Jenn Chavez asks Andrea Leoncavallo and Jackie Weissman of the Portland chapter of Women in Film about the programs and resources available to independent filmmakers. And S.W.
Spring brings offbeat film festivals to Oregon, and what could be more unconventional than the Youth Silent Film Festival? Festival creator Jon Palanuk talks with Jenn Chavez about inspiring teenage filmmakers to reinvent a classic art form. Then, S.W. Conser is joined by grown-up film director Eric Slade, whose new documentary Big Joy, a profile of trailblazing poet, playwright, and experimental filmmaker James Broughton premieres at this year's QDoc Festival.