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Coping with Grief

Directed by Mackie Mallison

Portland • 2016 • 8 mins.

A young woman copes with the loss of her mother by finding community in Portland. 

From filmmaker Mackie Mallison: This film was created to let others know who are experiencing similar struggles as Arita-Guerrero’s that they are not alone. Coping with grief is a topic that often goes unheard of. It’s a hard discussion to have. This was made to help bring more perspectives and stories to the conversation.

HEART AWARD WINNER

This project was produced as part of Grant High School Magazine.

Genres: Documentary

Appears in: 41st Fresh Film Northwest

The Northwest Film Center recognizes and honors the Indigenous peoples of this region on whose ancestral lands the museum now stands. These include the Willamette Tumwater, Clackamas, Kathlemet, Molalla, Multnomah and Watlala Chinook Peoples and the Tualatin Kalapuya who today are part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, and many other Native communities who made their homes along the Columbia River. We also want to recognize that Portland today is a community of many diverse Native peoples who continue to live and work here. We respectfully acknowledge and honor all Indigenous communities—past, present, future—and are grateful for their ongoing and vibrant presence.