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PDX Short Docs is a platform for local independent filmmakers to show their short documentaries on the big screen. Included films feature a story from the Portland area or are produced by local filmmakers (or both). The 2-hour screenings are followed by Q&A sessions with the filmmakers, where the art of documentary filmmaking and the issues facing Portland are discussed. 
Thank you to everyone that watched the latest PDX Short Docs program on The Hollywood Theatre's website. I'm glad we got the opportunity to show The Hollywood Theatre some love!
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Current Project:
I'm humbled and thankful to have gotten RACC Grant funding for my current project. I'm currently in production on a feature-length documentary that was meant to be a chronicle of the 40th anniversary season of Portland Gay Men's Chorus. Of course COVID-19 threw a wrench into that plan.
Since March 2020, I've been documenting how the chorus is coping with the pandemic. They've come together virtually to create several inspiring performances since the start of the pandemic. Earlier in the year, more than 70 PGMC members took part in a virtual term in which they created an heart-warming rendition of David Bowie's "Under Pressure," which I edited for them. PGMC's second virtual term at the end of 2020, entitled "Snowed In," featured 8 songs and was a huge success! My current plan is to continue filming the documentary until PGMC is finally able to rehearse and perform in public again. Stay tuned for more details! |
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Featured work:
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Woodblock Chocolate - I created this video for the Smartphone Storytelling Challenge sponsored by Muse Storytelling based in Portland, Oregon. The video was shot completely with my iPhone 6s! I put the whole thing together in less that two days to meet the challenge deadline. It was a fun little project, and guess what... ...I won! |
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p:ear - This is a short film about a non-profit in Portland, Oregon that mentors homeless and transitional youth. p:ear, which is a acronym for project: education, arts, and recreation, provides these young people with a sense of hope and a place where they feel like they belong. p:ear offers a number of life-enriching programs, but I chose to focus on their music and arts program for this piece. |