The Film Center’s Northwest Tracking program showcases the work of independent filmmakers living and working in the Northwest—Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington—whose work reflects the vibrant cinematic culture of the region. Whether presenting single artist retrospectives, new features, documentaries, or inspired collections of short works, Northwest Tracking offers testimony to the creativity and talent in our flourishing media arts community.
Northwest Tracking is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Oregon Cultural Trust.
All About Chris Freeman: Video by and about Chris Freeman
Directed by Chris Freeman
Portland filmmaker Chris Freeman’s work explores issues of masculinity and identity through video, photography, and performance. Fashioning short self-portraits in …
Animation By Design
Directed by Various
Presented in association with Design Week Portland, this short program of abstract animation features a variety of diverse work by …
Bloodsworth – An Innocent Man
Directed by Gregory Bayne
In 1985, Kirk Bloodsworth was sentenced to death for the brutal killing of a young girl in Rosedale, Maryland. In …
Erasures and Spaces: The Revisionist Films of Salise Hughes
Directed by Salise Hughes
Known for her unique technique of digitally erasing and layering images from found footage, Seattle animator Salise Hughes will share …
If There’s a Hell Below
Directed by Nathan Williams
In a perilous age of cyber attacks, domestic spying, and political intrigue, the trading of classified information has not been …
North South East West
Directed by Vanessa Renwick
Vanessa Renwick's films reveal the hidden stories & secret lives that define our great national weirdness, imbued with the radical …
Open Screening – May, 2016
Tonight the screen is yours. We turn over the screen at the Whitsell Auditorium and invite you to show your …
The Complete First Season and Finale Premiere of The Benefits of Gusbandry
Directed by Alicia J Rose
Join us tonight as we “binge watch” the complete first season of Portland filmmaker Alicia J Rose’s new web series. …
The Spaces Between the Cities
Directed by Salise Hughes
A film Hughes envisioned to connect filmmakers around the globe using the “exquisite corpse” format of beginning where one left …