Northwest Film Center Presents
The 50 Foot Challenge
A 50th Birthday Celebration for Super 8
A screening of new Super 8 films by Portland area artists followed by a birthday party.
Participating filmmakers:
Howard Mitchell – Nathan Williams – Julie Keefe – Sam Pirnak – Sika Stanton – Zach Weintraub – Sean Whiteman – Pam Minty – Hannah Piper Burns – Becky Meiers – Frances Fagan – Ben Popp – Carl Diehl – David Cress – Miles Sprietsma – Matt Schulte – Alicia J. Rose – Enie Vaisburd – Vanessa Renwick – Christoff Whiteman – Stephanie Hough
Appears in: Northwest Tracking
Genres: Experimental
Other Films by Various
Indie Visions in Stop-Motion
Portland visual artist and animator Rose Bond, a faculty member at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, has selected this program of innovative short films by independent animators from throughout the world. A mixture of new and vintage, the program includes The Little Baker, Lew Cook (c. 1925, 7 mins.); Murratti Marches, Oskar Fischinger (1934, …
Dance @ 30fps
Organized by frequent BodyVox collaborator and Ohio State University Department of Dance professor Mitchell Rose, Dance@30FPS (frames per second) is a vibrant selection of recent works born of the marriage between dancer and filmmaker. The program includes Stronger, Wilkie Branson, England; Alt i Alt, Torbjørn Skårild, Norway; Outside In, Tove Skeidsvoll & Petrus Sjövik, Sweden; Off …
Dancing Over Borders
BodyVox co-artistic director Jamey Hampton has curated a collection of recent films that combine fresh emerging voices with seasoned artists speaking with authority. Ranging from absurdly humorous to raw and human, all represent reality altered through the unexpected: a sense of transformation and evolution, a destruction of the inevitable. The program includes Persecuta, The Lombard Twins, Argentina; Ghost …
Northwest Music Video Showcase
Kick back and enjoy a swath of music videos by Northwest Filmmakers in a showcase featuring videos by/for: Liz Vaughan – Secret Drum Band – DaDaDa Stephen Slappe – Ilyas Ahmed – Passing Lines Leah R. Brown – No Kind Of Rider – Distinct Martin Melnick – The Domestics – Beauty Contest Scott Ballard – …
Animated Worlds: Stop-Motion Shorts
LAIKA’s Mark Shapiro travels the world of animation film festivals, sharing the studio’s work and viewing work by artists from around the world. Today’s program features a selection of award-winning stop-motion shorts, revealing the diversity of styles and techniques at play in the medium. Selections include Closed Mondays, by Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner; Fresh …