BendFilm is almost here! The annual festival, scheduled this year for Oct. 12-15, includes regional filmmakers’ best new work, short subjects from top indie makers around the U.S., exciting features by emerging directors, and a few must-see movies from the international film circuit. We spoke with two of the jurors for the festival to see what they’re excited about:
Selin Sevinç is a screenwriter and script consultant who lives in Bend. She’s participated in international film festivals at Cannes and Berlin as a critic, and others as a jury member and script reader. Her latest feature screenplay became a second-rounder a Austin Film Festival’s screenwriting contest.
Ian McCluskey is a producer for "Oregon Field Guide" and has directed four films selected for screening at BendFilm including “Bare As You Dare” — a doc about Portland’s celebrated Naked Bike Ride; a beautiful documentary/biopic “Eloquent Nude: The Love and Legacy of Edward Weston & Charis Wilson;” and “Voyagers Sans Trace,” an epic story about the search for three French adventurers kayaking the American West in the 1930s. (Ian’s got an amazing story about what happened at his BendFilm screening — listen to the interview above to hear it.)
6 Things (Plus 1) To See At BendFilm 2017
6) "Lucky" - John Carroll Lynch
One of Harry Dean Stanton’s final screen appearances is this documentary, directed by another great character actor, John Carroll Lynch. Stanton plays the title role, an aging atheist trying to parse life still has to show him.
Watch the trailer for "Lucky" below.
7) "No Man's Land" - David Byars
We had to add this one! David Byars’ documentary about the standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is a fascinating take on one of the most talked-about stories in recent Oregon history. The Harney County executive who tried to keep the peace during the standoff, Judge Steve Grasty, will attend the Friday, Oct. 13, screening. At the Oct. 14 screening, Byars will do a talkback with OPB Central Oregon reporter Amanda Peacher, who spent weeks at the refuge during the occupation.
Watch the trailer for "No Man's Land" below.
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