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Ex-GI & Local Filmmaker Larry Johnson documents search for lost love and Amerasian child in Vietnam.

CONTACT: Lawrence Johnson (503) 754-3456
Email: [email protected]

Portland, Oregon – Lawrence (Larry) Johnson, known for award-winning documentary films STUFF and HAND GAME, has told many stories through his films, but has been haunted for over 40 years by his own: When he was in the Army in Saigon in the 1970s, he fell in love with a Vietnamese woman named Candy, and when they split at the end of the war, she may have been pregnant with his child.

Funded by a fellowship from the Regional Arts and Culture Council, Johnson and a film crew embarked on a journey to Saigon in 2012 to find out the truth about Candy.

Be A Better Roommate – Eco-Comedy Short

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Shot here in Portland, this eco-conscious short film uses comedy to present a strong message about rethinking the nature of our relationship with the natural world.

Created by filmmakers Patrick Gilmore & Paul North, who work with Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic documenting around the world, both above and below the water, the film ventures to change minds through laughter.

We hope you enjoy.

Hinge Digital: Fruit! In! Space!

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Inspired by Jamba Juice, the Hinge creative team developed this delicious and fun all-CG spot, featuring cinematic camera moves, dramatic lighting and exploding cosmic fruit, uniquely blended to perfection.

Fruit! In! Space!

After our success creating a foodscape of fruits and vegetables for NVIDIA, our team here at Hinge Digital was inspired by Jamba Juice to create a whole universe of fruit juice. We wanted to build on their existing name recognition, but expand the brand’s appeal to a younger, tech-savvy, science-fiction audience and exploit the natural beauty of both natural fruit textures and outer space.

Dancing Sisters Focus of SOAR Documentary

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If you’ve ever seen Kiera Brinkley and Uriah Boyd dance together, you know that they share a bond that goes beyond sisterhood. Born one month after a childhood illness resulted in the amputation of Kiera’s hands and legs, Uriah grew up helping her older sister adapt. Her style of movement reflects the grace and flow that Kiera relies on to move without prosthetics. In fact, both young women credit each other for helping them become the people they are today.

Juliana Lukasik of @Large Films Appointed to Film Office Board

Juliana HIRES-102 Juliana Lukasik, producer, director, and owner of @Large Films has been appointed by Governor John Kitzhaber to serve on the Governor’s Office of Film and Television board. Juliana’s term will begin on March 1, 2014.

“I am pleased that Juliana has agreed to serve on the Office of Film and Television board” said Governor John Kitzhaber. “With her broad experience in the film industry – along with her long-standing commitment to her community – I am confident that Juliana will be a great asset as we continue to grow this important industry”.

Filmmaker Ian Clark takes MMXIII on an Online Tour

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MMXIII from IAN CLARK.

After making his way through another successful Eastern Oregon Film Festival, filmmaker and Eastern Oregon native Ian Clark is taking his most recent project “MMXIII” on a theatrical tour……. online. Ian has made arrangements for several different websites to host his project on their site over the next month. The “tour” actually started last week on the Eastern Oregon Film Festival website and now is on Filmmaker Magazine’s website. Ian also agreed to let us keep the project up on Oregon Confluence beginning on March 8.

Instrument Gives Back – Hosts Digital Creative Workshop With iUrban Teen

tw5a9892-wide Portland based digital creative agency Instrument recently teamed with iUrban Teen to host a digital creative workshop for teens in the Portland community. From all accounts it was a great day for all parties. The teen participants were exposed to exciting new technologies received some insight into future career opportunities right in their backyard. For Instrument, the afternoon creative brainstorm session brought ideas that the creative team at Instrument admittedly would have never thought of.

Instrument posted a nice piece on their blog about the day a while back.

King Black Acid :: I’m Rolling Under

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Long time Portland rocker, Daniel Riddle, of King Black Acid (KBA), has once again collaborated with emerging video production company, Revolver Digital Media Studio, LLC (DMS). “I’m Rolling Under,” the latest music video release, is their most visually compelling piece of art in their portfolio. KBA has long been known amongst fans for its space odyssey style sound and emotionally impactful lyrics. This has been the group’s longest collaboration to date, spanning upward five plus years in the production cycle; the result is a visual masterpiece.

Welcome To PixAir!

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When Perry sent me an email letting me know that he had purchased a jet airliner mock up I knew I had to go check it out. While one or two options for filming in an airliner exist, none present an option that is logistically straight forward and simple. Shooting inside a real plane is of course the most realistic but the process is complex. Everything, including all crew and equipment, must pass through security and the crew is matched up with TSA agents inside and outside on the tarmac.

“The Wilderness of James” to World Premiere at SXSW

The Wilderness of James

The iOPIF feature, “The Wilderness of James“, that shot in Portland in 2012, is to have it’s world premiere at SXSW this year. Michael Johnson (formerly from Kamp Grizzly), wrote and directed the feature, it stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Road”, voice of Norman Babcock in “ParaNorman”), Virginia Madsen (“Sideways”), Isabelle Fuhrman (“Orphan”), Evan Ross (“Jeff Who Lives At home”), and Danny Devito (“One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”).
Johnson grew up in Portland and graduated from the University of Oregon before moving to Los Angeles to start his career.

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