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Genre: Documentary

Work in Progress Screening—9to5: The Story of a Movement

Directed by Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar

Most have heard the song “Nine to Five” by the great Dolly Parton or seen the 1980s blockbuster of the …

Works in Progress Film Screening

Directed by Derek Ewell, Jenny Watters, Darian Slayton Fleming, Fuchsia Lin, Kurtis Hough, Dicky Dahl, Suzanne Moulton, Matt McCormick, Joanna Priestley

Join us for an evening of works-in-progress by Oregon- and Washington-based filmmakers who are both fulfilling a grant requirement and …

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 …

Yallah! Underground

Directed by Farid Eslam

Through exuberant performances and heartfelt interviews, Farid Eslam goes deep into the world of alternative Arab music before and during …

Yellow is Forbidden

Directed by Pietra Brettkelly

World-renowned fashion designer Guo Pei, working in the field since the late 1980s but becoming increasingly known in the 2000s, …

You Gave Me a Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard

Directed by Kenny Dalsheimer

This loving portrait of old-time music pioneer Alice Gerrard, replete with performances from her long career and interviews with key …

Yours in Sisterhood

Directed by Irene Lusztig

Very important in the latter half of the 20th century and into the 21st—but certainly not without its detractors—Ms. magazine …

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Zima

Directed by Christina Picchi

Zima portrays the reality of Siberia’s climate, where the boundary between life and death is so thin that it is …

Zulu Summer

Directed by Joseph Litzinger, Eric Michael Schrader

What began as an assumed spam email at a local radio station—something along the lines of a Nigerian prince asking …

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.