Film Schedule: Saturday, September 26th

4:00 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

CAIS

France

Dir: Arnaud Bénoliel
Starring: Mia Doi Todd



Lost in thought and solitude, Mia wanders along an abandoned railroad track, a pine forest, a deserted dam where she looks on down from great heights. Drawn to the void. Sheltered by nature. Looking for a way out.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

4:00 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

Mei Mei, A Daughter’s Song

USA

Dir: Dmae Roberts
Starring: Wynee Hu, Chisao Hata, Elaine Low, Samson Syharath,
and Samantha Choy



With the 1989 Peabody-winning audio documentary as the soundtrack, Dmae Roberts has created a half-hour film of Mei Mei, A Daughter’s Song, the first Taiwanese-American radio documentary on public radio. Mixing live action, animation effects and archival footage, Mei Mei focuses on Dmae and her mother as they travel to Taiwan after a long absence. Her mom reveals the abuse she experienced when she was sold into servitude, her hardship growing up during WWII and the female Buddha who saved her life.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

4:45 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

Laura Gets Adopted

USA

Dir: Laura Kightlinger
Starring: Laura Kightlinger, Ryan Harper Gray, Jimmy Dore



When a couple of swingers decide to fill the void in their lives by adopting a much older child, they’re in for a hellride of inexplicable magnitude.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

5:00 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

Cancer and Comedy

USA

Dir: Ben Schorr
Starring: Dr. Brian Druker, Domeka Parker, Joel Mark



Film is part of the SHORTS BLOC PROGRAM

After the filmmaker’s mother dies he explores the role of humor in the mourning and recovery process, learning from a lifesaving oncologist, an improv comedy teacher, and a class clown. Together they personify the relationship between cancer and comedy.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

5:00 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

Mellencamp

USA

Dir: Travis Shields
Starring: Peter Jenkins, Eric M. Johnson, Evelyn Murray



Film is part of the SHORTS BLOC PROGRAM

Forced to leave his mother’s house and get a job, 35 year old Labyrinth, along with his best friend Eric, embark on a quest to find Bigfoot and claim a $1M prize.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

5:00 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

Taco Night

USA

Dir: Kyle Eaton
Starring: Jon Titterington, Zach Kahl, Robert D’Esposito,
and Sahara Scott



Film is part of the SHORTS BLOC PROGRAM

It’s been a while for Dave and Hunter, old friends who haven’t kept in touch. Hunter wants to reconnect. Dave just wants tacos. While dropping in on an impromptu house party, the duo encounter a drinking game with Robert and Sahara, a combative couple on the brink of separation.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

5:00 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

A Horse with No Name

Canada

Dir: Adrian Patterson
Starring: Sebastian Kroon, Lee Fraser, Dani Zaviceanu,
Cara Hrdlitschka



Film is part of the SHORTS BLOC PROGRAM

Frank has ridden out to find peace from the pain of loosing his only love. Luckily for frank his only companion Horse has a special gift, the gift of speech. This fast-talking Horse consoles and tries to reason with Frank. But after deciding there is nothing to live for Frank descends into a dark place in the desert where he finds the answers he’s been looking for. Based on the stories of crazed cowboys lost in the desert of North America.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

7:00 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

AWARDS CEREMONY & Photo Event

Join our filmmakers, casts, and crews, as well as local press, staff and media photographers, as well as our festival fans for a Step and Repeat photo session for all of our festival filmmakers and stars, just prior to the OIFF Award Celebration.

Get your tickets soon as this event often sells out! Come and cheer on your favorite filmmakers and maybe run into a festival star or two at the big celebration that closes our multi-venue, multi-city festival celebration of the venues and cities of Oregon, as well as the best in local and international independent cinema!

Awards Ceremony taking place at:

CLINTON STREET THEATER

Clinton Street Block Party

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$22.00


6:45pm Arrival Time

7:00pm Start Time

8:45 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

Carl

USA

Dir: Molly Preston
Starring: Jeffrey Stillwell



Film is part of the SHORTS BLOC PROGRAM

Carl, a boy in his early twenties with agoraphobia, is forced to face his fears of the outside world when he runs out of his medication. On his walk home from the drug store, Carl finds an old 16mm camera. Looking through the lens allows Carl to look around at the outside world and appreciate it for the first time.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

8:45 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

33

USA

Dir: Charlie Vaughn
Starring: Julie Kristine Sullivan



Film is part of the SHORTS BLOC PROGRAM

33 is the story of a woman in her thirties and nearing rock bottom, as she struggles to find strength in dealing with the personal choices she has made for her life. While seeing friends who seemingly have it all and feeling pressure from her family to conform to the idea of what her life should look like, she contemplates the decisions which have brought her to this dark, painful, and lonely place — one which she’s kept a secret.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

8:45 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

Mystery Spot

USA

Dir: Ben Eastman
Starring: Calvin McCarthy, Bryan O’Connell, and Alan Burrell



Film is part of the SHORTS BLOC PROGRAM

Two men are making a trip to visit a university campus. After spending what seems like an eternity driving through the punishing desert heat, they spy an opportunity for levity. A strange man stands alone on the side of the road with a sign promising any passersby the opportunity to see a Mystery Spot. Bryant, the more adventurous of the two wants to go. Greg, sort of a homebody, is hesitant. Nevertheless, he ends up joining him for what will be a very meaningful journey.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

8:45 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

Circles

USA

Dir: Melissa Gregory Rue & Aaron Nelson Caviglia
Starring: Patrick Green, Casey Pfeifer, Syndney Somerfield,
Tommy Hestmark, Danielle Pecoff, and Elisha Henig



Film is part of the SHORTS BLOC PROGRAM

Ethan, a young father, is on the verge of hitting bottom and has a sobering realization at a seven-year-old’s birthday party.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

8:45 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

Whistle

USA

Dir: Perry J. Grone & Austin Hodaie
Starring: Andrew Beck, Matt Holland, and Evan Sether



Film is part of the SHORTS BLOC PROGRAM

In one afternoon, human companionship is pushed to its furthest test. Devout government worker, Brogan Duley, must make the decision to protect the security of his country or to destroy the life of his childhood friend. Through twisted discoveries, we are unsure where our final alliances should rest. Swimming in the mind of Duley, we follow the transformation from a once collected professional to the strained and desperate body he has become.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

9:45 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

Hiding Blame

USA

Dir: Scott Ballard
Starring: Quigley Provost-Landrum, Geno Romo,
and Lawrence Siulagi



Film is part of the SHORTS BLOC PROGRAM

In Hiding Blame, a couple struggles to make sense of their son’s death after an unexplained shooting by a classmate. As the two become more estranged, it is clear one of them knows more than he or she has let on about the night their son died. Hiding Blame is a prequel set ten years prior to the events in Blood Relations, a planned feature by Lori Morgan. Shot in moody black and white, this short suspense teaser features a haunting score by Nick Jaina.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

9:45 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

Cedar Street

USA

Dir: Monica Graves
Starring: Xander Gosnell, Sydney-Anne Graves,
and Alyssa Roehrenbeck



Film is part of the SHORTS BLOC PROGRAM

Cedar Street is a film about childhood and the suffering some kids sadly endure. Neglected Jeremiah, is currently the outcast of the Cedar Street neighborhood kids. The Peterson and Sellar girls have a new club on the abandoned tracks nearby that Jeremiah wants more than anything to be a part of. He won’t give up his attempts to get in until he is accepted, but what happens in turn unveils a shocking truth to the neighborhood kids, ending their club forming days for good.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

9:45 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

The River Bride

USA

Dir: Jeff Harshman
Starring: Caitlyn Larimore, J.R. Wickman



Film is part of the SHORTS BLOC PROGRAM

On the worst day of Gene’s pathetic life he is thrust into an unlikely adventure after pulling a young woman from the river… in a wedding dress. Misfortune inspires their unlikely friendship until Gene realizes perhaps it is he who needs the rescuing. Set in the enchanting greenery of the Pacific Northwest, The River Bride is a whimsical story about how we hold ourselves back, and the choices we make that set us free.

At the Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

$10.00

11:59 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

Rocky Horror Picture Show

USA

Dir: Jim Sharman
Starring: Timy Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick



A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

10:00 PM - Saturday, Sept 26th, 2015

AWARD AFTER-PARTY

USA




Come mingle with filmmakers and fans at this after-party event at location To Be Announced.

$46.00