NWFC Northwest Tracking: An Evening With Elijah Hasan

7PM NORTHWEST FILM CENTER'S WHITSELL AUDITORIUM (inside the Portland Art Museum)
Portland writer, composer, photographer, and filmmaker Elijah Hasan’s work has been strongly influenced by his reflections on the human condition. His experimentation with stop-motion photography and symbolism immerses the audience in an array of metaphoric imagery, providing an opportunity to reflect on unfamiliar ground and to see, for the first time, from a path they’ve walked a thousand times. Tonight we present a collection of his short films, including IS THAT ME (5 mins.), COINED (7 mins.), CYCHO (18 mins.), LAYING AWAKE (8 mins.), BESIDE MYSELF (10 mins.)—finishing with RHYTHM AND ROMANCE (27 mins.), a documentary piece spotlighting Chuck Israels, the world-renowned jazz bassist and composer, from his younger days playing with the Bill Evans Trio to his current adventures in jazz right here in the Rose City where he has made his home. (90 mins.)

Director Elijah Hasan will be in attendance to introduce the program. The Film Center will announce the winner of the 2014 Oregon Media Arts Fellowship preceding the screening.