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Hey Portland. Get ready to celebrate indie film!!! From Aug 29 - Sept 5, we have movies, workshops, classes, parties and more at Laurelhurst Theater. Download: #PDXFF16 program | #PDXFF16 one-sheetPurchase: VIP, all-access and industry passes on sale now. Tickets: Buy individual tickets by clicking on the movie, workshop or class below.

All shows starting after 5:00pm are strictly 21 and over.
For shows before 5:00pm, minors are welcome when accompanied by a parent. Thank you.
 
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Wednesday, August 31
 

4:45pm PDT

Short Block 8: Documentary

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:

Short Block 8: Documentary

A Short Film by Arthur
7min • Portland Premiere
Director: Niels Alpert 

Soy Cubana
17min • Portland Premiere
Director: Jeremy Ungar / Ivaylo Getov

Eminent Domain
20min • Portland Premiere
Director: Brian Comfort

Property
4min • Portland Premiere
Director: Allison Otto

Johnny Physical Lives
22min • Portland Premiere
Director: Joshua Neuman

Bloody Barbara
6min • Portland Premiere
Director: Shawn Bannon

Arc of Justice
22min • Portland Premiere
Director: Mark Lipman / Helen Cohen in attendance

Mirrorball
5min • Portland Premiere
Director: Brad Nguyen

 



Wednesday August 31, 2016 4:45pm - 6:45pm PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214

5:00pm PDT

Shorts Block 5: Identity

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:

Shorts Block 5: Identity

Boat People (28Min) Director: Paul Meschuh

Under Pressure (33min) Director: Lilli Schwabe

Patriot (15min) Director: Eva Riley

Land of Exidus (11min) Director: Skinner Myers

My Aleppo (18min) Director: Melissa Langer

Creased (16min) Director: Jade Justad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Wednesday August 31, 2016 5:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214

5:30pm PDT

Shorts Block 3: Dramedy Relationships

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:

Shorts Block 3: Dramedy Relationships

 

The Ring Thing (7min) Director: Friederike John

Heads or Tails (10min) Director Eva von Schweinitz

First Date (4min) Director: Anisha Adusumilli

Two Ships (15min) Director: Matthew Ross

4 Pounds of Flowers (15min) Director: Rob Richert

Cutter (15min) Director Gabriela Ledesma

Step 9 (13min) Director: Leonora Pitts



Wednesday August 31, 2016 5:30pm - 7:30pm PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214
 
Thursday, September 1
 

4:45pm PDT

Short Block 1: Drama

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:

Short Block 1: 

Operator (6min)  Director: Caroline Bartleet

The Good Father (18min) Director: Marek Ryszard Dojs

My Luchador (13min) Director: Shea Sizemore

Garbage (15min) Director: Anand Prakash

Stars (8min) Director: Krista Vernoff

Pronouns (10min) Director: Michael Paulucci

Tonshi (13min) Director: Deana LeBlanc

Los Niños Sicarios (10min) Director: Rob Lambert

 

 

 

 



Thursday September 1, 2016 4:45pm - 6:45pm PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214

10:30pm PDT

Shorts Block 4: Horror

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:

Shorts Block 4: Horror

Shutter (7min) Director: Robert Mueller

A Film by Vera Vaughn (11min) Director: Sorrel Brae

Waste-Land (7min) Director: Michael Immerman

Snake Bite (9min) Director: Tim Hyten

Kookie (13min) Director: Justin Harding

Do Not Lose (6min) Director Shilpi Skikha Agrawal

Flush (6min) Director: Matt Cooper

Venefica (8min) Director: Maria Wilson

The Puppet Man (10min) Director: Jacqueline Castel

No Service (5min) Director: Kholi Hicks

PYOTR 495 (15min) Director: Blake Mawson

 



Thursday September 1, 2016 10:30pm - Friday September 2, 2016 12:30am PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214
 
Friday, September 2
 

2:15pm PDT

Shorts Block 11: Expressions

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:
Shorts Block 11: Expressions

Edges (9 min) Katie Sternholm in attendance

Crush (15 min) Lara Kose in attendance

Last Call (13 min) Joe Taylor in attendance

The World Ender (5 min) Ariel Vida in attendance

brickhead EARTH (7 min) Suzanne Mitchell in attendance

Ed (11 min) Suzanne Mitchell in attendance





Friday September 2, 2016 2:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214

3:00pm PDT

Shorts Block 12: Contemporary Student Work

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:

Short Block 12: 

Currated by Art Institute of Portland

 

 



Friday September 2, 2016 3:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214

5:00pm PDT

Shorts Block 2: Comedy

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:
Shorts Block 2: Comedy

Recalculating (7 min) Diane Fredel-Weis
(IM)MORAL (10 min) Rachel Breitag
Terry Fitz, SAG Eligible (15 min) Jessica Rionero
Terrence (13 min) Tom Herbert
Hummingbird & Crane (13 min) Veronica Rodriguez
Just For One Day (30 min) Francis Legge
Lion's Den (5 min) Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi
A Letter to Bob (7 min) Rollyn Stafford

 



Friday September 2, 2016 5:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214

5:00pm PDT

Shorts Block 7: Character Studies

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:

Short Block 7: 

Last Tattoo (9min)  Director: Robert Redfern

Zaar (11min) Director: Ibrahim Nada

Eureka (21min) Director: Ko Shijiki

Jamie & Jonathan (17min) Director: Kyle Mumford

Speak (16min) Director: Laura Seay

Sista in the Brotherhood (21min) Director: Dawn Jones Redstone

Brix and the Bitch (10min) Director: Nico Raineau

Dolores (12min) Director: Scarlet Moreno

 

 




Friday September 2, 2016 5:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214

6:00pm PDT

Shorts Block 10: Lenses

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:

Short Block 10: 

The Best Way to Kill Your Mother (14min)  Director: Ruby Railey

Skin & Bones (11min) Director: Ofir Fieldman

The Mink Catcher (13min) Director: Samantha Buck

Grace (5min) Director: Kristen Fairweather

Bathrooms (12min) Director: Angeline Armstrong

Winter Hymns (16min) Director: Dusty Mancinelli

The Deal (16min) Director: Daniel Kaminsky

Intercept (10min) Director: Randall Johnson

Murder My Tweet (14min) Director: Jordan Zakarin

 

 



Friday September 2, 2016 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214

8:00pm PDT

Shorts Block 6: Sci Fi

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:

Short Block 8: 

The Last Journey of the Enigmatic Paul W.R. (18min)  Director: Romain Quirot

Keep Going (20min) Director: Geon Kim

Alternate (4min) Director: Conor Holt

Firebird (18min) Director: Alan Nugyen

Red Rover (15min) Director: Brooke Goldfinch

Roadside Assistance (18min) Director: Bears Fonte

Artificial (18min) Director: Luis Espinosa

 

 

 



Friday September 2, 2016 8:00pm - 10:00pm PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214
 
Saturday, September 3
 

10:30pm PDT

Shorts Block 4: Horror

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:
Shorts Block 4: Horror

 

Shutter (7min) Director: Robert Mueller

A Film by Vera Vaughn (11min) Director: Sorrel Brae

Waste-Land (7min) Director: Michael Immerman

Snake Bite (9min) Director: Tim Hyten

Kookie (13min) Director: Justin Harding

Do Not Lose (6min) Director Shilpi Skikha Agrawal

Flush (6min) Director: Matt Cooper

Venefica (8min) Director: Maria Wilson

The Puppet Man (10min) Director: Jacqueline Castel

No Service (5min) Director: Kholi Hicks

PYOTR 495 (15min) Director: Blake Mawson

 

 

 

 



Saturday September 3, 2016 10:30pm - Sunday September 4, 2016 12:30am PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214
 
Sunday, September 4
 

11:45am PDT

Shorts Block 9: Animation

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:

Shorts Block 9: Animation

Borrowed Time (7min) Director: Andrew Coats / Lou Hamou-Lhadj

Just Like It Used to Be (5min) Director: Patrick Near

The Creature (11min) Director: Jesse Damazo

Lend A Hand For Love (14min) Director: John Alan Thompson

Come Alive (6min) Director: Darcy Pendergast/Xin Li

In the Waves (6min) Director: Ying-Fang Shen

Peri & Jin at the Sea (10min) Director: Ayse Romey

The Plumber (12min) Director: Christian Bergmans

Artemis (4min) Director: Heather Freeman

Squirrel Island (21min) Director: Astrid Goldsmith

Plena Stellarum (12min) Director: Matthew Wade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Sunday September 4, 2016 11:45am - 1:30pm PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214

10:00pm PDT

Shorts Block 6: Sci Fi

2016 Portland Film Festival Presents:

Short Block 6: 

The Last Journey of the Enigmatic Paul W.R. (18min)  Director: Romain Quirot

Keep Going (20min) Director: Geon Kim

Alternate (4min) Director: Conor Holt

Firebird (18min) Director: Alan Nugyen

Red Rover (15min) Director: Brooke Goldfinch

Roadside Assistance (18min) Director: Bears Fonte

Artificial (18min) Director: Luis Espinosa

 

 

 



Sunday September 4, 2016 10:00pm - Monday September 5, 2016 12:00am PDT
Laurelhurst Theater 2735 E Burnside St, Portland OR 97214
 


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