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

Portland Catrinas

By Mikaela Martinez

Portland Catrinas is a short film about the Mexican figure La Catrina and her meaning. The film explores her significance through five different expressions conceived by Mexican Americans in Portland Oregon.

Newtau Music Video

By Gouge Away
Filmed by: Thomas Cantwell, Dylan Downey, Christina Michelle
Edited by: Christina Michelle
Direct Animation by: Thomas Cantwell & Christina Michelle

“Newtau” is a true low-budget DIY project by the band, Gouge Away. They shot it with a DSLR while on tour and transferred it to film. From there they scratched it, wrote on it, poked holes in it, and made the mess that you see.

North American Bigfoot Center in Boring, Oregon

By The Oregonian

In 2019, one of the stars of the Animal Planet show “Finding Bigfoot,” Cliff Barackman, opened a Bigfoot museum and research center outside of Portland in Boring, Oregon.

The Trail: Season 3, Chapter 2: Carry Each Other

By The Portland Trail Blazers

The Trail, a documentary-style series on the Portland Trail Blazers featuring stories about the team, told by the team. In this month’s episode, Shaedon Sharpe and Robert Williams return to action, and the Trail Blazers make some noise in the NBA Cup as the season hits the first quarter mark.

Levi Dante

By Dalena Le Truong

Levi Dante is a worm who lives in the left ventricle of the heart – the only world he has ever known. One day he unexpectedly gets ejected out and lands into a place called Earth and quickly falls in love with his newfound experiences.

Portlanders: Delicious Donuts

By Travel Portland

Nothing beats a local donut shop where the owners know you by name. “I just love the people here. Everybody here is like family to me — they come in and they tell me their stories and what they’re going through,” says Penny of Delicious Donuts, a family-owned donut spot in central Southeast Portland. Well-loved by its customers and ranked the number one donut shop in Oregon by The Oregonian, Delicious Donuts fries up classics like perfectly caramelized apple fritters, and flavors inspired by the owners’ heritage, like pandan with coconut.

The Epic Story of Oregon’s Soil: Superabundant

By Oregon Public Broadcasting. Created by Arya Surowidjojo and MacGregor Campbell, Coproduced by Heather Arndt Anderson and MacGregor Campbell, Edited by Arya Surowidjojo.

Oregon’s iconic crops, like hops, berries, wine grapes owe their success to the state’s diverse and rich soils. It’s more than dirt, it’s the literal history of the land, a record of volcanic explosions and massive glacial floods. It’s also a fascinating ecosystem all to itself, infused with worms, microbes and fungal mycelial networks that we are only beginning to understand.

Watch here!

My Darling Daffodil

By Kelli Welli, Dave Gulick, Red Yarn, and Bryan Daste

A charming duet between a Dandelion and a Daffodil, all about love and admiration, that pays homage to the unsung patience and persistence of flowers in nature and anticipation of the coming joy that
springtime can bring. Featuring Pacific Northwest favorite kids’ performers, Red Yarn, Kelli Welli, and directed/animated by Dave Gulick of Ants Ants Ants and Derby.

Sparking Creativity: Nautilus

By Therese Gietler

In the second episode of the Sparking Creativity series, Sparks Designs brings the deep sea to light with Nautilus Deep Sea—a mesmerizing installation of shadows and prisms. This femme metal collective celebrates the intricate beauty of the endangered Nautilus, illuminating the connections between art, nature, and cosmic wonder.