PDX Airport Microcinema

In partnership with the Port of Portland, the Hollywood Theatre operates a first-of-its-kind free 22-seat microcinema at Portland International Airport, showcasing short films by Pacific Northwest filmmakers. The airport microcinema is located after security in the airport’s C Concourse.

Are you a filmmaker interested in having your work shown? To be considered, films must be 10 minutes or shorter in length and appropriate for a general audience. Films must be created by a Pacific Northwest artist or feature issues relating to Oregon or the Pacific Northwest.

Fall Films Now Screening

Portlanders: Preserving Black History with Albina Music Trust

By better. for Travel Portland

The heyday of Albina, Portland’s historically Black neighborhood, once home to dozens of jazz clubs, will never be forgotten, thanks to the Albina Music Trust. Using both archival footage and new interviews, this video features many of the stars of Portland’s rich Black music scene, including acclaimed drummer Mel Brown, Paul Knauls Sr., founder of the legendary Cotton Club and “mayor of Albina,” guitarist Norman Sylvester, and vocalist Renn Woods.

Monochrome

By Alex Lue

Based on a true story, ‘Monochrome’ follows a protagonist struggling with a life-altering concussion that renders colorful screens unbearable, leading to isolation and confusion. Redemption comes when he discovers solace in black-and-white movies.

The Worst Thing I Ever Did Was Ever Loving You (Federale featuring Jenny Don’t)

By Joe Bowden

Set to a Beatles inspired backbeat and adorned with period correct strings and pedal steel, “The Worst Thing I Ever Did Was Ever Loving You” is an homage to the sounds of 1968. A time when psychedelia, country, rock, soul and crooners all started blending together to create a melange of genres that could only exist in that magical point in time. Except it exists now too thanks to Federale & Jenny Don’t. The video for “The Worst Thing I Ever Did Was Ever Loving You” was filmed entirely on 16mm Kodak 200t film and was inspired by the amazing one-shot music videos of the late 60s that were seen on shows such as the Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show.

The Pinto Variety Hour

By R.J. Sullivan

A bean named Pinto struggles to get the respect he wants as the host of a surreal variety show and the father of two teenagers. This is an abridged pilot episode for the animated comedy series The Pinto Variety Hour.

Oregon Art Beat presents “From Oregon’s Wallowas, Amy Lay connects to wildlife through fine art”

By Oregon Public Broadcasting. Producer, Jule Gilfillan.

Amy Lay’s lifelong love of animals and her rural Oregon homestead inspire her highly collectible paintings.

Coboss

By Alexander Ashmore

Beginning as an assignment and turning into a passion project that was not fully complete until now, Coboss depicts a modernizing world where farmland, pastures, and nature are churned up and buried beneath concrete, houses, and ‘that suburban smell.’

Cabin in the Sky

By Ned Thanhouser

In August 1915, Oregon mountaineer and Forest Service ranger Lige Coalman established a fire lookout cabin atop the 11,225-foot summit of Mt. Hood with the intent of creating an early warning system for forest fire detection and suppression. Over time, this high-altitude structure transformed into a versatile space, serving as a wedding chapel, a haven during mountain storms, and a symbolic milestone for climbers commemorating their accomplishments.

Broken Hearted Blue (Jenny Don’t and the Spurs)

By Omar Cervantes

A musical exploration of heartbreak and loneliness filmed in Pendleton, Oregon’s historic Round Up arena.

How the World’s Smallest Park Ended Up in Portland

By the Oregonian

With a total area of 452 square inches, Mill Ends Park in downtown Portland holds the distinction of being the World’s Smallest Park, a title formally bestowed by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1971. The park’s name comes from the late Oregon Journal newspaper columnist Dick Fagan, who had a column called “Mill Ends,” so named for the odd bits and pieces among lumber mill scrap.