Even on a cloudy day, these Northwest filmmakers shine bright like the summer sun. Trek with us through these local delights, breathe in the fresh pine air, marvel at the old growth forest, and… ah, watch out you just stepped in some Bigfoot droppings!

Three friends attend class, daydream, and jam--coming together to complete their homework of forming a band.

A Place Like Nowhere Else - Pilot Seat

The Big One: The Day Bigfoot Shot Dad. A gruff father follows his lifelong dream of tracking down Bigfoot, only to realize that the biggest prize has been by his side all along.

The Big One

A teenage girl with a supernatural sensitivity moves to an old house with a traumatic history.

Clairvoyant

A man with no memories finds a mysterious object that gives him memories belonging to a woman from the present.

Somewhen, Again and Again

A short auto-biographical film about love across two borders, growing up, and learning to accept, and live for yourself.

Where I Stand

Two teenagers meet and are quickly drawn to each other, forming a relationship. They experience young love until one cheats on the other, causing a rippling of emotions. Set to the song “Oceans Away,” by indie band Dark Dazey.

Oceans Away

What A Waste Virginia is based on a dream I had during my first semester of College: My friend and I sit outside of our abandoned elementary school, as two vampires hiding in the bushes observe us from afar.

What A Waste Virginia

Two childhood friends grow apart and come back together again in the search for their baby teeth.

Baby Teeth

An experimental film about Nostalgia to spark thinking in what you may have forgotten during childhood

Forgotten Childhood

When a young, ambitious ballerina gets rejected from a top-tier ballet program, she must decide if dedicating her entire life to dance is truly worth the blood, sweat, and tears.

The Pointe

Grief is Quiet

Evergreen Screen

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