2018 • 68 mins.
Curated by:
Courtney Sheehan
Former Executive Director, Northwest Film Forum
Washington
Director Megan Griffiths (SADIE, LUCKY THEM, EDEN) once coined the term “crewtopia” to describe the close-knit, supportive vibe among independent filmmakers who are constantly helping each other out, working on each other’s projects for the love of the art (and each other)…Such a cultural atmosphere is critical for generative, creative, sustainable art-making!
Visiting Filmmakers: Etsuko Ichikawa
A reception prior to this film will take place in the Film Talkers’ Lounge in the Andrée Stevens room at the Portland Art Museum.
Films in this Program
Medieval Martha Stewart
Directed by Taylor Hawkins
Since childhood, Josh Brock has been fashioning weapons of war; countless knives, swords, and axes line the walls of his …
Malden Ave & E Mercer
Directed by Luke Sieczek, Citizen Minutes
Seattle poet Sarah Galvin performs their poem “Contents of My Pockets After an Evening of Communicating with the Dead” while …
Space and Other Things We Kind of Understand
Directed by Juliana Bojorquez, Morgan McDougal, Christian Krantz
Three young brothers are asked some of life's big questions about marriage, careers, death, and Saturn's moons.
Disjunct
Directed by Brian C. Short
An impressionistic mélange of natural and urban landscapes shot mostly on Super-8 between Seattle, eastern Washington State, Berlin, and Utah.
World’s Next Door
Directed by Champ Ensminger
A look into the process of artistic baton passing, where inspiration from the music that relates to Seattle awakens a …
Rendering by LIMITS
Directed by Corrie Befort, Jason E. Anderson
Sound, space, and movement emerge as characters in a hypnotic, parallel universe that yields unusual psychological and physical states.
Trahere
Directed by Caryn Cline, Linda Fenstermaker
An exploration of our timeless relationship with the natural world as a young farmer entangles herself among the flowers, shot …
Vitrified
Directed by Etsuko Ichikawa
A character encounters a uranium orb in the forest. Responding to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the filmmaker questions the …
Appears in: 45th Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival