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.”

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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.