With a shared spotlight on Animation, Proof Of Concepts and Transmedia Content Creators as well as Feature length and Shorts we have crafted categories to serve the wide range of New Media content. We will also be offering workshops and presentations to educate and entertain on the art and science of film-making. Participants will be invited to present on their process and have an opportunity to meet and greet the attendees. We will give high educational and networking value to the guests and filmmakers of the festival with clear, direct, truthful information given in the interests of learning to make a living in this industry. Friday evening: August 14th 8pm DAR HE: The Lynching of Emmett Till, is the TRUE STORY crafted from the public record: a transfixing dramatization of the historic interviews and events surrounding the murder that became a lightning rod for moral outrage and pivotal in inspiring a whole generation of young people to commit to social change in the 1950s. In an acting tour de force, one man performs 36 roles in the telling of the Emmett Till tragedy. Experience the story, trial, and unbelievable confessions of those accused of Emmett's murder in this riveting drama. “A masterful performance by Mike Wiley.” –20th Pan African Film Festival. Following this screening, there will be a discussion with special guests Jo Ann Hardesty, President of The NAACP, Portland Chapter, and Adrienne Cabouet, of Black Lives Matter and Don't Shoot Portland. Friday Afternoon: August 14th 4pm SID YIDDISH is a short documentary about a recovering manic depressive whose discovery of performance art saved him from the brink of suicide. Sid may very well be Chicago’s best-studied Tuvan throat singer, and his improv symphonies are well-known underground. He even recently appeared alongside Nick Cannon on national TV, auditioning for America’s Got Talent. As his 50th birthday draws near, Sid (along with his closest friends and fellow performers) reflects on the journey that turned Charles Bernstein, reporter, into Sid Yiddish, performer. The director draws on live performance footage, interviews and situational material to sketch a portrait of a man caught between two lives: Only if Sid can reconcile his past with his present will his 50th birthday party be a success. Friday August 14th 5:15pm THE GIRL WHO LOVED ANIMALS The story of teenage activist Kitty Jones and her fight for animal rights. We see Kitty as she speaks out in defense of animals, volunteers at a cat neutering clinic, hands out vegan recipes at farmer's markets and gives her time to the rescued animals at the Precious Life Animal Sanctuary in Washington State. August 15th 3pm ONE HUNDRED MULES WALKING THE LOS ANGELES AQUEDUCT Artbound travels with artist Lauren Bon and the Metabolic Studio as they perform 'One Hundred Mules Walking the Los Angeles Aqueduct,' a commemorative artist action to reconnect Los Angeles to its water supply by walking the entire 240-mile route of the Los Angeles Aqueduct with a team of 100 hundred mules. The action marked the 100-year anniversary of the completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which started bringing water from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 1913. August 15th 6pm THE SHATTERED MIND, based in New York, is a psychodrama/surreal story about a hard-of-hearing teenager who juggles with family, peers and culture conflicts, while in search of her own sexual and identity freedom, and self-realization. August 15th 8pm LAND OF LEOPOLD Leopold Rawlins is a troubled drifter suffering from a bad past and worse present. Living in & out of prison and out on the streets, Leopold winds up being deemed insane by the state and sent to the Milton Way House. Searching for redemption, Leopold uncovers new unlikely friends and an adventure that tests his limits.

Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon documents the history of conflict between the Portland police and community members throughout the past fifty years. The film features personal stories of resistance told by victims of police misconduct, the families of people who were killed by police, and members of Portland’s reform and abolition movements. Utilizing meditative footage taken at sites of police violence, experimental filmmaking techniques, and archival newsreel, Arresting Power creates a space for understanding the impacts of police violence and imagining a world without police. KBOO and the Clinton Street Theater have partnered to bring you a monthly film series about....well, it could be about radio, or about anyone of the many programs that KBOO airs--politics, labor, human rights, and, of course, lots of music. A new film or event every second Thursday of the month, so stayed tuned to the radio and check back on the website, because you never know what might be happening month to month.

Who Is Gil Scott-Heron? is a film by BAFTA nominated film makers Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. Seeking to answer the question in the title, Who Is Gil Scott-Heron? is a portrait seen through the eyes of those who loved Gil, his friends, his family, and the musicians he played with. A 10 minute excerpt of the film – along with Richard Russell’s full album sleeve notes and exclusive photography – is available to view right now via the newly-redesigned www.gilscottheron.net. All attending the theatrical screenings receive a free download card to go on the XL Recordings website and download Gil Scott-Heron’s last record ‘Nothing New’ for free! For more information, check out the website. We Reel Cool: The new Jazz series at the Clinton Street Theater.. Every month a new film about jazz--might be a documentary, concert video, or narrative feature. We'll have guest speakers and live music, too. Stay tuned.

The Beatles--the world's most famous rock and roll band--travel from their home town of Liverpool to London to perform in a television broadcast. Along the way they must rescue Paul's unconventional grandfather from various misadventures and drummer Ringo goes missing just before the crucial concert. KBOO and the Clinton Street Theater have partnered to bring you a monthly film series about....well, it could be about radio, or about anyone of the many programs that KBOO airs--politics, labor, human rights, and, of course, lots of music. A new film or event every second Thursday of the month, so stayed tuned to the radio and check back on the website, because you never know what might be happening month to month.

JACO' tells the story of Jaco Pastorius, a self-taught, larger-than-life musician who changed the course of modern music. Never-before-seen archive unveils the story of Jaco's life, his music, his demise, and the lasting victory of artistic genius. Directed by Stephen Kijak and Paul Marchand and produced by Metallica bassist, and Pastorius fan Robert Trujillo. We Reel Cool: The new Jazz series at the Clinton Street Theater.. Every month a new film about jazz--might be a documentary, concert video, or narrative feature. We'll have guest speakers and live music, too. Stay tuned.

INSIDE HER SEX is a thought-provoking, feature-length documentary that explores female sexuality and shame through the eyes and experiences of three women from different walks of life, each brave enough to chart her own course of sexual discovery. Through the varied, candid and intensely personal stories of these three women this film will delve to the core of their sexuality to the deep, intimate, explosive, powerful place that is INSIDE HER SEX. The Clinton Street Theater Sex Worker series celebrates the accomplishments of sex worker film and video makers by screening relevant works about sex workers and the sex industries from around the world. The films focus on sex workers' rights; organizing efforts and working conditions for strippers; global sex work and sex work as a labor issue on the international agenda; sex workers as artists; queer sex workers; sex work and gender identities; portraits of strippers, prostitutes, doms, madams and more.