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.
Films Now Screening

The Art of Bhavani Krishnan
By Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) for Arts and Culture series Oregon Art Beat. Produced by Jule Gilfillan, Cinematography/Editing by Stephani Gordon, and Additional Photography by Brandon Swanson.
When software engineer Bhavani Krishnan picked up a paint brush, she was picking up a long-forgotten passion. Growing up she developed a love of the outdoors, now reflected in her plein air paintings. “When I pick up the brush, I don’t even know exactly what I’m going to do with it but I’m just going with that pure, instinctual feeling.”

Dennis Fuentes – Middle of Nowhere (Official Music Video)
By Travis Shields, Dennis Fuentes, & Michael Lang.
Illinois-based singer/songwriter/actor Dennis Fuentes shot the music video for his band’s 2024 single, “Middle of Nowhere,” in the high desert region of Central Oregon; locations included Indian Head Canyon and Smith Rock State Park. A former Portland resident, Dennis made this video as a love letter to the state he called home from 2019 to 2020.

PNW Made: Leather
By Benjamin Molyneux
Meet Ross Winkler, an artisanal leather-worker and dad of two making luxury fly fishing goods out of his garage.

Portlanders: Francoise Weeks
By Travel Portland
“I basically garden the way I design and I design the way I garden,” says Françoise. Her work evolved from floral arrangements at weddings to couture garments inspired by Portland’s flower markets, the city’s parks and Pacific Northwest natural textures. Portland’s environment attracts gardeners and florists alike, boasting a long growing season and an exceptional variety of plants and organic elements.

Robin Jackson – Back to Your Heart (Official Video)
By Jon Meyer
Back To Your Heart is a story about a musician trying to make his own music video on real film and has enlisted his girlfriend to help. The process creates tension in their relationship but through humility, they stay together.

Mall Town
By Paula Bernstein
It’s November 2021 and Lloyd Center, a mid-century mall in Portland Oregon, is on the verge of closing, a victim of the pandemic and changing consumer habits. The old-timers who remember the glory days of the mall despair about what will be lost if the mall closes. Then, suddenly, the mall gets a temporary reprieve. With an uncertain future, and cheap rents, indie businesses, artists, and nonprofits move in, “reclaiming” the mall.

Process Episode 4: Susan Seubert
By Kristin Kingsbury of Pattern Integrity Films
PROCESS 003 features award-winning photographer, Susan Seubert. Known for her fine art and editorial work, she has contributed to over 30 feature stories for National Geographic Traveler, capturing subjects from Canada to Thailand. Her photography has been recognized with several awards, including the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award from Columbia University and multiple accolades from the North American Travel Journalists Association.

Andrew Stonehome – Then You Fly (Official Music Video)
By Andrew Stonehome and Vince Radostitz
This music video for Andrew Stonehome’s song “Then You Fly” showcases his artistry as a multi-instrumentalist and as the sole creator of his music. Filmed at the beautiful Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton, Oregon, the video captures the song’s emotional depth through the filmwork of Vince Radostitz and the editing of Stonehome.

Learn How Cranberries Are Harvested in the Small Oregon Coast Town of Bandon
By Samantha Swindler – Here is Oregon
Late October and early November are cranberry harvest season for the roughly 80 cranberry growers located outside Bandon on the southern Oregon coast.
Along U.S. 101, travelers can see flooded fields where acres of cranberries, in shades from cream to crimson, swirl and bob in the water.
SPONSORS
This project was made possible with the generous support of many partners and funders:
CEDIA (Custom Electronics Design & Installation Assoc.), Sound United, Triad Speakers, Erskine Group, Barco Residential, Security Signs
Alchemy of Design, AV Docs, Barco Residential, Blue Chalk, Brace and Bit, Control 4, Dennis Erskine, Eighteen Group, FLIR, Hyphn, Iron Triangle Construction, JH Frank Construction, Joel Hamberg Painting, Josh Lunden, Kaleidescape, KPFF, Middle Atlantic, PAE, Planar/Leyard, Potestio Studio, Rejuvenation, S. Colburn Consulting, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Snap One, Stewart Filmscreen, Wire World, ZGF Architects
Funding support provided by:
The Fred W. Fields Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, Travel Oregon, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Cultural Trust, Here is Oregon
ABOUT THE MICROCINEMA
Speakers: Immersive 7.2.6 speaker package by Triad Speakers, Control4, and SnapOne. Includes 3 Triad Cinema Reference LCR speakers (power handling > 500 W), 4 ultra wide dispersion Cinema Reference Surround speakers (power handling > 200 W, 2 powered 18” Platinum subwoofers, and 6 Gold Mini Monitor height speakers.
AV Receiver: Denon AVR A1H with 13 amplifier channels by Sound United.
Projector: Barco Bragi Projector with EN61 Lens by Barco Residential.
Projection Screen: WallScreen Deluxe 138 inch diagonal 16:9 aspect ratio with StudioTek 130 G4, MicroPerf X2 THX Ultra material by Stewart Filmscreen.
Video Server: Strato S server by Kaleidescape provides the content.
Control System: Control4 by Snap One
Networking and Remote Management: Pakedge by Control4 & Snap One.
Power Management, Power Protection, and Rack: Middle Atlantic.
Wires and Cables: Wire World.
Concourse Monitors: EP5014K Digital Displays by Planar.
Theater Design: Dennis Erskine.
System Documentation: AV Docs
Installation & Programming: Eighteen Group, Hyphn, Steve Colburn, Casey Smith, Evolved Home, & Heartwood Custom