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Indie Film Night for Mental Health Awareness Month
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Celebrate local independent filmmakers with the Portland Film Festival's Indie Film Night. Each month will feature a different series of independent films by local directors, with a Q&A to follow.
The Portland Film Festival's Indie Film Series is proud to present two films highlighting the importance of mental health awareness: Could You Pick Me Up, Please?, a short film about addiction, recovery, and pain, and a feature film, This Is Not a War Story, a story of trauma and life after combat. Stick around after the screening for a Q&A.
Could You Pick Me Up, Please? • Director: Octavian Kelly
Newly discharged from rehab, Will calls a string of friends and family to pick him up. While he may be ready to move on, those he hurt can't easily forget the past.
This Is Not a War Story • Director: Talia Lugacy
This Is Not a War Story tracks a ragtag group of combat veterans in New York whose anti-war art, poetry and papermaking keep them together despite the specter of their friend's suicide and the ever-crystalizing fact that healing from war is sometimes an impossible mission.