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Adult Swim & Hinge Team Up For Toonami

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It’s been nearly a year since Adult Swim Toonami team tapped Hinge‘s Portland-based studio to produce show bumpers and the season finale of Toonami Intruder II, where the show’s venerable host TOM, and his AI co-host SARA, crash land on an unknown planet to find a new base of operations. The episode had something fun for both the hard core fans (who’ve enjoyed the show since it’s beginnings in 1997) as well as the casual viewers. If you want to see the finale again, here it is in full, thanks to our friends at Adult Swim.

OPB Music Premieres 2nd “Road Sessions” Series Just In Time For Summer

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Beginning today, and for the next 6 Thursdays, look for a new a season of Road Session – different bands on the road in various Oregon State Parks. If you want to hear some of the bands featured live (Performers include The Weather Machine, Sama Dams, and Haley Heyndericks), check out Pints in the Pearl this Saturday, 12-9pm.

Read more about OPB Musics’ Road Sessions, here.

“Lean On Pete” Shooting In Oregon

“Lean On Pete“, Willy Vlautin’s novel, adapted into a screenplay by writer-director, Andrew Haigh (“Looking”) will film in Oregon this summer.

“Lean on Pete” tells the story of a 15-year-old boy named Charley Thompson, who, as Vlautin’s website explains, is “left to fend for himself by his wayward single father. Charley wanders to Portland Meadows racetrack one day and finds work with a surly, washed up horse trainer. He befriends an aging quarter horse named Lean on Pete, and before long, Charley and Pete find themselves alone in an unforgiving landscape scattered with a vivid cast of characters, desperate situations, and glimmers of hope.”

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.

POWFest Monthly Presents Free Evening of Youth & POWGirls Movies Monday, May 30

Join us for a collection of youth-directed films! This collection has it all! Narrative, documentary, experimental, comedy, drama, horror AND the POWFest premiere of the two newest POWGirls Films! Who could ask for more??

The Line Up:
Ear Buds ~ Directed by POWGirls
The Night Shift ~ Directed by POWGirls
Not Just a Tree ~ Directed by Reyna Colt-Lacayo, Marwaun Brooks, Mauricio Romero, Walden Smith
Human Lights ~ Directed by Emma Mills
We the Mountain, We the Sea ~ Directed by Agnieszka Kolaczynska (Agi K)
STOP.

Technolgy Association of Oregon (TAO) Presents: Awake

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A group of former college friends and colleagues gather for a ramshackle lunchtime wake at the Cornelius pass roadhouse in Hillsboro, Oregon after learning their friend Keith Larson has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award. Stricken by the sudden news of his mysterious passing they toast drinks in his honor and tell stories of his career to lighten the mood.

The Art of Grimm On OPB TV

See Grimm fairy tales in the making! Join Oregon Art Beat on OPB TV this Thursday as they continue their “Made in the Northwest” series—a month-long tribute to local artists making the northwest an even more beautiful place to call home.

The series continues on OPB TV this Thursday, May 19 at 8 p.m. with “The Art of Grimm,” which profiles the many Oregon artists and craftspeople behind the hit NBC series that brings fairy tales to life. You can also watch this and the other specials online at any time.

WHO ARE US TOUR 2016: OBSERVATIONS FROM THE 21ST CENTURY AMERICAN ROAD

A work-in-process with live soundtrack!

Join Cinema Project for a special presentation with artist duo Silver Ochre.
Sunday, May 22nd, 7:30pm
222 NW Davis, Loft 301
$8 suggested at the door

Silver Ochre: Who Are US 2016 is an ever-evolving reflection of America by two perpetually traveling artists.

From March to November, 2016, Thollem Electric and ACVilla are touring throughout the lower 48 states gathering visual footage and sonic influences, weaving them together in an attempt to capture the essence of this country at this moment in time.

Launching LOWER BOOM PRESENTS:

Image from Lower Boom's Warhol-inspired Screen Test series. — Image from Lower Boom’s Warhol-inspired Screen Test series.

“LOWER BOOM PRESENTS”, an innovative new distribution channel and network, launches with a celebration of NW filmmakers at Dig A Pony, 736 SE Grand, on Wednesday May 18th, at 7 pm.

Produced and curated by Lower Boom, LOWER BOOM PRESENTS features Pacific Northwest Filmmakers and Storytellers, with feature films, short films, music videos, special projects and more, showing exclusively to guests of the fabulous Hotel Eastlund starting May 18th.

In addition to a sneak peek at the channel’s programming (featuring filmmakers like Alicia Rose, Scott Ballard, Josh Lunden, Jessica Scalise and many more), Lower Boom will present an encore screening of their short film JOAN, screen their newest short film ….YEAH

Recording Resilience, Film Mentor

Recording Resilience, Film Mentor

Description: Entering its 7th year, Recording Resilience is a partnership between NW Documentary and the Dougy Center. This program serves teens who have tragically lost a loved one, by empowering them to create powerful video tributes about the person they lost. In the 5-day program, each student will write, narrate, and edit their own tribute documentary, using photos, music, and even original art.

This intensive program is filled with tears and laughter, bravery, sadness, healing. Each year, NW Documentary assembles a team of professional filmmakers, who have both the skills to help guide teens in the filmmaking process, as well as the empathy and courage to work one-on-one with inspiring teens.

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