AFTERMATH

Stories that question what’s next, how to move on, why it happened, and what’s possible.

TOTAL PROGRAM RUNTIME: 90 MIN.

6 P.M. THURS. 10/6 @ REGAL OLD MILL - 1

3:30 P.M. SAT. 10/8 @ OPEN SPACE STUDIOS

DOCUMENTARY

DIRECTED BY SÉBASTIEN PINS | 19 MIN. | BELGIUM | OREGON PREMIERE

Presented in French with English subtitles

In a small rural village, a young boy befriends Fernand and Andrée, a farmer couple who, at 80 years old, fnd themselves struggling to feed their remaining livestock.

NARRATIVE Georgia

DIRECTED BY JAYIL PAK | 30 MIN. | SOUTH KOREA | CENTRAL OREGON PREMIERE

Presented in Korean with English Subtitles

Based on a true story, two computer-illiterate parents decide to design a protest banner when the police refuse to investigate their daughter’s alleged suicide.

INDIGENOUS

DIRECTED BY KANANI KOSTER | 17 MIN. | USA | OREGON PREMIERE

A true crime podcast host sits down with an Indigenous woman to record her sister’s cold case, but their intentions for telling this story come to a head as they examine the night in question.

NARRATIVE

DIRECTED BY TOM BERKELEY AND ROSS WHITE | 24 MIN. | IRELAND | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

Against the backdrop of a rural Northern Ireland, estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan reunite following the untimely death of their mother and the discovery of her unfulflled bucket list.

Stories from people in the thick of it.

TOTAL PROGRAM RUNTIME: 93 MIN.

5:30 P.M. FRI. 10/7 @ OPEN SPACE STUDIOS 11 A.M. SUN. 10/9 @ REGAL OLD MILL - 4

DIRECTED BY DIANE MOORE | 31 MIN. | USA | CENTRAL OREGON PREMIERE

In a profession that has traditionally overlooked musicians of color, Roderick Cox is on a quest to succeed in the highly competitive feld of orchestral conducting.

DIRECTED BY EWA SMYK | 10 MIN. | UK | OREGON PREMIERE

Struggling to make it in a big city, a young artist fnds herself retreating into the rose-tinted memories of the village she left behind.

DIRECTED BY BILL FRAKES | 30 MIN. | USA | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

Three legendary photojournalists travel the globe in search of the truth as they seek to tell stories that need to be told, from hometowns to war-ravaged lands.

DIRECTED BY BLAKE HORN | 11 MIN. | USA | CENTRAL OREGON PREMIERE

A day in the life of Yosarian Bisbee, aka Yo, who gathers “junk” from the local dump and unwanted food from the grocery store, all in an effort to minimize waste.

DIRECTED BY MARK ANDERS AND RUSH STURGES | 11 MIN. | USA | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

Following the untimely death of their father to EarlyOnset Alzheimer’s, the Bussell family grapples with the life-altering decision of whether or not to fnd out if they too carry the gene.

Whether by blood, choice, or circumstance, characters who fnd themselves bonded together, for better or worse.

TOTAL PROGRAM RUNTIME: 96 MIN.

4:15 P.M. FRI. 10/7 @ CASCADES THEATRICAL CO.

6:30 P.M. SAT. 10/8 @ REGAL OLD MILL - 1

ANIMATED

DIRECTED BY CRISTINA MARIA COSTANTINI AND ALFIE KIM KOETTER | 11 MIN. | USA | OREGON PREMIERE

Ten years after falling in love with their Brooklyn landlord, Matty “Square” Ruggieroand, Cristina and Alfe get back in touch with Matty to hear stories of what it was like to grow up in South Brooklyn, where money was tight but friendships were tighter.

DIRECTED BY PHILIP LAURI AND STEVEN OLIVER | 25 MIN. | USA | CENTRAL OREGON PREMIERE

Protests in the streets. Environmental crises. A madman in the White House. Welcome to 1970. In a quiet pocket of Oregon, a utopian community of hippies, midwives, and self-taught builders refect on being one of the last idyllic and uncompromised places in America.

Presented in Spanish with English subtitles

DIRECTED BY ORIOL VILLAR | 16 MIN. | SPAIN | CENTRAL OREGON PREMIERE

Victor and Nacho, lifetime friends and mafosos, have been chained together and abandoned in a deserted area with no clear way to escape, but a confession from Nacho will change their lives forever.

DIRECTED BY P. J. PALMER | 30 MIN. | USA | OREGON PREMIERE

A rural rancher and his ailing husband, struggling against poverty and isolation, are forced to make a heartbreaking decision in order to preserve the dignity of their marriage in the face of mounting pressures from relatives.

DIRECTED BY JOÃO GONZALEZ | 14 MIN. | PORTUGAL, FRANCE, UK | US PREMIERE

Every day, a father and his son parachute from their cliff top house to the village on the ground, where they sell ice.

An opportunity to step into the shoes of people we may otherwise misunderstand and fnd that we have more in common than what separates us.

TOTAL PROGRAM RUNTIME: 99 MIN.

2:30 P.M. FRI. 10/7 @ TIN PAN THEATER

12:45 P.M. SAT. 10/8 @ OPEN SPACE STUDIOS

Tin Pan Theater sponsored by

DIRECTED BY BRIAN OLLIVER | 24 MIN. | USA | OREGON PREMIERE

A young couple comes to terms with social forces that drove them out of a utopian rural community.

DIRECTED BY TYLER MCKENZIE EVANS | 10 MIN. | CANADA | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

After coming home from a late night study session at the library, a Black university student realizes he is locked out of his apartment building, where he has a confrontation with a skeptical white man.

DIRECTED BY JOSHUA SEFTEL | 29 MIN. | USA | OREGON PREMIERE

A would-be terrorist’s plan takes an unexpected turn when he meets the people he set out to kill.

DIRECTED BY GABRIEL DIAMOND | 6 MIN. | USA | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

A pair of dancers, teachers, and activists in the Bay Area take part in a radical experiment in the power of bearing witness, inviting vulnerability, and sharing movement in a time of social distancing and racial reckoning.

DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER STOUDT | 16 MIN. | USA | WORLD PREMIERE

Four Black teenagers in New Orleans support themselves by tap dancing for tips in the French Quarter, navigating the reckless optimism of youth and the bitter pains of growing up fast in the incarceration capital of America.

DIRECTED BY MICHAEL PEDRAZA | 14 MIN. | USA | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

Moved by the inhumanity of homelessness on his daily walk to work, a San Francisco doctor decides to take action.

Visions of the past, present and future help these protagonists explore parts of themselves.

TOTAL PROGRAM RUNTIME: 90 MIN.

1:45 P.M. FRI. 10/7 @ CASCADES THEATRICAL CO.

10:45 A.M. SUN. 10/9 @ CASCADES THEATRICAL CO.

DIRECTED BY KARINA LOMELIN RIPPER | 10 MIN. | USA | WEST COAST PREMIERE

Three artists—a frst-generation Congolese-American illustrator, a Chicanx musician, and a Vietnamese visual and textile artist—fnd elation through art.

DIRECTED BY AMY GRAPPELL | 33 MIN. | US | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

The story of two secular Jewish summer camps that have cultivated social activists for almost a century and are still in existence today.

DIRECTED BY JONATHAN LASKAR | 9 MIN. | SWITZERLAND | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

Presented in French and German with English subtitles

An antique musical instrument dealer is fooded with childhood reveries when he receives a magical vinyl record that plays lost memories.

NARRATIVE

DIRECTED BY STEPHANIE BOLLAG | 13 MIN. | USA, SWITZERLAND | WEST COAST PREMIERE

Presented in English and Yiddish with English subtitles

Drawn to the expressiveness of hip hop and breakdance, Esther tests the boundaries of her restricted existence as a young married woman in the Hasidic community.

DIRECTED BY JASMINE QUINONES | 6 MIN. | USA | OREGON PREMIERE

A young Puerto Rican woman feels the friction of her identity and her passion for skateboarding.

DIRECTED BY ALEXIS C. GARCIA | 19 MINUTES | PUERTO RICO | OREGON PREMIERE

Presented in English and Spanish with English subtitles

After the death of her grandfather, a young woman experiences a spiritual awakening when she is called by Yemaya, the orisha Goddess of the Sea.

Through foraging, planting, and traditional cooking, stories about how communities are cultivated and nourished with food.

TOTAL PROGRAM RUNTIME: 87 MIN.

11:15 A.M. FRI. 10/7 @ CASCADES THEATRICAL CO.

10:15 A.M. SAT. 10/8 @ OPEN SPACE STUDIOS

Sponsored by Pacifc Power

DIRECTED BY JUSTIN PERKINSON | 29 MIN. | USA | CENTRAL OREGON PREMIERE

Presented in Tibetan and Mandarin with English subtitles In the remote mountains along the Tibetan Plateau, a family forages the meadow for medicinal caterpillar fungus.

DIRECTED BY ALEX CANTATORE | 15 MIN. | USA | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

On the island of O’ahu, grassroots movement Niu Now is on a mission to restore the niu, or coconut, as a fundamental food crop in Hawaii.

DIRECTED BY WHIT HASSETT | 3 MIN. | USA | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

A longtime environmentalist and former captain of a salmon troller connects humanity with salmon and the sea through the subtle art of poetry and gyotaku, or fsh rubbing.

INDIGENOUS/

DIRECTED BY ROBERT A. CUADRA | 11 MIN. | USA | WORLD PREMIERE

Spring Alaska from Sakari Farms demonstrates how salmon plays a critical role in our shared ecosystem and has sustained our tribes living throughout the Columbia River Watershed for centuries.

DIRECTED BY ALBERTO UTRERA | 29 MIN. | SPAIN | US PREMIERE

Presented in Spanish and English with English subtitles In their family restaurant, the Roca brothers want to cook the dishes their aging mother enjoyed in her youth. To safeguard their culinary heritage and family legacy, brothers and restaurant owners go on a journey where they discover the alarming rate of diminishing crop diversity.

Survival takes on a new meaning for these characters whose hearts, lives, and minds are threatened by their circumstances.

TOTAL PROGRAM RUNTIME: 88 MIN.

7:45 P.M. FRI. 10/7 @ TIN PAN THEATER

8:00 P.M. SAT. 10/8 @ REGAL OLD MILL - 6

NARRATIVE

The Fourth *

DIRECTED BY JOHNNY KIRK | 12 MIN. | USA |

NORTHWEST PREMIERE

Eager to celebrate the Fourth of July, a group of young Black and Latino friends experience a police encounter that shatters the meaning of the holiday.

DIRECTED BY RÉGIS GRANET | 2 MIN. | FRANCE | US PREMIERE

Presented in French with English subtitles

During her annual review, an employee understands that, once again, she will not receive a raise.

DIRECTED BY ZAHIDA PIRANI | 15 MIN. | USA |

OREGON PREMIERE

Presented in Spanish with English subtitles

Nelly, who lives alone with her elderly father and makes ends meet by working as a street vendor, is forced to take a leap of faith or be resigned in her position forever.

DIRECTED BY KLARA VON VEEGH | 21 MIN. |

AUSTRIA | US PREMIERE

Presented in German with English subtitles

An act of violence forces a young mother and her threeyear-old son to fee across wintry Austria, a journey that forces her to realize that we all leave traces in the lives of others, whether we want to or not.

DIRECTED BY PATRICK NOTH | 8 MIN. | USA | WORLD PREMIERE

Working from home as a creative can be diffcult, especially when you’re babysitting three kids.

DIRECTED BY SAUL ABRAHAM | 18 MIN. | UK |

NORTHWEST PREMIERE

Progressive muscle relaxation, Lycra, spoken word. As Michael seeks novel ways to halt his spiraling depression, a moment of hope arrives via an unexpected source.

DIRECTED BY DAVID HOURRÈGUE | 12 MIN. | FRANCE | OREGON PREMIERE

Presented in French with English subtitles

Sandra is a struggling single mom and she’s losing the plot— until she sees an opportunity to get even with the world.

On the verge of losing control, at the brink of revolt, or sometimes with a simple touch, characters encounter acceptance, healing, and self-discovery.

TOTAL PROGRAM RUNTIME: 96 MIN.

1:15 P.M. FRI. 10/7 @ REGAL OLD MILL - 4 7:15 P.M. SAT. 10/8 @ CASCADES THEATRICAL CO.

DIRECTED BY AMELIA ASILIS | 8 MIN. | USA | WORLD PREMIERE

A troubled woman and her therapist wade through the landscape of her mind to face a childhood event.

DIRECTED BY JULIEN MEYNET | 28 MIN. | FRANCE | US PREMIERE

Presented in French and Corsican with English subtitles Every Sunday in the mountains of Corsica, Jean and Matthias go hunting with their father, Petru. While they are preparing to hunt at dawn, a violent fght erupts between the two brothers.

DIRECTED BY JACEK OLEJNIK, RAFAŁ SANKIEWICZ, WOJCIECH SANKIEWICZ AND BARTOSZ TERLICKI | 13 MIN. | POLAND | WEST COAST PREMIERE

Presented in Polish with English subtitles Some everyday decisions may seem meaningless, while others can turn your world upside down.

DIRECTED BY MICHAEL LANGAN | 2 MIN. | USA | CENTRAL OREGON PREMIERE

What happens if you touch the cactus?

DIRECTED BY BENJAMIN HOWARD | 15 MIN. | USA | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

A teenager searches for intimacy, and fnds out what happens when innocence is lost and childhood ends—all within a single afternoon.

DIRECTED BY EMMA HALL-MARTIN | 10 MIN. | USA | WORLD PREMIERE

On the day of her mother’s wedding, Delia seeks clarity about a strange moment with her stepfather.

DIRECTED BY DANIEL J. EGBERT | 20 MIN. | USA | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

A brokenhearted music teacher must harmonize with his increasingly desperate son after 9/11.

Captivating characters face their feelings and faws in ways that are all too familiar.

TOTAL PROGRAM RUNTIME: 93 MIN.

9:45 P.M. FRI. 10/7 @ CASCADES THEATRICAL CO. 10 P.M. SAT. 10/8 @ CASCADES THEATRICAL CO.

DIRECTED BY CHRIS MOLINA | 15 MINUTES | USA | WEST COAST PREMIERE

After an explosive hook-up, two men bond over their differing views on love, sex, and relationships.

DIRECTED BY VANJA VICTOR KABIR TOGNOLA | 15 MIN. | SWITZERLAND | OREGON PREMIERE

Presented in Italian with English subtitles

Unable to afford a fancy holiday, a family fakes one through photoshopped posts on social media.

SARA GUNNARSDÓTTIR | 26 MIN. | USA | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

An imaginative 15-year-old is stubbornly determined to lose her virginity despite the pathetic pickings in the outskirts of Houston in the early ’90s.

DIRECTED BY GREG FOX | 24 MIN. | CANADA | OREGON PREMIERE

When reclusive, heartbroken and karaoke-loving Ben receives an unsolicited package from a mysterious delivery man, his stale dreary life is turned upside down.

DIRECTED BY JEFF KARDESCH | 13 MIN. | USA | US PREMIERE

A woman on a hike discovers a body at the basin of a waterfall. Nearby, she fnds a camera on a tripod. After the police arrive, she returns home, only to have forgotten to hand over the camera.

Heartfelt and joyful, these stories of deeply felt friendships and whimsical adventures showcase the magic of animation for young audiences.

TOTAL PROGRAM RUNTIME: 67 MIN.

3:30 P.M. FRI. 10/7 @ OPEN SPACE STUDIOS

9:45 A.M. SAT. 10/8 @ CASCADES THEATRICAL CO.

Sponsored by The Campbell Foundation

DIRECTED BY JAN GADERMANN AND SEBASTIAN GADOW | 15 MIN. | GERMANY | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

In his big diving suit and helmet, Nemo looks different than everyone around him, until he meets Laika, an astronaut.

DIRECTED BY SHAD LEE BRADBURY | 18 MIN. | USA | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

A young boy and his dog in the rice felds of Cambodia encounter an unmoving obstacle that will bring their love to light in this endearing story between best friends.

DIRECTED BY INDIA BARNARDO | 7 MIN. | UK & CANADA | NORTHWEST PREMIERE

A fuffy white cat wants nothing more than to fnd the most comfortable spot in the universe, but little does she know a fuzzy winged intruder, Monty, has his eye on it, too.

DIRECTED BY SANG JOON KIM | 17 MIN. | SOUTH KOREA | WORLD PREMIERE

Presented in Korean with English subtitles

Two brothers living in an apartment in Korea in the ’90s are disrupted every morning at dawn by a stranger’s yelling. After hearing a rumor that he’s a cannibal, they start their own investigation to fnd the man’s motives.

DIRECTED BY ALEX ROSS | 10 MIN. | USA | OREGON PREMIERE

Everything changes for Cosmo, a chameleon who can’t seem to fnd his place in the jungle, when he meets another reptile like him.

Including the 2021 BIPOC Woman Filmmaker grant recipient,

Julia, these narrative shorts showcase local flmmakers’ talent and passion for storytelling.

TOTAL PROGRAM RUNTIME: 78 MIN.

8:30 P.M. SAT. 10/8 @ OPEN SPACE STUDIOS

Sponsored by The Miller Lumber Company

NARRATIVE

DIRECTED BY NICK LOGSDON | 7 MIN. |

WORLD PREMIERE

A Dutch health and wellness guru helps a honeybee cope with its impending death.

Vlad & Nick *

DIRECTED BY TAYLOR MORDEN | 7 MIN. |

CENTRAL OREGON PREMIERE

On Christmas eve, an aging vampire recounts his adventures with an old friend.

DIRECTED BY DEREK SITTER | 21 MIN. | WORLD PREMIERE

After a bank robbery gone bad, a broken criminal and his unhinged partner hide out in a shack in the orange groves of Bakersfeld to await their getaway car.

DIRECTED BY TAYLOR MOE | 12 MIN. |

WORLD PREMIERE

In Edwardian-era England, Bernadette makes a plan to regain her inheritance from the hands of her scheming sister Mildred.

Julia *

DIRECTED BY EMMA DUVALL | 11 MIN. | WORLD PREMIERE

Based on a true story in 1970 South Korea, a young girl faces a test of friendship at an orphanage when she is accused of a crime she did not commit.

DIRECTED BY ERIC PARNELL | 20 MIN. | WORLD PREMIERE

An off-grid camping trip exposes the darkness in a couple’s relationship.

Local documentarians share their community’s experiences and observations, highlighting local causes that affect all of us.

TOTAL PROGRAM RUNTIME: 87 MIN.

6:00 P.M. SAT. 10/8 @ OPEN SPACE STUDIOS

Sponsored by Visit Central Oregon DOCUMENTARY

DIRECTED BY ELIF KOYUTÜRK | 17 MIN. | WEST COAST PREMIERE

Meet the people behind Think Wild’s mission to protect and care for native wildlife in Central Oregon.

DIRECTED BY FELIPE SANTACRUZ | 22 MIN. | WORLD PREMIERE

Presented in English and Spanish with English subtitles

An inside look into making Central Oregon more equitable and inclusive for everyone.

DIRECTED BY KENNY ADAMS | 48 MIN. | US PREMIERE

Ten Black Central Oregonians share their experiences living in the area and the hurdles they’ve faced.