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  1. Melissa Lowery on the impact of her movie, “Black Girl in Suburbia”

    Film could help her daughters navigate growing up as some of the few people of color in their community in Hillsboro In 2010, Melissa Lowery set out to create a film — her first feature-length film — that could serve as a guidebook for her two daughters. ...

    18 Feb 2015 - Sarah Hansell

  2. The making of Whitelandia: Portland filmmakers take a critical look at the city's history of racism and resilience

    Over the course of their careers Portland filmmakers Matt Zodrow and Tracy MacDonald have travelled the country learning the histories and stories of Americans, but for their latest project, Whitelandia, the Emmy-award winning husband and wife team have t ...

    8 May 2014 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot

  3. Seattle physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston spotlights the human cost of our mental health crisis

    About 450 million people live with mental illness worldwide and nearly one million a year die of suicide. Portland’s suicide rate is higher than the national average, according the Portland Police Bureau, and last year the city’s attention was drawn to Vi ...

    26 Mar 2014 - Robin Lindley

  4. John Waters for the holidays!

    The trash-master himself chats up the season before his one-man Christmas show in Portland Whatever you know about John Waters, what you might not expect is that he is one of the funniest people to have a conversation with. He is open, honest, compassiona ...

    5 Dec 2013 - Suzanne Zalokar

  5. Age of Inocente

    Inocente gained fame in the Oscar-winning documentary “Inocente,” which shows her pursuing her dream to be an artist. Her paintings exhibit a sense of whimsy, and sometimes, her face is the canvas. As a homeless teen, Inocente dreamed of a better life. Bu ...

    9 Oct 2013 - Rosette Royale

  6. Hard focus

    Homeless youth tell their side with Project Viewfinder By Erin Fenner, Staff Writer About four months ago, approximately a dozen people who were homeless or transitioning out of homelessness got together in a room to discuss what sort of film they wanted ...

    1 May 2013 - Erin Fenner

  7. Our American Winter

    The new documentary by filmmakers Joe and Harry Gantz explores the lives of Oregonians struggling to survive poverty By Jake Thomas, Staff Writer The Great Recession began nearly five years ago. Since then, economists and the media have produced a string ...

    14 Mar 2013 - Jake Thomas

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