Name: Filmmaker Fellows Screening
Start: 2024-08-01T19:00:00-07:00
Location: Tomorrow Theater

FREE EVENT
Doors 6:30 p.m.; Film 7 p.m.
This event is free as part of PAM’s Free First Thursday, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
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THE EXPERIENCE
Seven talented Indigenous storytellers were named Confluence Filmmaker Fellows last year. Thanks to a generous grant from Oregon Film, Confluence supports Indigenous filmmakers in achieving their visions through cash awards and new film equipment, helping them take their craft to the next level. Join us for a screening of their short films followed by a moderated Q&A.
ON SCREEN: Short Films
From the Heart of the Monster: A Family Legend by Alana Tiikpuu,
Runtime: 35 minutes
In a journey of self discovery, an Indigenous artist goes back home to learn from their elee’. (paternal grandma) This is the story of their family on their homeland. Runtime roughly 7-10 minutes [
Are You With Me? by Joaquin Trujillo
Are You With Me? is a Docu-short made by Joaquin Trujillo about local Portland band K*ll Michael. Touching on topics of mental health, queer identity, cultural pride and generational trauma. Coming from 4 different diverse cultural backgrounds, K*ll Michael creates an unidentifiable sound with metaphors and beautiful message’s hidden in plain sight.
Blooming Stories, “Lily”
Runtime: 10 minutes
Lily, a young Native American girl from the Warm Springs Tribe in Oregon, dreams of becoming a gymnast. As she trains and faces challenges, she draws inspiration from the resilient wildflowers along the columbia river of Oregon which symbolize the enduring strength and presence of her indigenous heritage in the region. Through her Interview, Lily shares her culture, knowledge, and resilience, highlighting her growth in gymnastics.
A Tule Tale by Daisy Sue Minthorn
Runtime: 10 minutes
A Tule Tale by Daisy Sue Minthorn (Yakama/Cayuse) is a short film that explores the intersection of the tule plant and its use in Sahaptin Plateau speaking tribes of the Pacific Northwest. It explores the harvesting, ecological, cultural, spiritual and religious ties to the soft-stemmed bulrush plants by tribal people, and its connection to many cultural ceremonies and practices. It’s meant to inform and hopefully inspire gathering practices by Tribal peoples on our usual and accustomed homelands. Runtime: less than 10 minutes
Untitled by Littlebear Sanchez
Runtime: 6 minutes
Inside a sacred sweat lodge, a kaleidoscope of emotions and visions is unleashed, propelling the filmmaker on a transformative journey within the depths of their own mind.