NY Times Gives A Shout-out To Pappas & “Tracktown”

 Alexi Pappas at the Oregon Twilight on May 6. Of Greek descent, she has dual citizenship and has been accepted onto Greece’s Olympic team in the 10,000 meters. Credit Thomas Boyd for The New York Times
Alexi Pappas at the Oregon Twilight on May 6. Credit: Thomas Boyd for The New York Times

There is excitement building for the locally filmed and produced, “Tracktown”.  It is set to premier at the Los Angeles Film Festival next month.  The film explores the struggle to find an equilibrium between a world-class running career, and a regular life, inspired by Pappas’ own life.  Jeremy Teicher co-produced the movie with Pappas, and it was filmed on location at Hayward Field, Eugene. Continue reading... “NY Times Gives A Shout-out To Pappas & “Tracktown””

“TrackTown” World Premiered at Los Angeles Film Festival

Alexi Pappas wins her season opener 5k at the Oregon Relays at home in TrackTown, USA. Photo: TrackTown
Alexi Pappas wins her season opener 5k at the Oregon Relays at home in TrackTown, USA. Photo: TrackTown

The feature film “Tracktown”, directed by Jeremy Teicher, and Alexi Pappas, World Premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in the US Fiction Competition (June 4th).   “TrackTown” chronicles “a bright, talented and lonely long-distance runner who twists her ankle as she prepares for the Olympic Trials and must do something she’s never done before: take a day off.” Continue reading... ““TrackTown” World Premiered at Los Angeles Film Festival”

Cinema Pacific In Eugene April 27 – May 3rd

Cinema Pacific Film Festival
Cinema Pacific Film Festival

The 6th Annual Cinema Pacific  unveiled it’s full program  coming to Eugene April 27- May 3rd. The festival is a collaboration between the University of Oregon and the community of Eugene, and administered by U of O graduate students.  It will be featuring an “array of films, exhibitions, parties and performances” from Pacific rim countries.  An exciting part of the festival is the opening, “Adrenaline Film Project” – featuring 12 Oregon filmmaker teams that have 72 hours to create a film from pre through post production.  Continue reading... “Cinema Pacific In Eugene April 27 – May 3rd”

Oregon Film, PIE, and Intel Partner to Form Oregon Story Board – Hack With TrackTown USA is First Project

Program to embrace growing digital storytelling cluster, accelerate new projects


PORTLAND, Ore — DATE — The Oregon Governor’s Office of Film and Television and PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment) have partnered to launch Oregon Story Board, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education, support, and promotion of digital media production throughout Oregon. Intel Corporation has committed to the program as the first corporate sponsor.  Oregon Story Board has also teamed with Eugene based TrackTown USA for its first project – the “Hack at Hayward”. Continue reading... “Oregon Film, PIE, and Intel Partner to Form Oregon Story Board – Hack With TrackTown USA is First Project”