Emancipation for the past, the beginning of obsession. About the visualization of immensely human emotions. Nothing is more interesting than watching two different movies in a low that have completely dissimilar styles and language but are still similar somehow. At PIFF 2020, the audience could experience this by watching A White, White Day directed byContinue reading “PIFF 2020: Cloudy but distinct demarcation between longing and obsession: and”
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nipawistmasowin: We Will Stand Up (2019)
I would like to start by issuing a “Spoiler Alert”, so if you don’t like having plot points of films being revealed then you should stop reading reviews and go watch the film. The documentary nipawistamasowin: We Will Stand Up(2019) followed the story of a Cree-Canadian family seeking justice after the murder of their youngContinue reading “nipawistmasowin: We Will Stand Up (2019)”
Children of the Sea (2019)
A Japanese animated film from 2019, Children of the Sea is a story mixed with a fantastical visual experience. The showing at the festival was sponsored by the Consulate Office of Japan in Portland, and a short survey was handed out to fill after the film. One of the questions asked if the viewer’s opinionsContinue reading “Children of the Sea (2019)”
Thunderbolt in Mine Eye: An Honest Depiction of Modern Day Adolescence
By Hannah Cumming. After a successful world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival, the Portland made feature film, Thunderbolt in Mine Eye, had its Portland premiere on March 10th, at the Portland International Film Festival. A Seed and Spark crowdfunding success story, the film is the brainchild of brother-sister directing team Sarah and Zachary Sherman. Continue reading “Thunderbolt in Mine Eye: An Honest Depiction of Modern Day Adolescence”
An Oregon-Made Puppet Horror Masterpiece: Frank and Zed
By Karlee Boon When attending an international film festival, you come to expect to see certain types of films. A horror fantasy-comedy with an all-puppet cast is not one of those films. Frank and Zed, the debut feature film from local filmmaker Jesse Blanchard, was, therefore, enticing right from the start. The project seemed incrediblyContinue reading “An Oregon-Made Puppet Horror Masterpiece: Frank and Zed”
Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up, a Cree documentary from Canada, focuses on the murder of a young Cree man named Colten Boushie, and the subsequent trial of his white killer, Gerald Stanley. Tasha Hubbard, a Cree woman and the director of the film, followed the story of 22-year old Colten Boushie, who was shot inContinue reading “Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up”
Onward: A Strange Choice for PIFF
This review was written by McKinzie Smith. Like many in our class, I was interested to see how the screenings of the new Pixar film Onward would fit into PIFF. PIFF is no stranger to children’s films; one of the most vibrant films I saw last year was a Japanese anime in the “Films forContinue reading “Onward: A Strange Choice for PIFF”
Borrufa (2020)
This year at the 43rd Portland International Film Festival, the festival was running a Future/Future Competition. The festival describes this competition as “highlighting boundary-pushing new cinema from emerging filmmakers”(cinemaunbound.org). The first film to play from this selection was Borrufa(2020), which PIFF described as an immigrant woman’s navigation of her husband’s betrayal, and a film thatContinue reading “Borrufa (2020)”
Onward, directed by Dan Scanlon
Onward, a Pixar film released on March 6, was one of the first films screened at the Portland International Film Festival. The film, directed by Dan Scanlon – who also directed the popular Pixar film Monsters University – follows the journey of two brothers on a quest to (with the help of a little magic)Continue reading “Onward, directed by Dan Scanlon”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
PSU School of Film @ PIFF 