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Directed by Derek Ewell, Jenny Watters, Darian Slayton Fleming, Fuchsia Lin, Kurtis Hough, Dicky Dahl, Suzanne Moulton, Matt McCormick
Oregon, Washington • 2019 • 90 mins.
Join up for an evening of works-in-progress by Oregon- and Washington-based filmmakers who are both fulfilling a grant requirement and seeking feedback from audiences as they work toward completing their newest projects.
The program features Jenny Watters, Derek Ewell, and Darian Slayton Fleming’s documentary Flying Blind, which follows John Fleming, a blind man who has skydived over 1,200 times.
Dicky Dahl’s documentary Mr. Immortal Jellyfish Man explores Japanese scientist Shin Kubota’s obsessive work to unlock the secrets of the “the immortal jellyfish”—and his quixotic goal to spread the gospel of “most wonderful dream” through karaoke.
Matt McCormick’s documentary The Deepest Hole is an investigation into the U.S. and Soviet Union’s race to see who could dig the deepest hole—and who might have discovered Hell in the process.
Kurtis Hough’s New Brain is an experimental project involving single-cell organisms known as “slime molds” and their intricate fractal designs.
Fuschia Lin’s Future Cosmos Flow, a dance film that utilizes intricate costumes, is a sci-fi fairytale story of twin heroes’ quest to restore harmony to their land after it’s been nearly destroyed by their unscrupulous Uncle.
Come early for a reception at 6 p.m. and stick around post-films for a discussion with the directors.