Alison Jean SmithSwedish director Magnus Gertten‘s stunning documentary Nelly & Nadine (2022) is bookended by a triumphant black-and-white film reel of hundreds of women with fists in the air, kissing each other’s cheeks. In 1945, they arrived in...
Katharina BrinschwitzInterdisciplinary Seattle artist Leah Meridoc Nguyen (they/she) has come to understand their body, mind, and soul as an instrument that — when tuned to the right frequency — has the capacity to heal themselves and others. As a self...
Vee Hua 華婷婷On her latest EP, Nine Spells, Berlin-based Italian artist Jolanda Moletta has crafted invocations which are dedicated to nine of her female ancestors, as well as herself as a child. The vocal-only record is devoid of specific words — yet it...
Mother of Color (2022), the first feature-length film from Portland-based filmmaker Dawn Jones Redstone, explores the nexus of race- and gender-based marginalization through a day-in-the-life of Noelia, played by Ana del Rocío. A second-generation...
Portland-based experimental filmmaker May Maylisa Cat has recently released two spoof movie trailers that are well-timed for the spooky fall season, but frankly, cover topics that are frightening year-round. Diversity Boss, Equity Keep, and...
In the recent past, the term “new media” has grown to encompass artists who work in any sort of digital medium. Under that blanket term, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have been gaining traction in many techno-social...
In 2020, following the passing of independent filmmaker Lynn Shelton (Sword of Trust, Laggies, Humpday), Duplass Brothers Productions and Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum announced the Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” Grant. 2022...
Queer love is on full display in “arayemohenay,” a playful ditty of a jam by Portland-based pop musician Theresa Sweetheart. Shot on cellphones in vertical format, the track’s lo-fi music video serves as a mini-documentary about...