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Oregon Indie Film

Dawn Sellers

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Frequency: 1 episode/13d. Total Eps: 42

Oregon Indie Film is a podcast shining the light on Oregon’s independent film industry. Interviews with industry professionals, offering insights into the creative process, challenges, and triumphs of making independent movies in Oregon.

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S2 E21 Sander Gusinow

Season 2 · Episode 21

Friday, October 16, 2026 • Duration 59:59

Filmmaker Sander GusinowThe writer, director, and co-producer of his first feature film, Cottontail. This female driven, complex thriller horror, stars Breeda Wool and Natasha Halevi. Sander joins producers - Mikyla Bornder, Morgan Raymond, and Jason Wilkinson for this made in Oregon film.We chat about Sander’s Oregon and New York background in political journalism and theater. How he was able to fund, cast, and film his first feature and what else he’s working on. Follow Cottontail FilmInstagram Letterboxd

Sander Gusinow on IMDb

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S2 E20 Robert Lester, Braxton Mitchell and Neil Larson

Season 2 · Episode 20

Friday, August 21, 2026 • Duration 01:03:42

On this episode I chat with a trio of guests. Robert Lester a professional adventure athlete, Braxton Mitchell, his cousin who had never been in a canoe and Neil Larson the Director and Cinematographer who captured the story of the Columbia River Canoe Project. You may have been lucky to catch this documentary at one of its sold-out screenings last year in Portland.

Robert and Braxton paddled their canoe from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean on a journey that spanned 1300 miles over 52 days, braving rapids, weather and some unexpected challenges.

This documentary from Compassionate Disaster Films and Mountain King Industries is set to release later this summer to streaming on Apple TV and Amazon Prime.

The project follows their long and tough journey while focusing awareness and attention to the health of the river basin and how dramatically the use of the river has changed since the native peoples who lived with and on these waters.

Buckle in for an enjoyable conversation with these three adventurers.

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Watch the trailer

Compassionate Disaster Films

Mountain King Industries

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Robert Lester on Instagram

Braxton Mitchell on Instagram

Neil Larson on Instagram

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S2 E19 Jared Bumgarner

Season 42 · Episode 19

Thursday, August 20, 2026 • Duration 44:53

This episode features Jared Bumgarner, the Producer of AstroNot about an absurd day-in-the-life of a man trapped in his own delusions until he finds the power of collaboration. We chat about this short comedy that is a collaboration itself, with live action and animation and a collaboration between Jared and his friend Zach Sheehan who wrote and directed the film. AstroNot is a love letter to low budget physical effects, hand made animation, and very silly jokes. This film uses a comedic lens to explore the dysphoria in comparing one’s own life to another’s success and the growth that can come from friendship and creative collaboration. These have all been hard won lessons for me as an artist and human. My hope is that anyone watching this film gets to the credits and immediately wants to go make a film with their friends. Never give up on your goals.We also talk about Jared’s other work as a first assistant director and production scheduler with Shadow Machine on Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio which won the Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA awards among others for Best Animated Feature. This interview is the final one in a series of conversations this summer with filmmakers whose work will be screening at the Portland Festival of Cinema Animation & Technology.LINKS:Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology Website PFCAT Tickets Tickets for the Comedy Shorts Showcase Sunday, August 23, 2026 6:00 PM PDTPFCAT Creator ExpoSaturday, August 22 at OMSI11am-2pmFREE with registration here Zach Sheehan on Instagram Shadow Machine Website Shadow Machine on Instagram

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S2 E18 Dawn Jones Redstone

Season 2 · Episode 18

Monday, August 17, 2026 • Duration 30:13

Dawn Jones Redstone is a self-taught Portland filmmaker who is best known for their film Mother of Color, streaming now on major platforms. But as you will hear, she writes and directs a wide range of both commercial and narrative films known for their emotional resonance, imaginative storytelling, and a commitment to centering women of color.

Dawn’s latest film Hostile Work Environment has been selected to screen at The Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology in the Comedy Shorts Showcase at OMSI on Sun, Aug 23rd, 6:00 PM

When fridge politics spiral out of control, Liza isn’t sure if her passive-aggressive co-worker is just a jerk or actually undead. With barricades, microaggressions, and donuts on the line, survival in this office comedy gets gross.

This interview is one in a series of conversations this summer with filmmakers whose work will be screening at the Portland Festival of Cinema Animation & Technology also known as PFCAT.

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Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology Website

PFCAT Tickets

Be sure to get you tickets to the Comedy Shorts Showcase

PFCAT Creator ExpoSaturday, August 22 at OMSI11am-2pm

FREE with registration here

Dawn Jones Redstone Website

Dawn Jones Redstone on Instagram

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S2 E17 Shannon Breen and Justin Oliphant

Thursday, August 13, 2026 • Duration 59:17

As part of the work Shannon Breen and Justin Oliphant do with The Long Now Foundation, their documentary Elders of Time is a fascinating look at the philosophy of time. Specifically, Bristlecone Time a conceptual, climate-aware measure of time created by artist and philosopher Jonathon Keats in collaboration with The Long Now Foundation and the Nevada Museum of Art. It is calibrated to the slow and irregular annual growth of ancient Great Basin bristlecone pine trees on Mount Washington in Nevada.This interview is one in a series of conversations this summer with filmmakers whose work will be screening at the Portland Festival of Cinema Animation & Technology.Elders of Time will be Screening Friday, August 21st 6:00pm in the Portland Documentary Shorts block of PFCAT at OMSI.My apologies, I refer to this documentary as Elders in Time a couple of times during the interview - the correct title is Elders of Time.LINKS:Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology Website PFCAT Tickets Be sure to get you tickets to the Portland Documentary Shorts block on Friday, August 21, 2026 6:00 PM PFCAT Creator ExpoSaturday, August 22 at OMSI11am-2pmFREE with registration hereShannon Breen & Justin Oliphant and their work:Shannon Breen Website Justin Oliphant and Explorer’s Guild Explorers Guild on Instagram The Long Now Organization Website The Long Now Organization on YouTube Linked In

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S2 E16 Winslow Crane-Murdoch

Season 2 · Episode 16

Monday, August 10, 2026 • Duration 47:51

This interview is one in a series of conversations this summer with filmmakers whose work will be screening at the Portland Festival of Cinema Animation & Technology.

I sat down with Winslow Crane-Murdoch the director and Kyle Von Hoetzendorff with Lucky Day Post production house to talk about Oh Whale.

When news anchor Paul Linnman arrived in Florence OR on November 12th, 1970, he had no idea that the story he was about to tell would forever define his career. Following a small Oregon town, an exploding whale, and the man who made the story famous, Oh Whale is about how we don’t get to choose our fate, only what we make of it.

Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology Website:

https://pdxfestofcinema.com/

PFCAT Tickets

Be sure to get you tickets to the Portland Documentary Shorts block on Friday, August 21, 2026 6:00 PM

PFCAT Creator Expo

Saturday, August 22 at OMSI

11am-2pm

FREE with registration here.

Winslow Crane-Murdoch and his work:

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Side Yard Studios

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S2 E15 Rob Garrott

Season 2 · Episode 15

Saturday, August 8, 2026 • Duration 45:11

At the age of 57, Rob Garrott quit his swanky job and enrolled in the character animation program at Animation Mentor to learn how to bring polygons to life. Now in his 60s, Rob is on a mission to learn, create and grow for as long as he can. His first animated film “Sweet Enough to Eat” has been selected to screen at the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology.

Rob joined me from his home in Bend, Oregon to chat about his film, his animation career and how it feels to have his first film premiering at PFCAT.

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Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology Website

PFCAT Tickets Tickets for the Adventures in Becoming Block Sun, Aug 23rd, 2:00 PM @ The Empirical Theater

PFCAT Creator Expo

Saturday, August 22 at OMSI

11am-2pm

FREE with registration here

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S2 E14 Therese Gietler and Andy Batt

Friday, July 31, 2026 • Duration 59:44

This summer I am doing a series of interviews with filmmakers whose work will be screened at the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology – also known as PFCAT , happening August 18th through 23rd at OMSI in Portland. At PFCAT you’ll experience 170 indie films from 30 countries, filmmaker Q&As, educational panels and networking events. It’s 6 days of events that brings our local community together through visionary film and animation. Find the full schedule and tickets at pdxfestofcinema.com.

This episode features Therese Gietler (producer) and Andy Batt (Director). Their short documentary - My Burning Pianist – has been nominated for an award and will be screening on Friday, August 21st at 6:00pm

“When music meets flame, anything can happen. This blazing episode follows the creation of My Burning Pianist, a jaw-dropping performance piece where piano keys trigger 33-foot fire bursts and sound waves dance as flames—staged by clowns, artists, and chaos.”

SHOW NOTES:

Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology Website

PFCAT Tickets

Tickets for the Portland Documentary Shorts block

PFCAT Creator Expo

Saturday, August 22 at OMSI

11am-2pm

FREE with registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pfcat-creator-expo-tickets-1987246003291

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S2 E13 Erika Bolstad

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 • Duration 43:39

At PFCAT you’ll experience 170 indie films from 30 countries, filmmaker Q&As, educational panels and networking events. It’s 6 days of events that brings our local community together through visionary film and animation.

Find the full schedule and tickets at pdxfestofcinema.com

Today’s guest is the first in this series:

Erika Bolstad is a journalist, author, and documentarian. Her short documentary The Elk will be screening during the opening night at the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology.

The subject of her 30 minute documentary is Portland’s Thompson Elk Statue and the unfolding fate of the elk and other monuments, telling the story of a nation divided over who and what belongs on a pedestal.

Erika shares how this project came to be and her other projects, as well as her experience in the recent Sundance Collab and traveling around the country researching monuments, their effect on communities, and the stories they tell.

If you are watching this interview you’ll notice the t-shirt Erika is wearing with artwork of The Elk – you can get your own t-shirt and support Erika’s film at MakingMonumental.com

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Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology Website PFCAT Tickets Tickets for the Portland Documentary Shorts block

Erika's Website Making Monumental

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S2 E12 Elena and Simon King - Lake Oswego Film Festival

Thursday, July 23, 2026 • Duration 01:20:21

Elena and Simon King, founders of the Lake Oswego Film Festival sit down for a conversation with Oregon Indie Film as they embark on their first year of the festival. We talk about how the idea developed and the plans they have not only for this first year but their hopes for the growth of the festival. We also chat about Simon’s career as a screenwriter and filmmaker, working in Oregon and their plans for filming in Europe.

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Festival website

The Lake Oswego Film Festival on Facebook

The Lake Oswego Film Festival on Instagram

Film Freeway – to enter your short film https://filmfreeway.com/LakeOswegoFilmFestival

Clearstream Entertainment Website

Clearstream Entertainment on Facebook

Clearstream Entertainment on Instagram

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