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Desert One
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!Run Time: 108 minutes -
ADAM
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!Run Time: 98 minutes -
The Seer & The Unseen
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.Run Time: 88 minutes -
30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing
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!Run Time: 70 minutes -
The Twentieth Century
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.Run Time: 90 minutes -
TIGHTROPE: AMERICANS REACHING FOR HOPE
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!Run Time: 115 minutes -
Happy Cleaners
NARRATIVE FEATURE
The Chois fight to keep their dry cleaning business afloat and their family together.
Available May 26th Only!Run Time: 98 minutes -
Aggie
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.Run Time: 91 minutes -
SNEAK PREVIEW: A BORDERLANDS FILM BY CATHY LEE CRANE
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 5:00pmRun Time: 86 minutes -
Identifying Features
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 - 11:00pmRun Time: 94 minutes -
Coup 53
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.Run Time: 119 minutes -
ANBESSA
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Displaced by a big condominium, Asalif becomes a lion to face forces beyond his control.
Available May 30th Only!Run Time: 86 minutes -
Swoon
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!Run Time: 93 minutes -
A Dim Valley
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Stoner biologists encounter mystical backpackers who transform their lives.
Available May 31st Only!Run Time: 92 minutes -
The Short Films of Tom Kalin
SHORTS COMPILATION
A selection of short films by Tom Kalin.
Available May 31st Only!Run Time: 83 minutes -
Surviving the Silence
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Two women in love play a part in changing military policy.
Available June 1st Only!
Available in the state of Oregon only.Run Time: 80 minutes -
Take Out Girl
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.Run Time: 98 minutes -
Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Audrey Flack–rebel, mother, artist, teacher– still creating, provoking, & searching at 85.
Available June 3rd Only!Run Time: 75 minutes -
Runner
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Runner follows Guor Maker’s journey from refugee to South Sudan’s first Olympian.
Available June 4th Only!Run Time: 88 minutes -
The Murder of Fred Hampton
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 WatchRun Time: 88 minutes -
Pariah Dog
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
An impressionistic portrait of four street dog caretakers in Kolkata, India.
Available June 5th Only!
Available in the state of Oregon Only.Run Time: 77 minutes -
My America...Or Honk if You Love Buddha
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!Run Time: 87 minutes -
Pigeon Kings
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Men in South Central LA find a sense of purpose through their devotion to tumbling pigeons.
Available June 6th Only!Run Time: 80 minutes -
The Bit Player
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!Run Time: 91 minutes -
No Más Bebés
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!
Run Time: 79 minutes -
Birddog Nation
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.Run Time: 60 minutes -
Down a Dark Stairwell
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.Run Time: 83 minutes -
My Wild Heart
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Love appeared and put fire to existence.”
Available June 10th Only!Run Time: 56 minutes -
Illegal
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
One Immigrant’s life or death journey to the American dream.
Available June 11th and 12th Only!Run Time: 79 minutes -
Public Trust
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
A feature-length documentary about America’s system of public lands and the fight to protect them.
Available June 12th Only!
Run Time: 95 minutes -
Murmur
NARRATIVE FEATURE
A lonely woman succumbs to a new addiction - adopting pets.
Available June 13th Only!Run Time: 85 minutes -
Short Films by Garrett Bradley
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!Run Time: 42 minutes
NYICFF - Kid Flicks Programs Presented in partnership with the New York International Children’s Film Festival.
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NYICFF Kid Flicks One
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.Run Time: 56 minutes -
NYICFF Kid Flicks Two
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.Run Time: 72 minutes -
NYICFF Viva Kid Flicks
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.Run Time: 65 minutes
CineSpace 2019 generously sponsored by ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum.
Short Stories 1: Couples Click on the First Box to VIEW Program, and Individual Films to VOTE after viewing.
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Short Stories 1: Couples
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40 Minutes Over Maui
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A couple has to grasp a crisis that will affect both their vacation and all of humanity.Run Time: 14 minutes -
Cool for Five Seconds
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When Colleen reunites with her estranged sister, things don’t go exactly as she planned.Run Time: 12 minutes -
Whiteout
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Driving home one night, a couple encounters a strange man wandering in a snowstorm.Run Time: 11 minutes -
Velcro
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A middle-aged relationship is doomed to fail.Run Time: 6 minutes -
Dime
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Etta returns from Vegas with a pile of cash and her boyfriend demands an explanation.Run Time: 14 minutes -
Main Squeeze
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A poly couple's holiday slumber is disrupted by the arrival of a flying dildo.Run Time: 16 minutes -
Train Stop
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Somewhere in the crowd, there's someone for you.Run Time: 7 minutes -
Handheld
An old handheld camera disrupts the bedtime routine of a single mother and her son.Run Time: 12 minutes
Short Stories 2: Social Issues Click on the First Box to VIEW Program, and Individual Films to VOTE after viewing.
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Short Stories 2: Social Issues
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Smiley Death Face
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Girl stumbles into text conversation with an anonymous person that communicates in Emojis.Run Time: 7 minutes -
Pinch
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A man discovers a superpower that could change everything.Run Time: 3 minutes -
Gather in the Corner
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Instructor Bill visits a 7th grade class to run a drill with the teacher's new firearm.Run Time: 16 minutes -
Fort Irwin
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An amputee veteran acts in a hyperrealistic military simulation.Run Time: 11 minutes -
Pizza Party
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An unlikely pair come together at pizza party for sexual assault survivors.Run Time: 12 minutes -
The Chef
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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.Run Time: 20 minutes -
My Generation
What if we put down our smartphones and opened our eyes wide shut?Run Time: 8 minutes
Short Docs 1: Portraits Click on the First Box to VIEW Program, and Individual Films to VOTE after viewing.
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Short Docs 1: American Portraits
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The Shepherdess
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A Navajo shepherdess perseveres despite extreme drought in this poetic short film.Run Time: 6 minutes -
Les Deux
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Twin brothers traverse the empty halls and quiet pathways of a school for the blind.Run Time: 6 minutes -
Charon
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A surreal portrait of Myron Dyal, an artist with temporal lobe epilepsy.Run Time: 12 minutes -
The Gender Line
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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.Run Time: 13 minutes -
Louie's Antiques
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In Louie’s shop, antique objects get a second life–- and come to life.Run Time: 8 minutes -
WISHES
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A child’s yearning for an alternate identity is traced through a decade of birthday wishes.Run Time: 5 minutes -
All on a Mardi Gras Day
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Demond sacrifices to be Big Chief in a secret 200-year culture known as Mardi Gras Indians.Run Time: 22 minutes
Short Docs 2: Civic Engagement Click on the First Box to VIEW Program, and Individual Films to VOTE after viewing.
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Short Docs 2: Civic Engagement
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Now Is the Time
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Step through history to revisit the day that would signal the rebirth of the Haida spirit.Run Time: 16 minutes -
Root Shocked
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A story of how one family forces the city of Portland to reckon with its racist past.Run Time: 16 minutes -
Two Prisons
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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.Run Time: 18 minutes -
GIANTS
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Neighbors of Portland must become activist in their attempts to save three giant sequoias.Run Time: 27 minutes
Short Stories and Docs: Intersectionalities Click on the First Box to VIEW Program, and Individual Films to VOTE after viewing.
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Short Stories & Docs: Intersectionalities
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Coby and Stephen Are in Love
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Coby and Stephen have spent a life-time dancing.Run Time: 30 minutes -
Broken Bird
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A biracial girl caught between two worlds prepares for her Bat Mitzvah and adulthood.Run Time: 10 minutes -
april eighty-nine
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A woman recalls a fateful road trip taken thirty years earlier with her first love.Run Time: 11 minutes -
Sunday Dinner
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A major confession threatens to unravel an Italian-American family's beloved tradition.Run Time: 14 minutes -
A Fistful of Rubbish
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In the desert where Sergio Leone filmed the famous westerns, a new villain has emerged...Run Time: 14 minutes
Local Shorts: Narrative Click on the First Box to VIEW Program, and Individual Films to VOTE after viewing.
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Local Shorts: Narrative
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Hair Today Gone Tomorrow
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A young couple faces a cancer diagnosis.Run Time: 15 minutes -
The Gift
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Interpreting Walt Whitman, the gift (nature, food, creative expression) belongs to you.Run Time: 2 minutes -
A Weeping in the Woods
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A distraught man checks-in to a filthy motel and begins to hear whispers.Run Time: 7 minutes -
Dolly
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A nebish man gets the surprise of a lifetime when Dolly arrives accidentally on his doorstep.Run Time: 5 minutes -
The West is Burning
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At the breaking point, you must do something when waiting is not an option.Run Time: 13 minutes -
Econo-Bot
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A robot far past expiration, roams a rural countryside waiting for his battery to die.Run Time: 8 minutes -
UberMom
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UberMom unveils the labor of love she gives to her kids & family in this short comedy.Run Time: 5 minutes -
The Egg
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Once upon a time cavemen and dinosaurs ruled the earth and heavy metal reigned supreme.Run Time: 4 minutes -
Near the End...But Not Quite There
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A young couple mulls their futures in a new century.Run Time: 5 minutes -
A Key to Memory
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A young woman explores the vacant home of her kindred, filled with memories of the past.Run Time: 6 minutes
Local Shorts: Documentary Click on the First Box to VIEW Program, and Individual Films to VOTE after viewing.
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Local Shorts: Documentary
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The Locals Only: Documentary program is generously sponsored by The Ashland Food Coop
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Lodestar
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Coastal access as a threatened and under utilized therapy.Run Time: 10 minutes -
High School Reflections 2019
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This film documents the 'Reflection Project,' a 4-day self-expression workshop for teens.Run Time: 8 minutes -
Choo-Choo Wet & Curious Silk
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Slip into the watery depths of our collective unconscious. A urreal nonlinear arrival film.Run Time: 9 minutes -
Escaping a Communist Paradise
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Defecting from Communist Czechoslovakia in 1983, Jaja tells her story of how she escaped.Run Time: 12 minutes -
BLOOM
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A portrait of a vibrant farmer who has grown organic flowers in Oregon for 28 seasons.Run Time: 3 minutes -
What Remains
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Two students travel to the Sierra Nevada's to fly fish and document native trout.Run Time: 20 minutes -
Way to Go!
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The scoop on Mt. Shasta's composting toilet, keeping poop invisible + sweet at 7900 feet.Run Time: 9 minutes
Local Shorts: LAUNCH Click on the First Box to VIEW Program, and Individual Films to VOTE after viewing.
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Local Shorts: LAUNCH
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My Ski Adventures on Mt Ashland
My adventures on Mt. Ashland and what I enjoy there.Run Time: 1 minutes -
The Adventures of Scribbles
Have you ever wondered what stick figures can do? Find out in The Adventures of Scribbles.Run Time: 2 minutes -
Guinea Pig Movie
An aspiring filmmaker tries to get her friends to help out with her student film project (also, they're all guinea pigs).Run Time: 2 minutes -
The Sandcastle
Build your own adventure.Run Time: 2 minutes -
The Whimsical Adventure of Humphrey
A cat dreams of adventure and finds friends along the way.Run Time: 2 minutes -
Fancy Fruits
Enjoy this colorful, fruity, animation!Run Time: 2 minutes -
Meanwhile in Space...
A group of astronauts go on a wacky space adventure.Run Time: 5 minutes -
Going Home
"There's always a home away from home."Run Time: 1 minutes -
a day in friendship
Even two different people can be friends.Run Time: 5 minutes -
Tommy Joins a Cult
Come on down to our secluded, fenced off location today! Join our family.Run Time: 4 minutes -
What Does Racing Mean to You
The family behind the track.Run Time: 5 minutes -
Appreciating the Beauty of Home
A documentary about my love for traveling and the beauty of Southern Oregon.Run Time: 2 minutes -
The Inbetween
Take a seat, our angel will be with you shortly.Run Time: 5 minutes -
xikatrbwcsi2tze
An abstract film based around synchronizing visually to a song made by two of my online friends for the film.Run Time: 4 minutes -
Angry Drivers
What I say vs. what drivers hearRun Time: 3 minutes -
Kanektok River Chrome Salmon
Fly fishing for (and releasing) chrome wild salmon fresh from the Bering Sea on the Kanektok River in western Alaska.Run Time: 2 minutes -
Not Alone.
We follow Andy Peacock, a queer SOU student, through their performance at the 2019 BODYlogues and their journey to find acceptance and community.Run Time: 5 minutes -
The Old Man of Crater Lake
Old Man of Crater Lake by Karl F. SorensonRun Time: 4 minutes -
The Dangers of Narration
You'd think real-life narration would be fun, right?Run Time: 2 minutes
THEMES Activism -- Mondays
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TIGHTROPE: AMERICANS REACHING FOR HOPE
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!Run Time: 115 minutes -
Surviving the Silence
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Two women in love play a part in changing military policy.
Available June 1st Only!
Available in the state of Oregon only.Run Time: 80 minutes -
Birddog Nation
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.Run Time: 60 minutes
THEMES Asian Americans -- Tuesdays
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Happy Cleaners
NARRATIVE FEATURE
The Chois fight to keep their dry cleaning business afloat and their family together.
Available May 26th Only!Run Time: 98 minutes -
Take Out Girl
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.Run Time: 98 minutes -
Down a Dark Stairwell
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.Run Time: 83 minutes
THEMES Arts -- Wednesdays
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Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Audrey Flack–rebel, mother, artist, teacher– still creating, provoking, & searching at 85.
Available June 3rd Only!Run Time: 75 minutes -
My Wild Heart
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Love appeared and put fire to existence.”
Available June 10th Only!Run Time: 56 minutes -
Aggie
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.Run Time: 91 minutes
THEMES Migrations -- Thursdays
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SNEAK PREVIEW: A BORDERLANDS FILM BY CATHY LEE CRANE
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 5:00pmRun Time: 86 minutes -
Identifying Features
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 - 11:00pmRun Time: 94 minutes -
Runner
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Runner follows Guor Maker’s journey from refugee to South Sudan’s first Olympian.
Available June 4th Only!Run Time: 88 minutes -
Illegal
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
One Immigrant’s life or death journey to the American dream.
Available June 11th and 12th Only!Run Time: 79 minutes
Special Events
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Opening Night Bash
Recording of May 22 Opening Night Bash with filmmaker presentations, music by Jeff Pevar and Inger Jorgensen, and more!Run Time: 118 minutes -
Migrating Bodies Art Exhibit
Preview of AIFF-Schneider Museum of Art exhibition (August 6 - October 10) conducted by co-curator Jill HartzRun Time: 9 minutes