In partnership with the Port of Portland, the Hollywood Theatre has opened a first-of-its-kind free 22-seat microcinema at Portland International Airport, showcasing short films by Pacific Northwest filmmakers. The airport microcinema is located after security in the airport's C Concourse.
Are you a filmmaker interested in having your work shown? To be considered, films must be 10 minutes or shorter in length and appropriate for a general audience. Films must be created by a Pacific Northwest artist or feature issues relating to Oregon or the Pacific Northwest. Learn more!
Current Program: Spring 2024
Below, you'll find descriptions of each of the films that are playing in our Airport Microcinema. If you're traveling by plane anytime over the next few months, stop in, take a seat, and enjoy the program!
If you're not taking a plane any time soon, no worries! On Friday, January 12th, you can watch the program in our state-of-the-art Miniplex located at Movie Madness. We'll be screening the entire program on a loop from 6pm - 10pm. Admission is free, so drop in any time!
A Sheep, At Last! by Benjamin Evan Williams
An elder counts sheep as they fall asleep for the last time. Seeds spread across infertile land, among the deterioration of a bodily vessel and the earth it decomposes into.
Coquille Indian Tribe Forest Management by Sustainable Northwest
The Coquille Indian Tribe stewards approximately 10,000 acres of their ancestral forest lands in Coos and northern Curry counties, Oregon, for economic, ecological, and cultural values. Some of the wood used in the Portland Airport's new mass timber roof originated from Coquille Tribal land, specifically wood around some of the skylights in the roof. This is unique because very few construction projects or wood sellers can trace wood back to its source forest.
The Mall Man by Dustin Morrow
“Death of a Salesman” goes to the mall in this darkly comic satire of American consumerism and the fading status of shopping malls in contemporary society. In “The Mall Man”, a shopping mall manager undertakes a marathon session of wheeling-and-dealing in a last-ditch effort to bring life back to his failing mall.
Ride the Dunes at Sandmaster Park by The Oregonian
Sand Master Park in Florence touts itself as the world’s first sandboarding park. Oregon coast sand is especially fine and smooth for riding, and the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area offers one of the largest expanses of temperate coastal sand dunes in the world, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Santi Saves the World by Cristian Paluso
A young boy's magical world hangs in the balance of a parental decision.
Process 002 by Pattern Integrity Films
PROCESS 002 features iconic hip hop MC Bootie Brown of the Pharcyde and Gorillaz, spotlighting his life and career of producing music from the early 90s to today.
A Day in Color by Shilpa Sunthankar
Four communities bring their colorful, dynamic dance together in the vibrance of the great American desert, and all alongside the moving musical composition of Noah Simpson. “A Day in Color” is a love letter to the true diversity of American culture and all that comes from it, including one of America’s greatest cultural contributions: Jazz.
Oregon Field Guide presents “An Epic Model Railroad Recreates the Columbia River Gorge” by Oregon Public Broadcasting
Ever wonder what it would be like to be a giant towering over the Northwest landscape? You can find out at the Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club, where even children loom like Godzilla over all the iconic sites of the Gorge, from Union Station to Multnomah Falls to the Crooked River High Bridge.
Major support for Oregon Field Guide is provided by:
Carol and Velma Saling Foundation
William K. Blount Family
Additional support provided by:
Coit Family Foundation
Kay Kitagawa and Andy Johnson-Laird
Christine and David Vernier
And the following:
Greenfield/Hartline Habitat Conversation Fund of the Nature Conservancy
Jim and April Lonzway
And the Contributing Members of:
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)
Become a Salmon by Jack Fisher
Rick Endicott reflects on 30 years as a Conservation Hatchery Manager for Long Live the Kings, an organization dedicated to restoring wild salmon and steelhead and supporting sustainable fishing in the Pacific Northwest. Born on Washington State's Hood Canal and raised with a deep love of the land and water, Rick explores how the region has changed and how he and Long Live the Kings have taken a stand to protect it.
Press Coverage:
- Aviation Pros, "Unusual in a Good Way," May 14, 2020
- Money, "This Is the Best Airport in America — and 14 More That Excel at On-Time Departures, Price, and More," March 18, 2019
- Portland Monthly, "Hollywood Theatre's Airport Cinema Opens," Feb 14, 2017
- OPB, "Hollywood Theatre Set to Open at Portland Airport," Feb 2, 2017
- Portland Tribune, "Screen Star: Overhauled Hollywood Theatre Steals the Scene," Jan 25, 2016
- The Oregonian/Oregon Live article, Dec. 27, 2015
- USA Today article, Dec. 30, 2015
- Passajero article (in Spanish), Jan. 2016
- CNN article, Feb. 2, 2016
Awards
This project was made possible with the generous support of many partners and funders:
Port of Portland
CEDIA (Custom Electronics Design & Installation Assoc.), Trinnov Audio, Triad Speakers, Erskine Group, Barco Residential, Security Signs
Alchemy of Design, AV Docs, Blue Chalk, Brace and Bit, Control 4, Eighteen Group, FLIR, Hyphn, Iron Triangle Construction, JH Frank Construction, Joel Hamberg Painting, Josh Lunden, KPFF, Middle Atlantic, PAE, Planar/Leyard, Potestio Studio, Rejuvenation, S. Colburn Consulting, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Snap One, Stewart Filmscreen, Wire World, ZGF Architects
Funding support provided by:
The Fred W. Fields Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, Travel Oregon, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Cultural Trust, Here is Oregon