Now Playing at PDX Airport Microcinema

Am I An Artist?

by Sam Forencich

The word “artist” is thrown around so much these days it’s become almost meaningless. Does doing art at any level make you an artist? Is there a standard that confers the title? Is it cool to label yourself an artist? Are you a fine artist, a starving artist, or a scam artist? ord “artist” is thrown around so much these days it’s become almost meaningless. While on a philosophical level some might argue that we are all “artists”, what room does that leave for the massively skilled and highly creative practitioner? Please join internationally celebrated metal sculptor Brian Mock as he navigates the question: Am I an artist?

Gray Family Foundation and Youth Leadership for the Environment

by Outside the Frame

The Gray Family Foundation’s Youth Leadership for the Environment Initiative empowers 300 Oregon teenagers per year to use their leadership skills in the environmental sector. Two of the programs are Tappin Roots and the Youth Watershed Council.

Talliyah

by Fritz Bitsoie (Director) and Rory Banyard (Executive Producer)

Talliyah captures the spirit of Indian Relay Racing, a sport that is fast, dangerous, and rarely includes women. The riders leap from horse to horse bareback, racing at full speed around the track. Talliyah Timentwa is one of the best.

Save the Scraps

by Adam Guggenheim
Music by Astor feat. Farnell Newton

Certain photographs belong together even when captured years apart and at seemingly unrelated locations. Peel back the layers with visual artist Adam Guggenheim and experience the resonance of melding these scraps of time.

Food is the First Step

by Laney D’Aquino of Illustrated Sandwich Productions & Rogue Food Unites

Formed in response to the dual disasters of the 2020 fires amid the pandemic, Rogue Food Unites has provided rapid emergency food through hot meals, care, dignity, and community. Food is the First Step documents the evolving goal of meeting the rising trauma of food insecurity, strengthening food systems, and the importance of mutual aid.

Portlanders: Alex Chiu

by Travel Portland

Artist and muralist Alex Chiu splashes his artwork all over the city, from the Portland International Airport to locally owned restaurants. His love of community drives his passion: “Portland is based in neighborhoods, and we always ended up gravitating towards 82nd Avenue…I felt like I was finding more connections with food and culture in East Portland, like the Jade District.” Seek out Alex’s people-centric murals and installations in SE Portland, one of the city’s most culturally rich quadrants, then sample the bounty of delicious eats in the area, from crawfish boils to milk tea.

Leaving the Theatre

By Matthew Davis

Leaving the Theater explores the avid theater-going community in Portland in the heart of the Pacific Northwest. Various audience members from different backgrounds explain why they still attend the cinema and how it affects them.

Ted Juve

by Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Producer Eric Slade, Cinematographer Stephani Gordon, and Editor Danika Sandoz.

Ted Juve shares the spirit of the Wallowas in his handcrafted ceramics. A self-taught artist and life-long resident of Enterprise, Oregon, he’s known for the hand-etched designs on his work, designs that come to him intuitively. “The mountains put out a lot of energy,” he says. “And they impact my work a lot. I’m always really inspired by what I see from my studio window.”

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.