Paris Gibson Square sets Art of Film screening

Press release

GREAT FALLS — Paris Gibson Square has invited the public to attend a Friday, March 6, screening of 10 short films by young independent filmmakers selected from the 41st Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival.

The Northwest Filmmaker’s Festival is held annually in Portland, Oregon, and showcases work by innovative emerging filmmakers. This year includes a film by Montana filmmaker, Audrey Hall from Livingston.

Admission is $5 and seating is limited so people are asked to call in advance to obtain tickets.

The films are unrated and some material may not be appropriate for children.

The best of the Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival Tour is a collection of films selected by the Northwest Film Center from their annual film festival. The films are packaged together and sent to colleges, museums, theaters, and community centers. The tour allows communities that might otherwise have no access to independent film and video to experience a film festival in their own city, and generates income for the artists represented.

Films from “The Best of the 41st Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival” include:

“Painting John,” Audrey Hall, Livingston

(DOC). Through the intimacy of life portraiture, a lone rancher and a wandering artist forge an improbable

bond.

“Maikaru,”

Amanda Harryman, Edmonds, Washington

(DOC). With inspirational optimism, Maikaru doesn’t let a childhood filled with violence and human trafficking dictate his future.

“Rez Cars,”

Clancy Dennehy, Vancouver, British Columbia

(NAR). Abandoned cars rest silently in fields for decades, still holding secret conversations within their bodies. With an all-native cast, Tantoo Cardinal of “Dances with Wolves” and Gary Farmer of “Dead Man” are unseen ghosts breathing life into pivotal moments of life.

“The Beast Inside,”

Amy Enser and Drew Christie, Seattle, (ANI). Told through spoken word and rap and illustrated with hand-drawn animations, a teen in a homeless family describes his challenges and celebrates the triumph of his creative self.

“The Bear’s Progress,”

Malia Jensen, Portland, Oregon

(EXP). An inhabited bear costume wanders in the landscape doing what bears do and do not do.

“Anxious Oswald Green,” Marshall Axani / Vancouver, British Columbia (NAR). Oswald Greene visits a clinic to address his crippling anxiety and his fate falls into the hands of a blind nurse, a talking fly, and an eccentric doctor with a knack for rhyming.

“Proximity,” Joshua Cox, Portland, Oregon

(ANI). A Victorian gentlemen and a ’60s cowgirl explore the kitschy depths of love and betrayal.

“Cooped” Mike A. Smith, Portland, Oregon

(ANI). Only a doorknob and a non-opposable thumb stand in the way of a housebound dog.

“Taco Night,”

Kyle Eaton, Portland, Oregon

(NAR). Two old friends who haven’t kept in touch drop by a party where they encounter a combative couple.

“Dave’s Beard,”

Evangeline LaRoque, Eugene, Oregon

(ANI). A catchy song elucidates the nocturnal secret life of Dave’s adventurous beard.