Celebrate cinema in Portland, Oregon. Watch over 200 independent films, attend over 75 workshops, networking events, parties, classes and more. Spread across 12+ venues. Buy tickets, merchandise and more at our Festival HQ located at 1139 NW Couch Street—just a block from Powells Books. September 1-7. #PDXFF15
Feature Narrative: 6 Angry Women Director: Sridhar Reddy A young, unarmed black teenager is shot by a white neighborhood watchman. It is up to a jury of six to decide whether or not the man is guilty of murder. Shadowing the incendiary current events of police brutality, racial profiling and civil rights, the film presents the jury deliberation of six women, strangers brought together by their civil duty, each seeking to do the right thing. But the ultimate question looms for each of them to answer: what is justice vs. what is legal?
Short Documentary: Mothering Inside Director: Brian Lindstrom Shot inside Coffee Creek Correctional Facility over the course of a year, Mothering Inside follows inmate moms in the Family Preservation Project as they try to stop the cycle of incarceration and develop healthy relationships with their children. Midway thru filming, the Oregon Dept. of Corrections announced it was closing the program despite a recidivism rate of zero. Can the program be saved?
