Portland Film Festival 2021

The Experience - Rising Voices Shorts Block

Expired November 9, 2021 7:45 AM
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8 films in package
CoVig 19
At the height of the LA lockdown, a hit woman and rookie are out to collect a debt from a wealthy couple. The only thing that can stop them is the insanity of a global pandemic.
Prime Of Your Life
A determined actress is willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood, but when she's stripped of a big opportunity, she breaks down in epic fashion.
The Gift
A neglected boy uses his unusual talent to bring his despondent mother joy.
Undercurrent
A self assertive girl attempts to overcome her insecurities and find connection on a clunky first date with a nervous boy amidst a global pandemic.
Slaving Away
What are you willing to do to climb to the top?
Burn on Arrival
Christmas, 1995. As Scotland reels from a devastating loss of industry, a man is trapped in an escalating nightmare.
Paddles On The Water
Paddles On The Water features exhilarating race footage from the 2018 and 2019 race season. We follow the team through training, to small local races, to Nationals, and all the way to World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. As paddles glide across rippling water, the collective ethos, the drive, and the interconnectedness of the women in the boat shines through.
Nation of One
Far from Earth, tensions escalate between a feuding astronaut couple (Gnosis and Matthew ZanFagna). A video transmission from John Cameron Mitchell pushes them toward escaping the ship-- and each other.
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Two hitmen, vet Natasha and rookie Art are sent to collect a debt from a wealthy couple riding out the pandemic in Hollywood Hills. However, with COVID-19 raging across LA, this creates some hurdles for the assassins. When the wealthy couple, Bobby and Sam are resolute about everyone adhering strictly to Coronavirus safety protocols, the hitmen must find a new way to complete their task.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    7 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Rating
    PG
  • Note
    James H. Lee shot the entire film on iPhone 11 Pro with a skeleton crew after a film competition got canceled due to Covid. Nika Khitrova (Natasha) recently guest starred on NCIS: Los Angeles for CBS. She plays a Russian spy Odessa Kedrova on several episodes. Mark Lesser wrote the comedic short, "A Bathroom on Drake" which won Best Short Film at the 2020 Big Apple Film Festival.
  • Director
    James H. Lee
  • Screenwriter
    Mark Lesser, James H. Lee
  • Producer
    James H. Lee, Mark Lesser, Teresa Deppman
  • Executive Producer
    James H. Lee
  • Cast
    Nika Khitrova - Natasha, Riley Bowes - Art, Asia Lynn Pitts - Sam, Logan Perkins - Bobby
  • Cinematographer
    James H. Lee
  • Editor
    James H. Lee
  • Production Design
    James H. Lee, Teresa Deppman
  • Composer
    John Huge
  • Sound Design
    Sean Fahimian
  • Music
    John Huge
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