2018 Portland Film Festival Film Catalog #PDXFF21

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OPENING AND CLOSING NIGHTS OPENING NIGHT

Lez Bomb | Narrative

The Chunta | Documentary

A still closeted young woman brings her girlfriend home for Thanksgiving only to have her coming out efforts thwarted by the unexpected arrival of her male roommate.

In a small town in Mexico, once a year, men transform into women and become the ChuntĂĄ. Follow two gender-bending gangs of dancers as they face off in a struggle between queer identity and powerful traditions.

USA | 90min | Director: Jenna Laurenzo in attendance

Portland/Mexico | 62min | Director: Genevieve RoundanĂŠ in attendance

OPening Night celebration With DJ Noche libre

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CLOSING NIGHT

When Jeff Tried to Save the World | Narrative

Inventing Tomorrow | Documentary

When Jeff discovers that the bowling alley he manages is being sold, he must do everything he can to save the place he’s come to call home.

Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cuttingedge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats – found right in their own backyards – while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence.

USA | 94min | Director: Kendall Goldberg in attendance | John Heder in attendance

USA | 105min | Director: Laura Nix in attendance

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JURIES

FEATURE

NARRATIVE

Joshua A. Foster – Cinetic Media Executive Joshua A. Foster is a graduate of the prestigious NYU Tisch MFA graduate film program and earned an IMBA graduate degree at the University of South Carolina. Joshua produced or directed sixteen short films while at NYU Tisch. He has over twenty years of Patrick Harrison trading futures Josh Foster Aishacontracts, Tyler experience in the financial sector M&A A graduate of the prestigious NYU Tisch MFA graduate Patrick Harrison joined the Academy of Motion Aisha Tyler is an award-winning director, actor, New film programmanaging and earned an IMBA graduate degree netPictures York Times bestselling author, Arts and Sciences as Director, New York and high worth clients’ assets.

Currently, he Emmy-winning residestelevision at the University of South Carolina. Joshua produced host standup comedian and podcaster. She voices Programs and Membership in 2001. He is responsible or directed sixteen short films while at NYU Tisch.

Lana Kane on F/X’s Archer, hosts CW’s for the creation and implementation of all Academy in New York City working as an executive for Cinetic Media inWhose Line is Currently, he resides in New York City working as an it Anyway?, created the hit podcast Girl on Guy, and is programs on the East Coast including weekly official executive for Cinetic Media in the film finance and production a series regular on CBS’ Criminal Minds. Her feature membership screenings,department.

Academy at Metrograph the film finance and He most recently production department. He most recently represented directorial debut, the psychological thriller AXIS, film series, the annual Spotlight on Crafts film series, Cinetic Media on the Ethan Hawke directed film, Blaze, won directed multiple film festival awards and is available Academy Tributes, educational outreach andHawke the represented Cinetic Media on the Ethan film, and he was the UPM for the feature, Lost Holiday, shot annual Oscar® Night New York celebrations. everywhere now on VOD. A San Francisco native, Ms. in Washington D.C. holds a degree in government from Dartmouth Blaze, and he was the UPM for the feature, LostTyler Holiday, shot in College.

Washington D.C.

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

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Lesli Klainberg Lesli Klainberg is the Executive Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Lesli is also an awardwinning producer and director whose documentaries have screened at film festivals such as Berlin, Sundance, Outfest and Frameline, and have been broadcast on networks including Cinemax, AMC, A&E, The Independent Film Channel (IFC), WE and PBS. Prior to her current role as Executive Director, Lesli served as FSLC’s Managing Director and the producer of the New York Film Festival. From 2008 through 2011, she served as Executive Director of NewFest, the NYC LGBT Film Festival.

Gingger Shankar

Monica Castillo

Charisma Carpenter

Steven Prince

Gingger Shankar is a singer, violinist and composer, and was born into one of the world’s most acclaimed and influential musical families.

Her accomplishments include working with top producers and film composers including Mel Gibson, The Smashing Pumpkins, Trent Reznor, Mike Nichols, Mike Myers, and James Newton Howard. In 2011 she was chosen as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s ‘25 New Faces to Watch’, as well as becoming a member of the Advisory Board for the Sundance Film Festival.

Monica Castillo is a writer and critic based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Village Voice, RogerEbert.com, Remezcla, The Guardian, Variety, NPR and The Boston Globe. She completed her master’s at the University of Southern California as the school’s first film critic fellow.

Charisma Carpenter made an indelible mark on the cult series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” After three seasons on “Buffy,” Carpenter joined co-star David Boreanaz on the spin-off “Angel,” staying with the show through its fourth season. She went on to recur in “Charmed” and “Veronica Mars” and guest star on numerous series, including “CSI,” “Burn Notice,” “Supernatural,” “Blue Bloods,” “Sons of Anarchy” and “Lucifer.” Carpenter has also segued into movies, with a supporting role as Lacey in “The Expendables” and its sequel, “The Expendables 2.” Carpenter also served as host and producer of Investigation Discovery’s “Surviving Evil,” a series featuring survivors who fought back against their attackers.

Steve Prince brings over 25 years of experience as an actor, writer, and producer to his role at TPSC Films. His prolific acting credits include recurring roles on PRISON BREAK and FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS as well as roles in several feature films including the recent Golden Globe winning film BOYHOOD. Before joining TPSC Films in 2012, Steve teamed up with Brian Oliver and the Thompson family to create Cross Creek Pictures. During his time as Vice President of Development, CCP financed and produced BLACK SWAN, THE WOMAN IN BLACK, with THE IDES OF MARCH next in the pipeline.

These hand-picked jury members will judge the competition films (pg 10 – 11) as well as films in the Portalnd and Shorts Category. Attend a film and participate in the People’s Choice Vote!

PORTLAND FOCUS

Anna Van Valin

Jeffrey Poitier

Sharry Flaherty

Matt Coatsworth

Anna Van Valin is an accomplished creative strategist, innovator and performer, whose unique blend of artistic expertise and business acumen have allowed her to forge a singular path in the entertainment industry.

Anna joined the Strategy team at 20th Century Fox in 2015, where she has developed and launched multiple fan-centric initiatives leveraging Fox’s 100 years of unforgettable films. She believes that embracing new technology while honoring traditional storytelling methods is the key to establishing intimacy and loyalty with film audiences.

Jeffrey Poitier (Producer) was born in Nassau, Bahamas into a long-established family, which spans more than ten generations in the islands (and whose most famous product is Jeffrey’s uncle Sidney). He is the director of the documentary VOICES and an actor (most recently in THE BUTLER). Through his own production company, he develops documentaries and narrative films for theatrical and television, and is currently in production on a documentary about his famous family.

Sharry Flaherty is a seasoned and well-known film producer and acquisitions agent. While she has carved a great reputation in the horror and thriller genres, Sharry has proven she can easily handle a plethora of titles and special interests including drams, Sci-fi, and faith-based films. Her resume is filled with a decade of experience in the industry and she has been instrumental in the production and distribution of a number of films.

A Toronto native, Matt grew up playing in punk bands and shooting short films. After researching California’s weather patterns, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking. He worked at Lakeshore, Odd Lot and Lionsgate before joining United Talent Agency as a coordinator in 2013. He was promoted shortly thereafter and has been an agent in the Production/ Lit crossover world ever since. He works closely with directors, producers and actors; pairing them up with visionary cinematographers and designers to help magic come to life.

Chris Williams

Eva Cristina Calderón

Cholee Thompson

Shira Dubrovner

An extremely versatile performer in film, television and on stage, Chris is no stranger to the entertainment arena both on and off camera in both comedy and drama. Film credits include the “The World’s Fastest Indian” playing Tina, a transvestite opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins “The Joneses” opposite Demi Moore as well as a lead in the classic comedy “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story”. As for television, he is in his third season recurring as Hoover on HBO “Silicon Valley” and also on the critically acclaimed FX how “Better Things”.

Eva Cristina Calderón was born in Mexico City, Mexico and graduated from the University of Baja California with a bachelors degree in International Relations. She is the Host and co-creator of local Spanish tv show on Univision Portland geared towards the empowerment of women and on wellness, a role that she combines with her passion as a life coach and her love for the power of storytelling combined with media. A proud mother of two girls and considers herself blessed to live in a city that embraces the unique.

Cholee Thompson, the owner & President of Ryan Artists and has been in & around the fashion, modeling, and talent industry since she was a young girl. She stepped out from in front of the camera in 2009 when she took over Ryan Artists Inc. This year marks Ryan Artists 37th year as a full service modeling, acting, styling and voice over agency in the Pacific Northwest. Both SAG and AFTRA franchised, They proudly represent the best union and non-union talent ranging all ages and ethnicities. Ryan Artists strives to give their clients all that they need from one agency.

Shira Dubrovner is the Founder and Festival Director of the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, is an award-winning stage director and film editor. She is currently the Artistic Director of the Mammoth Lakes Repertory Theatre where she produces a full season of arts programming and has worked with such stars as Beau Bridges, Robert Picardo and Linda Purl. Dubrovner also directs plays in Los Angeles and all over the Western States.

SHORTS

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FEATURE NARRATIVE COMPETITION

Alaska is a Drag | Narrative

Mail Order Monster | Narrative

Porcupine Lake | Narrative

Leo’s dreams of superstardom are hard fought working in a fish cannery. He fights to survive. When a new boy moves to town–he & his twin sister are forced to confront the reason they’re stuck in AK.

Unable to move on from her mother’s death, a girl and her robot-like monster run away from her father’s new marriage.

A story of bravery and the secret world of girls during a fateful summer when adulthood has not yet arrived, but childhood is quickly vanishing.

USA | 88min | Director: Paulina Lagudi in attendance

Canada | 84min | Director: Ingrid Veninger in attendance

Rich Kids | Narrative

Rust Creek | Narrative

Touch Me Not | Narrative

Rich Kids is a film that sympathetically views the modern day challenges of economic disparities, gentrification, and displacement faced through the lens of Latino and AfroLatino American youth.

When an overachieving college senior makes a wrong turn, her road trip becomes a life-changing fight for survival in rural Kentucky.

A brave and raw look at bodies, intimacy, and empathy, exploring the private lives and sexual desires of four people with an approach that blurs the line between fiction and documentary.

USA | 108min | Director: Jen McGowan in attendance

Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France 125min | Director: Adina Pintilie

USA | 88min | Director: Shaz Bennett in attendance

USA | 97min | Director: Laura Somers in attendance

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Competition winners will be announced on Saturday and winners will screen on Sunday.

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

Amigo Skate, Cuba | Documentary

Behind the Curve | Documentary

Believe the Beat | Documentary

Amigo Skate, Cuba uncovers the county’s illegal underground skate culture in a story of cooperation overcoming culture clash—and a universal quest for freedom on four little wheels.

Delve into the outlandish world of Flat Earthers—people who honestly believe that the world is flat, and that a massive conspiracy is keeping us from the truth.

This tender rites of passage tale follows a crew of Brazilian street dancers. As they take their dance from city park to global stage, a community rises and a young filmmaker finds her voice.

USA | 96min | Director: Daniel J. Clark in attendance

USA and Cuba | 72min | Director: Vanesa Wilkey-Escobar in attendance

Portland | 78min | Director: Jocelyn Edelstein in attendance

Campesino | Documentary

Edge of Success | Documentary

The Most Dangerous Year | Documentary

An amateur photographer documents for the last 15 years the disappearing way of life of Cuba’s tobacco farmers, forging friendships and capturing dignity through his surprisingly intimate pictures.

The Edge of Success examines the epidemic of teenage suicide that has hit hundreds of communities across the United States, going deep into the recent teenage suicide clusters in Palo Alto, California.

In 2016 a group of Washington State families with transgender kids joined the fight against a wave of discriminatory anti-transgender legislation that swept the nation and their home state.

Cuba | 89min | Director: Mia Tate in attendance

USA | 70min | Director: Liza Meak and Kathryn Basiji in attendance

USA | 88min | Director: Vlada Knowlton in attendance

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NARRATIVE SELECTION

Anthem of a Teenage Prophet | Narrative

Armed | Narrative

For Izzy | Narrative

Funny Story | Narrative

A small town-teen predicts his friend’s death with startling accuracy and is labelled the “Prophet of Death.” One thing he didn’t see coming? Falling in love - with his best friend’s girl.

Chief (Mario Van Peebles) is a former US Marshall who has fallen on hard times after he led his team on a raid that went horribly wrong. Soon he learns that there may be a larger conspiracy at hand.

Using documentary-style footage and animation, FOR IZZY tells a sweet, empowering story through an AsianAmerican lens about a queer addict who befriends a lonely autistic woman.

A tragic comedy about a well-intentioned father who inadvertently wreaks havoc on the life of his estranged daughter.

Canada | 104min | Director: Robin Hays in attendance

USA | 118 | Director: Mario Van Peebles in attendance

USA | 84min | Director: Alex Chu in attendance

Ghost Light | Narrative

Little Faith | Narrative

Meerkat Moonship | Narrative

Parallel Chords | Narrative

When a disgruntled and arrogant understudy tempts fate by uttering the forbidden name of the “Scottish King” on stage, the sorcery of the Bard’s witches overwhelms the production leading to chaos.

Marin is a young French woman living in New York City who has suffered a miscarriage. Growing increasingly numb, she finds herself disconnected from her body, boyfriend and family.

A timid young girl suddenly finds that’s she’s the only one left with a cursed family name. Her only hope of breaking the dreaded curse comes in the shape of a rickety, make-shift moonship.

A young violinist struggles to break free from her pianist father in order to find her own voice. This music driven drama explores issues of consent and control from a female artist’s perspective.

USA | 93min | Director: Milena Lurie in attendance

South Africa | 96min | Director: Hanneke Schutte

USA | 98min | Director: Catherine Dudley-Rose in attendance

USA | 102min | Director: John Stimpson in attendance

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USA | 84min | Director: Michael J. Gallagher in attendance

Carefully curated, these full-length narrative films deliver on the promise and potential of independent film in big ways. Covering every genre, the films you’ll see here will definitely leave a mark.

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A FILM BY PRESENTED BY

ANJA MURMANN

SHORELIGHT PICTURES

Poor Jane | Narrative

The Turn Out | Narrative

Two in the Bush | Narrative

Unintended | Narrative

Another man humiliates Jane’s husband at a Christmas party and Jane decides she no longer loves him. She says she’s going to Target, but instead checks into a hotel and stops answering her phone.

Alienated from his family, a trucker encounters an underage prostitute at a local truck stop and discovers that he is an unwitting participant in a sex trafficking ring.

An unconventional romantic comedy about dungeons, a fish named Archimedes, and the many forms that love takes.

Lea, drug dependant and haunted by nightmares, returns to her childhood home to face the possible reality of having killed a boy when she was 12 years old.

USA | 88min | Director: Katie Orr in attendance

USA | 80min | Director: Pearl Gluck in attendance

What They Had | Narrative

A Private War | Narrative

Two time Oscar winner Hilary Swank, two time Emmy winner Blythe Danner, Oscar nominee Robert Forster, and two time Oscar nominee Michael Shannon star in this intimate family drama about a woman who returns home to help her Alzheimer’safflicted mother, while also grappling with her own past.

Three years after Typhoon Haiyan, the Pablos have rebuilt their seaside home in Tacloban. Their slow recovery is shaken up by two awkward Canadian volunteers planting trees in the community.

USA | 97min | Director: Laura Madalinski in attendance

USA | 92min | Director: Anja Murmann in attendance

Canada/Philippines | 81min | Director: Sean Devlin

USA | 101min | Director: Elizabeth Chomko

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DOCUMENTARY SELECTION

And Then They Came for Us | Documentary

By Any Means Necessary | Documentary

Dons of Disco | Documentary

Elephant Path | Documentary

Featuring George Takei and others, this important film reveals how the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII was one of the worst violations of constitutional rights in US history.

A social justice documentary exploring why the NYPD routinely uses deadly force against non-violent minor offenders without receiving any punishment beyond losing vacation days.

A 1980s lip-syncing scandal escalates into a bitter war between an American photographer and an Italian popstar. Who is the “true” artist behind Den Harrow: the face or the voice?

Against a backdrop of natural beauty and human violence, an American biologist, a Bayaka tracker, a Bantu eco-guard, and an Israeli security contractor unite around the last forest elephants in CAR.

USA | 50min | Directors: Abby Ginzberg and Ken Schneider in attendance

USA | 53min | Director: Damian Kudelka in attendance

USA | 86min | Director: Jonathan Sutak in attendance

USA | 52min | Director: Todd McGrain in attendance

Fatherhood | Documentary

Feminists: What Were They Thinking | Documentary

Young people from Memphis, LA, NYC and London talk about absent fathers and perform music videos of songs about them.

Then we meet some absent fathers, and find an innovative way forward.

USA/UK | 75min | Director: Ben Gregor in attendance

A photo-book from the ’70s is brought to life. Some of the women who were photographed during feminism’s second wave return to be interviewed about the era and their experiences.

USA | 86min | Director: Johanna Demetrakas in attendance

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Hiro’s Table | Documentary

Incarcerated Rhythm | Documentary

Hiro’s Table is a portrait of Japanese master chef Hiroji Obayashi and his wife Yasuyo over a sixteen-year year span as they managed the day to day operation of their LA restaurant Hirozen Gourmet.

Six men joined a modern dance rehabilitation program, the only one of its kind in the US. Now free, they have to navigate old relationships, jobs and decide whether to continue dancing or move on.

Japan | 55min | Director: Lynn Hamrick in attendance

USA | 79min | Director: Indrani Kopal

With fearless directors and unforgettable subjects, this year’s slate of feature-length documentary films expand our perspective and illuminate modern truths.

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The Interpreters | Documentary

Letter From Massanjia | Narrative

Stay Human | Documentary

Wajd: Songs of Separation | Documentary

Considered traitors to their countries, and not always trusted by their American employers, interpreters risk being killed while they wait to be relocated.

When an American mom discovers an SOS note stashed in a package from Kmart, she never imagines it will lead to the closure of Masanjia, China’s most notorious labor camp.

Michael Franti reflects on his own personal journey facing adversity as a child, struggling to find his voice as a musician, and how he came to find inspiration through six stories of extraordinary changemakers from the Philippines to South Africa.

Wajd offers a window into the lives of three Syrian musicians turned refugees.

Intimate interviews, bittersweet melodies, and poetic pre-war imagery weave together stories of survival and longing.

USA | 78min | Directors: Andrés Caballero, Sofian Khan in attendance

Canada | 76 min | English Mandarin | Partial Subtitles Director: Leon Lee in attendance

We Are the Menstruators | Documentary

We Carry It Within Us | Documentary

At the height of her fame and fortune, celebrity Chef Nadia G makes a shocking decision: to give it all up to start a feminist punk band. This is a story about the American Dream, in reverse.

In Denmark emancipation is often told as giving the enslaved their freedom in 1848.

In US Virgin Islands stories are told about cruelty of slavery and local heroes fighting and challenging the Danes.

USA | 96min | Director: Nadia Giosia in attendance

Denmark | 67min | Director: Helle Stenum in attendance

Canada | 87min | Director: Amar Chebib in attendance

USA | 94min | Director: Michael Franti

2e2: Teaching the Twice Exceptional | Documentary Follow the teachers of Bridges Academy in Los Angeles as they develop innovative strategies to engage and educate the unique minds of highly gifted and talented students with learning disabilities or differences.

USA | 77min | Director: Thomas Ropelewski in attendance

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PORTLAND FOCUS

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Believe the Beat | Documentary

Karen Doesn’t Dream | Narrative

Little Star | Narrative

Living While Dying | Documentary

This tender rites of passage tale follows a crew of Brazilian street dancers. As they take their dance from city park to global stage, a community rises and a young filmmaker finds her voice.

A listless young woman, Karen, becomes addicted to ‘sleep tapes’, bizarre VHS recordings of people sleeping. As she delves deeper into her dependency, her life unravels in dark and unexpected ways.

The road trip hits a rough patch as Scott and his older brother Kirk grow farther apart. Scott remembers a simpler time when they were close.

A life- affirming documentary on how to live with the fear of death by living life to its fullest.

Portland | 78min | Director: Jocelyn Edelstein in attendance

Portland | 108min | Director: Zach Huckaby in attendance

USA | 87min | Director: Tamir Rawlings in attendance

Pretty Broken | Narrative

Three Days of Glory | Documentary

Trouble With Wolves | Documentary

A young woman reconnects with her family after her father goes missing in the Himalayas. Convinced he’s still alive, she plans to go to Everest and bring him home herself.

Explore never before filmed events and follow a colorful cast of winemakers through the brutal 2016 season, learning how Burgundy became the epicenter wine and the pinnacle of wine celebration.

The Gray Wolf’s triumphant return to Yellowstone has divided America. From hunters and ranchers to biologists and wildlife specialists involved, this film reveals what’s really going on out West.

Portland | 106min | Director: Brett Eichenberger in attendance

Portland | 72min | Director: David Baker and Scott Wright in attendance

USA | 57min | Director: Collin Monda in attendance

Portland | 45min | Director: Cathy Zheutlin in attendance

This year’s slate of Portland films shines a light on the diverse population of the City of Roses, with its specific character and unique cultural perspectives.

Portland Block 1 | Mayor Ted Wheeler

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Rise | 4min

Unicorn | 13min

Portland Block 2 | Commissioner Chloe Eudaly

Portland Block 3 | Commissioner Nick Fish

Portland Block 4 | Commissioner Amanda Fritz

Stand-In | 7min

Insight | 6min

State of Cyclocross | 22min

River Gold | 11min

There Goes the Neighborhood | 4min

We Have Our Ways | 16min Qui Je Suis | 10min

A Fine Cycle | 10min

Burton Before and After | 15min

Adams’s Ploy | 25min

Dear Kara | 13min

Made You Look | 3min

Mystery in the Keys | 16min

The Joy Block | 10min

Six Nights | 39min

Call Harry | 13min

Sublease | 5min

Circle | 19min

Show or Tell | 14min

Made You Look | 3min

Poker Night | 11min

theyThem | 16min

The Staying Kind | 20min

Creature Comforts | 12min

David Watson: Doctor of Bebop | 20min

Portland Block 5 | Commissioner Dan Saltzman Renaissance Afternoon | 19min Secret Bonsai | 12min Seniors | 8min

#FutureFilmmakers Block We feature shorts made by a partnership with the Portland Film Festival and the local Portland Boys and Girls Club. This years theme: Monster Movies!

With Spanish subtitles. Sponsored by Comcast.

Double Tap | 10min Sleepover | 8min Rising | 4min Bury Me | 6min Anomaly | 15min Go Missing | 9min

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DIRECTOR’S CHAT SERIES When are theseAT films playing?

TUES, OCT 23 – SUN, OCT 28 | 11:30AM POWELL’S Find out at pdxff.com or in our printed schedule.

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LATINX SPOTLIGHT

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Amigo Skate, Cuba | Documentary

Campesino | Documentary

The Chunta | Documentary

Hermanos | Documentary

Amigo Skate, Cuba uncovers the county’s illegal underground skate culture in a story of cooperation overcoming culture clash— and a universal quest for freedom on four little wheels.

An amateur photographer documents for the last 15 years the disappearing way of life of Cuba’s tobacco farmers, forging friendships and capturing dignity through his surprisingly intimate pictures.

Two Mexican brothers that want to go back to the US, in parallel with the story of an American woman who lost her house and believes she can get it back through Trump’s promises.

USA and Cuba | 72min | Director: Vanesa Wilkey-Escobar in attendance

Cuba | 89min | Director: Mia Tate in attendance

In a small town in Mexico, once a year, men transform into women and become the Chuntá. Follow two gender-bending gangs of dancers as they face off in a struggle between queer identity and powerful traditions.

Onibo | Documentary

Primavera | Narrative

The Sentence | Documentary

Shorts Block | Latinx

A modern day tale of two brothers from the Shipibo Amazonian tribe, their dreams of modernity and their reconnection with the tradition of their forefathers.

A father tells his son the unofficial, but real story about the family they belong. Through his memories we are taken to a journey into the memory of time.

I.C.E Cream | 7min

France | 61min | Director: Julien Mauranne et Victor Guillon in attendance

Brazil | 104min | Director: Carlos Porto de Andrade Junior in attendance

Filmmaker Rudy Valdez shows the aftermath of his sister Cindy’s 15-year sentence for conspiracy charges related to crimes committed by her deceased ex-boyfriend.

Mexico | 62min | Director: Genevieve Roundané in attendance

USA | 83min | Director: Rudy Valdez in attendance

Mexico and UK | 80min | Director: Laura Plancarte in attendance

Samburu Moran | 4min Carro | 12min ¡Hola Kitty! | 11min Candlelight | 8min

INDIGENOUS VOICES Indigenous Voices Shorts Block | Doc Generations | 7min Res-Urgency | 22min Junction | 25min Help You See | 22min Monumental | 17min

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The Blessing | Documentary

More Than A Word | Documentary

A Navajo coal miner raising his secretive daughter on his own, struggles with his part in the irreversible destruction of their sacred mountain.

Activists campaign to get the Washington Redskins to change their name.

USA | 70min | Directors: Kenn Little in attendance

USA | 74min | Directors: Hunter Baker and Jordan Fein in attendance

Those Who Come, Will Hear | Documentary

The Whale House | Documentary

A unique meeting with the speakers of several indigenous languages of Quebec.

A Native Alaskan community heals through the return of its most sacred stolen artwork; the Whale House, considered the “Sistine Chapel� of Native American Art.

Canada | 77min | Director: Simon Plouffe in attendance

Canada | 88min | Director: Margarita Ramon in attendance

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SHORTS Block 1 | Forest Park | Doc

Block 2 | Pearl District | Doc

The Shift | 8min From Haarlem to Harlem | 19min Second Assault | 20min Uncut | 20min The Happiness Machine | 24min

Candlelight | 8min Dance on Budapest with Bandaloop | 10min My Life, Interrupted | 10min Ward: B12 | 18min The Tailor of Sansera | 6min Hula Girl | 11min Manuel | 8min Prince’s Tale | 17min

Block 3 | Hawthorne | Doc

Block 4 | Nob Hill | Doc

The World of Snowhorse Animation | 12min Esfuerzo | 14min Edge of Daybreak | 10min Burton Before and After | 15min Wendy’s Shabbat | 10min The Joy Block | 10min The Driver Is Red | 15min

T(He)Y | 11min Street Dreams | 2min Birth of Afrobeat | 7min Refuge | 6min Lotte That Silhouette Girl | 10min Father | 7min Angela Wilson: A Butcher Story | 7min Flowers of Marrakech | 8min Before Petrichor | 6min Medieval Martha Stewart | 15min The Velvet Underground Played at my High School | 7min

Block 5 | Laurelhurst | Narrative

Block 6 | Mt. Tabor | Narrative

We Know Where You Live | 15min Thin Walls | 5min Kindred Spirit | 18min Brothers | 12min Bike Trip | 11min Super Lupe | 7min Heather Has Four Moms | 14min Spanko | 12min

Angel | 8min Everlasting Mom | 14min Vitamin C | 11min Maryam Joon | 11min R.V. | 10min Space Girls | 10min Clique Bait | 15min

Block 7 | Goose Hollow Horror Narrative Night Call | 18min Contagion | 7min Solving Leah | 10min Cat Box | 10min The Candlelight Witch | 6min Trespass | 6min Someone You Know Is In The Woods | 11min The Last Vacation | 2min Runner | 13min The Ill-Timed Enlightenment of Jason Voorhees | 8min

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Block 8 | Sellwood | Narrative 12:58 PM | 5min Spark | 6min Rise | 4min Exhale | 13min NO | 12min Mama Jane | 12min She’s Marrying Steve | 22min Titanyum | 15min

From experimental to polished, these filmmakers have proven their worth with ingenuity and heartfelt stories.

Block 9 | Slabtown Narrative

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Block 10 | Hollywood Narrative

Seascape | 20min Native | 13min Suitable | 14min The Invaders | 8min The Whistler | 12min Take Me Out With the Stars | 13min California Roll | 8min

Pulsar | 18min Blacklisted | 15min Beyond Our Mountains | 13min I See Through You | 5min Gemini | 13min Magic Bullet | 20min Behind Closed Doors | 5min

Opening Night Block 11 | St. Johns Narrative

Block 12 | Montavilla Narrative

Treasure | 17min Andromeda | 15min Stand-In | 7min The Resistance | 14min Pie | 11min

Emma | 13min Sothea | 15min Barren | 21min Love Club | 12min After Her | 15min Passenger | 7min Mixed Signals | 7min

Block 13 | Old Town Narrative

Block 14 | John’s Landing Doc

#MeToo Gumshoe | 6min The Audition | 4min Limit of Wooded Country | 15min The Golden People | 12min The Disenchantment of a Young Adult and a Wild Child | 12min Kiss | 8min Unexpected Company | 16min Sun Shine | 9min

Last Dance at Johnson’s Barn | 18min Show or Tell | 14min Little Fiel | 15min Your Face Global Jam | 4min Dr. Mantis | 3min Sweetheart | 8min Candace | 9min Creature Comforts

Trump Bites | Narrative

Will Vinton Tribute

Every day, Donald Trump unleashes a torrent of exaggerations, insults, threats, and self-pity. What’s going on inside that fevered brain?

Celebrate one of the most profound Portlanders ever active in the film industry.

His imagination and creative mind have inspired many filmmakers and animators alike. Attend this special one of a kind screening of the shorts block he programmed for the Portland Film Festival. This tribute was approved by the Vinton Family and includes a special announcement.

USA | Director: Bill Plympton in attendance and will hold a masterclass.

See schedule for details.

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REMASTERED MONSTER CLASSICS

Bride of Frankenstein | Narrative

Frankenstein | Narrative

The Mummy’s Hand | Narrative

Dracula’s Daughter | Narrative

An ancient mummy is revived to destroy the invaders of the 3,000 year-old tomb of an Egyptian princess.

Hungarian countess Marya Zaleska seeks the aid of a noted psychiatrist, hoping to free herself of a mysterious evil influence.

USA | 67min | Director: Christy Cabanne | 1940

USA | 71min | Director: Lambert Hillyer | 1936

Drácula (Spanish) | Narrative

Creature from the Black Lagoon | Narrative

Revenge of the Creature | Narrative

Centuries-old vampire Dracula preys upon the innocent Eva and her friends.

A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.

Men capture the creature from the Black Lagoon and make him an aquarium attraction, from which he escapes.

Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of An obsessed scientist assembles a living her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded being from parts of exhumed corpses. by an even madder scientist, builds his USA | 70min | Director: James Whale | 1931 monster a mate.

USA | 75min | Director: James Whale

USA | 104min | Director: George Melford | 1931 | Jeff Pirtle in attendance

USA | 82min | Director: Jack Arnold | 1955

USA | 89min | Director: Jack Arnold | 1954

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FILM INDEX Dance On Budapest With Bandaloop . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

The Ill-Timed Enlightenment Of Jason Voorhees . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Street Dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Incarcerated Rhythm . . . . . . . . . 14

Poker Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Sublease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Poor Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Adam’s Ploy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

David Watson: Doctor Of Bebop . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Suitable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Dear Kara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The Interpreters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Porcupine Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

After Her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Sun Shine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Alaska Is A Drag . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Disenchantment Of A Young Adult And A Wild Child . 21

The Invaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Pretty Broken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Super Lupe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Primavera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Sweetheart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Dons Of Disco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

The Joy Block . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 20

12:58 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2E2: Teaching The Twice Exceptional . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Amigo Skate, Cuba . . . . . . . 11, 18 And Then They Came For Us . . . 14 Andromeda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Angel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Angela Wilson: A Butcher Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Double Tap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Dr. Mantis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 The Driver Is Red . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Drácula (Spanish) . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Insight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Inventing Tomorrow . . . . . . . . . . 7 Junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Karen Doesn’t Dream . . . . . . . . 16 Kindred Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Kiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Anomaly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Dracula’s Daughter . . . . . . . . . . 22

Anthem Of A Teenage Prophet . 12

Edge Of Daybreak . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Armed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Edge Of Success . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

The Audition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Elephant Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Lez Bomb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Barren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Emma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Limit Of Wooded Country . . . . . 21

Before Petrichor . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Esfuerzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Little Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Behind Closed Doors . . . . . . . . . 21

Everlasting Mom . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Little Fiel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 21

Behind The Curve . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Exhale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Little Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Believe The Beat . . . . . . . . . 11, 16

Father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Living While Dying . . . . . . . . . . 16

Beyond Our Mountains . . . . . . . 21

Fatherhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Lotte That Silhouette Girl . . . . . 20

Bike Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Love Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Birth Of Afrobeat . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Feminists: What Were They Thinking? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Blacklisted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

A Fine Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The Blessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Flowers Of Marrakech . . . . . . . . 20

Magic Bullet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Bride Of Frankenstein . . . . . . . . 22

For Izzy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Frankenstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Burton Before And After . . . 17, 20

From Haarlem To Harlem . . . . . 20

Bury Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Funny Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

By Any Means Necessary . . . . . 14

Future Filmmakers . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Meerkat Moonship . . . . . . . . . . 12

California Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Gemini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

#Metoo Gumshoe . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Call Harry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Generations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Mixed Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Campesino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 18

Ghost Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Monumental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Candace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Go Missing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

More Than A Word . . . . . . . . . . 19

Candlelight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 20

The Golden People . . . . . . . . . . 21

The Candlelight Witch . . . . . . . 20

Last Dance At Johnson’s Barn . 21 The Last Vacation . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Letter From Massanjia . . . . . . . 15

Made You Look . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Mail Order Monster . . . . . . . . . 10 Mama Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Manuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Maryam Joon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Medieval Martha Stewart . . . . 20

Prince’s Tale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

The Tailor Of Sansera . . . . . . . . 20

A Private War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Take Me Out With The Stars . . 21

Pulsar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Qui Je Suis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 R.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Refuge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Renaissance Afternoon . . . . . . . 17 Res-Urgency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 The Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Revenge Of The Creature . . . . . 22 Rich Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Rise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 20 Rising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 River Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Rust Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Samburu Moran . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Seascape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

There Goes The Neighborhood . 17 T(He)Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Theythem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Thin Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Those Who Come, Will Hear . . 19 Three Days Of Glory . . . . . . . . . 16 Titanyum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Touch Me Not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Treasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Trespass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Trouble With Wolves . . . . . . . . 16 Trump Bites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 The Turn Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Two In The Bush . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Uncut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Second Assault . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Unexpected Company . . . . . . . . 21

Secret Bonsai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Unicorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Unintended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

The Sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

The Velvet Underground Played At My High School . . . . 20

She’s Marrying Steve . . . . . . . . 20 The Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Vitamin C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Show Or Tell . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 21

Wajd: Songs Of Separation . . . 15

Six Nights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Ward: B12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Sleepover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

We Are The Menstruators . . . . 15

Solving Leah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

We Carry It Within Us . . . . . . . . 15

Someone You Know Is In The Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

We Have Our Ways . . . . . . . . . . 17

The Most Dangerous Year . . . . 11

The Happiness Machine . . . . . . 20

The Mummy’s Hand . . . . . . . . . 22

Sothea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Carro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Heather Has Four Moms . . . . . . 20

Wendy’s Shabbat . . . . . . . . . . . 20

My Life, Interrupted . . . . . . . . . 20

Space Girls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Cat Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Help You See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Mystery In The Keys . . . . . . . . . 17

The Whale House . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Spanish Dracula . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

The Chunta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 18

Hermanos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Native . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Spanko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

What They Had . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Hiro’s Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Night Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Spark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

When Jeff Tried To Save The World . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Clique Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

¡Hola Kitty! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

NO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Stand-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The Whistler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Contagion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Hula Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Onibo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

State Of Cyclocross . . . . . . . . . . 17

Creature Comforts . . . . . . . . . . . 17

I See Through You . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Parallel Chords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Stay Human . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

The World Of Snowhorse Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Creature Of The Black Lagoon . 22

I.c.e. Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

The Staying Kind . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Your Face Global Jam . . . . . . . . 21

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We Know Where You Live . . . . 20

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