#PDXFF16 AUG 29 - SEP 5, 2016
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Theater Location
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St Portland, OR 97214
Filmmaker Lounge Festival HQ
Cardinal Club 18 NE 28th Ave Portland, OR 97232 Open Noon to 5pm daily.
Volunteer Organization
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Staff, Volunteers & Advisors Josh Leake......................................... Executive Director/Founder Brad Wilke..............................................Director of Programming Dayan Morgan-Sylvaen.......................................Festival Manager Jennifer Arndt..............................................Director of Hospitality April Goodson.............................................Director of Volunteers Misty Eddy........................................................ Director of Media Ben Edwards..............................................Director of Technology Robin Klein............................................. Director of Merchandise Jake Franks............................................. Director of Social Media Molly Silverstein................................Director of Traffic/Screening Taylor Ross..................................................Social Media Support Dirks Mathias................................................. Volunteer Outreach Jene Cates...............................................................Warm Hands April Peng............................................................... Development Ronald Peters......................................................... Development Aaron Brian...........................................................Board Member Andy Mingo...........................................................Board Member Cholee Thompson.................................................Board Member Anne Koch......................................................................Attorney Special thanks to Prescott, Woody, Emily and the Laurelhurst Crew (You’re the best in town!), Sudevi, Doug, Robin’s family, Dawn, Cindy, Shawn, Justin, Danielle, Dennis, Emily, Leah, Matt J. and all the volunteers that helped make PDXFF16 possible including the 100+ screeners. We love film and we love you!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Competitions Narrative Feature ............... 22 Documentary Feature ......... 28 Jury.................................... 46 Winners Screenings............ 18
Anniversary & Revival Oregon films/revivals .... 39,40 Classics ........................ 39,40
Narrative Films Opening Night .................... 19 Spotlight ............................ 24 Competition ....................... 22 Anniversary/Revival ........... 39 Closing Night ...................... 20
Workshops, Classes & Panels Monday 8/29 ...................... 6 Tuesday 8/30 .................... 41 Wednesday 8/31 .......... 41,42 Thursday 9/1 ................ 42,43 Friday 9/2.......................... 43 Saturday 9/3 ................43,44 Sunday 9/4 ..................44,45
Documentary Films Competition ....................... 28 Opening Night .................... 19 Stranger than Fiction .......... 30 Closing Night ...................... 21
Screenwriting Workshops The FiLMLaB Project: INTERCEPT ......................... 44 From Fright Night to Frankenstein’s Army: Horror’s Evolution ............... 42 How to Comport Yourself in Hollywood .......................... 43 Perils of Screenwriting ........ 42 Screenwriting 101 .............. 42 Women on Screenwriting .... 43 Writing is Rewriting ............. 42
Short Films Block 1: Drama .................. 33 Block 2: Comedy ................ 33 Block 3: Dramedy............... 34 Block 4: Horror ................... 34 Block 5: Identity ................. 35 Block 6: Sci Fi .................... 35 Block 7: Character Studies . 36 Block 8: Documentary ........ 36 Block 9: Animation ............. 37 Block 10: Lenses................ 37 Block 11: Expression .......... 38 Block 12: Art Institute......... 38
Acting Workshops Auditioning for Commercials...................... 42 SAG-AFTRA Indie Theatrical & New Media Agreements ...... 43 Window in the Box: Acting for Camera workshop .............. 44 Breaking the Window in the Box: Acting for Camera Workshop .................................. 44 Improv Theatre ................... 45 Working with Agents ........... 45 Discover the Joy of Play ....... 45 Viewpoints Workshop ......... 45 Directors on Actors ............. 45
Getting Aaround Locations/Map .................... 2 Pass & tickets ...................... 5 Merchandise ...2, 4, 18, 27, 53 Filmmakers lounge ............... 2 Festival HQ........................... 2 501(c)3 non-profit mission statement ............................ 4 Director Coffee Chat ........... 41
Festival schedule Monday 8/29 ...................... 6 Tuesday 8/30 ...................... 7 Wednesday 8/31 ..............8-9 Thursday 9/1 ................10-11 Friday 9/2.....................12-13 Saturday 9/3 ................14-15 Sunday 9/4 ..................16-17 Monday 9/5....................... 18 Schedule Updates/Changes Go online to pdxff.com for most current info and to download this program. Buy Tickets/Passes Now Purchase tickets/passes now at pdxff.com.
Alphabetical Index
Films ............................62-63 Workshops ......................... 63 Networking/Parties ............ 63 Sponsor s........................... 63
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Mission Statement Portland Film Festival is a 501(c) 3 non-profit dedicated to nurturing filmmakers and audiences, and to celebrating the power of a good story. The festival focuses on the people, ideas, technology, skills and artistry behind filmmaking and provides both entertain-ing and educational opportunities to the public.
pdxff.com Buy Tickets! Mobile program online now:
General Tickets Buy now at pdxff.com Regular tickets are $10 per film. Tickets for panels and workshops are $15 unless otherwise indicated. •Purchased tickets online at pdxff.com •Buy tickets at Laurelhurst Theater during the festival (8/30-9/5) •Buy tickets at our Festival HQ located at the Cardinal Club, 18 NE 28th Ave Portland, OR 97232 during the festival (8/30-9/4) 11am to 5pm daily
VIP Pass & Benefits Buy now at pdx.to/vip •Access to the filmmakers lounge w/ lunch served daily and afternoon drinks. •Open 11am-5pm (8/30-9/4) •Admission to all films and events •Special invitation to Filmmakers Welcoming Reception •Opening and Closing Night Film/Party •Swag bag, tote, shirt and bumper sticker (while supplies last) •10% off festival merchandise All Access, Senior & Student Pass & Benefits •Admission to all films and events capacity permitting •5% off festival merchandise •Opening and Closing Night Film/Party Industry Pass & Benefits Buy now at pdx.to/PASSES •Standby access to all events and films capacity permitting •Access to filmmakers lounge to network (non hosted) •Access to Film Industry Networking with prior RSVP •Opening and Closing Night Film/Party capacity permitting
Where do I pick up my tickets/festival pass? Patrons who purchased passes prior to August 15th will receive them in the mail. Patrons who purchase after will need to pick them up during the festival (8/29) at our speed networking event (8/309/4) 11am to 5pm daily at our Festival HQ located at the Cardinal Club, 18 NE 28th Ave Portland, OR 97232.
Monday, August 29th
SPECIAL EVENT Gearhead Production Rentals
Film Industry Speed Networking 6:15 to 10:30pm Looking for work? Seeking crew? Want to expand your business? Or, are you simply interested in meeting like-minded people? Gearhead Production Rentals 4720 Southeast 26th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202 $15 ticket price, $20 at the door if still available Sponsored by OMPA, SAG AFTRA, IATSE 488, Pro Photo Supply, Oregon Film and Gearhead Production Rentals.
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Tuesday, August 30th DAILY
Laurelhurst Theater Cardinal Club 11am-5pm
Filmmaker & VIP Lounge FREE WIFI, snacks, happy hour drinks, lunch served at noon daily.
FILMS & EVENTS Cardinal Club 5pm
Filmmakers Welcome Reception Enjoy some local libations while meeting fellow filmmakers and visiting industry guests prior to our Opening Night screenings. FILMMAKERS/VIP
OPENING NIGHT DOCUMENTARY 6pm
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Wizard Mode In the game of pinball, there is no bigger accomplishment than flipping your machine into WIZARD MODE. And of all the pinball players in the world, there’s nobody more dedicated to unlocking ‘wizard mode’ than Robert Emilio Gagno, who also happens to be an autistic savant whose parents just want him to get a job.
OPENING NIGHT NARRATIVE 6:30pm
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Middle Man Lenny Freeman is a straight-laced oldschool accountant with a dream to become a famous stand-up comedian. The problem is, Lenny is not very funny. Not even close.
Opening Night Party 9pm
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Red Balloon Celebrate opening night of the 2016 Portland Film Festival.
ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS PAGE 39/40 Blue Velvet (30th) 8:30pm My Own Private Idaho (25th Ann.) 9pm The Man Who Fell to Earth (40th) 7, 10pm Aliens (30th) 7:15,10pm
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Wednesday, August 31st FILMS & EVENTS THEATER 1 THEATER 2 Laurelhurst Theater 11:45am
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A Bitter Legacy
An investigation into “Citizen Isolation Centers,” harsh and secret World War II prisons created within Japanese American incarceration camp system to seperate citizens deemed by the American Government as “trouble-makers.” 2:15pm
FSM
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Friendship, music, hookup culture and online dating through the eyes of Samantha, an underground DJ. 4:45pm
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Shorts Block 8: Documentary 7:15pm
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Choke & Fight Club 2 Trailer Screening w/Chuck Palahniuk A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother’s hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death. 9:45pm
The Lesson
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A grisly study of the relationship between a tormented teacher and the troubled teens who bear his wrath once he snaps; this morally challenging horror film is dark, claustrophobic, and shockingly eloquent.
Laurelhurst Theater
Noon
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Women Outward Bound
It was tough. It was beautiful. It changed these girls in 1965 forever. 2:30pm
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Borderline
The Incomparable Rose Hartman
With a career spanning decades, photographer Rose Hartman is known for her iconic photos from Studio 54 and the fashion world, her boisterous personality and her uncanny ability of capturing the New York social scene, warts and all. 5pm
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Shorts Block 5: Identity 7:30pm
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She Sings to the Stars
A Native American grandmother spends her days tending her drought-ravaged corn in the desert Southwest until her estranged grandson arrives and anything becomes possible.. 10pm
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Refinery Surveyor Black
A lonely sugar refinery inspector, an orphaned girl and opioid-addled locals collide in this surreal small-town drama.
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THEATER 3 Laurelhurst Theater
The first time Regina tried to kill herself, she was five years old. Now she is 45 and hell-bent on trying to live. 3pm
Check It Page 28 Gay and transgender childhood friends, gang life and poverty via the unlikely avenue of fashion in this story of hope, redemption, and resiliency. Page 29
Yesterday Was Everything
A Wisconsin metalcore band reconciles for a ten-show reunion tour in the wake of a tenuous split. 10:15pm
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To Keep The Light
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River House Inheritance
A troubled young woman, spends her days caring for her bedridden mother, which gets complicated by Hope’s newly paroled sister, who arrives home with plans to kill their mother.
Inspired by true stories, a lighthouse keeper’s wife struggles with work & sanity as she confronts her past & future. 5:30pm
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Shorts Block 3: Dramedies
Those Left Behind
25 years after her brother’s suicide, a women returns to her childhood home with her 16-year-old son to help her mother recover from surgery, opening up new wounds. 10pm
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All the Birds Have Flown South
After the death of his overbearing mother, a sheltered man attempts to win the affection of a degenerate waitress.
DAILY
Laurelhurst Theater 10am
Directors’ Coffee Chat Panel with directors from today’s films at Laurelhurst. FREE TO ATTEND
Cardinal Club 11am-5pm
Filmmaker & VIP Lounge FREE WIFI, snacks, happy hour drinks, lunch served at noon daily.
CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & PANELS THEATER 3 Laurelhurst Theater
11am
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Understanding Distribution
You’ve made your movie and you have big plans to distribute it! Or maybe you don’t yet but would like to have a lot of options. Distribution workflow is something most filmmakers forget that they will have to manage. Speakers: Greg MacLennan, James Shapiro
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Auditioning for Commercials
Learn the craft of commercial auditioning with Toby Wilson. Gain confidence & skills in this unique niche of acting. Speakers: Toby Wilson 2pm
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Writing is Rewriting
Master your writing strategies with Laurie Craig & learn valuable skills to reworking your script. Speaker: Laurie Craig
PARTIES & NETWORKING Networking 7-9pm
FREE
Film Makers of Color Event Location: Bossanova 722 E Burnside St, Porland, OR 97214
4pm
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Perils of Screenwriting
Join our panel of experts & learn from years of experience in professional screenwriting. Speakers: Randall Jahnson, Laurie Craig, Leslie Dixon, PRO PHOTO EVENT CENTER 1-5pm, Wed 8/31 - Fri 9/2
Professional Camera & Visual Storytelling
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In this fun non-technical multi-day workshop participants will gain proficiency in the camera and visual storytelling crafts. Beyond proper camera operation and set up, the workshop will focus primarily on story - the conduit through which all creative and technical decisions flow.
After Party 9:30pm
Migration Brewing 2828 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97232
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June Falling Down
June returns to her small hometown for the wedding of her best friend, which finally forces her to come to terms with her losses and move forward with her life, no matter how painful.
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11:45am
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Shorts Block 4: Horror
DAILY
Laurelhurst Theater 10am
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Directors’ Coffee Chat Panel with directors from today’s films at Laurelhurst. FREE TO ATTEND
CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & PANELS THEATER 3 Laurelhurst Theater
Cardinal Club 11am-5pm Page 4
Filmmaker & VIP Lounge FREE WIFI, snacks, happy hour drink, lunch served at noon daily.
DAILY
Laurelhurst Theater 10am
Directors’ Coffee Chat Panel with directors from today’s films at Laurelhurst. FREE TO ATTEND
Cardinal Club 11am-5pm
Filmmaker & VIP Lounge FREE WIFI, snacks, happy hour drinks, lunch served at noon daily.
PARTIES & NETWORKING Laurelhurst Theater
10am
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PARTIES & NETWORKING Directors’ Coffee Chat Panel with directors from today’s films at Laurelhurst. Networking
FREE TO ATTEND 6-7pm FREE
SAG/IATSE Location: Laurelhurst Theater Cardinal Club 1810am NE 28th AvePage 9 Directors’ Portland, OR 97232 Coffee Chat Panel with directors from today’s films at Laurelhurst.
After Party FREE TO ATTEND
11:45am
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Screenwriting 101
This workshop will be about the actual writing of your script. Genres toPage 9 11:45am avoid. bifurcation of the marketplace. Speaker: Leslie Dixon FilmThe 1 name A musical journey into the forgotten corners of Jamacian reggea and its 12:45pm Page 42 past champions.
The Evolution of Horror
Horror films have always been a staple of cinema, but horror keeps evolving. Speaker: Miguel Tejada-Flores 2pm
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The Art & Craft of Casting
A panel discussion hosting by the Casting Society of America and Cast Iron Studios. 4pm
SAG-AFTRA Indie Theatrical & New Media Agreements
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Are you curious about the various low-budget agreements offered? 6pm
LAIKA’s Worldwide Journey Of Creativity
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Hillsboro-based LAIKA is considered the most ambitious, innovative stop-motion studio in the world. PRO PHOTO EVENT CENTER 1-5pm, Wed 8/31 - Fri 9/2
Professional Camera & Visual Storytelling
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In this fun non-technical multi-day workshop participants will gain proficiency in the camera and visual storytelling crafts. Beyond proper camera operation and set up, the workshop will focus primarily on story - the conduit through which all creative and technical decisions flow.
9:30
Good Foot 2828 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97232
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Friday September 2nd FILMS & EVENTS THEATER 1 THEATER 2 Laurelhurst Theater Laurelhurst Theater
11:45am
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The Good Mind
In NY State an indigenous sovereign nation that never accepted U.S. citizenship, has its own passport, and still maintains a traditional government led by clanmothers and chiefs. 2:15pm
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Shorts Block 11: Expressions 5pm
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Shorts Block 2: Comedy 7:15pm
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Stand By Me (30th Anniversary Screening)
Filmed in Oregon—After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy. 9:45pm
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Dark Harvest
A successful grow operation plans to transition to legalized marijuana sales but tripped up by a murder and a shady narcotics officer. Cast: James Hutson, Cheech Marin, A.C. Peterson.
Noon
Gozo
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Joe begins to hear strange noises. As he descends into a spiral of self-doubt and guilt, Lucy becomes increasingly concerned that their past might be catching up with them. 2:30pm
Searchdog
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Shorts Block 7: Character Studies 7:30pm
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The Remnant
After the world has suffered through a seven-year drought, a 16-year-old girl seeks shelter in an orphanage run by the cold-hearted Boss in Karmia Chan Olutade’s politically-conscious indie musical. 10pm
Panopticon
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Alex hacks into webcams as a way to take part in the lives of others. Cast: Guilherme Scarabelot, Sylvia Sakellaridis. 12 | Schedule| Buy tickets at pdxff.com
Laurelhurst Theater
12:30pm
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She Was Famous
Ruining her remaining relationships, Jill goes down twisted rabbit hole inspired by her recent discovery of Karl Marx.
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The story of Matthew Zarrella, a Rhode Island State Police Sergeant who rehabilitates “unadoptable” shelter dogs and transforms them into Search & Rescue/Recovery Dogs. 5pm
THEATER 4
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THEATER 3 Laurelhurst Theater
6pm
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Shorts Block 10: Lenses
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Shorts Block 12: Comtemporary Student Work
Currated By Art Institute of Portland. 5:30pm
Unseen
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In one afternoon in LA, six couples connect, reconnect, or fall apart. Love Actually meets Magnolia.
A chilling story about the invisibility of women on the margins of society and raises troubling questions about why a serial killer went unnoticed for so long.
10:15pm
8pm
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10:30pm
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8:15pm
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6 Love Stories
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Wizard Mode
Autism through the life of one of the world’s greatest pinball players. The film follows Robert as he seeks to balance his quest to become a world pinball champion and his growing real world responsibilities.
Shorts Block 6: Sci Fi Spaghettiman
After gaining powers from radioactive spaghetti, Clark Kant learns that with great power comes great opportunity.
CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & PANELS
DAILY
Laurelhurst Theater 10am
Laurelhurst Theater
Directors’ Coffee Chat
11am
Panel with directors from today’s films at Laurelhurst. FREE TO ATTEND Cardinal Club 11am-5pm
Filmmaker & VIP Lounge
How to Comport Yourself in Hollywood
PARTIES & NETWORKING Networking FREE
12:45pm
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Women on Screenwriting
This workshop focuses on the unique experiences and challenges women screenwriters face. This event is open to anyone. Page 43
Motion Picture Editing
A workshop that will give you an overview of motion picture editing history, techniques, tool, workflow and post-production; in which we will look at what it is an editor does and why you should pay them what they’re worth even though it looks like they watch tv on their computers all day. 4pm
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Ask a Lawyer
Here’s your opportunity to get your questions answered by attorneys who are experts in their fields. A panel of business, intellectual property, and entertainment attorneys will be ready to answer your questions during this 90 minute panel. Sponsored by Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Speakers: Bart Day, Anne Koch, Leigh Gill
Women in Film, Film Fatale, Couch Collective Beulahland 118 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97232
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Let’s say you’ve gotten yourself to L.A. and scored a meeting or two. Or that you’ve even managed to have something optioned. Now what?
2pm
FREE WIFI, snacks, happy hour drinks, lunch served at noon daily.
6-7:30pm
THEATER 3
PRO PHOTO EVENT CENTER 1-5pm, Wed 8/31 - Fri 9/2
Professional Camera & Visual Storytelling
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In this fun non-technical multi-day workshop participants will gain proficiency in the camera and visual storytelling crafts. Beyond proper camera operation and set up, the workshop will focus primarily on story - the conduit through which all creative and technical decisions flow.
After Party 9:30
Holmans 15 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
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Saturday September 3rd FILMS & EVENTS THEATER 1 Laurelhurst Theater
11:45am
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River House Inheritance
THEATER 2 Laurelhurst Theater
A troubled young woman, spends her days caring for her bedridden mother, which gets complicated by Hope’s newly paroled sister, who arrives home with plans to kill their mother.
11:45am
2:15pm
2:30pm
Gold Balls
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Five tennis players over age 80 travel the country in pursuit of a national championship, significance, & redemption. 5pm
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Boone An unsentimental peek behind the veil of the Utopian dream of farming— gritty reality of three young goat farmers. 7:15pm
Jackson
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The fight over the last abortion clinic in Mississippi. 9:45pm
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Little Shop of Horros (30th Anniversary Sing-A-Long)
A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
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Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model
THEATER 4 Laurelhurst Theater
Infiltrate the world of pop culture by creating their very own alternative pop star role model for girls 7-12 years old. Page 22
June Falling Down
June returns to her small hometown for the wedding of her best friend, which finally forces her to come to terms with her losses and move forward with her life, no matter how painful. 5pm
Some Freaks
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When Matt meets Jill, they both are forced to confront who they were, who they are, and who everyone thinks they’re supposed to be. 7:30pm
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My Millennial Life
One generation’s big dreams, crushing disappointments, getting launched and making a mark. 10pm
On The Farm
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50 Missing Women. One Prime Suspect. The Story That Shocked The World.
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12:30pm
Searchdog
THEATER 3 Laurelhurst Theater
6pm
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The story of Matthew Zarrella, a Rhode Island State Police Sergeant who rehabilitates “unadoptable” shelter dogs and transforms them into Search & Rescue/Recovery Dogs.
Refinery Surveyor Black
3pm
A lonely sugar refinery inspector, an orphaned girl and opioid-addled locals collide in this surreal small-town drama.
Indivisible
They arrived in the U.S. as children and now fight for citizenship and a chance to reunite with their families.
8:15pm
5:30pm
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She Sings To The Stars A Native American grandmother, lives alone, tending her drought-ravaged corn in the desert Southwest. 10:15pm
Gozo
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Joe begins to hear strange noises. As he descends into a spiral of self-doubt and guilt, Lucy becomes increasingly concerned that their past might be catching up with them.
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Claire in Motion
Claire uncovers a world of secrets that threaten to shatter her family. 8pm
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Tierra Caliente
The words and dreams of a Mexican family caught in the Narco wars. 10:30pm
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Shorts Block 4: Horror
TOUR
Powells Books
9:30am
Dennis Nyback’s Historic Film Tour of Portland Join Portland curator and verified film nut Dennis Nyback for one-of-a-kind downtown walking tour of some of the key sites that have played a significant role in the city’s film history.
DAILY
Laurelhurst Theater 10am
Directors’ Coffee Chat Panel with directors from today’s films at Laurelhurst. FREE TO ATTEND Cardinal Club 11am-5pm
THEATER 3 Laurelhurst Theater
11am
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Women and Film
Filmmaker & VIP Lounge FREE WIFI, snacks, happy hour drinks, lunch served at noon daily.
PARTIES & NETWORKING Networking 6-7:30pm
CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & PANELS
FREE
NW Doc, Willamette Writers Networking Migration Brewing 2828 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97232
Anyone interested in film should attend and learn from over 50 years of experience. 12:45am
Window in the Box: Acting for Camera
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This simple workshop is designed to focus on impulse, eyeline, and subtext while acting for the camera. Speaker: Jason Narvy 2pm
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Breaking the Window in the Box: Acting for Camera Workshop
This workshop builds on the work of Window in the Box workshop (impulse, eyeline, and subtext) and begins to turn towards objectives,character development, and delivery of dialogue. 4pm
The FiLMLaB Project: INTERCEPT
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The nonprofit Willamette Writers is proud to offer this panel discussion featuring the winner of its 2016 FiLMLaB Contest, Shaun Radecki. The FiLMLaB Contest offers aspiring screenwriters the opportunity to elevate their craft through experiential learning with local film professionals who help them bring their seven page script to the screen. Speakers: Shaun Radecki, Ruth Witteried, Randall Jahnson, Christopher Alley, Ted Rooney
After Party 9:30
Beulahland 118 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97232
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Sunday September 4th FILMS & EVENTS THEATER 1 Laurelhurst Theater
11:45am
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Shorts Block 9: Animation
Short Circuit 30th Anniversary w/ Director John Badham
THEATER 2 Laurelhurst Theater
Filmed in Oregon— Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes. 4:45pm
Noon
Free CeCe!
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The Remnant
CLOSING NIGHT DOCUMENTARY 7pm
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Ovarian Psychos In East Los Angeles, three young misfit women find solace in an unapologetic, feminist all women of color bicycle crew.
A16-year-old girl seeks shelter in an orphanage run by the cold-hearted Boss in Karmia Chan Olutade’s politically-conscious indie musical. 5pm
CLOSING NIGHT NARRATIVE 7:15pm
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Girl Flu Bird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when - in the worst week of her life - she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley.
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After her release, CeCe became a powerful activist working for justice at the intersection of race and gender identity. This is her story. Executive produced by Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black).
Becoming More Visible Four Fearless transgender young adults
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Panopticon Alex hacks into webcams as a way to take part in the lives of others. Cast: Guilherme Scarabelot, Sylvia Sakellaridis.
12:30pm
German filmmaker Irja teams up with Bhutanese farmer Sangay to create a TV series to promote local sustainable farming. 3pm
Borderline
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The first time Regina tried to kill herself, she was five years old. Now she is 45 and hell-bent on trying to live. 5:30pm
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Dark Harvest
A successful grow operation plans to transition to legalized marijuana sales but tripped up by a murder and a shady narcotics officer. Cast: James Hutson, Cheech Marin, A.C. Peterson.
ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS PAGE 39/40 Blue Velvet (30th) 7:45,10:15pm Neil Stryker & TheTyrant of Time 7:30 The Man Who Fell to Earth (40th) 9:30pm Aliens (30th) 9:45pm
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The Farmer and I
TOUR
Powells Books
9:30am
Dennis Nyback’s Historic Film Tour of Portland Join Portland curator and verified film nut Dennis Nyback for one-of-a-kind downtown walking tour of some of the key sites that have played a significant role in the city’s film history.
DAILY
Laurelhurst Theater
CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & PANELS THEATER 3 Laurelhurst Theater
10am
Directors’ Coffee Chat Panel with directors from today’s films at Laurelhurst. FREE TO ATTEND
11am
Cultivating the Film Festival Circuit
From the initial conception of an idea to taking it out on the road, a filmmaker is best served by knowing the festivals that are out there and what they can do for you. Where to best play what film and when? How do you make festival directors your cheerleaders rather than the gatekeepers? 12:45pm
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Improvisational Theatre Cardinal Club 11am-5pm
Filmmaker & VIP Lounge FREE WIFI, snacks, happy hour drinks, lunch served at noon daily.
PARTIES & NETWORKING Networking
Improvisation Techniques developed by the Second City and Keith Johnstone give students the power to react in the moment, consistently support one another, and create unique stories on the spot. Speaker: David Knoell 12:45pm
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Working with Agents
Listen to five of Portland’s top agents talk. Speakers: Actors in Action - Damon Jones, Dangerfield - Mary Dangerfield, Ryan Artists - Cholee Thompson, Genesis Industries - En Kelly, Option Model & Media - Dennis Troutman 2pm
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Discover the Joy of Play and how it helps you become a more serious actor!
This workshop builds on the work of Window in the Box workshop (impulse, eyeline, and subtext) and begins to turn towards objectives,character development, and delivery of dialogue. 2pm
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Directors on Actors
Speakers: Alicia J. Rose, Martin Vavra, Andy Mingo, Jason Satterlund, Stephanie Argy 4pm
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Closing Night Party & Awards Announcement Celebrate the end of the 2016 Portland Film Festival.
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Viewpoints Workshop
Movement technique that utilizes kinesthetic response to build a theatrical ensemble and composition. Speaker: Stephanie Stroud 4pm
Getting Under Their Skins: Characters as Onions
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Why is character development a myth? Screenwriter Randall Jahnson (THE DOORS, THE MASK OF ZORRO) answers questions.
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Monday, September 5th AWARD WINNERS SCREENING THEATER 1 Laurelhurst Theater
DIRECTOR’S CHOICE AWARD Noon
Director’s Choice Award Winner / Short & Feature Winner of the selection screens in this block.
BEST DOCUMENTARY 2:30pm
Documentary Winner / Short & Feature Winner of the competition screens in this block.
BEST NARRATIVE 5pm
Narrative Winner / Short & Feature Winner of the competition screens in this block.
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER 7:15pm, 9:40pm
Audience Award Winner / Short & Feature Winner of the audience awards screens in this block.
ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS PAGE 39/40 Aliens (30th Anniversary) 11:50am, 2:35pm, 5:20pm, 8:05pm Short Ciruit (30th Anniversary)
11:45am, 2:15pm
Citizen Ruth (20th Anniversary) Stand by Me (30th Anniversary) My Own Private Idaho (25th Anniversary) 18 | Schedule | Buy tickets at pdxff.com
4:45pm, 7:40pm 12:10pm, 3pm 5:30, 7, 9:30pm
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Opening Night Narrative
Middle Man
Tue 8/30, 6:30PM •Thu 9/1, 10:15PM When his mother suddenly dies, Lenny quits his job and heads to Vegas in search of fame. But along the way, a mysterious hitchhiker lures him into a desert-town killing spree with dark and twisted results—as the bodies pile up, Lenny becomes funnier and funnier… USA • 100min • Portland Premiere Director: Ned Crawley
Opening Night Documentary
Wizard Mode
Tue 8/30, 6PM •Fri 9/2, 10:15PM In the game of pinball, there is no bigger accomplishment than flipping your machine into WIZARD MODE. And of all the pinball players in the world, there’s nobody more dedicated to unlocking ‘wizard mode’ than Robert Emilio Gagno, who also happens to be an autistic savant whose parents just wan him to get a job.USA • 98min • US Premiere Buy tickets at pdxff.com| Opening Night Films | 19
Opening Night Party
Red Balloon Tue, 9PM
Celebrate opening night of the 2016 Portland Film Festival and sample food and cocktails from your favorite local spots. Following a fabulous Opening Night film, this legendary party launches a non-stop, fun-filled, 8-day celebration of film, food, and friends.
Closing Night Narrative
Girl Flu
Sun 9/4, 7:15PM Bird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when - in the worst week of her life - she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley. USA • 98min • US Premiere Director: Dorie Barton 20 | Opening & Closing | Buy tickets at pdxff.com
Closing Night Documentary
Ovarian Psycos Sun 9/4, 7PM
In East Los Angeles, three young misfit women find solace in an unapologetic, feminist all women of color bicycle crew. USA • 72min • US Premiere Director: Joanna Sokolowski and Kate Trumbull-LaValle
Closing Night Party
Closing Night Party & Awards Ceremony Sunday,8:30PM
Celebrate closing night of the 2016 Portland Film Festival and sample food and cocktails from your favorite local spots. Following a fabulous Closing Night film, this legendary party ends a non-stop, fun-filled, 8-day celebration of film, food, and friends.
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Narrative Competition
These nine independent films offer a look at the next generation of storytellers. Defined as much by their indelible characters as their uncompromising visions, we expect to see more from these filmmakers in the years to come. Dark Harvest
Fri 9/2, 9:45PM • Sun 9/4, 5:30PM A successful grow operation plans to transition to legalized marijuana sales but tripped up by a murder and a shady narcotics officer. Cast: James Hutson, Cheech Marin, A.C. Peterson. USA• 92min • World Premiere Director: James Hutson in attendance
Gozo
Fri 9/2, Noon • Sat 9/3, 10:15PM Joe begins to hear strange noises. As he descends into a spiral of self-doubt and guilt, Lucy becomes increasingly concerned that their past might be catching up with them. United Kingdom • 84min • World Premiere Director: Miranda Bowen
Sun soaked drama about a gray filmmaker falling for a dreamy surfer, a man trying to save his marriage and a young wife exploring the greener grass of an extramarital affair with another women. Australia • 97min • World Premiere Director: Jim Lounsbury in attendance June Falling Down
Thu 9/1, 10PM • Sat 9/3, 2:30PM June returns to her small hometown for the wedding of her best friend, which finally forces her to come to terms with her losses and move forward with her life, no matter how painful. USA • 115min • West Coast Premiere Director: Rebecca Weaver 22 | Narrative Feature Competition | Buy tickets at pdxff.com
Panopticon
Fri 9/2, 10PM • Sun 9/4, 5PM Alex hacks into webcams as a way to take part in the lives of others. Cast: Guilherme Scarabelot, Sylvia Sakellaridis. USA • 90min • World Premiere Director: Aaron Keene in attendance
Sun soaked drama about a gray filmmaker falling for a dreamy surfer, a man trying to save his marriage and a young wife exploring the greener grass of an extramarital affair with another women Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Jim Lounsbury in attendance
The Remnant
Fri 9/2, 7:30PM • Sun 9/3, 2:30PM After the world has suffered through a seven-year drought, a 16-year-old girl seek shelter in an orphanage run by the cold-hearted Boss in Karmia Chan Olutade’s politically-conscious indie musical. USA • 120min • World Premiere Director: Karmia Chan Olutade
River House Inheritance Wed 8/31, 10:15PM • Sat 9/3, 11:45AM Independent film in Portland is dying—theaters are slowly focusing A troubled young woman, spends her days caring only on Hollywood movies. Hollywood’s films don’t reflect the true for her bedridden mother, which gets complicated by Hope’s newly paroled sister, who arrivesespecially home human condition of people in regards to race, gender and with plans to kill their mother. Australia •orientation. 80min • World Premiere sexual We’re bored with this status quo. Director: Sandra Lee
She Sings to the Stars
Wed 8/31, 7:30PM • Sat 9/2, 8:15PM
Narrative Competition
A Native American grandmother, lives alone, tending her drought-ravaged corn in the desert Southwest. When her grandson, comes to visit in order to collect traditional dolls he hopes to sell. Australia • 103min • Portland Premiere Director: Jennifer Corcoran
Some Freaks
Thu 9/1, 8:15PM • Sat 9/3, 5PM When Matt meets Jill, they both are forced to confront who they were, who they are, and who everyone thinks they’re supposed to be. USA • 92min • West Coast Premiere Director: Ian MacAllister McDonald
Sun soaked drama about a gray filmmaker falling for a dreamy surfer, a man trying to save his marriage and a young wife exploring the greener grass of an extramarital affair with another women Australia • 97min • World Premiere Director: Jim Lounsbury in attendance
Those Left Behind Wed 8/31, 8PM
Shelly returns to her childhood home and opens up old wounds and forces the family to finally deal with the grief of her brother’s suicide. USA • 78min • World Premiere Director: Maria Finitzo
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Narrative Spotlight
Carefully curated from a record-number of selections, these feature-length narrative films deliver on the promise and potential of independent film in big ways. Covering every genre (and maybe even inventing a few more), the films you’ll see here will definitely leave a mark. 6 Love Stories
Thu 9/1 7:30PM • Fri 9/2, 8:15PM In one afternoon in LA, six couples connect, reconnect, or fall apart. Love Actually meets Magnolia. USA • 80min • West Coast Premiere Director: Michael Dunaway
All The Birds Have Flown South Wed 8/31, 10PM
After the death of his overbearing mother, a sheltered man attempts to win the affection of a degenerate waitress. USA • 98min • Oregon Premiere Director: Joshua H. Miller, Miles B. Miller
Claire in Motion Sat 9/3, 5:30PM
When Claire’s search for her missing husband leads her to an alluring and manipulative graduate student, she uncovers a world of secrets that threaten to shatter their family. USA • 80min • West Coast Premiere Director: Lisa Robinson, Annie J. Howell 24 | Narrative Spotlight | Buy tickets at pdxff.com
FSM Wed 8/31, 2:15PM Independent film in Portland is dying—theaters are slowly focusing FSM explores friendship, music, hookup culture only ondating Hollywood Hollywood’s films don’t reflect the true and online through themovies. eyes of Samantha, an underground DJ. human condition of people especially in regards to race, gender and USA • 91min • West Coast Premiere Director: Melanie Jones sexual orientation. We’re bored with this status quo. Heartland
Thu 9/1, 11:45AM
Narrative Competition
A young artist, struggling with a recent death, finds escape in a reckless affair with her brother’s girlfriend. USA • 100min • West Coast Premiere Director: Maura Anderson
Hunter Gatherer Thu 9/1, 5PM
Ashley Douglas gets out of prison and goes to great lengths to get his ex-girlfriend back. USA • 85min • Oregon Premiere Director: Joshua Locy
Sun soaked drama about a gray filmmaker falling for a dreamy surfer, a man trying to save his marriage and a young wife exploring the greener grass of an extramarital affair with another women Australia • 97min • World Premiere Director: Jim Lounsbury in attendance
Kollwein’s Day of Truth Thu 9/1, 11:30AM
A district attorney and a police inspector are working on a case involving the murder of an employee at a nuclear plant. USA •88min • West Coast Premiere Director: Anna Justice
The Lesson
Wed 8/31, 9:45PM A grisly study of the relationship between a tormented teacher and the troubled teens who bear his wrath once he snaps; this morally challenging horror film is dark, claustrophobic, and shockingly eloquent. USA • 86min • West Coast Premiere Director: Ruth Fox
Neil Stryker & The Tyrant of Time Thu 9/1, 9:45PM ª Sun 9/4, 7:30pm
The greatest secret agent must race through time to rescue his son from the clutches of his infamous former mentor. USA • 119min • West Coast Premiere Director: Rob Taylor
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On the Farm Sat 9/3, 10PM
50 Missing Women. One Prime Suspect. The Story That Shocked The World. USA • 90min • West Coast Premiere Director: Rachel Talalay
Dark Harvest
Thursday 9/2, 4:30PM
Sun soaked drama about a gray filmmaker falling for a dreamy surfer, a man trying to save his marriage and a young wife exploring the greener grass of an extramarital affair with another women. Australia • 97min • World Premiere Director: Jim Lounsbury in attendance
Orphans of Eldorado Thu 9/1, 2:15PM
Amazonian tale of a man’s love, obsession and madness. Brazil • 97min • US Premiere Director: Guilherme Coelho
Refinery Surveyor Black Wed 8/31, 10PM • Sat 9/3, 6PM
A lonely sugar refinery inspector, an orphaned girl and opioid-addled locals collide in this surreal small-town drama. USA • 101min • Oregon Premiere Director: Brian George, Galen JAcks
She Was Famous Fri 9/2, 12:30PM
Ruining her remaining relationships, Jill goes down a twisted rabbit hole inspired by her recent discovery of Karl Marx. USA • 92min • West Coast Premiere Director: Kenna J. Moore
Spaghettiman Fri 9/2, 10:30PM
After gaining powers from radioactive spaghetti, Clark Kant learns that with great power comes great opportunity. USA • 93min • World Premiere Director: Mark Potts
Tierra Caliente Sat 9/3, 8PM
The words and dreams of a Mexican family caught in the Narco wars. USA • 80min • World Premiere Director: Laura Plancarte
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To Keep the Light Wed 8/31, 3PM
Inspired by true stories, a lighthouse keeper’s wife struggles with work & sanity as she confronts her past & future. USA• 88min • Oregon Premiere Director: Erica Fae
Some Freaks
Thursday 9/2, 4:30PM
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Documentary Competition
Oftentimes, the stories that unfold before our eyes far outpace anything even our most fevered imaginations could dream up. So it is with these nine tales, drawn from around the world, that explore issues of identity, sexuality, personhood, social justice. Boone
Sat 9/3, 5PM An unsentimental peek behind the veil of the Utopian dream of farming—gritty reality of three young goat farmers. USA • 75min • World Premiere Director: Christopher LaMarca
Check It
Wed 9/1, 6PM Gay and transgender childhood friends, gang life and poverty via the unlikely avenue of fashion in this story of hope, redemption, and resiliency. Australia • 103min • Portland Premiere Director: Dana Oppenheimer & Toby Flor
Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model Sat 9/3, 11:45AM
Infiltrate the world of pop culture by creating their very own alternative pop star role model for girls 7-12 years old. USA • 73min • US Premiere Director: Rebecca Brand 28 | Documentary Competition | Buy tickets at pdxff.com
Free CeCe! Sun 9/4, Noon
After her release, CeCe became a powerful activist working for justice at the intersection of race and gender identity. This is her story. Executive produced by Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black). Australia • 85min • Oregon Premiere Director: Jacqueline Gares
The Good Mind Fri 9/2, 11:45AM
In NY State an indigenous sovereign nation that never accepted U.S. citizenship, has its own passport, and still maintains a traditional government led by clanmothers and chiefs. USA• 66min • West Coast Premiere Director: Gwendolen Cates
Indivisible Sat 9/3, 3PM
After coming to the U.S. in search of a better life; they were teenagers when their families were deported. Now, they must fight for their citizenship and the chance to be reunited with loved ones. USA • 79min • Oregon Premiere Director: Hilary Linder
Jackson
Sat 9/3, 7:15PM The fight over the last abortion clinic in Mississippi, takes an intimate, first-of-its-kind look inside the issues surrounding abortion from the perspectives of three women who stand on different sides. USA • 90min • Oregon Premiere Director: Maisie Crow
Unseen
Fri 9/2, 5:30PM A chilling story about the invisibility of women on the margins of society that raises troubling questions about why a serial killer went unnoticed for so long. USA • 77min •Oregon Premiere Director: Laura Paglin
Yesterday was Everything Wed 8/31, 8:15PM
Misery Signals, a Wisconsin metalcore band, reconciles for a ten-show reunion tour in the wake of a tenuous split and a fatal accident that happened a decade earlier. USA • 91min • World Premiere Director: Matthew Mixon in attendance Buy tickets at pdxff.com| Documentary Competition | 29
Stranger than fiction
Documentaries have experienced a resurgence in popularity over the last decade thanks to fearless directors and unforgettable subjects, and this year’s slate of feature-length documentary films follows in their footsteps, expanding our perspectives and illuminating truths heretofore unknown. A Bitter Legacy Wed 8/31, 11:45AM
An investigation into “Citizen Isolation Centers,” harsh and secret World War II prisons created within Japanese American incarceration camp system to seperate citizens deemed by the American Government as “trouble-makers.” USA • 75min • West Coast Premiere Director: Claudia Katayanagi
Becoming More Visible Sun 9/4, 4:45PM
Four fearless transgender young adults defy societal norms to be their true selves and become more visible. USA •75min • West Coast Premiere Director: Pamela French
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Bridging Emcees Thu 9/1, 8PM
Female MCs from the San Francisco Bay Area as they make their way into a male dominated MC community. USA • 62min • Oregon Premiere Director: Kelly Jo Noonan, Laura Vallad
Borderline
Wed 8/31, 12:30PM • Sun 8/31, 3PM The first time Regina tried to kill herself, she was five years old. Now she is 45 and hell-bent on trying to live. USA • 88min • West Coast Premiere Director: Rebbie Ratner
The Farmer and I Sun 9/4, 12:30PM
German filmmaker Irja teams up with Bhutanese farmer Sangay to create a TV series to promote local sustainable farming. USA • 81min • West Coast Premiere Director: Irja von Bernstorff
Gold Balls
Sat 9/3, 2:15PM Five tennis players over age 80 travel the country in pursuit of a national championship, significance, & redemption. USA • 88min • West Coast Premiere Director: Kate Dandel
The Incomparable Rose Hartman Wed 8/31, 2:30PM
Hartman is known for Iconic photos of Studio 54/fashion world, personality & ever presence in the NY social scene. USA • 70min • Oregon Premiere Director: Otis Mass
The Legend of Swee’ Pea Thu 9/1, 5:30PM
Lloyd “Swee’ Pea” Daniels’ improbable NBA comeback cements his reputation as the greatest playground legend of all time. USA • 80min • West Coast Premiere Director: Benjamin May
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The Liberators Thu 9/1, 2:30PM
A true detective story that follows a dogged German art detective through the New York art world and military archives on a quest to recover priceless art seized by the Nazis during World War II. USA • 75min • West Coast Premiere Director: Cassie Hay
My Millennial Life Sat 9/3, 7:30PM
One generation’s big dreams, crushing disappointments, getting launched and making a mark. USA • 80min • USA Premiere Director: Maureen Judge
Prison Dogs Thu 9/1, Noon
A story of love, loss, and redemption. A unique dog training program gives prison inmates and veterans a second chance. USA• 79min • Oregon Premiere Director: Geeta Gandbhir & Perri Peltz
Searchdog
Sat 9/3, 12:30PM The story of Matthew Zarrella, a Rhode Island State Police Sergeant who rehabilitates “unadoptable” shelter dogs and transforms them into Search & Rescue/Recovery Dogs. USA• 90min • Oregon Premiere Director: Mary Healey Jamiel
Two Trains Runnin’ Thu 9/1, 3PM
The search for two blues singers, set in Mississippi during the civil rights movement. USA • 80min • West Coast Premiere Director: Samuel D. Pollard
Women Outward Bound Wed 8/31, Noon
It was tough. It was beautiful. It changed these girls in 1965 forever. USA • 64min • West Coast Premiere Director: Maxine Davis
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Shorts Block 1: Drama Shorts Thu 9/1, 4:45PM Block 3: Dramedy Relationships
Thursday 9/2, 4:30PM Operator Stars 6min The • Portland Ring Thing Premiere 8min • Portland Premiere Two Ships Director: Australia Caroline • 97min Bartleet • PortlandDirector: PremiereKrista Vernoff Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Friederike Jehn in attendance Director: Matthew Ross in attendance The Good Father Pronouns 18minHeads • Portland or TailsPremiere 10min • Portland Premiere 4 Pounds of Flowers Director: Australia Marek•Ryszard 97min • Dojs PortlandDirector: PremiereMichael Paulucci Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Eva von Scheinitz in attendance Director: Rob Richert in attendance My Luchador Tonshi 13minPiece • Portland of CakePremiere 13min • Portland Premiere Cutter Director: Australia Shea • Sizemore 97min • PortlandDirector: PremiereDeana LeBlancAustralia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Ella Lentini in attendance Director: Gabriela Ledesma in attendance Out of the Village Los Niños Sicarios 17minFirst • Portland Date Premiere 10min • Portland Premiere Step 9 Director: Australia Jonathan • 97min Stein • PortlandDirector: PremiereRob Lambert Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Anisha Adusumilli in attendance Director: Leonora Pitts in attendance Garbage 15min • Portland Premiere Director: Anand Prakash
Shorts Block 2: Comedy Shorts Block 4: Horror Fri 9/2, 5PM Thursday 9/2, 4:30PM
Shutter Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Robert Mueller in attendance
Flush Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Matt Cooper in attendance
A Film by Vera Vaughn Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Sorrel Brae in attendance
Venefica & Crane Australia •Hummingbird 97min • Portland Premiere 13minWilson • Portland Premiere Director: Maria in attendance Director: Veronica Rodriguez Waste-Land The Puppet Man For One Day Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia •Just 97min • Portland 30min • Portland Director: Michael Immerman in attendance Director: Jacqueline Castel inPremiere attendance Director: Francis Legge Snake Bite No Service Recalculating Fitz, Sag Elgible Australia •Lion’s Den Australia • 97min • PortlandTerry Premiere 97min • Portland Premiere 7min Director: • Portland 15min • Portland Premiere 5minHicks • Portland Premiere TimPremiere Hyten in attendance Director: Kholi in attendance Director: Diane Fredel-Weis Director: Jessica Rionero Director: Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi Kookie PYOTR495 (IM)MORAL Letter to•Bob Australia • 97min • PortlandTerrence Premiere Australia •A 97min Portland Premiere 10minDirector: • Portland Premiere 13min • Portland Premiere 7min Mawson • Portland Premiere Justin Harding in attendance Director: Blake in attendance Director: Rachel Breitag Director: Tom Herbert Director: Rollyn Stafford Do Not Lose Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Shilpi Skikha Agrawal in attendance Buy tickets tickets at at pdxff.com| pdxff.com| Shorts Shorts Blocks Blocks || 33 33 Buy
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Shorts Block 1: Drama
Two Ships 15min • Portland Premiere Director: Matthew Ross
Thursday 9/2, 4:30PM
Operator Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere The Ring Thing Director: Caroline Bartleet in attendance 7min • Portland Premiere Director: Friederike The Good Father Jehn Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Heads or Tails Director: Marek Ryszard Dojs in attendance 10min • Portland Premiere Director: Eva My Luchador von Schweinitz Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Piece of Cake Director: Shea Sizemore in attendance 17min • Portland Premiere Director: Ella Lentini Out of the Village Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere First DateJonathan Stein in attendance Director: 4min • Portland Premiere Director: Garbage Anisha Adusumilli Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Caroline Bartleet in attendance
Stars 4 Pounds of Flowers Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere 15min • Portland Premiere Director: Krista Director: Vernoff inRob attendance Richert Pronouns Cutter Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere 15min • Portland Premiere Director: Michael Paulucci in attendance Director: Gabriela Ledesma Tonshi Step 9 Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere 13min • Portland Premiere Director: CKristaDirector: Vernoff Leonora in attendance Pitts lia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: CKrista Vernoff in attendance
Shorts Block 4: Horror Thu 9/1, 10:30PM • Sat 9/3, 10:30PM
Shutter 7min • Portland Premiere Director: Robert Mueller
Flush 6min • Portland Premiere Director: Matt Cooper
Shorts Block 2: Comedy
AThursday Film by Vera Venefica 9/2,Vaughn 4:30PM 11min • Portland Premiere 8min • Portland Premiere Director: Sorrel Brae Director: Maria Wilson Recalculating Hummingbird & Crane Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Waste-Land The Puppet Man Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Diane Fredel-Weis Director: Veronica Rodriguez in attendance 7min • Portland Premiere in attendance 10min • Portland Premiere Director: Michael Immerman Director: Jacqueline Castel (IM)MORAL Just For One Day Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Snake Bite No Service Director: Rachel Breitag in attendance Director: Francis Legge in attendance 9min • Portland Premiere 5min • Portland Premiere Director: Tim Hyten Director: Kholi Hicks Terry Fitz, Sag Elgible Lion’s Den Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Kookie PYOTR 495 Director: in attendance Director: Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi in attendance 13min • Jessica PortlandRionero Premiere 15min • Portland Premiere Director: Justin Harding Director: Blake Mawson Terrence A Letter to Bob Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Do Not Lose Director: Tom Herbert in attendance Director: A Letter to Bob in attendance 6min • Portland Premiere Director: Shilpi Skikha Agrawal 34 | Short Blocks | Buy tickets at pdxff.com
Boat People 28min • Portland Premiere Director: Paul Meschùh
Land of Exodus 11min • Portland Premiere Director: Skinner Myers
Under Pressure 33min • Portland Premiere Director: Lilli Schwabe
My Aleppo 18min • Portland Premiere Director: Melissa Langer
Shorts Block 3: Dramedy Relationships
Creased Patriot Thursday 9/2, 4:30PM 15min • Portland Premiere 16min • Portland Premiere Director: Jade Justad Director: Eva Riley The Ring Thing Two Ships Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Friederike Jehn in attendance Director: Matthew Ross in attendance Heads or Tails Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Eva von Scheinitz in attendance
4 Pounds of Flowers Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Rob Richert in attendance
Piece of Cake Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Ella Lentini in attendance
Cutter Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Gabriela Ledesma in attendance
First Date
Step 9 Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Leonora Pitts in attendance
AustraliaBlock • 97min • Premiere Shorts 5:Portland Identity Director: Anisha Adusumilli in attendance Wed 8/31, 5PM
Shorts Block 6: Sci Fi Shorts Block 4: Horror Fri 9/2, 8PM Thursday 9/2, 4:30PM
Shutter Flush Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Robert Mueller in attendance Director: Matt Cooper in attendance The Last Journey of the A FilmEnigmatic by Vera Vaughn Venefica Paul W.R. Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere 18min • Portland Premiere Director: SorrelRomain Brae inQuirot attendance Red Rover Director: Maria Wilson in attendance Director: 15min • Portland Premiere Director: BrookeThe Goldfinch Waste-Land Puppet Man Keep Going Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere 20min • Portland Premiere Roadside Assistance Director: Michael Immerman in attendance Director: Jacqueline Castel in attendance Director: Geon Kim 8min • Portland Premiere Director: BearsNo Fonte SnakeAlternate Bite Service Australia • Portland Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere 4min••97min Portland PremierePremiere Artificial Director: Tim Hyten attendance Director: Kholi Hicks in attendance Director: ConorinHolt 20min • Portland Premiere Director: Luis Espinosa Kookie PYOTR495 Firebird Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere 18min • Portland Premiere Director: JustinAlan Harding in attendance Director: Blake Mawson in attendance Director: Nguyen Do Not Lose Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Shilpi Skikha Agrawal in attendance Buy Buy tickets tickets at at pdxff.com| pdxff.com| Shorts Shorts Blocks Blocks || 35 35
Shorts Block 1: Drama Thursday 9/2, 4:30PM
Operator Block 7: Character Studies Stars Shorts Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Fri 9/2, 5PM Director: Caroline Bartleet in attendance
Director: Krista Vernoff in attendance
The Good Father Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Marek Ryszard Dojs in attendance
Pronouns Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Michael Paulucci in attendance
Last Tattoo Jamie & Jonathan Tonshi Brix and the Bitch My Luchador 9min • Portland Premiere 17min • Portland Premiere 10min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Robert Redfern Director: Kyle Mumford Director: Nico Raineau Director: Shea Sizemore in attendance Director: CKrista Vernoff in attendance Zaar Speak Dolores Premiere Out of the Village lia • 97min • Portland 11min • Portland 16min • Portland Premiere • in Portland Premiere Australia • 97minPremiere • Portland Premiere Director: CKrista12min Vernoff attendance Director: Ibrahim Nada Director: Laura Seay Director: Scarlet Moreno Director: Jonathan Stein in attendance Eureka Sista in the Brotherhood Garbage 21min • Portland 21min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97minPremiere • Portland Premiere Director: Ko Shijiki Director: Dawn Jones Redstone Director: Caroline Bartleet in attendance
A Short Film by Arthur 7min • Portland Premiere Director: Niels Alpert Soy Cubana 17min • Portland Premiere Director: Jeremy Ungar / Ivaylo Getov
Shorts Block 2: Comedy
Eminent Domain 20min • Portland Premiere ThursdayBrian 9/2,Comfort 4:30PM Director:
Property Recalculating Hummingbird & Crane 4min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Otto Director:Allison Diane Fredel-Weis in attendance Director: Veronica Rodriguez in attendance Arc of Justice 22min • Portland Premiere Johnny Physical Lives (IM)MORAL Just For One Day Director: Mark Lipman / Helen 22min • Portland Australia • 97minPremiere • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Cohen in attendance Director: Director:Joshua Rachel Neuman Breitag in attendance Director: Francis Legge in attendance Mirrorball Bloody Barbara Terry Fitz, Sag Elgible Lion’s Den 5min • Portland Premiere 6min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Brad Nguyen Director: Director:Shawn JessicaBannon Rionero in attendance Director: Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi in attendance Terrence Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Tom Herbert in attendance Wed 8/31, 4:45PM
A Letter to Bob Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: A Letter to Bob in attendance
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Borrowed Time 7min • Portland Premiere Director: Andrew Coats / Lou Hamou-Lhadj Just Like It Used to Be 5min • Portland Premiere Director: Patrick Near
In the Waves 6min • Portland Premiere Director: Ying-Fang Shen Peri & Jin at the Sea 10min • Portland Premiere Director: Ayse Romey The Plumber
Shorts Block 3: Dramedy Relationships 12min • Portland Premiere
The Creature Thursday 9/2,Premiere 4:30PM 11min • Portland Director: Jesse Damazo The Ring Thing Lend Australia A Hand For • Love 97min • Portland Premiere 14min • Portland Premiere Director: Friederike Jehn in attendance Director: John Alan Thompson Heads or Tails ComeAustralia Alive • 97min • Portland Premiere 6minDirector: • Portland EvaPremiere von Scheinitz in attendance Director: Darcy Pendergast/ Xin LiPiece of Cake Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Ella Lentini in attendance
Shorts Block 9: Animation First Date Sun 9/4, 11:45 Australia •PM 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Anisha Adusumilli in attendance
Director: Christian Bergmans
Two Ships Artemis • Portland Premiere Australia •4min 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Heather Freeman Director: Matthew Ross in attendance Squirrel Island 4 Pounds of Flowers Australia •21min 97min••Portland PortlandPremiere Premiere Director: Astrid Goldsmith Director: Rob Richert in attendance Cutter Plena Stellarum Australia •12min 97min••Portland PortlandPremiere Premiere Director: Matthew Director: Gabriela Ledesma inWade attendance Step 9 Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Leonora Pitts in attendance
Shorts Block 10: Lenses Fri 9/2, 6PM Shorts Block 4: Horror Thursday 9/2, 4:30PM
Shutter Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Robert Mueller in attendance The Best Way to Kill Your Mother A Film by VeraPremiere Vaughn 14min • Portland Australia 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Ruby • Railey Director: Sorrel Brae in attendance Skin & Bones Waste-Land 11min • Portland Premiere Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Ofir Fieldman Director: Michael Immerman in attendance The Mink Catcher Snake Bite Premiere 13min • Portland Australia • 97min Director: Samantha Buck• Portland Premiere Director: Tim Hyten in attendance Grace 5minKookie • Portland Premiere Australia 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Kristin•Fairweather Director: Justin Harding in attendance Bathrooms Do•Not Lose Premiere 12min Portland Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Angeline Armstrongndance Director: Shilpi Skikha Agrawal in attendance
Flush Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Matt Cooper in attendance Venefica Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Maria Wilson in attendance Winter Hymns The Puppet16min Man • Portland Premiere Australia •Director: 97min •Dusty Portland Premiere Mancinelli Director: Jacqueline Castel in attendance The Deal No Service16min • Portland Premiere Australia •Director: 97min •Daniel Portland Premiere Kaminsky Director: Kholi Hicks in attendance Intercept PYOTR495 10min • Portland Premiere Australia •Director: 97min •Randall Portland Premiere Johnson Director: Blake Mawson in attendance Murder, My Tweet 14min • Portland Premiere Director: Jordan Zakarin Buy tickets at pdxff.com| Shorts Blocks | 37
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Operator Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Caroline Bartleet in attendance
Stars Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Krista Vernoff in attendance
The Good Father Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Fri 9/2, 2:15Ryszard PM Director: Marek Dojs in attendance
Director: Michael Paulucci in attendance
Pronouns Shorts Block 11: Expressions Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere
My Luchador Edges Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere USAShea • 9min • Portland Premiere Director: Sizemore in attendance Director: Katie Sternholm in attendance Out of the Village Crush• 97min • Portland Premiere Australia Australia • 15min Premiere Director: Jonathan Stein•inPortland attendance Director: Lara Kose in attendance Garbage Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Caroline Bartleet in attendance
Tonshi Last • Call Australia 97min • Portland Premiere USA • 13min • Portland Premiere Director: CKrista Vernoff in attendance Director: Joe Taylor in attendance lia • 97min • Portland Premiere The World Director: CKristaEnder Vernoff in attendance USA • 5min • Portland Premiere Director: Ariel Vida in attendance
Shorts Block 12: Contemporary Students work currated by Art Institute of Portland Fri 9/2, 3PM
Anniversary/Revival Screenings
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River House Inheritance Thursday 9/2, 4:30PM
Sun soaked drama about a gray filmmaker Choke falling a dreamy surfer, a man trying to Wedfor 8/31, 7:15PM save his marriage and a young wife exploring sex-addicted pays for his mother’s theAgreener grasscon-man of an extramarital affair with hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those another women who rescue him from choking to death. USA • 92min • Special Screening with Fight Club Australia •and 97min • Portland Premiere 2 Trailers special guest author Chuck PalahnDirector: Jim Lounsbury in attendance iuk in attendance.
Sun soaked drama about a gray filmmaker Blue Velvet
Wed 8/31, PM • Sun 9/4, 7:45, falling for a 8:30 dreamy surfer, a man trying to 10:15 PMmarriage and a young wife exploring save his the discovery greener grass of an extramarital with The of a severed human earaffair found another in a field women. leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and aPortland group of psychopathic Australia who • 97min criminals have • kidnapped Premiere her child. Director: Jim Lounsbury in attendance USA • 120min •30th Anniv. Screening
Those Left Behind Thursday 9/2, 4:30PM
The Fly
Sun 9/4, 7:30, 10PM A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong. USA • 96min •30th Anniv. Screening
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Litte Shop of Horrors - 30th Anniversary (sing-a-long event) Sat 9/3, 9:45PM
A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed. USA • 94min • 30th Anniv. Screening Sun soakedRun drama about a gray filmmaker Logan’s
Thu 9/1, PM surfer, a man trying to falling for7:15 a dreamy save his marriage and a young wife exploring An sci-fi future hasextramarital one major drawtheidyllic greener grass of an affair with back: life must end at the age of 30. another women. USA • 119min • 40th Anniversary Screening with Special Guest Author William F. Nolan Australia • 97min • Portland Premiere Director: Jim Lounsbury in attendance
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Tue 8/30, 7, 10PM • Sun 9/4, 9:30PM An alien arrives on Earth and quickly sets about creating enough wealth to allow him to return to his own world. USA • 94min • 30th Anniv. Screening
Sun Own soakedPrivate drama about a gray filmmaker My Idaho
Tue 8/30, PM • Mon 9/5 a5:30, 9:30pm falling for a9dreamy surfer, man7,trying to save his marriage and a young wife exploring Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as the greener grass an extramarital affairand with hustlers embark on aofjourney of self-discovery another women. stumbling along the way. find their relationship USA • 104min • 25th Anniversary Screening Director: Van Sant• Portland Premiere AustraliaGus • 97min
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Stand by Me
Fri 9/2, 7:15PM •Mon 9/5 12:10, 3pm Filmed in Oregon—After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy. USA • 89min • 30th Anniversary Screening
Short Circuit
Sat 9/3, 2:15PM Mon 9/5, 11:45am, 2:15pm
Filmed in Oregon—Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes. USA • 98min • 30th Anniversary Screening Director John Badham in attendance for Saturday Screening!
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Citizen Ruth
Mon 9/5, 4:45, 7:40pm An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides. USA • 106min • 20th Anniv. Screening
Workshops, Classes & Panels Director Coffee Chats
Daily, Wed 8/31- Sun 9/4, 10:00AM Come and hear the filmmakers talk about the day’s movies. Wake up with complimentary coffee and snacks and let the backstories help you decide what film to see. In case you’re camera-shy, the session will be recorded on both audio and video. All directors are invited the day their film screens.
Professional Camera & Visual Storytelling
Show Me a World I Haven’t Seen Before Wed 8/31-Fri 9/2, 1-5PM
The many hands-on exercises conducted in teams will offer students effective practice in use of close-ups, unusual angles and the application of the “exclusion” principle. Cameras will be available for use during the workshop, or participants may choose to bring their own. Who Should Attend The emphasis on crafting a compelling visual story makes this workshop invaluable for aspiring producers, directors, actors and screenwriters, looking to gain a greater understanding of the craft of the cinematographer and effective storytelling with a camera. Participants should preferably have some previous experience in film and television - in the corporate, education, non-profit, news, or cinema arenas, but it is not imperative. Speaker: Barry Braverman Location: Pro Photo Event Center 1801 NW Northrup Ave, Portland, Oregon 97209
Film Distribution Wed 8/31, 11AM
You’ve made your movie and you have big plans to distribute it! Or maybe you don’t yet but would like to have a lot of options. Distribution workflow is something most filmmakers forget that they will have to manage. Speakers: Greg MacLennan, James Shapiro Buyat tickets at pdxff.com| Narrative Competition Buy tickets pdxff.com| Workshops, Classes & Panels | 41
Auditioning for Commercials Wed 8/31, 12:45PM
Learn the craft of commercial auditioning with Toby Wilson. Gain confidence & skills in this unique niche of acting. Speakers: Toby Wilson
Writing is Rewriting Wed 8/31, 2:00PM
The producer has notes - lots and lots of notes. The director thinks it should be a different genre altogether. The lead actor won’t say the lines as written. You’ve just lost your location. And because of the budget, you have to cut 25 pages. Welcome to rewriting in film and television. Speaker: Laurie Craig
Perils of Screenwriting Wed 8/31, 4:00PM
Join our panel of experts & learn from years of experience in professional screenwriting. Speakers: Randall Jahnson, Laurie Craig, Leslie Dixon, Miguel Tejada-Flores
Screenwriting 101 Thu 9/1, 11AM
What makes an attractive & marketable script? Find out what the marketplace is looking for before you get started. Speaker: Leslie Dixon.
From Fright Night to Frankenstein’s Army: The Evolution of Horror Thu 9/1, 12:45PM
Journey through the transformation of horror films over the decades with Miguel Tejada-Flores. Speaker: Miguel Tejada-Flores
From Story to Screen Thur 9/1, 2:00PM
From start to finish no project is complete when the camera stops rolling and the edit is locked. Learn how to identify your core audience early on in your project and consider what separates your film and its subject matter from others that have come before it. Speaker: Suzanne Mitchell 42 | Workshops, Classes & Panels | Buy tickets at pdxff.com
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“We’re here to make a movie” SAG-AFTRA INDIE THEATRICAL & NEW MEDIA AGREEMENTS Thursday 9/1, 4:00PM
Educate yourself on the benefits of hiring SAG-AFTRA talent & the ease of SAG-AFTRA contracts. Speaker: Chris Compte
LAIKA’s Worldwide Journey Of Creativity Thu 9/1, 6:00PM
LAIKA employees will address their careers, the craft, early artistic influences & their journey to Oregon. Mark Shapiro. Speakers: Thalia Lane, Trevor Dalmer, Graham
How to Comport Yourself in Hollywood Fri 9/2, 11AM
Let’s say you’ve gotten yourself to L.A. and scored a meeting or two. Or that you’ve even managed to have something optioned. Now what? Prepare yourself for the complex dynamics while
Women on Screenwriting Fri 9/2, 12:45PM
Celebrate & explore the outstanding opportunities & achievements with women screenwriters! Learn from some amazing women on DIY indie filmmaking. Speakers Courtenay Hameister, Aileen Sheedy, Alicia Rose
Motion Picture Editing Fri 9/2, 2PM
Delve into the history, techniques & tools of editing & post production with Ben Edwards
Ask a Lawyer Fri 9/2, 4PM
Here’s your opportunity to get your questions answered by attorneys who are experts in their fields. A panel of business, intellectual property, and entertainment attorneys will be ready to answer your questions during this 90 minute panel. Come prepared with your questions about business entities, business formation concerns, business operations, contracts, trademarks, copyrights, rights clearances, fair use, film distribution, royalties, and other entertainment law topics. Sponsored by Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Speakers: Bart Day, Anne Koch, Leigh Gill Buy tickets at pdxff.com| Workshops, Classes & Panels | 43
Historic Film Tour of Portland Sat 9/3 & Sun 9/4 , 9:30AM
Join Portland curator Dennis Nyback for a one-ofa-kind downtown walking tour of some of the key sites that have played a significant role in the city’s film history. Through the tour, we’ll stroll through nearly 100 years of motion pictures in the Rose City, from the early wild film scene in the 1910s and ‘20s to our modern era. Speaker: Dennis Nyback Meetup: Powells Books
Women and Film Sat 9/3, 11AM
Anyone interested in film should attend and learn from over 50 years of experience.
Window in the Box: Acting for Camera Saturday 9/3, 12:45PM
Strengthen you on camera spark. Bring your character to life with organic & truthful intention. It’s all about the eyes! Speaker: Jason Narvy
Breaking the Window in the Box: Acting for Camera Workshop Saturday 9/3, 2:00PM
Impulse, eyeline & subtext: improve your craft with these essentials while acting for the camera. Speaker: Jason Narvy
The FiLMLaB Project: INTERCEPT Saturday 9/3, 4:00PM
Meet with The Willamette Writers & learn about their FiLMLab contest offering aspiring screenwriters a chance to bring their script to life. Speakers: Shaun Radecki, Ruth Witteried, Randall Jahnson, Christopher Alley, Ted Rooney
Cultivating the Film Festival Circuit Sunday 9/4, 11:00AM
How can festivals best serve your film, how to choose & how to get connected? Get the inside scoop with Bears Fonte, Kristy Breneman & J. Brad Wilke.
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Working with Agents Sunday 9/4, 12:45PM
Portland’s top agents talk about signing with an agency and agent/talent relationships. Speakers: Actors in Action - Damon Jones, Dangerfield - Mary Dangerfield, Ryan Artists - Cholee Thompson, Genesis Industries - En Kelly, Option Model & Media - Dennis Troutman
Improvisational Theatre Sunday 9/4, 12:45pm
Improvisation Techniques developed by the Second City and Keith Johnstone give students the power to react in the moment, consistently support one another, and create unique stories on the spot. Speaker: David Knoell
Discover the Joy of Play and how it helps you become a more serious actor! Sunday 9/4, 2:00PM
Youth introduction to improv: games, exercises & fun while learning vital acting skills. Speaker: David Knoell
Directors on Actors Sunday 9/4, 2:00PM
Directors share the essentials to casting actors, communication on set & the key to finding great actors. Speakers: Alicia J. Rose, Martin Vavra, Andy Mingo, Jason Satterlund, Stephanie Argy
Viewpoints Workshop Sunday 9/4, 4:00PM
Build a theatrical ensemble & composition through movement techniques that explore physical expression through variations of space and time. (Wear cloths to move in) Speaker: Stephanie Stroud
Getting Under Their Skins: Characters as Onions Sunday 9/4, 4:00PM
Explore strategies for writing vivid and dynamic characters for film & television w/ screenwriter Randall Jahnson (THE DOORS, THE MASK OF ZORRO).
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Narrative Feature Jury Ina Pira
Senior Programmer, Hamptons International Film Festival, Montclaire Film Festival In addition to programming, Ina also helps manage and select scripts for the annual Hamptons Screenwriters Lab and other year-round programs. Her experience also includes the 2014 Sarasota Film Festival. Ina served on the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival shorts jury and has spoken to numerous groups (IFP, Montclair State University, the Ghetto Film School) about film festivals. In addition to festivals, Ina has worked as an editor and research assistant.
James Shapiro
COO, Alamo Drafthouse Films James was instrumental in building it into one of the industry’s most respected curated brands. Over four years, Drafthouse Films has released 40 provocative, visionary and artfully unusual films and earned three Academy Award nominations. James is based in LA, consumes too much rye, believes in the divinity of Kubrick, Galaxie 500 and the French New Wave, is an avid sports fan, loves his girlfriend Deb and their four pets and sometimes drinks from a volcano.
Leslie Dixon
Screenwriter & Producer Her first script, a comedy written at night with a friend, sold to Columbia for all of $30,000.00. It was never made, but her foot was in the door..Her second script, written solo, was made into the hit film “Outrageous Fortune,” starring Bette Midler and Shelley Long, which jump-started her career. Later credits include “Overboard,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “The Thomas Crown Affair,” “Pay It Forward,“ “Freaky Friday,” ‘Just Like Heaven,“ Hairspray,” and “Limitless.”
Miguel Tejada-Flores Screenwriter & Producer
A screenwriter, whose first produced script, REVENGE OF THE NERDS, his film writing credits range from comedy to dark epic science-fiction (SCREAMERS) to psychological suspense (THE UNSAID) to horror (FRANKENSTEIN’S ARMY, FRIGHT NIGHT II, BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR). Miguel has created stories for the big screen and the small for Showtime, USA Networks and the SyFy Channel. Miguel’s collaborations with international filmmakers have taken him to Guadalajara, Barcelona, Montreal and beyond. 46 |Narrative Features Jury | Buy tickets at pdxff.com
Documentary Feature Jury Nancy Chang
Reel Grrls, Executive Director Nancy believes that media is an important tool for everyone to learn to use in order for more voices to share their stories. She holds an MPA and a BFA from the University of Washington. She loves girl centric communities and co-founded Skate Like a Girl as a non-profit. She sits on various boards including Skate Like a Girl, Artist Trust, Water 1st, and a variety of community groups. During her free time she enjoys the company of her dog Lady, traveling and learning about new things.
Kristy Breneman
Creative Director, Atlanta Film Society Kristy serves as the Creative Director for the Atlanta Film Society, a 40 year old organization of the Atlanta Film Festival. She has also served on the Board of Directors for community organizations such as ASIFA-Atlanta, Plaza Theatre Foundation and WonderRoot Arts Center. Kristy is a co-founder of New Mavericks, an initiative of ATLFS with the mission to ensure women have a strong voice in the local industry by providing educational and networking opportunities throughout the year.
Gary Wolcott
Film Journalist KXL 101.1 FM, Tri-City Hearald Gary Wolcott is a lifelong fan of film. He’s been reviewing movies on radio, television and newspaper for 25-years. Gary is one of KXL 101.1 FM’s film critics and has been since 2014. He is the film critic for Tri-Cities, Washington’s Tri-City Herald and has done that for close to 25 years. He catches a couple of hundred movies a year and he sees many of them so you don’t have to.
Steve Dollar
Film Journalist, Wall Street Journal Steve Dollar is a journalist and critic who has written extensively about film and popular culture for major newspapers, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Newsday and The New York Sun. Currently, he is a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, where he often writes about new developments in documentary, independent and arthouse cinema.
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Shorts Jury Brendan Kennedy
Senior Development Director, MTV In the 14 years he as been at MTV he has created scripted, animation, live, docs and comedy video for people of all ages. He is very proud to have helped prevent teenage pregnancy on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant, and Teen Mom. Maybe more proud that the talent in their incubator have gone on to work on major network shows and feature films. He also used to consult for Martha Stewart and date her on TV. Along the way he picked up some Webbys, Ad Week awards and even won some film festivals across the globe.
Skeeter Greene
SAG-AFTRA Board, Actress Skeeter Greene is an American actress with roots in theater. After high school she attended Parsons School of Design for Fashion but decided that acting and modeling had her interest. Since then, she has done film, television, stage, commercial and print work. She also writes lyrics for her husband, songwriter/producer Vincent Reynolds, and is a Board Member at Large for the Portland Local of SAG-AFTRA.
Enid Spitz
Stage and Screen Editor, Willamette Week Enid Spitz is the Stage and Screen editor at Willamette Week, where she oversees the movies, performance and visual arts sections. In addition to writing about films and local plays, she writes about and teaches yoga in Portland. Follow on Twitter @enidrosalyn. Website: spitz.wordpress.com.
David Cress
Portlandia Producer, OMPA President David was recently nominated for an Emmy award for Best Television Comedy for helping produce the Peabody Award winning series Portlandia, David produced a segment of the Kurt Cobain documentary Montage of Heck. His feature film experience includes the Independent Spirit nominated best feature Paranoid Park. Narrative and documentary work that includes Honorable Mention at the Sundance Film Festival. Music video work for Thom Yorke, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Sleater Kinney, have also garnered awards. Including a Jury Prize for best Music Video at SXSW. 48 | Shorts Jury | Buy tickets at pdxff.com
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Film Index (IM)MORAL.........................33 4 Pounds of Flowers............34 6 Love Stories.....................24 Aliens.................................39 All The Birds Have Flown South........................24
Firebird...............................35
Logan’s Run........................40
First Date............................34
Los Niños Sicarios...............33
Flush..................................34
The Man Who Fell to Earth...40
The Fly................................39
Middle Man.........................19
Free Cece!..........................29
The Mink Catcher.................37
FSM....................................25
Murder, My Tweet................37
Garbage..............................33
My Aleppo...........................35
Alternate.............................35
Girl Flu................................20
My Luchador.......................33
Artemis...............................37
Gold Balls...........................31
My Millennial Life................32
Artificial..............................35
The Good Father..................33
My Own Private Idaho..........40
Bathrooms..........................37
The Good Mind....................29
Becoming More Visible........30
Gozo...................................22
Neil Stryker & The Tyrant of Time...................................25
The Best Way to Kill Your Mother.........................37
Grace..................................37
A Bitter Legacy....................30 Bloody Barbara...................36 Blue Velvet..........................39 Boat People........................35 Boone.................................28
Heads or Tails......................34 Heartland...........................25 Humingbird & Crane............33 Hunter Gatherer..................25 In The Waves.......................37
No Service..........................34 On the Farm........................26 Operator.............................33 Orphans of Eldorado...........26 Ovarian Psycos....................21 Panopicon..........................23 Patriot.................................35
Borderline...........................31
The Incomparable Rose Hartman.............................31
Borrowed Time....................37
Indivisible...........................29
Pelena Stellarum.................37
Bridging Emcees.................31
Intercept.............................37
Piece of Cake......................34
Brix & The Bitch...................36
Jackson..............................29
The Plumber........................37
Check It..............................28
Jamie & Jonathan................36
Prison Dogs.........................32
Choke.................................39
Johnny Physical Lives..........36
Pronouns............................33
Citizen Ruth.........................41
June Falling Down................22
Property..............................36
Claire in Motion...................24
Just for One Day..................33
The Puppet Man..................34
Come Alive..........................37
Just Like It Used to Be..........37
PYOTR 495..........................34
Creased..............................35
Keep Going.........................35
Recalculating......................33
The Creature.......................37
Kollwein’s Day of Truth.........25
Red Rover...........................35
Credible, Likable, Superstar, Roll Model...........................28
Kookie................................34
Refinery Surveyor Black.......26
Land of Exodus....................35
The Remenant.....................23
Last Call..............................38
The Ring Thing.....................34
Dark Harvest.......................22
The Last Journey of Enigmatic Paul W.R.............35
River House Inheritance.......23
The Deal.............................37
Last Tattoo..........................36
Do Not Lose........................34
Lend a Hand for Love...........37
Dolores...............................36
The Legend of Swee’ Pea.....31
Edges.................................38
The Lesson..........................25
Eminent Domain.................36
A Letter to Bob....................33
Eureka................................36
The Liberators.....................32
The Farmer & I.....................31
Lions Den............................33
A Film by Vera Vaughn.........34
Little Shop of Horrors...........40
Crush..................................38 Cutter.................................34
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Peeri & Jin at The Sea..........37
Road Side Assistance..........35 Search Dog.........................32 She Sings to the Stars.........23 She was Famous.................26 Short Circuit........................40 A Short Film About Arthur....36 Shutter...............................34 Sista & the Brotherhood......36
Skin & Bones......................37
Terrence..............................33
Venefica..............................34
Snake Bite..........................34
Terry Fitz, SAG Elgible..........33
Waste-Land........................34
Some ................................23
Those Left Behind................23
Winter Hymns......................37
Soy Cubana........................36
Tierra Caliente.....................26
Wizard Mode.......................19
Spaghettiman.....................26
To Keep the Light.................27
Women Outwardbound........32
Speak.................................36
Tonshi.................................33
The World Ender..................38
Squirrel Island.....................37
Two Ships............................34
Yesterday Was Everything....29
Stars..................................33
Two Trains Running..............32
Zaar....................................36
Stand by Me........................40
Under Pressure...................35
Step 9.................................34
Unseen...............................29
Workshops, Classes & Panels Index The Art & Craft of Casting.....42
INTERCEPT..........................44
Ask a Lawyer ......................43
From Fright Night to Frankenstein’s Army: The Evolution of Horror.................................42
Auditioning for Commercials.......................42 Breaking the Window in the Box: Acting for Camera Workshop...................................44 Cultivating the Film Festival Circuit ................................44
Getting Under Their Skins: Characters as Onions .........45 Historic Film Tour of Portland..........................44
Professional Camera & Visual Storytelling Show Me a World I Haven’t Seen Before............41 Screenwriting 101...............42 “We’re Here to Make a Movie” SAG-AFTRA Indie Theatrical & New Media Agreements.......43 Window in the Box: Acting for Camera...............................44
Directors on Actors .............45
How to Comport Yourself in Hollywood ..........................43
Discover the Joy of Play and how it helps you become a more serious actor!.............45
Improvisational Theatre.......45
Women on Screenwriting.....43
LAIKA’s Worldwide Journey Of Creativity ............................43
Working with Agents............45
Film Distribution..................41
Motion Picture Editing.........43
The FiLMLaB Project:
Perils of Screenwriting.........42
Party/Networking Index Coffee Chat s......................41
Friday After Party.................13
Closing Night Party & Awards Ceremony............21
“Lets Diversify Portland”, Indie Film and Networking Event....................................9
Film Industry Speed Networking Event...............................8
Opening Night Party............20
Women and Film.................44
Writing is Rewriting..............42 Viewpoints..........................45
Thursday After Party............11 Wednesday After Party..........9 Willamette Writers, NW Doc Social.................................15 Women in Film, Femme Fatales, Couch Collective........13
Filmmakers Welcome Reception.............................7
SAG AFTRA/IATSE Social.....11
Sponsors
IATSE 488...........................50
Plum Tree Mortgage.............51
Koerner Camera..................49
Portland Monthly.................52
Limbo Films........................60
Ryan Artists........................55
OMPA.................................58
Pro Photo Supply .... Back Page
Oregon Film........................55
SAG AFTRA.........................59
Pacific Light & Grip..............54
Laurelhurst Theater.............55
Art Institute of Portland.......61 ABI Insurance......................56 Anne Koch..........................50 Bare Bones Cafe & Bar........50 Cardinal Club......................56 Gearhead Production Rentals...............................57
Saturday After Party............15
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