a transition into filmmaking in 2007, eventually landing in Portland, Oregon, and fulfilling various roles in commercial, short form and independent feature film projects. Completing a bachelor’s degree in management and organizational leadership at George Fox University in 2013, Gabriel returned to his home town of Bend,

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Jim Brunzell III is the Program Director for the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival in Austin, Texas, and the Festival Director for the music film festival Sound Unseen in the Twin Cities, Minnesota (just named one of 2016’s “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by Moviemaker Magazine). He is also the

Oregon, and launched Ghost Village Films the following year. His current work and passion, Ghost Village focuses on multidisciplinary collaboration, seeking to create meaningful, beautiful films in an innovative and sustainable way. Gabriel also produced this year’s festival pre-screening bumper.

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du Nord in Paris, among others. Recent feature film work includes: Little Sister directed by Zach Clark, La La Land (Damien Chazelle), Miss Stevens (Julia Hart) and Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (Josephine Decker). TV: Masters of Sex, American Horror Story and Amazon’s new drama, The Last Tycoon. Kristin has written/directed several short films and she produced and stars in Josh Crockett’s upcoming feature, Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks. .

Lead Programmer for the Flyway Film Festival in Stockholm and Pepin, Wisconsin. As a film journalist, his work has appeared in Twin Cities Daily Planet, Star Tribune, City Pages, 89.3 the Current, MinnPost and Hammer to Nail, where he has covered Sundance, Toronto, SXSW, True/False, Fantastic Fest, Seattle, Tribeca, and Chicago international film festivals. He has served on festival juries in Newport Beach, Milwaukee, Nashville, Austin, and Knoxville, Tennessee. Jim is also a big sports nerd.

2016 FESIVAL AWARDS

The 2016 BendFilm Festival AWARDS

BendFilm and our sponsors provide generous cash prizes to up-andcoming filmmakers to help them pursue their dreams of storytelling.

These awards are the least we can do to thank all the talented filmmakers who share the results of their hard work and determination each year.

All award winners will take away a BendFilm Award Sculpture

Best of Show

$5,000 Presented by Brooks Resources since 2004. All entries, regardless of length or category, compete for this award.

Best Narrative Feature

Camera Rental Package (valued at $60,000) Made possible

by Panavision.

Best Documentary

Feature $1,000 Made possible

by JL Ward Co. and Business for BendFilm

Best Directing

$500 Made possible by Independent WOMEN for Independent Film

Best Narrative Short

$500 Made possible by Independent WOMEN for Independent Film

Best Documentary Short

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$500 Made possible by Independent WOMEN for Independent Film

Best Student Short

$500 Made possible since 2005

by Dan and Priscilla Wieden on behalf of Caldera

Best Animated Short

$500 Made possible by Independent WOMEN for Independent Film

Best of the Northwest

$500 Made possible by Business for BendFilm Additional awards will be presented in the following categories:

Katie Merritt Audience Award $500 from ticket sales.

You, the audience vote for and contribute directly to the filmmaker who walks away with this award!

Best Cinematography BendFilm Award Sculpture

Business for BendFilm

This group of incredible, creative and entrepreneurial women, originally created by Pamela Hulse Andrews, has supported BendFilm since 2012. These wonderful women fund several cash awards presented to filmmakers at the Awards Ceremony along with the actual award statues, branding our festival for years to come.

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Women

Dr. Ida H. Alul, MD, Kate Bailey, Heidi Berkman, Becky Breeze, Sandy Brooke, Abby Caram, Kendall Carlson, Patti Carlson, Sue Carrington, Pamela J. Carty, Patricia Clark, Debbie Cole, Beth Davies, Kathy Deggendorfer, Patty Dempsey, Carolyn Dietz, Lisa Dobey, Colleen Dougherty, Janice Druian, Francie Dye, Andie Edmonds, Ann Golden Eglé, Molly Foerster, Amy Fratzke, Patricia Fulton, Jenny Green, Kirsten Heinz, Mollie Hogan, Sue Hollern, Pamela Hulse Andrews, Kirsten Carmiencke Scott OD, Terry Kemple, Shanna Laherty, Cristy Lanfri, KC Lockrem, Sunny Maxwell, René Mitchell, Romy Mortensen, Debra Mortimore-Lane, Martha Murray, Casie Ozolin, Carolyn Payne, Laurie Riley, Cassondra Schlindler, Chris Schroeder-Fain, Amanda Stuermer, Caroline Stuermer, Joanne Sunnarborg, Billye Turner, Amy Tykeson, Caroline Vaughn, Kaari Vaughn, Katharine Vaughn, Tonya Vaughan, Lisa Veis, Jody Ward, Tiffany Ward, Rebecca Warner, Betsy Warriner, Carol Woodard Kozimor, Linda Zivney

Ben Perle, Regional Vice President of Operations at Oxford Hotels, was so inspired by Pamela’s efforts with Independent WOMEN that he developed Business for Bend to strengthen the relationship between BendFilm and local businesses. Thus, in 2014, Business for BendFilm was born. In 2016, Rebecca Charlton of Cowgirl Cash joined Ben to engage more businesses in supporting BendFilm.

We urge you to patronize these fine establishments who are supporting a thriving arts scene in Bend.

Business for BendFilm

4 Peaks Presents, 5 Fusion & Sushi Bar, Ascent Architecture & Interiors, Ben and Maeve Perle, Barre3, Bontá Gelato, Buzztag, LLC, Commute Options, COVA, Desperado Inc., DoubleTree by Hilton, Frank Groundwater Law, Fratzke Commercial, Karen Cammack Photography, Kristine & George McConnel, Lulish Design, Noi, Omomó, Riverhouse on the Deschutes, Sara Bella Upcycled, The Lowes Group, J. L.Ward Co, Visit Bend - Bend Visitor and Convention Center, Wettig Capital Management, Zydeco, CowGirl Cash, Sweetheart Donuts, East Meets West, Bend Faveur, Addy Mac’s Creamery, Blacksmith, Campbell Consulting, Deschutes Brewery.

IndieWomen + Business for BendFilm

Independent Women for Independent Film

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FREE | EVERY THURSDAY | bendsource.com

These FREE discussions are open to the public and feature our 2016 BendFilm Festival special guests, filmmakers and jurors. The panels are hosted by McMenamins in the Rambler Room and Fr. Luke’s Room. Come and enjoy one of McMenamins craft brews or fine food in this comfortable and intricately adorned room while you listen to filmmaking war stories, filmmaking tips and an insider’s view into the wonderful world of independent filmmaking.

McMenamins Rambler Room (Friday Panels) and Fr. Luke’s Room (Saturday Panels) are located in the North building at 700 NW Bond Street.

Networking at Film Festivals (without feeling sleazy) Friday, October 7 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Making industry contacts at a festival in a strange town can be a daunting task. Find out how to go in with a game plan and make it look natural. Whether your goal is to play more festivals, build your career or sell your film, you’ll learn the right and wrong ways to introduce yourself and make new friends. You’ll learn: Why “networking” feels so darn awkward — and what to do about it; Questions to ask when the ice desperately needs breaking; How to remember your new friend’s name... and what to do if you forget it; and the secret art of film festival eavesdropping.

Joining us for this presentation: Chris Holland (author, Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook for Independent Filmmakers).

Please Release Me, Let Me Go

and Get Me on Apple TV and Netflix too.

Friday, October 7 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM When a film is done, it’s not really done — in fact, much of the work is just beginning. You still need to find an audience for your film and then give them the opportunity to see it. This roundtable of seasoned filmmaking veterans will discuss how they got past projects in front of an audience and what they plan to do next with their festival features.

Film Fatales: Women in Film Saturday, October 8

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Roughly 30% of the speaking roles in the top 500 films from 2007-2012 were given to women. That number increases by 11% when a female director is behind the camera, and by 9% when a female screenwriter is attached to a project. As both men and women continue to realize the value of telling authentic and new stories made by women, female writers and directors are finding ways to help each other get these films made.

Based in New York City with chapters sprouting across the US, Film Fatales is a collective of female filmmakers who have written or directed at least one feature narrative or documentary film. By offering a space for mentorship, peer networking and direct participation, we hope to promote the creation of more stories by and about women.

Joining us for this panel: Stacey Davis (writer/producer, Sibling Rivalry), Samantha Grant (producer/director, Daughters of the Forest), Dawn Jones Redstone (writer/director, Sista in the Brotherhood), Lila Yanow (producer/Cotton Mouth).

Moderated by: Maggie Renzi (producer, City of Hope)

First Features, Then What?

Saturday, October 8 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Taking that big leap into the unknown world of feature filmmaking is an incredibly difficult step. Even our most cherished directors often failed miserably in their first attempt.

The filmmakers on this panel somehow got it right on their first try. However, even with their initial success comes the dreaded and all-important “sophomore” effort. Join us to hear these filmmakers’ stories of how they assembled the courage and resources to make their first features and their plans for making a career in film.

Joining us for this panel: Michael Curtis Johnson (director, Hunky Dory), Vanessa Lemaire (director, An Acquired Taste), Niko Savich (director, Cotton Mouth), and Nathan Williams (director, If There’s a Hell Below).

Moderated by: John Sayles (Return of the Secaucus 7) BendFilm.org

Joining us for this panel: Stephen Bannatyne (producer, Night School), Geeta Gandbhir (producer/ director, Prison Dogs), and Ted Speaker (producer, The Great and The Small).

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Moderated by: Aaron Katz, Head of Acquisition, Oscilloscope Pictures

2016 PANELS

The Panels

VENUES / SHUTTLE

Screening Venues 1. The Tower Theatre 835 NW Wall Street 2. Tin Pan Theater 869 NW Tin Pan Alley 3. McMenamins Old St. Francis School Theater, Panels and Awards Banquet 700 NW Bond Street

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Regal Old Mill 16 {two screens} The Old Mill District

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8. Parking Garage 70 SW Century Dr. 9. 10 Below at The Oxford Hotel Opening Night Party only

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10. The Capitol Friday Night Party 190 NW Oregon Street

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11. Drake Friday Filmmaker Happy Hour 801 NW Wall St, Bend 12.

Blacksmith Saturday Closing Night Party 211 NW Greenwood Ave

Parking & Shuttles

The City of Bend has graciously suspended the daily time limits in the Downtown Parking Garage from Oct 7-9th. Please park in the garage to ensure an easy, stress-free parking experience. Exit the garage on Lava and you’ll have a quick trip to our downtown venues or catch a shuttle.

All posted signs regulating street and lot parking are still in effect during the BendFilm Festival.

Shuttle on Demand

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Our friends at Commute Options are loaning us their van to shuttle filmmakers and guests between the Hub, The Old Mill Regal Cinemas and the Volcanic Theatre Pub (VTP). Check in at the Hub if you need a lift or ask your Regal or VTP Venue Manager if a shuttle is on the way.

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OPENING NIGHT FILM

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 OPENING NIGHT FILM The Tower Theatre 835 NW Wall Street 5:30 PM

This is a Special screening. Passholders can reserve tickets to guarantee a seat.

Tickets: $15 in advance or $10 at the door

VOYAGERS WITHOUT TRACE Directed by Ian McCluskey Central Oregon Premiere | 80 min.

Director Ian McCluskey is scheduled to attend.

Stumbling across a remote historic marker, filmmaker Ian McCluskey is inspired to retrace the journey of three French adventurers who came to the American West in the 1930s with kayaks and movie cameras. VOYAGERS WITHOUT TRACE invites viewers on a treasure hunt with the filmmaker as he paddles the canyons of the Green and Colorado Rivers, and follows unexpected connections back to France, revealing the possibilities that free-spirited risk-taking offers to all.

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION 10 Below at The Oxford Hotel 10 NW Minnesota Avenue 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Admittance included for Full Festival passholders Tickets: $35 in advance online, $40 at the door Central Oregon’s hippest urban hotel is once again throwing the kickoff cocktail party in its swanky Minnesota Ballroom. The Oxford’s fine dining restaurant, 10 Below, will serve a wide choice of hors d’oeuvres, complimentary beer courtesy of Deschutes Beer, fantastic wine courtesy of Elixir, as well as a no-host bar for 10 Below’s signature cocktails. Chat with filmmakers, film lovers and film supporters at this fabulous party to kick off a weekend of films and fun.

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The Opening Night Film program will open with a live performance from Jenny Conlee of The Decemberists.

Jenny will be joined onstage by her husband, Steve Drizos. The couple recorded the Voyagers Without Trace soundtrack “French Kayaking Music.” Using

*E ncore screening of Voyagers Without Trace and Sagebrush Sisters – 12:00 PM Friday, Oct. 7th @Regal 1

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The short documentary SAGEBRUSH SISTERS (7 min.), directed by Bend’s own, Michelle Alvarado of Wahoo Films will precede the feature. (See Page 45.).

mostly accordion and piano, the soundtrack is a set of instrumental pieces, both beautiful and haunting, echoing the music of France and the old west.

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THE PARTIES!

BendFilm not only celebrates independent cinema, we also celebrate… well... YOU, our filmgoers, our filmmakers and all the fun that Bend has to offer! Please join us for these not-to-miss parties to rub elbows with our filmmakers, meet up with old friends, talk about the movies, tip back a drink or two and maybe even cut a rug!

Join us at Drake, located on the corner of NW Wall Street and NW Franklin Avenue in downtown Bend.

Drake is Bend’s most beloved, swanky brasserie-style restaurant.

Come mix and mingle with the filmmakers and enjoy some tasty appetizers as well as no-host happy hour wine, beer and cocktails. Here’s your chance to ask the filmmakers everything you ever wanted to know about their films and filmmaking.

AWARDS RECEPTION & CEREMONY

McMenamins Old St. Francis School - Fr. Luke’s Room 700 NW Bond Avenue 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM Photo by Steven Addington

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 Get Down @ The Capitol 190 NW Oregon Street 8:00 PM to Midnight

Admittance included with Full Festival pass.

Tickets: $35 in advance online, $40 at the door

Admittance included for Full Festival pass holders

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winners in all categories of the 2016 BendFilm Festival — including the Audience Award winner and Best of Show.

BLACKSMITH AFTER DARK The Blacksmith

211 NW Greenwood Avenue 9:30 PM to close

FREE to film lovers 21 and over !!

After the awards have been handed out, come celebrate with the winners!

The Blacksmith After Dark is the perfect place to come and mingle with filmmakers and film festival attendees at the final event of the 13th annual BendFilm Festival. This is the party where you leave nothing behind.

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Join Master of Ceremonies Yancy Faulkner for a lively evening in the uniquely adorned music / event hall of the incomparable Fr. Luke’s Room at McMenamins’ Old St. Francis School. Elixir wines and McMenamins’ delicious craft brews and heavy hors d’oeuvres will whet your appetite for the climactic announcement of

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MEET THE FILMMAKER HAPPY HOUR @ THE DRAKE 801 NW Wall Street 4:30 PM to 6 PM FREE to the public !!

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Tickets: $5 at the door or online Come on down (literally, down the stairs) to the Capitol as DJ Mark Brody will be spinning to the wee hours of the evening in Bend’s hottest new club. Time to kick off a fabulous BendFilm weekend.

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THE FILM GRID

Thursday, October 6 5

Tower

6

Voyagers Without Trace

7

p 19

8 9 10

5:30pm /87min

Regal1 Regal 2 McMenamins

Tin Pan

Volcanic Old Stone Other

The Great & The Small

6:00 pm /103 min p 28

Population Zero

8:15 pm / 92 min p 29

The Eyes of My Mother 9:00pm /87min p 24

Contemporary Color

Opening Night Reception

p 31

p 19

@TheOxford

8:30pm / 97min

11

Friday, October 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4

Tower

Regal1 Regal 2 McMenamins 10:15 am / 78 min

7

Little Sister

Voyagers Without Trace

p 25

p 33

12:00pm /87min

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11:00 am / 60 min

Night School 12:30pm /95min

p 32

Finding Oscar 12:15pm /95min

p 32

All This Panic

12:30pm /83min p 32

Narrative Shorts #1

1:00pm /87min p 35

Prison Dogs

3:15 pm / 88min

Girl Asleep

2:45 pm / 92 min

p 30

p 33

Tracktown

5:45 pm / 91min p 29

8 9

Networking Panel p 17

p 39

10:30am /67min p 31

Hollywood Shorties

8:30pm /91min p 32

One Week & A Day

3:15 pm / 105 min p 30

5 6

Volcanic Old Stone Other

NW Shorts

Daughters of the Forest

12:30 pm / 96min

Tin Pan

If There’s A Hell Below

5:30 pm / 102min

p 28

Hunky Dory

8:15 pm / 95min p 28

Growing Up Coy

6:00 pm / 86min

First Girl I Loved

3:00 pm / 100 min p 28

Neptune

5:45 pm / 101min

p 28

An Acquired Taste

3:00 pm / 80min

p 32

8:30 pm / 93 min

p 29

Rainbow Time 8:30 pm / 102min

12:45 pm / 92 min p 29

Distribution Panel p 17 1:00 pm / 60 min

Narrative Shorts #2

3:30 pm /86min

Sonita

3:15pm /106min

p 31

p 37

Taking Stock 5:30 pm / 91min

p 33

p 32

To Whom It May Concern

To Keep the Light

Cotton Mouth 8:00 pm / 73min

p 28

p 25

Donald Cried

Doc Shorts

p 24

p 38

6:00 pm / 94min

NW Shorts

8:15pm /78min p 39

6:00 pm /78min

Sea Gypsies 8:30 pm /86 min

p 33

Late Shorts

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Friday Night Dance Party @Capitol p 21

10:30pm /71min p 43

12 1 Color Key

Narrative Feature

Documentary Feature

Short Films

Short Film

w Feature

Social Event

Award Winners

10 11 12 1 2

Tower

The Brand New Testament

5

8 9 10

p 29

Taking Stock

10:30am / 91min

p 33

p 30

Prison Dog

1:00pm / 88min

p 33

First Girl I Loved

12:45pm / 100min p 28

An Acquired Taste

Return of the Secaucus 7

3:30pm /104min p 27

Sea Gypsies

6:30pm / 86min p 33

Finding Oscar

3:15pm / 95 min p 32

My Scientology Movie 6:00pm / 99min p 31

8:45 pm / 97min p 31

8:45 pm / 96 min p 25

p 38

p 28

The Great & the Small

Growing Up Coy

12:45pm / 86min

Neptune

Hunky Dory

3:30pm / 83min

p 28

p 28

3:45pm / 101min

Population Zero

6:30pm / 92 min

Little Sister

10:30am /102min

Doc Shorts

10:15am / 78 min

p 32

p 29

Contemporary Color

If There’s A Hell Below

Tin Pan

1:00pm / 103min

1:15pm / 80 min

p 32

6 7

10:00am / 91min

10:15 am /119min

3 4

Regal 1 Regal 2 McMenamins

Tracktown

The Eyes of My Mother

9:15 pm / 87min

p 28

3:45pm / 95 min

Cotton Mouth 6:30pm / 73 min

All This Panic p 32

Donald Cried

6:00pm / 94 min p 24

p 28

To Whom It May Concern 8:45 pm / 93min

p 29

To Keep the Light

8:30pm / 92 min

p 29

p 24

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1 2

Tower

Regal1 Regal 2 McMenamins

5

One Week & A Day

10:30 am / 105 min

p 30

Best of Show Winner

Family Shorts

10:30 am / 79 min

p 41

Best Documentary

Narrative Shorts #2

3:30pm / 86 min

p 32

Daughters of the Forest

p 37

3:45pm/67min p 31

Narrative Shorts #1

Sonita

6:00 pm / 87 min p 35

Girl Asleep

8:30 pm / 92 min p 30

11:00 am / 60 min

First Features

Panel p 17 1:30 pm / 60 min

Filmmaker Happy Hour @Drake p 21

6:00 pm /106min

p 31

Hollywood Shorties

Awards Show

@McMenamins p 21

8:30 pm / 91min p 32

After Dark Party

@Blacksmith p 21

CONTENT KEY

10:50am /102 min

p 24

Encore TBA

City of Hope

10:30am /129 min

p 27

Future Filmmakers Festival

2:00 pm / 90 min

Audience Award Winner

Best Narrative Feature

Encore TBA

Closing Night Film

Encore TBA

The Beatles

8 Days a Week The Touring Years

6:00pm / 129 min p44

Encore TBA

Designates the director’s first feature film Designates a film or program shot in Washington, Oregon, Idaho or Montana Designates a film or program containing explicit adult sexual content or violence Designates a film or program containing LGBT content

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p 39

Night School

1:00pm / 95min

Film Fatales Panel p 17

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Rainbow Time

p 48

6 7

NW Shorts

1:00pm / 78min

p 31

Key refiers to film descriptions on pages 24-45

3 4

p 41

Trapped

10:30am / 83min

10:30pm / 72 min

10

12

10:30am /79 min

p 43

Sunday October 9

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Family Shorts

Late Shorts

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Volcanic Old Stone Other

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Saturday, October 8

2016 SPOTLIGHT NARRATIVE FEATURES

Donald Cried

The Eyes of My Mother

Directed by Kris Avedisian Northwest Premiere | 88 min.

Directed by Nicolas Pesce Oregon Premiere | 76 min.

6:00 PM Fri, 10/7 @ Volcanic 6:00 PM Sat, 10/8 @ Tin Pan

With the sudden passing of his grandmother, Peter Latang returns to his hometown and encounters his long lost childhood friend and ne’er-do-well, Donald Treebeck. What begins as a simple favor, turns into a long day’s journey into the past.

Preceded by GOODBYE NEENAW (6 min.) See page 45

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9:00 PM Thurs. 10/6 @ Regal 1 9:15 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Regal 2

Presented in English and Portuguese with English subtitles

In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death.

One afternoon, a mysterious visitor horrifyingly shatters the idyll of their family life.

Preceded by LAURA, LOST (11min.) See page 45

Rainbow Time

Directed by Zach Clark Northwest Premiere | 91 min.

Directed by Linas Phillips Oregon Premiere | 93 min.

Young nun Colleen is avoiding all contact from her family, until an email from her mother announces, “Your brother is home.” On returning to her childhood home in Asheville, NC, she finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth/metal posters.

Preceded by HELP! I’M TRAPPED IN A MOVIE (9 min.)

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12:30 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Tower 8:45 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Regal 1

Actor Kristin Slaysman and Executive Producer Stacey Davis are scheduled to attend.

Preceded by VIVIEN (5 min.) - See page 45

8:30 PM Fri. 10/7 @ McMenamins 10:50 AM Sun. 10/9 @ Regal 2

A developmentally delayed 40-year-old man named Shonzi moves in with his brother, Todd. When Shonzi develops a crush on Todd’s new girlfriend, he threatens to reveal past secrets that could ultimately tear the couple apart.

2016 SPOTLIGHT NARRATIVE FEATURES

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The BendFilm Festival discovers new filmmaking talent each year programming several feature films by first-time filmmakers who display mature and original filmmaking technique and ability.

This year, we are launching our “First Features” program, which will host renowned independent filmmakers who screen their very first feature at the festival and discuss how those films launched their careers.

The program will kick off with one of independent cinema’s most celebrated pioneers, John Sayles, and his creative partner and producer, Maggie Renzi. John and Maggie will present THE RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS 7 (1979), John’s directorial debut and the beginning of their collaboration. John also wrote and edited the film, and Maggie is featured in a starring role and served as the film’s Unit Production Manager, Location Manager, and Assistant Editor.

After the screening, John and Maggie will participate in an onstage conversation about the film’s production, their almost 40-year collaboration, and how independent filmmaking has changed since 1979. John will also moderate the festival’s “First Features” panel on Saturday at 1:30 PM, leading a conversation with narrative feature filmmakers also screening their first feature at this year’s festival.

RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS 7 3:30 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Tower

Written & Directed by John Sayles Starring Maggie Renzi, Bruce MacDonald, David Strathairn, Maggie Cousineau, Mark Arnott, Karen Trott, Jean Passanante, Gordon Clapp

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104 min. | 1979 Seven baby boomers with ties to the antiwar movement of the ‘60s get together for a weekend at the home of teachers Mike and Katie. What should be a peaceful reunion, however, is rife with drama. Longtime couple Jeff and Maura are separating, speechwriter Irene is self-conscious about her conservative boyfriend, and Frances has a flirtation with a local mechanic.

CITY OF HOPE

10:30 AM Sun. 10/9 @ McMenamins Written & Directed by John Sayles Produced by Maggie Renzi and Sarah Green Maggie Renzi & John Sayles

Special Screenings

Opening Night FILMS VOYAGERS WITHOUT A TRACE Thursday, 10/6 @ 5:30 PM, Tower Theatre

MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE Saturday, 10/8 @ 6:00 PM, Regal Old Mill 1

A piercing look at the web of corruption and compromise within a decaying East Coast city, CITY OF HOPE weaves the trajectories of a dozen characters through a story filled with humor, irony and violence, addressing the most volatile issues of urban American life. Leading the ensemble cast is Wynn, an honest city councilman faced with a racial controversy that could destroy the city, and Nick, the rebellious son of a corrupt contractor, whose attempt to escape his father’s cynical world of payoffs and fixes leads only to betrayal and death.

Join John and Maggie on Sunday morning at McMenamins for our 25th anniversary screening of their their criticallyacclaimed 1991 feature, CITY OF HOPE.

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CLOSING NIGHT FILM THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK Sunday, 10/9 @ 6:00 PM, Regal Old Mill 1

129 min. | 1991

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RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS 7 with John Sayles & Maggie Renzi Saturday, 10/8 @ 3:30 PM, Tower Theatre

Starring Vincent Spano, Joe Morton, Angela Bassett, Chris Cooper, John Sayles, David Strathairn

2016 NARRATIVE FEATURES COMPETITION

Cotton Mouth

First Girl I Loved

The Great & The Small

Directed by Niko Savich World Premiere | 62 min.

Directed by Kerem Sanga Oregon Premiere | 91 min.

Directed by Dusty Bias Oregon Premiere | 103 min.

8:00 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Tin Pan 6:30 PM Sat. 10/8 @ McMenamins

Writer/Director Niko Savich, Actor/Producer Orson Ossman, and Producer/Writer Lila Yanow are scheduled to attend.

In this Lynchian dramedy, a young computer programmer disconnects himself by hiding out in a retirement community after uncovering disturbing classified information.

Even among its serene environment and friendly inhabitants, his growing paranoia begins to get the best of him.

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Producer Seth Caplan is scheduled to attend.

17-year-old Anne just fell in love the most popular girl at her high school.

When she tells her best friend Clifton about her new crush, he does his best to get in the way. FIRST GIRL I LOVED captures the anxiety, bravery and heartbreak of first love.

6:00 PM Thurs. 10/6 @ Regal 1 1:00 PM Sat. 10/8 @ McMenamins

Producer Ted Speaker is scheduled to attend.

Scott is living on the streets trying to find his way back into society while on probation for petty crimes.

He gets roped into a heist, has a detective closing in on him and tries to win back the heart of his ex-girlfriend before it all falls apart.

Preceded by JELLYFISH (9 min.)

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Preceded by THE STREAM (11 min.)

See page 45

Hunky Dory

If There’s a Hell Below

Neptune

Directed by Michael Curtis Johnson Central Oregon Premiere | 84 min.

Directed by Nathan Williams Central Oregon Premiere | 95 min.

Directed by Derek Kimball Central Oregon Premiere | 101 min.

Writer/Director Michael Curtis Johnson & Writer/Actor Tomas Pais are scheduled to attend.

Writer/Director Nathan Williams is scheduled to attend.

Writer/Producer Matthew Konkel is scheduled to attend.

Abe is an ambitious young journalist, hungry for a story that will launch his career. Debra works in national security and has a serious revelation to leak. In a few minutes, they will meet for the first time. In an hour, one of them will be dead.

Set on an island off the coast of Maine, NEPTUNE follows the last summer of Hannah Newcombe’s childhood. Raised by the island’s insular priest, she has led a sheltered life, but the sudden disappearance of a classmate leads her to reexamine her ambitions.

8:15 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Regal 1 3:45 PM Sat. 10/8 @ McMenamins

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3:00 PM Fri. 10/7 @ McMenamins 12:45 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Regal 1

After his ex-girlfriend disappears, a glam rock dilettante is forced to look after their 11-year-old son full-time.

His “cool dad” facade quickly falls apart and his life goes into full tailspin as he struggles to let go of his rock-and-roll lifestyle.

Preceded by BIRTHDAY BOY (11 min.)

See page 45

5:30 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Regal 1 10:30 AM Sat. 10/8 @ McMenamins

Preceded by BORROWED TIME (7min.)

See page 45

5:45 PM Fri. 10/7 @ McMenamins 3:45 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Regal 2

To Whom It May Concern To Keep The Light 8:30 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Regal 2 8:45 PM Sat. 10/8 @ McMenamins

12:45 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Old Stone 8:30 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Tin Pan

Directed by Adam Levins Oregon Premiere | 83 min.

Directed by Manu Boyer West Coast Premiere | 93 min.

Directed by Erica Fae Central Oregon Premiere | 88 min.

Director Adam Levins & Producer William Borthwick are scheduled to attend.

Writer/Director Manu Boyer is scheduled to attend.

In 2009, three young men were killed in a remote part of Yellowstone National Park. Hours after they were gunned down, Dwayne Nelson walked into a ranger station and confessed to the crime. He was allowed to go free because of a loophole in the American Constitution.

Anna, a beautiful, but emotionally dysfunctional bartender, is planning her own death. When Anna’s neighbor kicks her boyfriend out of her apartment, she lets him stay on her couch. He gently forces her out of her comfort zone and brings hope and trust back to her life.

Inspired by true stories, a lighthouse keeper’s wife struggles with her work and sanity as she cares for her sick husband in the 1800s. When a stranger washes up on shore, secrets hidden in deep waters come to light, and she is forced to confront both her past and her future.

8:15 PM Thurs. 10/6 @ Tower 6:30 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Regal 2

Preceded by LAKEDOLL (4 min.)

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Preceded by FAIR CHASE (9 min.)

See page 45

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Population Zero

Tracktown

5:45 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Tower 10:00 AM Sat. 10/8 @ Regal 1 Directed by Jeremy Teicher & Alexi Pappas Central Oregon Premiere | 88 min.

Writer/Director Jeremy Teicher is scheduled to attend.

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Preceded by MUIR SONG (3 min.)

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Plumb Marigold is a talented but lonely distance runner preparing for the Olympics in Eugene, Oregon. When an injury forces her to take an unexpected day off, she wanders into a bakery where the aimless boy behind the counter catches her eye.

2016 INTERNATIONAL FEATURES

Girl Asleep

2:45 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Regal 1 8:30 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Volcanic Directed by Rosemary Myers Oregon Premiere | 77 min. | Australia Greta’s bubble of obscure loserdom is burst when her parents throw her a surprise 15th birthday party and invite the whole school. Perfectly content to be a wallflower, she is suddenly flung far from her comfort zone into a distant, parallel place.

Preceded by THE ITCHING (15 min.) See page 45

The Brand New Testament 10:15 AM Sat. 10/8 @ Tower

Directed by Jaco Van Dormael Oregon Premiere | 112 min. | Belgium Presented in French and German with English subtitles.

God exists! He lives in Brussels, but is a real bastard and a petty tyrant to his family. His son is known well, of course. JC managed to escape his father’s grasp and live among us, getting himself killed in the process.

But God has a daughter, too. Ea is ten years old and she has had enough of her father using humanity as his playthings.

Preceded by FULFILAMENT (7 min.) See page 45

One Week and A Day 3:15 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Regal 2 10:30 AM Sun. 10/9 @ Tower

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Directed by Asaph Polonsky Northwest Premiere | 98 min. | Israel

Presented in Hebrew with English subtitles.

When Eyal finishes the traditional Jewish week of mourning for his late son, his wife urges him to return to their routine. Instead, he gets high with a young neighbor and sets out to discover that there are still things in his life worth living for.

Preceded by MOTHER’S DAY (7 min.) See page 45

Dr. Maas ad

8:30 PM Thurs. 10/6 @ Regal 2 8:45 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Tower Directed by Bill Ross & Turner Ross 97 min.

Legendary musician David Byrne staged an event in 2015 to celebrate the creativity of the color guard: a synchronized dance group using flags, rifles and sabers. Performers including St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado, Devonté Hynes, Ad-Rock and Ira Glass collaborated on original pieces with 10 color guard teams from across the U.S. and Canada to create this one-of-a-kind, live performance.

Daughters of the Forest 10:30 AM Fri. 10/7 @ Tower 3:45 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Old Stone Directed by Samantha Grant Northwest Premiere | 54 min.

Director Samantha Grant is scheduled to attend.

The powerful, uplifting story of a small group of girls in one of the most remote forests left on earth who attend a radical high school — Centro Educativo Mbaracayú (CEM) — where they learn to protect the threatened forest and forge a better future for themselves.

Preceded by ZAIN’S SUMMER (13 min.)

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My Scientology Movie 6:00 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Regal 1 Directed by John Dower Oregon Premiere | 99 min.

Following a long fascination with the Church of Scientology, and with plenty of experience dealing with eccentric, unpalatable and unexpected human behavior, the beguilingly unassuming Louis Theroux won’t take “no” for an answer when his request to enter the Church’s headquarters is turned down.

This is a special screening. Passholders can reserve tickets to guarantee a Seat.

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2016 SPOTLIGHT DOUMENTARY FEATURES

Contemporary Color

BendFilm Merch Sonita

3:15 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Old Stone 6:00 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Old Stone Directed by Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami Central Oregon Premiere | 91 min.

Directed by Dawn Porter Central Oregon Premiere | 83 min.

As the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether individual states may essentially outlaw abortion (Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt), TRAPPED follows clinic workers and lawyers who are on the front lines of the battle to keep abortion safe and legal for millions of American women.

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Preceded by IN THIS WORLD (15 min.)

See page 45

10:30 AM Sat. 10/8 @ Old Stone

@ The Hub

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An intimate portrait of creativity and womanhood, SONITA tells the story an 18-year-old Afghan refugee in Iran who dreams of becoming a big-name rap star. Her family has a very different future planned for her: to make her a bride and sell her to a new family. The price right now is about $9,000.

Trapped

2016 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES COMPETITION

An Acquired Taste

All This Panic

Finding Oscar

Directed by Vanessa Lemaire Northwest Premiere | 70 min.

Directed by Jenny Gage Northwest Premiere | 79 min.

Shot over a three-year period with unparalleled intimacy and access, ALL THIS PANIC takes an intimate look at the interior lives of sisters Ginger and Dusty and their group of friends as they grow from teenagers to young adults.

Directed by Ryan Suffern Northwest Premiere | 95 min.

3:00 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Tin Pan 1:15 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Regal 2

Director Vanessa Lemaire is scheduled to attend.

A new mindful generation of teens defy factory farming and turn to hunting as a way of connecting with the source of their sustenance. They are part of a new urban movement in the United States: locavore hunters.

Preceded by FOOD + WATER | EARTH (10 min.) See page 45

Director Ryan Suffern is scheduled to attend.

The search for justice in the case of the 1982 Dos Erres massacre in Guatemala leads to the trail of two little boys who were raised by the soldiers who committed the atrocity.

The boys offer the only living evidence that ties the Guatemalan government to the massacre.

Night School

The Hollywood Shorties

Directed by Eric Juhola Northwest Premiere | 82 min.

Directed by Andrew Cohn West Coast Premiere | 88 min.

Directed by Ryan Steven Green Northwest Premiere | 85 min.

Director Eric Juhola is scheduled to attend.

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Preceded by ROTATIO (4 min.)

See page 45

12:15 PM Fri. 10/7 @ McMenamins 3:15 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Regal 1

Growing Up Coy

6:00 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Regal 2 12:45 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Tin Pan

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12:30 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Tin Pan 3:30 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Tin Pan

A young Colorado family engages in a highly publicized legal battle and landmark civil rights case as they fight for their 6-year-old transgender daughter Coy Mathis’s right to use the girls’ bathroom at her elementary school. GROWING UP COY asks a universal question that any parent could face: “How far would you go to fight for your child’s equal rights?”

Preceded by THE ARTIST AND THE MACHINE (4 min.) See page 45

12:30 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Regal 2 1:00 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Old Stone

Producer Stephen Bannatyne is scheduled to attend.

Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. For adult learners Greg, Melissa and Shynika, finally earning their high school diplomas could be a life-changing achievement.

NIGHT SCHOOL observes their individual pursuits, fraught with the challenges of daily life and the broader systemic roadblocks faced by many low-income Americans..

Preceded by ANIMATION HOTLINE (7 min.) See page 45

8:30 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Tower 8:30 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Old Stone

Director Ryan Steven Green is scheduled to attend.

In 1980s Los Angeles, the “world’s smallest professional basketball team,” composed of recognizable, but typecast actors, finds itself the unlikely vanguard of a revolutionary movement to bring little people into the public eye as something other than objects of curiosity.

Preceded by UNIRIDER (6 min.)

See page 45

3:15 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Tower 1:00 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Tower Directed by Perri Peltz & Geeta Gandbhir Central Oregon Premiere | 72 min.

Director Geeta Gandbhir is scheduled to attend.

PRISON DOGS follows three inmates serving long-term sentences who have been selected to participate in a program that trains service dogs for veterans with PTSD. The profound relationship between humans and animals restores the lives of those who are physically and figuratively imprisoned.

Preceded by PICKLE (16 min.)

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Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World

Taking Stock

8:30 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Old Stone 6:30 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Tower Directed by Nico Edwards Oregon Premiere | 79 min.

Director Nico Edwards is scheduled to attend.

The vessel is a 120 ft., hand-built gypsy boat, crewed by a band of miscreants. The journey is an 8,000 mile Pacific crossing from New Zealand to Patagonia. Along the way, the crew will battle a hurricane of ice, assist the radical environmental group Sea Shepherd and tear every sail they have.

Preceded by ELEmENTAL (7 min.)

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5:30 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Tin Pan 10:30 AM Sat. 10/8 @ Regal 2 Directed by Ben Stillerman U.S. Premiere | 87 min.

Director Ben Stillerman is scheduled to attend.

Clive, an eccentric shopkeeper-philosopher, is forced by his filmmaker son into exploring his conflicts with relatives, employees, history and country through the lens of his 60 year-old family business in South Africa. Over one month of business, we learn about the particular relationships between family business and family, community and country, and life and legacy.

Preceded by PROPERTY (4 min.)

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2016 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES COMPETITION

Prison Dogs

Voyagers Without Trace 5:30 PM Thurs. 10/6 @ Tower 12:00 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Regal 1

Directed by Ian McCluskey Central Oregon Premiere | 80 min.

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Preceded by SAGEBRUSH SISTERS (7 min.) See page 45

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Stumbling across a remote historic marker, filmmaker Ian McCluskey is inspired to retrace the journey of three French adventurers who came to the American West in the 1930s with kayaks and movie cameras.

McCluskey paddles the canyons of the Green and Colorado Rivers, and follows unexpected connections back to France, revealing the possibilities that free-spirited risk-taking offers to all.

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Present, Past and Future 1:00 PM Fri. 10/7 @ Volcanic 6:00 PM Sat. 10/8 @ Volcanic

otal program running T time is approximately 87 minutes.

JED’S DAY*

Directed by Madoka Raine | 7 min.

OFF TRACK BETTY

BROKE DICK DOG

Directed by GB Shannon | 11 min.

A man with cerebral palsy has a full day.

Three newly acquainted brothers track down and confront their absent and unapologetic father.

OFF TRACK BETTY*

A BEAUTIFUL MESS

Directed by Clayton Dean Smith 19 min.

In an ever-changing corner of New York City, a longtime resident realizes she no longer recognizes the neighborhood that she calls home.

Unsure about her future, she is confronted by a young man with a direct link to her past.

Directed by Shahir Zag | 13 min.

A maid takes the break up of the family she works for very personally.

LOW TIDE*

Directed by Hussain Pirani & Joe Simon | 14 min.

After their relationship goes south, two lovers engage in a dangerous

game of Russian Roulette, allowing memories and truths from their past to resurface.

SPILT MILK

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NARRATIVE SHORTS #1

Directed by James Dunstan | 23 min.

University for the Creative Arts Farnham UK

An unconventional love story between two teens leading up to the night of their high school prom, as they begin to understand the differences and similarities of love, sex and gender.

* Select filmmakers scheduled to attend.

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BEND DESIGN 2016 IS A CELEBRATION OF DESIGN CULTURE IN THE MODERN WORLD.

OB E NCD TO B E R 20 + 21 DE SI G N CONFERE NC E S P EAKER S , I NT ERA C T I V E W O RK SHO P S, T O U RS LEARN MORE BENDDESIGN.ORG

BEND DESIGN IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE BEND CULTURAL TOURISM FUND.

Friends, Lovers, Sisters and Brothers 3:30 pm Fri. 10/7 @ Volcanic 3:30 pm Sat. 10/8 @ Volcanic

otal program running T time is approximately 86 minutes.

THE SIBLING CODE *

Directed by Roberta Marie Munroe 7 min.

Two adult siblings, who act like children, have to make a tough decision after a tragic event.

THE MINK CATCHER Directed by Samantha Buck 13 min. | Columbia University

The night of November 21, 1980: Two weeks after the country has elected a new president, the women of Dallas, Texas, are waiting with bated breath

A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION

for the reveal of JR Ewing’s killer on the hit TV show Dallas.

A MINOR SETBACK

Directed by Will Cuddy | 15 min.

High school dropouts and BFFs, Jessie and Angela, come up with a brilliant excuse to skip out on work so they can spend a day at the beach.

LINEA *

Looking back on a relationship gone wrong, a young man finds himself questioning if he should have fallen in love in the first place.

A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION *

Directed by Sasha Freedman 20 min.

Engrossed in an online love affair, a traveling businessman and a hand model abandon their virtual personas in search of a reality neither one is prepared to meet.

Directed by Augustine Frizzell 10 min.

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Directed by Josh Lunden | 21 min.

Under the pressure of a hanging marriage proposal, a young woman attempts to avoid reality during an ill-conceived night of drinking, smoking... and bowling. * Select filmmakers scheduled to attend.

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2016 DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS 6:00 pm Fri. 10/7 @ Old Stone 10:15 am Sat. 10/8 @ Tin Pan

otal program running T time is approximately 78 minutes.

WHAT RHYMES WITH EGYPT? *

fateful “I Have a Scream” speech, which became the first viral moment in American politics.

The rhythms and rhymes of daily life in Egypt.

THE BEE HUNTER

Directed by Nathan Gray | 4 min.

AALTO’S LIBRARY

Directed by W. Alexander Jones | 7 min.

Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto’s, Mt. Angel Abbey Library in Salem, Oregon, tells it’s own story with an interactive musical experience performed by Portland’s Third Angle New Music ensemble and Cappella Romana.

THE DEAN SCREAM

Directed by Bryan Storkel | 11 min.

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The story of 2004 U.S. presidential candidate Howard Dean and his

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THE NEW ORLEANS SAZERAC

Directed by Jotham Porzio | 8 min.

Based in Portland, veteran beekeeper Wisteria Fleming Loeffler has been capturing homeless wild honey bees for 10 years. She is the Ghostbusters of bees.

CAB ELVIS

Directed by Andrew Franks | 11 min.

Dave Groh, a cab driver who dresses like Elvis, finds himself not only in a battle with the city of Seattle, but also the dark side of Elvis.

CUDDLING WITH STRANGERS

Directed by Sara Joe Wolansky | 17 min.

University of Southern California

Professional cuddling services that provide non-sexual snuggle sessions to customers have been opening up around the world. But can these services really alleviate loneliness?

THE NEW ORLEANS SAZERAC

Directed by James Martin | 21 min.

An exploration of the expansive history and modern applications of the classic cocktail through interviews with historians, authors, experts and bartenders. * Select filmmakers scheduled to attend.

10:15 am Fri. 10/7 @ Regal 2 8:15 pm Fri. 10/7 @ Volcanic 1:00 pm Sat. 10/8 @ Volcanic

Total program running time is approximately 78 minutes.

BERNARDINA *

Directed by Cat Gould | 4 min.

87-year-old Bernardina wakes up one morning suddenly realizing she is no longer getting old, she IS old.

SISTA IN THE BROTHERHOOD *

Directed by Dawn Jones Redstone 21 min

A black tradeswoman faces discrimination on a new job site and must choose between making a stand or keeping her job.

THE SETTLING *

Directed by Eric England | 13 min.

Torn between his past and future, a husband is forced to say goodbye to his wife and children while spending one last weekend with them at their family cabin.

YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE IN THE DARK *

Directed by Cooper Anderson | 4 min.

New Hope Christian College

If we were to shut the lights out on everything that defines our self image, who are we really in the end?

BLACK CLOUD *

Directed by Derek Sitter | 5 min.

An examination of the depths one person will go to end their depression.

Jury award winner of BendFilm and Scalehouse’s 72-Hour Filmmaker Scramble.

SISTA IN THE BROTHERHOOD

CARBON

Directed by Christian Lybrook 14 min.

A rancher’s carefully constructed life begins to unravel when she discovers strange happenings on her ranch.

STILL MOON *

Directed by Kevin Huang | 17 min.

2016 NORTHWEST SHORTS

NORTHWEST SHORTS

A group surveying in Central Oregon, only to find their presence are compromised when teammates start dying mysteriously.

* Select filmmakers scheduled to attend.

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10:30 am Sat. 10/8 @ Volcanic 10:30 am Sun. 10/9 @ Regal 1 Total program running time is approximately 79 minutes.

THE CARD SHARK

Directed by Rex Carter | 5 min.

A brash, young boy tests his luck at an unusual poker game with very high stakes.

SOLO *

Directed by Brendan Kirschbaum

5 min. | Rochester Institute of Technology

Backstage, a nervous elephant prepares for his trumpet solo.

SNOW DAY

Directed by Drew Smith | 3 min.

Nothing’s more exciting to a kid in Memphis than the one snow day they get a year.

AWESOME BEETLE’S COLORS

Directed by Indra Sproge | 3 min.

THE LETTER E

TRIAL & ERROR

Directed by Antje Heyn | 5 min.

A film about a lost shirt button, perfectionist aunts, busy cats, startled parrots – and a long-lost friend.

A nearly impossible story guides us through the ABCs.

THE LETTER E *

Directed by Mira K. Lippold-Johnson 14 min. | University of Texas

A musical comedy about love, meaninglessness and a 14-year-old girl named Eleanor who loves the letter E.

SHOSHANNAH’S SKATEBOARD

Directed by Kate Ascott-Evans

14 min.

A determined teen girl sneaks out of her strict orthodox Jewish community with one goal: to become a YouTube skateboard star.

KEEP PUSHING

Directed by Kevin Brooks | 6 min University of Memphis

A teenager learns to live in the moment through skateboarding.

QUETZAL

2016 FAMILY SHORTS

FAMILY SHORTS

Directed by Irene Marco | 24 min.

Met Film School UK

A young boy on the cusp of adulthood is sent into the jungle to catch the one bird that represents the essence of his tribe. Fearfully, he sets himself on a journey of self-discovery, understanding and forgiveness when he accidentally shoots a birdwatcher. * Select filmmakers scheduled to attend.

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10:30 pm Fri. 10/7 @ Volcanic 10:30 pm Sat. 10/8 @ Volcanic

otal program running T time is approximately 71 minutes.

DOGSBODY *

Directed by Josh Crockett | 7 min.

The job hunt takes a strange turn for Renée when she visits the home of a wealthy potential employer.

SAVASANA

Directed by Brandon Daley | 10 min.

A man in the midst of a midlife crisis attempts to sooth his existential concerns by practicing the age-old art of yoga. * Select filmmakers scheduled to attend.

THE CHILD AND THE DEAD

ROGER BALLEN’S THEATRE OF APPARITIONS Directed by Emma Calder & Ged Haney | 5 min.

An animated theatre of dismembered people, beasts, and ghosts dance, tumble, make love and tear themselves apart.

CANARY

Directed by Marie Schlingmann 11 min. | Columbia University

When a couple from out of town stops at her gas station, Midge’s world is plunged into chaos.

THE CHILD AND THE DEAD *

Directed by Marc Ripper & Karina Ripper | 18 min.

Cosmic wonder and fates collide when a father, his son and lover are left stranded after a car accident.

ICARUS

2016 LATE NIGHT SHORTS

LATE NIGHT SHORTS

Directed by Tom Teller | 20 min.

Chapman University

When a Mars colony’s communication satellite is damaged, Emilia Riley embarks on a seemingly harmless repair excursion.

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2016 CLOSING NIGHT FILM

CLOSING NIGHT FILM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 Regal Old Mill Stadium 16 680 SW Powerhouse Drive 6:00 PM This is a Special screening.

Passholders can reserve tickets to guarantee a seat.

Tickets: $12 in advance or $10 at the door

The Beatles:

Eight Days a Week The Touring Years Directed by Ron Howard | 99 min.

THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK – THE TOURING YEARS is based on the first part of The Beatles career (1962–1966), the period in which they toured and captured the world’s attention.

Academy Award-winner Ron Howard’s authorized documentary explores how John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came together to become the extraordinary phenomenon known as The Beatles.

It examines the band’s inner workings — from how they made decisions and created their music to how they built their collective career, highlighting the band’s unique musical gifts and their

remarkable, complementary personalities. This film spans the early days of shows at The Cavern Club in Liverpool to their last concert at Candlestick Park in 1966.

The documentary feature will be followed by a 30 min. concert film of The Beatles’ legendary 1965 performance at Shea Stadium, with digitally remastered sound and a restored 4K image.

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Tip Number 6 - Smile at Strangers A funny thing happens to people in Bend. The corners of their mouths tug up and their eyes start sparkling like the Deschutes River on a sunny day. Give in to the urge to grin at random strangers. Not only will folks smile back, but they’ll take you for one of their own. When you’re in Bend, you pretty much are. >> Get more tips on how to #visitlikealocal on your next trip to Bend at visitbend.com/visitlikealocal

FULFILAMENT

Directed by Janssen Powers | 3 min.

The energy and attitude of exploring the Pacific Northwest through the eyes of people who do so religiously. Screens with TRACKTOWN | pg 29

FOOD + WATER | EARTH

Directed by Amy Nicholson | 16 min.

An ode to man’s capacity to care for all creatures throughout their sometimes greatly protracted existence. Screens with PRISON DOGS | pg 33

Directed by Suez Taylor | 10 min.

Native leader and Harvard-trained economist Winona LaDuke harvests indigenous rice and defends her community. Screens with AN ACQUIRED TASTE | pg 32

GOODBYE NEENAW *

LAKEDOLL

ANIMATION HOTLINE, 2015

Directed by Dustin Grella | 7 min.

Part of a series of crowd-sourced telephone answering machine messages that have been animated since 2011.

Screens with NIGHT SCHOOL | pg 32

Directed by Donald Ian Black | 6 min.

A brother and sister encounter a mishap while trying to scatter the ashes of their deceased grandmother. Screens with DONALD CRIED | pg 24

HELP! I’M TRAPPED IN A MOVIE

Directed by Riley Madincea | 9 min.

A man wakes up to find he is the star of his very own Hollywood blockbuster.

Screens with RAINBOW TIME | pg 25

IN THIS WORLD

THE ARTIST AND THE MACHINE

Directed by Kelly Creedon | 15 min.

Living in inner-city Durham, NC, 15-yearold Courvosier Cox knows he is destined to be a star. Screens with SONITA | pg 31

BIRTHDAY BOY

Directed by Dianne Bellino | 15 min.

A shy wolf tries to connect with a group of hip, party-loving bunnies, but finds her body in revolt. Screens with GIRL ASLEEP | pg 30

Directed by Reuben Armstrong & Jamie Neale | 4 min. Lorna Hamilton-Brown creates knitted pieces of art.

Screens with GROWING UP COY | pg 32

Directed by Andrew Saunderson 11 min. A young man steals a car, but is unprepared for what he finds in the back seat. Screens with HUNKY DORY | pg 28

BORROWED TIME

Directed by Lou Hamou-Lhadj & Andrew Coats | 7 min. A weathered sheriff returns to the scene of an accident he has spent a lifetime trying to forget.

Screens with IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW | pg 28

ELEmENTAL

Directed by Nolan Anderson | 7 min.

University of Nebraska Thrill and adventure seems just out of reach for a man stuck in the mundane. Screens with SEA GYPSIES: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD | pg 33

THE ITCHING

JELLYFISH *

Directed by Danielle Bayliss | 9 min.

Isolated by illness, a teenage soccer player struggles to embrace her new identity when she returns to practice.

Screens with FIRST GIRL I LOVED | pg 28

LAKEDOLL *

Directed by Alyssa Sherwood | 4 min.

A girl discovers a doll that leads her into a sunlit lake. Screens with TO KEEP THE LIGHT | pg 29

LAURA, LOST

Directed by Simon Sandquist | 11 min.

Two friends enter a forest to rescue a girl they suspect has been abducted by a sinister woodsman. Screens with THE EYES OF MY MOTHER | pg 24

MOTHER’S DAY

PROPERTY *

Directed by Allison Otto | 4 min.

Doni Sprague has worked at the National Wildlife Property Repository for 20 years.

Screens with TAKING STOCK | pg 33

ROTATIO

Directed by Shannon May Mackenzie & Ian McClerin | 4 min.

A blank wall, a sharpie and a secret converge in this rumination on the power of art, resilience and letting go.

Screens with ALL THIS PANIC | pg 32

SAGEBRUSH SISTERS *

Directed by Michelle Alvarado | 7 min.

Three intrepid women aged 65 to 80 hike more than 50 miles following a pronghorn migration path across the high desert. Screens with VOYAGERS WITHOUT TRACE | pg 33

THE STREAM *

Directed by Claudia Fucigna | 11 min.

A young father takes to underground fights to support his family and learns of a brain condition that gives him supernatural visions. Screens with COTTON MOUTH | pg 28

UNIRIDER *

Directed by Michael Travers | 6 min.

Teagan Brown steps up his game by competing in the U.S. Pro Cycling Challenge...on a unicycle. Screens with THE HOLLYWOOD SHORTIES | pg 32

VIVIEN *

Directed by Julia Aks | 5 min.

A young woman receives an anonymous letter. Should she open it? Screens with LITTLE SISTER | pg 25

ZAIN’S SUMMER: FROM REFUGEE TO AMERICAN BOY

Directed by Joshua Seftel | 13 min.

A 13-year-old boy joins the 70,000 refugees who came to America this year.

Screens with DAUGHTERS OF THE FOREST | pg 31 * Select filmmakers scheduled to attend.

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Directed by Jeff Tan | 7 min.

Tragedy forces a mother and son to say goodbye forever. Screens with ONE WEEK AND A DAY | pg 30

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FAIR CHASE *

Directed by Chris Haynes | 9 min.

San Francisco State University A man wakes up in the middle of a forest and discovers a tracking device attached to his ankle. Screens with POPULATION ZERO | pg 29

MUIR SONG

Directed by Rhiannon Evans | 7 min.

UK National Film & Television School A lost thought travels around the brain and discovers what it takes to make a great idea. Screens with THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT | pg 30

2016 SHORTS WITH FEATURES

SHORTS SCREENING WITH FEATURES

2016 BENDFILM MUSIC

5 Pint Mary

Five Pint Mary, an Irish folk rock band, features guitar, accordion, banjo, violin, mandolin, Irish tin whistles, bass and compelling four- to five-part vocal arrangements.

Coyote Willow, an artful duo made up of Tim Coffey and Kat Hilst, is an eclectic combination of rock, blues, folk and contemplative instrumentals.

¡Chiringa!

The Diggs

Powered by the songwriting and imagination of longtime surfer and guitarist, Bill

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Coyote Willow

¡Chiringa! is a Latin dance party band based in Bend, Oregon, that plays rockified covers of classic to modern Latin dance music mixed in with funk-rock fusion originals.

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acoustic guitar, mandolin, dobro and fiddle to create original contemporary folk music delivered with energy and passion. Featuring Mark & Linda Quon, Mike Potter and Susan Bonacker.

¡Chiringa!

“Huggy Bear” Huggin, The Diggs feels like sticking your toes in the sand on the perfect beach day.

Honey Don’t

his own unique sound that has elements of the story of the American Folk genre.

The Quons

Honey Don’t is the musical union of Bill Powers and Shelley Gray, a duo also well known as one-half of Paonia, Colorado’s old-time bluegrass band, Sweet Sunny South.

The Quons are a songwriting duo from Bend, Oregon, that play original acoustic music.

With guitars and vocal harmonies, their songs tell stories and speak of reflection, love, loss and days of long ago.

Blending life experience and Lief’s innate talent, he created

Parlour is a four-piece band that blends vocal harmonies,

Lief James

Parlour

Shireen Amini is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who plays a mix of soul-funkpop-reggae original music and Latin and R&B cover songs performed in a onewoman-show acoustic format.

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Modern American folk music meets old time jams, giving you the foot stompin’ knee slappin’ sound of Trailer 31, whose music is inspired through the exploration of the great state of Oregon!

BendFilm Year-Round Programs

Starting in 2016, Caldera Arts graciously donated one Artist in Residence spot to a filmmaker selected by BendFilm. The Residency program will expand in March 2017. The filmmaker will work on his or her project(s) and mentor Warm Springs students during Spring Break.

Once the month-long residency is over, the filmmaker will present his or her work at Caldera’s residency showcase and at a BendFilm-sponsored special engagement.

This year, BendFilm is expanding its commitment to bring special film programs to the community, year round. Our year-round programmer Ellen Shelton joined BendFilm this year after 30 years with The Telluride Film Festival. Led by her unique vision, BendFilm hosted nine special events and screenings throughout 2016.

The winning applicant in our second year will be announced this Fall!

More about the program

Caldera’s Artists in Residence program offers the gift of time and space on the eastern slopes of Oregon’s Cascade Range. Month long stays offer private accommodations, 24-hour access to studios and a weekly meal. By design, residents form a small community of seven to 12 artists, depending on the group. Community outreach and collaborations are encouraged.

Caldera is a catalyst for the transformation of underserved youth through innovative, year-round art and environmental programs.

Check back in Spring 2017 for the 2018 application deadline!

72 Hour Filmmaker Scramble Earlier this summer, BendFilm partnered with ScaleHouse for the second annual 72-Hour Filmmaker Scramble. This event challenged filmmakers of any age or skill-level to create original short films in just 72 hours based on the surprise theme of “Let Go.” The format proved to be a perfect push for several aspiring filmmakers in need of the extra momentum to jump into the filmmaking fray.

In March, we featured the 2015 film ROLLING PAPERS, a feature documentary about Colorado’s tumultuous first year of legal marijuana, as covered by the Denver Post.

BendFilm invited three local luminaries in government, media and cannabis retail to discuss Central Oregon’s nascent attempts to govern, cover and sell this new industry.

The inaugural installment in a series called “In Case You Missed It” was our April program. In this case, if you missed the very popular screening of EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT at BendFilm 2015, we offered a second chance to see this astonishing (and Oscar nominated) 2014 docudrama.

In May, BendFilm hosted “An Evening with Jimmy Santiago Baca,” at the Tower Theatre. The evening included a screening of A PLACE TO STAND, director Dan Glick’s biopic based on Baca’s acclaimed memoir. Following the movie, Baca was joined on stage by Bend poet and recording artist MOsely WOtta for a lively conversation about ethnicity, prison life and the redemptive power of art.

In June, BendFilm kicked off the “Bend Livability Conference,” a project of Bend 2030 and its leadership alliance. We brought two films to The Tower Theatre that fit the theme of looking ahead to a sustainable (livable) future. The classic 1998 short, TURTLE WORLD preceded the acclaimed documentary, THE HUMAN SCALE. An engaging discussion followed the screenings, hosted by four influential Bend stakeholders who discussed Bend’s own growth opportunities and challenges.

This fall, BendFilm begins a new series called “A Month of Sundays.” One Sunday each month, Ellen will present films tied to a common theme, genre or country. The first series will feature four classics of French cinema. All will be screened at Touchmark at Mt. Bachelor Village.

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The films were screened on August 15th. Fest-goers were treated to an inspiring mix of cinematic styles — all exploring the theme of “Let Go.” Filmmakers competed for the chance to screen their film at the 2016 BendFilm Festival. Titles included: Wolfgang’s Fables, Gamer, Let Go, Let Bend, Past Time to Let Go, Black Cloud, Let Go, Great Expectations Revisited and Vamanos. The Jury Award went to Derek Sitter’s team for Black Cloud and the Audience Award went to Randy Roger’s team for Past Time to Let Go.

We started the year with a “Tribute to Doug Tompkins” at a sold-out McMenamins with films by and about the recently deceased athlete/conservationist. A conversation with special guest, author and climber Dick Dorworth, who starred in two of the films, followed the screening.

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Caldera + BendFilm Residency

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2016 FUTURE FILMMAKERS

Future Filmmakers

2:00 PM Sun. 10/9 @ McMenamins Old St. Francis School Theatre The Future Filmmakers program will once again be hosted during the BendFilm Festival this year!

The BendFilm Future Filmmakers program encourages youth to share their voices and talents through moving pictures. Now in its 10th year, Future Filmmakers was founded by Michelle Alvarado of Wahoo Films and has grown to become a very popular part of the festival. This screening shows the results of the Central Oregon student video contest and is opened to grades five through 12, showcasing films of one to five minutes made in the last year. Each participant receives constructive criticism on their films from the Jury which includes presenting 2016 festival filmmakers. Audience vote determines winners for each competition, who receive a cash prize.

The 2016 Jury

Alicia Vickery Future Filmmakers Coordinator

Charlie Thiel BendFilm Board Member

Sponsored by Dan & Priscilla Wieden on behalf of Caldera Arts

Erik Jambor Festival Programmer

Eliza Hajek Festival Narrative Features Juror Jim Brunzell Festival Shorts Juror Brighid Wheeler Festival Shorts Juror

Lila Yanow Producer, Cotton Mouth

2015 Jury Award Winner

Madison Boll for “Cacophony”

2015 Audience Award Winner Claire & Chase McDonald for “Revenge of the Pumpkin”

Members

Why Join BendFilm

Your support of BendFilm is crucial to our longevity and success. It allows us to showcase films and share stories you would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience. Celebrate the passionate voice of independent film by becoming a member of BendFilm and enjoy special member benefits all year long.

Our levels of BendFilm Membership include:

Indie Fan / $50 > $40

discounted rate for seniors (65 and over) and students (21 and under); > O ver 20 Bend Businesses will offer BendFilm Member discounts in their stores; > D iscounted entry to Monthly (i.e., non-October Festival) screenings; > Eligible to be in “Member of the Month” merch drawings; > U se of BendFilm’s amazing lending library of independent films; > Ability to purchase Festival tickets before the general public; > B endFilm updates in E-newsletter; > B endFilm sticker; > R ecognition in Festival Guide; > 4 0% discount on first year of Fandor Membership.

Indie Star / $500 > All of the benefits of the Indie Artist plus… > O ne Full Festival pass.

Indie Producer / $1,000 All of the benefits of the Indie Star plus… > O ne additional Full Festival pass (two total); > S igned commemorative poster. >

Indie Director / $2,500 All of the benefits of the Indie Producer plus… > Two additional Full Festival passes (four total); > I nvitation to exclusive Filmmaker Party. >

Indie Benefactor Membership / $5,000 > All of the benefits of the Indie Director plus… > F our additional Full Festival passes (eight total); > S wab Bag of BendFilm gear and other gifts.

2016 Members

Indie Producer

Jay & Sheila Luber Steven Michel

Indie Star

Lisa Bertalan Liz Dolan Lori Fletcher Frank & Rebecca Groundwater Marinus Koning Karin Mellberg Patricia O’Neill Kimberly Paxton-Hagner Hollings Renton Lou Renton Richard Ross Stephen Sickler Rebecca Taillon Kaari & Nick Vaughn

Indie Artist

Becky Breeze Glenn Cole Jennifer Cole Phil DiMeco Allen Johnson Julia Kennedy Jan McGowan April Munks Lynne Owens Elaine Redman-LeRoy Joanne Richter

Amanda Stuermer Thomas Virts

Indie Lover Level

Brenda Ambrose Susan Asti Joe Benim Ramona Bieber Carmen Borg Elaine Caikauskas Richard Camp Active Care Carol Cavoretto Carrie Compton JoAnna Conrad Carl & Anita Elliott Daniel Fohrman James Foster Diane Franzi Marilynn Friley Pat Fulton LaVerda Gallagher Giancarlo Gatto Laurie Halter Lora Harbour Michele & Andy Higgins Jackie & John Hoffman Elizabeth Irish C. Edwin Irish MD Suzanne Johannsen Jeff Kitchens Ed LaChapelle Shanna Laherty Greg Lyons Nelson Mathews Joanne Mathews Roger Mathus Mary Meador Catherine Morrow John Naitove Pamela Paget-Wakefield Amy Renalds Cassondra Schindler Barbara & Chris Secor W. John Short Linda Skibinski Mindy Soules Brenda Teel Tonya Vaughan Robert Vogel Wes & Kaye Waldron Berta Youtie

Indie Fan Level

Camille Begley Sally Benton Roger Bigney Becky and Brian Boyd Cheryl Brigante Pamela Burroughs Bill & Darby Burton John Caito Ron Carlson Doug Cleavenger Christine Coffin Tom Comerford Kim Cooper Findling Dave Denis

Pam DiDente Tom Elliott Christy Eugenis Brooke Evans Katariina Fagering Laura Fine Paula Fleitell Craig Frazer Claire Gibson Mike Gresham GeeDee Hall Sally Harada Roberta Harris Lynne Hart Lynnanne Hayes Jack Homeyer Pat Homeyer Kirsten Hostetler Becky Jackson Terryl Kemple Linda Knowlton Jay Korinek Kristin Kovalik Mary Ann Kruse Linda Kurtz Terry Leggert Thure Lehto Charlotte Lin Judy McCoy Julie Miller Judy Munro Martha Murray Lynn Nebus Scott Nelson Kay Nelson Susie Neubauer Aleta Nissen Leslie O’Meara Carolyn Payne Lura Reed Liz Rink Robin Robinson Michael Rosenfield Yolanda Sanchez-Peterson Marilyn Schwartz Marilyn Schwartz Barbara Scott Ken Serkownek Nancy Shea William Silver Kimberly S Smith Linda Spencer

Deb Stone Beky Townsend John Vallerga James Warburton Valerie Warren Kimberly Webb Pia Wennerth Sheila Wilton Dawn Yamada Laurel Yokom

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Indie Artist / $200 All of the benefits of the Indie Lover plus… > F our additional FREE film tickets for upcoming >

festival (six total); 2 5% off all official BendFilm gear.

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2016 BENDFILM TEAM

Festival Team

Festival Director Todd Looby Festival Programmer Erik Jambor Office Manager Abby Caram Contract Marketing René Mitchell Year-round Programs Ellen Shelton BendFilm Summer Intern Audre Pile Office Support Liz Weltin Film Traffic & Projection Manager Matthew Hand & Tanner Boley Accounting Amy Hargis Festival Financial Manager Kate Bailey Volunteer Manager Lisa Koch Box Office Managers Kirsten Hostetler, Rob Crocker, Audre Pile & Liz Weltin Future Filmmakers Alicia Vickery Guest Service Manager Denise Naylor Public Relations Laurie Halter Media Liaisons René Mitchell Graphic & Program Design Euijin Esther Gray The Hub Managers Martha Murray, Kaari Vaughn & Beth Davies Hub Support Barbara Dolezal & Gwendolyn Duke Merchandise Manager Pam Paget-Wakefield Panel Coordinator Brenda Halverson Ambrose Balloting Manager Kirsten Hostetler Volcanic Theatre Pub Managers Irene Cooper & Michele DeSilva McMenamins Managers Tonya Vaughan & Vic Martinez Old Stone Managers Sherry Ortega, Rene Hajjar & Suzie Gumm Regal Old Mill Managers Stephanie Hough, Jeanne DeBons, Terry Krueger, Trish Beason, Lynne Hart, Nancy Curfman, Mark & Mary Nash, & Jen Hall Tin Pan Theater Managers Julie Craig

Tower Theatre Managers Matt Sybrant, Kitty Peterson Festival Photographers Steven Addington, Karen Cammack, & Barb Gonzalez Logistics Charlie Thiel Party Coordinators Kaari Vaughn & Matt Sybrant Social Networking Advisors Sweet Pea Cole & Cassondra Schindler Festival Bumpers Gabriel James Edwards & MOsley WOtta BendFilm Merch Rainbow Threads, Progressive Screen Printing & Carhartt Founder Katie Merritt Founding President Jean Wood

BendFilm Selections Committee Documentary Features

Brenda Ambrose, Hannah Campbell, Heather Crank, Sarah Currry , David Denis, Yoleen Faerbar, Dan Fohrman, John Gottberg , Maribeth Harris, Thomas Horat, Kirsten Hostetler, Wyndee King, Mariah Kramer, Terry Krueger, Ferd Lagos, Rita Leistner, LeeAnne Lowry, Katie Montana, Kurt Petrich, Audre Pile, Sheila Rittenberg, Robin Sisney, Charlie Thiel

Narrative Features

Taisia Deeva, Neal Engesetter, Claudia Fucigna, Greg Amanti, John Gottberg, Deona Hamilton, Benjie Higgins, Mariah Kramer, Terry Krueger, Spencer Parsons, David Penpek, Jane Pickett, Audre Pile, Madoka Raine, Jared Rasic, Matteo Servente, Robin Sisney, Kristen Slaysman, Heidi Spencer, Ed Weiland, Carey Williams, Shirlyn Wong

Shorts

Jacob Agatucci, Gwen Barriac, James Bascara, Hannah Campbell, Wally Chung, Saj Crone, Eva Daoud, Kimmie Davis, David Denis, Maddie Dunkelberg, Yoleen Faerbar, Laura Fine, Dave Janetta, Laura Jean Hocking, Thomas Horat, Rachael Keating, Shanna Laherty, Karen Lorberau, John Lustig, Robert Marquez, Katie Montana, Kim Mortenson, Rafe Murray, Spencer Parsons, David Penpek, Audre Pile, Cathy Ross, Floy Sitts, Bobby Slater, Hayleigh Swartz, Josh Tate, Charlie Thiel, Michael Tobey, Carey Williams, Tim Prudhomme

Volunteers

BendFilm is powered by you, the BendFilm Volunteers. Without you, there simply is no BendFilm. To the hundreds of volunteers who give their time, talent and energy, we thank you and the community thanks you!!

BendFilm Board of Directors

Giancarlo Gatto, President Kirsten Hostetler, Secretary Pam Paget-Wakefield, Treasurer James Foster Laurie Halter Denise Naylor Matt Sybrant Charlie Thiel Kaari Vaughn

Advisory Committee Cristy Lanfri, Chair Karen Anderson Pamela Hulse Andrews Karen Cammack Patti Carlson Colleen Dougherty Julie Gregory Sue Hollern René Mitchell Martha Murray Ben Perle Bob Reininger Jody Ward

Special Thanks

This festival would not be possible without all of the incredible people who come together to make BendFilm a reality every year! This list does not nearly include all that make this possible… Thank you to our Board of Directors & Advisory Committee for all your support and for the countless hours you volunteer! Thank you recently retired Board members, Frank Groundwater, April Munks & Kim Cooper-Findling for all you did over the years. Thank you, David Penpek and Abby Caram, who do an absolutely incredible job professionalizing this organization.

David and Abby’s work-ethic and problem-solving expertise helped make this program and festival operation as great as it is. David & Abby managed the BendFilm record 1,225 submissions and worked with the screening committee to make sure each had its fair shake. To our amazingly committed screening committee: Your love of independent film is the thing that creates such an amazing program for our audience.

To Erik Jambor for making the big decision to re-join BendFilm and craft such an incredible program. With you at the programming helm, we will grow each year. You’re a pleasure to work with. Thank you, Audre Pile, our incredibly hard-working and talented intern. Someone please hire Audre when she graduates next year. You’ll

thank us. Thank you Ellen Shelton for professionalizing our non-festival.

To our uber-talented and hard-working PR team: Laurie Halter & Audre Pile, thank you for making sure our audience didn’t miss anything. Your work is so important! Thank you Rene Mitchell for joining our team. You really upped our marketing game with your talent, energy and expertise. To Erik Bergstrom, Elise & Tim Jones at Astir who branded this year’s festival: Thank you for making this event impossible to miss. To Cassondra Schindler & Sweet Pea Cole: Thank you for your Social Media expertise and your commitment to detail. To Matt, Tanner & crew at Hand in Hand Productions / M & T Productions for your technical expertise, your integrity and commitment to getting the job done under tough circumstances. To Aaron, Ban, Jared, Angela, Esther & the entire staff at the Source Weekly for your support and for putting together this fantastic guide. Thank you, Smart Solutions team, who built and maintain our brand new website and our Google AdWords Grant. A huge thank you to Esther, for creating our brand - the BendFilm logo - & designing incredible material to get our stuff out there! Thank you, Lisa Koch, for your knowledge, experience and hard work in getting volunteers for the festival. Thank you, Denise Naylor, for your countless hours wrangling filmmakers and coordinating our home stays. To our homestay hosts, thank you for helping us treat filmmakers like royalty. Alicia Vickery, thank you for your leadership with Future Filmmakers. With your help, we’ll continue to make it a better program.

Pamela Hulse Andrews: Thank you for starting and tirelessly working to keep Independent WOMEN for Independent Film a success each year! To Ben Perle: Thank you for your amazing initiative, Businesses for BendFilm, Thank you Rebecca Charlton for your help this year.

Our party coordinators, Kaari Vaughn & Matt Sybrant, make our parties festival stand-outs. And the team at G5 who made the Kick-off Party our best yet. Thank you to the BASH Committee for the countless hours you put in and aggravation you undergo to make the event an even better success each year - especially when we try new things. And the biggest thank you goes to Katie Merritt who had the genius idea to start a film festival in the best place a film fest could possibly be hosted! And a HUGE thank you to Brooks Resources, The Starview Foundation and all of our loyal sponsors, without whom we could never started, let alone have gotten this far!! Last, but certainly not least, to the entire community of Central Oregon and beyond for attending and making BendFilm a success. Enjoy the show!

This activity is supported in part by grants from the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund, the Oregon Arts Commission, and The Roundhouse Foundation.

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