Directed by Various
The three shorts programs in the 40th Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival offer overviews of the current state of filmmaking in the Northwest, including a wide variety of genre, tone, and cultural diversity—something for everyone.
Films in this Program

Cheryl’s Spin
Directed by Kathy Witkowsky
A mother wades through her life of domestic abuse with a resilience and cheery willingness to continue to try new …

Lake Beast
Directed by Vance Reeser
A childhood vision compels a man to explore the bottom of a toxic lake.

The Roper
Directed by Anna Sandilands, Ewan McNicol
The true short story of Kendrick, a young calf roper in Lafayette, Louisiana, who dreams of one day making it …

Ground London
Directed by Dustin Morrow
Explore the eco-urban tourist landscape of one of the world’s most visited cities from a perspective less than three inches …

Split Ends
Directed by Joanna Priestley
Abstract compositions inspired by vintage wallpaper and wrapping paper stimulate a collective memory of youthful self-hypnosis and visual absorption.

A Beginning, A Middle, and An End
Directed by Jon Behrens
A truck explodes into a kaleidoscope of painted, optically printed animation.

Charade
Directed by Salise Hughes
Through manipulated footage of the classic film CHARADE, Hughes contemplates identity and celebrity.

$500 of Party
Directed by Nandan Rao
Rao offers $500 he won in a grant to whomever sends him the most compelling video explaining how they would …
Appears in: 40th Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival