NW Film Fest

The movie I saw was entitled Selfless. It was a very entertaining movie to say the least, filmed in Portland and Seattle. Highly recommended.



-Bryce VanHoosen-

NW Film Festival

On Friday I attended Shorts II. Although it started off promising with Smile, it was overall a disappointment with videos that made little sense, and did not present any idea with enough power or conviction to move the audience. That is, aside from Little Pleasures, which was powerful, even if it was disturbing. It showcased a girl who force fed herself gum until she was gagging and eventually vomiting. Although it was mentally and physically unsettling, it's critique of destructive behavior, such as drug use, was very powerful.

NW Film Festival

I went to Shorts 2 at the NW Film Festival, and was disappointed. The first film called Smile was the only decent one, because it was the only one that had a storyline. All the other films where random and tried way too hard to be "artistic". My least favorite was probably one entitled The Tourist, it was a excerpt from a film that Jack Nicholson was in and it was him played in slow-motion. It got worse because the "artist" had edited out all of the background, and replaced the audio with the sound of a wind gust. I sort of expected films like this to be at the festival but Shorts 2 was judge favorites, so I hoped for more and didn't get it.

Derek Klayum

NW Film Festival

I attended Shorts I on Thursday night. It was at nine and after another film.
I liked the longer ones that told a specific story the best.
The one I was most excited to see what the one about the restaurant, because I work at a restaurant, but it turned out to be a lot less exciting then I thought.

NW Film Festival

I attend on November 12, 2008 the NW Film Festival to see “She’s A Boy I Knew”. This was a good film to go see for me, in the fact that this type of subject matter I do not know a lot about or have ever really cared to know about. I learned that this film had a lot to do with self expression more then dealing with the fact it was a guy going through sex reassignment.


By Sarah Richards

Politics of Sand: NW Film Festival

I wasn't sure exactly what this film would be about when I walked in but I found it relatively interesting because I enjoy the Oregon Coast. Politics of Sand was informative and talked about issues in regards to keeping the beaches public. Apparently this has been an issue since the 60's.  I found it amusing at times but also found myself looking at my watch. Over all, the film did have an informative issue that I think is important for those who have the same feelings about the Oregon Coast.