DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Desert One reveals the true story behind one of the most daring rescues in modern US history: a secret mission to free hostages captured during the 1979 Iranian revolution.

Available May 22nd Only!

NARRATIVE FEATURE

Two women transform each other’s lives in this resonant portrait about the courage and compassion it takes to move beyond living with grief and shame.

Available May 23rd Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

A magic realist doc about an Icelandic grandmother who speaks on behalf of nature.

Available May 23rd to 1:00pm on the 24th Only!
Available in the state of Oregon Only.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Celebrating Strand Releasing’s 30th anniversary, more than 30 filmmakers and friends of the company have come together to honor its indelible contribution to independent cinema.

Available May 24th Only!

NARRATIVE FEATURE

Determined to become the leader of Canada, a young W.L. Mackenzie King rises to power.

Available May 24th Only!
Available in the state of Oregon only.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope follows Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on a deeply personal journey examining some of the most crucial challenges facing Americans today.

Available May 25th Only!

NARRATIVE FEATURE

The Chois fight to keep their dry cleaning business afloat and their family together.

Available May 26th Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Aggie explores the nexus of art, race, and justice through the story of art collector Agnes “Aggie” Gund’s life.

Available May 27th Only!
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Available in the state of Oregon only.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

In this creative non-fiction feature, history haunts the border town of Columbus, N.M. when riders on horseback cross the line to commemorate Pancho Villa’s 1916 raid.

Available May 28th Only!
10:00am to 5:00pm

NARRATIVE FEATURE

Desperate to find out what happened to her son, Magdalena embarks on an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous journey to discover the truth.

Available May 28th Only
5:00pm - 11:00pm

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

While making a documentary about the Anglo-American coup in Iran in 1953, Iranian director Taghi Amirani and editor Walter Murch discover never- seen-before archive material hidden for decades.

Available May 29th from 4pm to 8pm only!
Available in the state of Oregon only.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Displaced by a big condominium, Asalif becomes a lion to face forces beyond his control.

Available May 30th Only!

NARRATIVE FEATURE

In a film based on actual events, teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. Tom Kalin’s visually stunning 1992 film debut is a classic of the “New Queer Cinema."

Available May 30th Only!

NARRATIVE FEATURE

Stoner biologists encounter mystical backpackers who transform their lives.

Available May 31st Only!

SHORTS COMPILATION

A selection of short films by Tom Kalin.

Available May 31st Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Two women in love play a part in changing military policy.

Available June 1st Only!
Available in the state of Oregon only.

NARRATIVE FEATURE

A desperate Asian girl parlays food delivery expertise into a profitable drug hustle.

Available June 2nd Only!
Available in the state of Oregon only.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Audrey Flack–rebel, mother, artist, teacher– still creating, provoking, & searching at 85.

Available June 3rd Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Runner follows Guor Maker’s journey from refugee to South Sudan’s first Olympian.

Available June 4th Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

A group of independent filmmakers in Chicago, fashioning themselves as The Film Group, set out to profile Chairman Fred Hampton, the charismatic, 21-year-old leader of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, and ended up documenting the last nine months of his life.

Available June 5th from 12pm-8pm Only!
FREE to Watch

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

An impressionistic portrait of four street dog caretakers in Kolkata, India.

Available June 5th Only!
Available in the state of Oregon Only.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

A rollicking ride across the changing terrain of American culture, this odyssey recaptures the spirit of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, Asian American style.

Available June 6th Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Men in South Central LA find a sense of purpose through their devotion to tumbling pigeons.

Available June 6th Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

The Bit Player tells the story of an overlooked genius who revolutionized the world, but never lost his childlike curiosity.

Available June 7th Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

The story of immigrant mothers who sued county doctors, the state, and the U.S. government after they were pushed into sterilizations while giving birth at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center during the 1960s and 70s.

Available June 7th Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Suburban women team up with seasoned activists to fight Trump’s agenda and flip the House.

Available June 8th Only!
Available in the state of Oregon only.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.

Available June 9th Only!
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Available in the state of Oregon only.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

“Love appeared and put fire to existence.”

Available June 10th Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

One Immigrant’s life or death journey to the American dream.

Available June 11th and 12th Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

A feature-length documentary about America’s system of public lands and the fight to protect them.

Available June 12th Only!

NARRATIVE FEATURE

A lonely woman succumbs to a new addiction - adopting pets.

Available June 13th Only!

SHORTS COMPILATION

Two short films by Garrett Bradley, winner of the AIFF2020 James Blue Award, will be featured in this program.

Available June 14th Only!

The best short films from around the world for ages 3-7!

Available May 23rd and June 6th Only!
8:00am - 12:00pm
Available in the state of Oregon only.

The best short films from around the world for ages 8+.

Available May 30th and June 13th Only!
8:00am - 12:00pm
Available in the state of Oregon only.

Spanish language and Latino themed short films from around the world for ages 8+.

Available May 24th and May 31st Only!
8:00am - 2:00pm
Available in the state of Oregon only.

Selections from the 2019 CineSpace short film competition.

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A couple has to grasp a crisis that will affect both their vacation and all of humanity.

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When Colleen reunites with her estranged sister, things don’t go exactly as she planned.

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Driving home one night, a couple encounters a strange man wandering in a snowstorm.

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A middle-aged relationship is doomed to fail.

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Etta returns from Vegas with a pile of cash and her boyfriend demands an explanation.

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A poly couple's holiday slumber is disrupted by the arrival of a flying dildo.

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Somewhere in the crowd, there's someone for you.

An old handheld camera disrupts the bedtime routine of a single mother and her son.

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Girl stumbles into text conversation with an anonymous person that communicates in Emojis.

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A man discovers a superpower that could change everything.

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Instructor Bill visits a 7th grade class to run a drill with the teacher's new firearm.

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An amputee veteran acts in a hyperrealistic military simulation.

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An unlikely pair come together at pizza party for sexual assault survivors.

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In a time when work is done by robots, a traditional Chinese chef is forced to train a Caucasian humanoid to cook Chinese food, but a former protégé of the chef makes this harder by joining an anti-robot riot group.

What if we put down our smartphones and opened our eyes wide shut?

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A Navajo shepherdess perseveres despite extreme drought in this poetic short film.

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Twin brothers traverse the empty halls and quiet pathways of a school for the blind.

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A surreal portrait of Myron Dyal, an artist with temporal lobe epilepsy.

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Cidny Bullens, a transgender rock star, reflects on his personal as well as his professional lives, having lived on both sides of the gender line.

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In Louie’s shop, antique objects get a second life–- and come to life.

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A child’s yearning for an alternate identity is traced through a decade of birthday wishes.

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Demond sacrifices to be Big Chief in a secret 200-year culture known as Mardi Gras Indians.

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Step through history to revisit the day that would signal the rebirth of the Haida spirit.

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A story of how one family forces the city of Portland to reckon with its racist past.

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A young Chinese dissident navigates memories of persecution and paranoia at the hands of Beijing’s political police, while he awaits the result of his application for asylum in New York City.

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Neighbors of Portland must become activist in their attempts to save three giant sequoias.

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Coby and Stephen have spent a life-time dancing.

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A biracial girl caught between two worlds prepares for her Bat Mitzvah and adulthood.

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A woman recalls a fateful road trip taken thirty years earlier with her first love.

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A major confession threatens to unravel an Italian-American family's beloved tradition.

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In the desert where Sergio Leone filmed the famous westerns, a new villain has emerged...

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A young couple faces a cancer diagnosis.

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Interpreting Walt Whitman, the gift (nature, food, creative expression) belongs to you.

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A distraught man checks-in to a filthy motel and begins to hear whispers.

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A nebish man gets the surprise of a lifetime when Dolly arrives accidentally on his doorstep.

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At the breaking point, you must do something when waiting is not an option.

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A robot far past expiration, roams a rural countryside waiting for his battery to die.

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UberMom unveils the labor of love she gives to her kids & family in this short comedy.

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Once upon a time cavemen and dinosaurs ruled the earth and heavy metal reigned supreme.

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A young couple mulls their futures in a new century.

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A young woman explores the vacant home of her kindred, filled with memories of the past.

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The Locals Only: Documentary program is generously sponsored by The Ashland Food Coop

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Coastal access as a threatened and under utilized therapy.

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This film documents the 'Reflection Project,' a 4-day self-expression workshop for teens.

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Slip into the watery depths of our collective unconscious. A urreal nonlinear arrival film.

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Defecting from Communist Czechoslovakia in 1983, Jaja tells her story of how she escaped.

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A portrait of a vibrant farmer who has grown organic flowers in Oregon for 28 seasons.

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Two students travel to the Sierra Nevada's to fly fish and document native trout.

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The scoop on Mt. Shasta's composting toilet, keeping poop invisible + sweet at 7900 feet.

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My adventures on Mt. Ashland and what I enjoy there.

Have you ever wondered what stick figures can do? Find out in The Adventures of Scribbles.

An aspiring filmmaker tries to get her friends to help out with her student film project (also, they're all guinea pigs).

Build your own adventure.

A cat dreams of adventure and finds friends along the way.

Enjoy this colorful, fruity, animation!

A group of astronauts go on a wacky space adventure.

"There's always a home away from home."

Even two different people can be friends.

Come on down to our secluded, fenced off location today! Join our family.

The family behind the track.

A documentary about my love for traveling and the beauty of Southern Oregon.

Take a seat, our angel will be with you shortly.

An abstract film based around synchronizing visually to a song made by two of my online friends for the film.

What I say vs. what drivers hear

Fly fishing for (and releasing) chrome wild salmon fresh from the Bering Sea on the Kanektok River in western Alaska.

We follow Andy Peacock, a queer SOU student, through their performance at the 2019 BODYlogues and their journey to find acceptance and community.

Old Man of Crater Lake by Karl F. Sorenson

You'd think real-life narration would be fun, right?

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope follows Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on a deeply personal journey examining some of the most crucial challenges facing Americans today.

Available May 25th Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Two women in love play a part in changing military policy.

Available June 1st Only!
Available in the state of Oregon only.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Suburban women team up with seasoned activists to fight Trump’s agenda and flip the House.

Available June 8th Only!
Available in the state of Oregon only.

NARRATIVE FEATURE

The Chois fight to keep their dry cleaning business afloat and their family together.

Available May 26th Only!

NARRATIVE FEATURE

A desperate Asian girl parlays food delivery expertise into a profitable drug hustle.

Available June 2nd Only!
Available in the state of Oregon only.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.

Available June 9th Only!
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Available in the state of Oregon only.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Audrey Flack–rebel, mother, artist, teacher– still creating, provoking, & searching at 85.

Available June 3rd Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

“Love appeared and put fire to existence.”

Available June 10th Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Aggie explores the nexus of art, race, and justice through the story of art collector Agnes “Aggie” Gund’s life.

Available May 27th Only!
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Available in the state of Oregon only.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

In this creative non-fiction feature, history haunts the border town of Columbus, N.M. when riders on horseback cross the line to commemorate Pancho Villa’s 1916 raid.

Available May 28th Only!
10:00am to 5:00pm

NARRATIVE FEATURE

Desperate to find out what happened to her son, Magdalena embarks on an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous journey to discover the truth.

Available May 28th Only
5:00pm - 11:00pm

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Runner follows Guor Maker’s journey from refugee to South Sudan’s first Olympian.

Available June 4th Only!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

One Immigrant’s life or death journey to the American dream.

Available June 11th and 12th Only!

Recording of May 22 Opening Night Bash with filmmaker presentations, music by Jeff Pevar and Inger Jorgensen, and more!

Preview of AIFF-Schneider Museum of Art exhibition (August 6 - October 10) conducted by co-curator Jill Hartz