The McMinnville Short Film Festival will offer a pop-up screening of five environmental or documentary short films at the North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center in Nehalem on Saturday, Sep. 7 at 6 p.m. Tickets will be $10 at the door.
Films to be screened are
SCHOOL OF FISH (Environmental – 2023)
Directors: Oliver Sutro, Colin Arisman
An intimate look at Indigenous culture and salmon fishing at Bristol Bay, Alaska, focusing on a family defending their history, future, and lifestyle against a proposed copper/gold/molybdenum mine (the Pebble Mine) which could pollute the bay they depend upon.
LIQUID HIGHWAY (Environmental – 2023)
Director: Kyle LaMontagne
From tranquil nature film to industrial fever dream this documentary takes viewers on a wild ride from the most-pure waters in all of America to the least.
LIVING LEGACIES (Environmental – 2024)
Director: Jesse Andrew Clark
Portrait of a grassroots movement to save an ecosystem a Pacific Northwest community depends on. Tells the story of a new land classification – “Legacy Forest” — gaining attention in Washington State.
THE BEST CHEF IN THE WORLD (Documentary – 2022)
Director: Ben Proudfoot
The true origins of The French Laundry restaurant, located in Napa Valley, California, and often recognized as the best restaurant in the world. Where balance, rather than recognition, is the ultimate prize.
WITH THE TIDE: A YAKUTAT SURF CLUB STORY (Documentary – 2023)
Director: Chelsea Jolly
Set in the remote village of Yakutat, Alaska. Follows the youth of the Tlingit tribe, over the span of four years, as they explore their relationship to the ocean, themselves, and the expanse of isolated wilderness they call home.
Two of the filmmakers are expected to be present for a Q&A session after the screening.
The evening will include a raffle for a pass to the 2025 McMinnville Short Film Festival to be held Feb. 27 to Mar. 2, 2025.
Held every February in McMinnville, Ore., the internationally recognized festival is in its 15th year, focusing on a range of narrative topics, including Native American, Drama, LGBTQ, Comedy, Horror, Experimental, Animation, and Documentary films. The website is mcminnvillefilmfest.org.
