Genre: Documentary
Mr. Gaga
Directed by Tomer Heymann
Ohad Naharin, artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company, is celebrated as one of the most important choreographers in the …
Native Wisdom Films
Directed by Lawrence Johnson
Wisdom of the Elders, a Portland cultural organization, records and preserves the history and arts — music, dance, storytelling and …
Broken
Directed by Lynne Spencer
“This is the extraordinarily intimate portrait of Simone Orlando, Ballet BC's lead dancer for twelve years. During rehearsals for a …
Oregon Art Beat: Oregon’s Animation Magic
OPB and Northwest Film Center present a free screening of Oregon’s Animation Magic in advance of the TV premiere. At …
Sud
Directed by Chantal Akerman
The work of James Baldwin and William Faulkner long influenced Chantal Akerman’s work and life, and she had long planned …
Saturday, May 27
Tongues Untied!
Directed by Marlon T. Riggs
To this day, probably the most important film on Black gay life in the US is Marlon Riggs’ Tongues Untied!, …
From the Other Side
Directed by Chantal Akerman
On the Mexico-US border, the twin towns of Agua Prieta, Sonora and Douglas, Arizona—far from the population centers of Juarez/El …
Cakes Da Killa: No Homo
Directed by Ja'Tovia Gary
“Cakes Da Killa: No Homo is an electrifying portrait of a young artist determined to live life on his own …
Hypernormalisation
Directed by Adam Curtis
Adam Curtis’ (The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear, The Century of Self) ambitious inquiry takes …
Saturday, June 3
A Dream is What You Wake Up From
Directed by Larry Bullard, Carolyn Y. Johnson
A hybrid film mixing documentary and drama, A Dream is What You Wake Up From is a back-and-forth film detailing …
Friday, June 9
Bill Frisell: A Portrait
Directed by Emma Franz
Franz’s affectionate salute to archetype guitar hero Bill Frisell provides an overdue immersion into the creative world of one of …
Suzanne, Suzanne
Directed by Camille Billops, James Hatch
A portrait of familial reconciliation and truth-telling in the face of a haunting past of domestic violence and drug abuse, …