Bust out the popcorn and get yourself some tickets! BendFilm is just around the corner. We met with Orit Schwartz, BendFilm's festival director and all around great gal, last week and she assured us that this year's slate of indie films, documentaries and shorts is tops. Stay tuned to the Source for all BendFilm news, events and previews leading up to the big weekend, Oct. 11 through Oct. 14. Here's our exclusive look at the lineup.
OPENING NIGHT FILM
Ethel
This deeply personal look at Ethel Kennedy is a revealing portrait told through interviews with members of her family. Directed by her Emmy-Award winning
daughter, Rory Kennedy.
SHOWCASE FILM
Deadfall
A heist/blizzard/Thanksgiving story with a cast of characters including a robber, an ex-con, a femme fatale and a retired sheriff. A twist of fate sets them all on a collision course.
FRIDAY NIGHT FILM AND DANCE PARTY
Girl Walk // All Day
Three dancers turn the sidewalks, parks and stadiums of New York City into a story of rebellion, love and discovery. This film is as much about the power of community and public space as it is a love letter to NYC. After the movie, join other BendFilm-goers for a dance party at Cascade Theatrical Company.
Narratives:
A Big Love Story
Dead Dad
Dead Man's Burden
Free Samples
Gimme the Loot
It's a Disaster
The Kill Hole
The Kitchen
A Little Closer
Not That Funny
Now, Forager
Rumblestrips
Shouting Secrets
Sironia
The Trouble with the Truth
Documentaries:
An Affair of the Heart
Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives
Buffalo Girls
The Eyes of Thailand
Getting Up: The Tempt One Story
High Ground
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Lost & Found
The Ordinary Skier
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
The Revolutionary
Stitched
Trash Dance
We Grew Wings
The Whale
Wolves Unleashed
WONDER WOMEN! The Untold Story of American Superheroines
Conservation:
Gaula- River of Silver & Gold
The Next, Best West
Seeing Death Valley
Watershed
Shorts:
Baby Boy Church
Bench Seat
Benchmark
BFF
CatCam
Cherry Waves
The Dancer
David and Goliath
Depois da Queda (After the Fall)
The Distance Between
Double or Nothing
Family Without Parents
Far (Daddy)
First Kiss
A Good Thing
Home Turf
Hot in the Zipper
It's a Ring Thing: The Portland Horse Project
Krakow
The Last Stand
The Lookout
The Miners
Monster Slayer
Mr. Christmas
Pass the Salt, Please
The Procession
PUSH Tunisia
Queen
Raise My Hands
The Runner
The Sea Is All I Know
A Short Film
Someone
Spaghetti fur Zwei (Spaghetti for Two)
Strange Date
When You Find Me
Student Shorts:
Black Irish
Distance
Even Handed
First Match
Installation
Kids With Guns
Kiss Me
The Maiden & The Princess
Meeder's Mosaic
The Men's Room
Past Due
She, Who Excels in Solitude
Still
Tick Tock Time Emporium
The Treehouse
