Programming Track: Alumni
Films selected from previous festivals.
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IMAGES:
For Walter and Josiah
Her Side of the Bed
Jackson
Seaside
The Long Isolation
Truly Texas Mexican
Without a Net
Alaska is a Drag
Business of Amateurs
The Incredible Adventures of Jojo
SUMMARIES:
For Walter and Josiah
Best Documentary Feature Portland Film Festival 2020
Director: Jamie Elias
Runtime: 75 min
Rated: R
The Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana is shaken to its core by a teen suicide epidemic that claims 22 Native lives in a single year – including two high school basketball team members. ‘For Walter And Josiah’ follows the team during their season as the surviving members play to honor their fallen brothers and uplift their community.
Without a Net (2013) – In Praça Onze, one of Rio de Janeiro’s inner city slums, four young Brazilians trade the risks of street life for the circus. Documentary Feature. Directed by Kelly Richardson. 60 min. USA
The Incredible Adventures of Jojo (2015) – A six year old boy named Jojo wakes up from a car crash in the middle of the woods. Reluctantly, he takes his baby sister Avila from the crash and plops her into his backpack. The two of them try to make it back home, encountering hobos, wolves, and raging rivers along the way. Narrative Feature. Directed by Ann-Marie & Brian Schmidt. 77 min. USA
Jackson (2016) – Jackson is an intimate look at the lives of three women caught up in the complex issues surrounding abortion access. Documentary Feature. Directed by Maisie Crow. 90 min. USA.
Her Side of the Bed (2017) – Rachel, a recently dumped 20-something writer, is guided by her best friend, Nicole, in overcoming her heartbreak. Free-spirited Nicole takes Rachel under her wing, teaching her to let loose the only ways Nicole knows how: drinking, drugs and dudes. After an intense evening, Rachel and Nicole find themselves in bed together. The two best friends, once thick as thieves, find themselves drifting apart as this one-night changes them both profoundly and in very different ways. Narrative Feature. Directed by Bryn Woznicki. 98 min. USA
Alaska is a Drag (2018) – Tough, but diva fabulous, Leo, an aspiring drag superstar, and his twin sister are trapped in the monotony of fist fights and fish guts. Out of necessity, Leo learned to fight back, which catches the attention of the local boxing coach. When a new boy moves to town and wants to be his sparring partner, Leo has to face the real reason he’s stuck in Alaska. It’s like HEDWIG and Grace Jones ROCKY had a love child, and left him to fend for himself in Alaska. Narrative Feature. Directed by Shaz Bennett. 88 min. USA
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