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Schedule of Events:
11:00 AM - Planet Panorama: Sustainable Filmmaking in Action
Lights, camera, sustainability! Join our panel to explore eco-friendly practices transforming film production. From green sets to energy efficient equipment to reducing waste, learn how the industry is going green without compromising creativity, and how you can make your next project more sustainable.
Jennifer is a production manager based in Portland, OR. Her credits range from sub-million dollar indie films to large studio series and everything in between.
Abdul Kassamali is an American-born, Kenyan-raised director based out of Seattle. He is an avid storyteller, focusing on work reflecting his life experience as a first-generation child of Kenyan immigrants in America. He frequently works alongside other artists to help tell and share their stories with the world through film and finds much joy in this work. Abdul has cut his teeth in the music video realm, working with locally and globally known artists, including Yo-Yo Ma.This experience has allowed him to find comfort working in high-pressure situations under a time crunch. He also has much experience as a documentary director, working with several outdoor brands on short commercial branded documentaries.
Tiffany Lindquist has been the Rental Manager at Gearhead Grip and Electric for over 10 years and has worked as a Producer, Grip, Electrician, and Talent on several film sets over the last decade. She is passionate about reducing her carbon footprint both at work and at home. Tiffany and Gearhead are eager to help Productions embrace sustainability on every set!
Allison Patt has been working as a Production Sustainability Advisor, with a focus on fuel reduction, in Portland, OR and the NYC regions, working with local crews on how best they can cut their carbon emission in practical ways for the film industry.
Heather Schrock is the Director of Environmental Partnerships at Bonneville Environmental Foundation. She focuses on developing relationships with all types of entities, including corporations, small businesses, universities, and nonprofits to help them understand their impacts in carbon, water and energy. Heather comes to BEF with a diverse background in sustainability, outreach, marketing and sales. Previously, she was the Portland Regional Manager of the ReDirect Guide, a local green directory, and has served on the boards of Green Drinks PDX and VOIS (Voice for Oregon Innovation and Sustainability). She has also been a professional singer, dancer, public speaker and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. As a Portland native, Heather enjoys the Pacific NW for its many outdoor offerings and an abundance of fantastic food!
Location: Cascada Thermal Springs + Hotel
2:00 PM - Finding Groovopolis
Filmmaker Wil Kristin seeks fatherly advice through the lens of Groovopolis, a never-produced comedic screenplay written by his late dad. While coming to terms with his dad’s death, Kristin discovered the original script for Groovopolis, which follows a music programmer who falls overboard at a work party, encounters a group of wild, dancing island inhabitants, and inadvertently records their music before being rescued and spreading the sounds as an antidote to dull and monotonous consumer culture. Produced scenes from Groovopolis eerily show up in and influence Kristin’s own life, and the unusual collaboration yields an excavation of family, legacy, and navigating adulthood.
Location: McMenamins Kennedy School
5:00pm - NW Shorts Program 1
Location: Hollywood Theatre - Main Floor
7:30pm - Rainier: A Beer Odyssey
Crack open a cold one with the epic story of Rainier Beer and the world-famous 1970s advertising campaign—designed by a small, up-and-coming agency with everything to prove—that put the Seattle-based brewing company on the map.
Location: Hollywood Theatre - Main Floor
9:30pm - Late Night Shorts
A very special after hours program for our horror enthusiasts and weirdos! A mix of (mostly) local and national films that are sure to elicit a response. Bring a friend for support and try not to close your eyes!
Filmmakers In Attendance!
Location: Hollywood Theatre - Upstairs
