The locally produced feature film “A Simple Machine” will premiere at the Lighthouse International Film Festival on June 7. The film tells the story of Nick, an indecisive young man, who, in order to get out of debt, makes a series of radically frugal lifestyle choices without telling his girlfriend that he will be homeless and living off the grid.
Written and directed by Mark Alan Hoffman and starring Richard Blackmon, Gabriela Quezada and Brad Carter the film was shot in Portland.