2025 Festival Schedule

Feb 27th - Mar 2nd, 2025

2025 Festival Program

Poster by Jordan Alexander

All films showcase at the McMinnville Cinema 10 followed by Filmmaker Q&A.

  
300 NE Norton Lane, McMinnville, OR 97128

Thursday, February 27th

  • -West Shore, Dir. Jordan Riber

    -Anishinaabemowin, Dir. Shaelyn Johnston

    -THINGS YOU KNOW BUT CANNOT EXPLAIN, Dir. Michelle Hernandez, Chantal Jung

    -Niitsitapi, Dir. Bryan Gunnar Cole

    -WHERE WE ONCE ROAMED, Dir. Ruthie Weeks, Madee Sabatier

    -THIS LAND, Dir. Mike Bradley

  • -NGARRIDURNDENG KURED, Dirs. Emma Masters, Dean Munuggullumurr Yibarbuk

    -THE UNSEEN, Dir. Francesco Guarini

    -INDAI APAI DARAH, Dir. Kynan Tegar

    -THINGAMAJIG, Dir. Lindsey Morrison Grant

    -SUBSTANCE OF VENOM, Dir. Cherie Sampson

    -TERMINUS, Dir. Jeremy Hunter Rubingh

    -SHIRINGA, FASHION REGENERATING AMAZONIA, Dir. Emma Hakansson

    -NO ONE IS AN ISLAND, Dir. David Bunting

    -Terminus, Dir. Jeremy Hunter Rubingh

    -LIVING LEGACIES, Dir. Jesse Andrew Clark

  • Featuring VFX Animator Sara Hofstein. Moderated by Director, Kyle Marvin (please read bios for both under Judges on our website)

    Tickets available online. Free to filmmaker passholders, day-pass holders, and all-access pass holders.

    Location: McMinnville Cinema

  • Bierly Brewing

    214 NE 11th St, McMinnville, OR 97128

    No host event.

  • -LE CHARADE, Dir. Erika Totoro

    -A BIRD HIT MY WINDOW AND NOW I'M A LESBIAN, Dir. Carmela Marie Murphy, AJ Dubler

    -FLOCKY, Dir. Esther Casas Roura

    -FAMILY PORTRAIT OF THE BLACK EARTH, Dir. Ivan Popov-Zaeka

    -THE PINTO VARIETY HOUR, Dir. R.J.Sullivan

    -RETRIEVING ROADIE, Dir. Luke Stone

    -MONOCHROMONIA, Dir. Barbara Muller

    -SUPER HIGH - A PERIOD PIECE, Dir. Bianca Lambert

    -A VERY PERRY PARABLE, Dir. Daisy Lawless

    -PERCEBES, Dir. Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves

  • 3 short films by Kevin Jerome followed by a Q&A moderated by Linfield University Professor Kahlil Pedizisai.

    -Black Bus Stop

    -Condor

    -Practice, Practice, Practice

  • -BLACK AMBER, Dir. Ellie Foumbi

    -END OF THINGS, Dir. Timothy Hautekiet

    -MULTICHROMATIC ALPS, Dir. Andrew Goodwin

    -ONE DAY, Dir. Kimberly Dillon

    -THEY'RE TAKING MY HOUSE, Dir. Dan Lopez

    -BOTTOM FEEDER, Dir. Vito Trabucco

    -BUT I'M A SHOE, Dir. Chen Drachman

    -ELM, Dir. Kay Qiao

    -MEOW! Dir. Michal Vojtech, Ariel de la Garza Davidoff

    -THE FEAST, Dirs. Simón Bucher, Claudia Saldivia, Amanda Rivera

Friday, February 28th

  • -LA CUMBIA (OF WHAT COULD'VE BEEN), Dir. Carlos Carlos Jr.

    -ROMCHYK, Dir. Alexis Bicat

    -NUCLEAR, Dir. Sebastian Ibarra del Castillo

    -FISH CHAN, Dir. Arthur Borde

    -MOON CHILD, Dir. Britain Botsford

    -WASHED UP, Dir. Thomas Bayne

    -THE LIGHTS ABOVE, Dir. Luke J Salewski

  • -HORSEMAN TODD, Dir. Dana DeLaski

    -IMPROVEMENTS, Dir. Erica Terpening-Romeo

    -THE WINEMAKER, Dir. Sarey Martin

    -BECOMING MERMAIDS, Dir. Adam Patrick Sweeney

    -A MAN ALONE, Dir. Alyssa Roehrenbeck

    -MOTHER OF PORTLAND, Dir. Kyle Tobin LaMontagne

    -CHISPA, Dir. Karina Lomelin Ripper

    -FOGTOWN: MYSTERY OF THE MOTH NAPPER, Dirs. Sean Parker, Austin Hillebrecht

  • Distribution: outlets and avenues to get your short film seen- with Sandrine Faucher Cassidy, USC's Senior Director of festival, distribution and talent development. Moderated by Julia Morizawa.

    Tickets available online. Free to filmmaker passholders, day-pass holders, and all-access pass holders.

    Location: McMinnville Cinema

    Find panelist bio on 2025 Speakers page.

  • -SAY WUFF!, Dir. Fabian Podeszwa

    -THE SELF TAPE, Dir. Michael Covino

    -CHILDREN'S BOOKS, Dir. Nino Mancuso

    -SALLY GET THE POTATOES, Dir. Danicah Waldo

    -TWENTY, Dir. Jason Hogan

    -AN ORANGE FROM JAFFA, Dir. Mohammed Almughanni

  • -SPERMATOZOON, Dir. Cathy Tang
    -CHIVALRY, Dir. Charlotte Yang

    -TITTY BOY, Dir. Austin Ford Franklin Culp

    -THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF, Dir. Stefanie Kay Sparks

    -ROOM TONE, Dir. Michael Gabriele

    -TAKE ONE, Dir. Gerald Adamson

    -1 IN THE CHAMBER, Dir. Annie Girard, Diana Wrigh

    -SLUT IN TRAINING, Dir. Missy Greenberg

    -WHY DOGS HOWL, Dir. Sandi Johnson

    -TOP SPORTSMAN, Dir. Oliver Sutro

Saturday, March 1st

  • -THE FINAL COPY OF ILON SPECHT, Dir. Ben Proudfoot

    -BEYOND NORMS: EXPLORING IDENTITY MASC VS MASC, Dir. Kelly Balch

    -WEREE, Dir. Tal Amiran

    -THEY CALL ME THE TATTOO WITCH, Dir. Lindsay Nyman

    -GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT: THE JASON WELLS STORY, Dir. Jason Rosenblatt

  • -NEPOTISM, BABY! Dir. Tij D'oyen

    -RIPE!, Dir. Tusk

    -BUSCANDO ALMA, Dir. Melissa Fisher

    -THERAPIST CRUSH, Dir. MJ Kaufman

    -3pm THURSDAYS, Dir. Michele Kaye

    -HODGE PODGE, Dir. Max Scherr

    -AMERICAN DAYDREAM, Dir. Ziyu Luo

    -THE HEART OF TEXAS, Gregory JM Kasunich

  • Navigating Success. A conversation with award winning filmmakers, Ellie Foumbi and R.J. Daniel Hanna. (Please view Bios on website. www.McMinnvillefilmfest.org.) Moderted by Executive Director, Heather Older.

    Tickets available online. Free to filmmaker passholders, day-pass holders, and all-access pass holders.

    Location: McMinnville Cinema

    Find panelist bios on 2025 Speakers page.

  • *Note: This event is for MSFF Filmmaker Passholders ONLY

    Come embrace the rolling vineyards of one of the last family owned wineries in Oregon. The internationally award winning, Laurel Ridge Winery. Hors d'oeuvres provided.

    Laurel Ridge Winery

    13301 NE Kuehne Rd.
    Carlton, Or 97111

    4:30 - 6:30 PM

  • -CAMPING IN PARADISE, Dir. Eirik Tveiten

    -HEMA, Dir. Ritvik Dhavale

    -AS EASY AS CLOSING YOUR EYES, Dir. Parker Croft

    -SIO ROHO YANGU, Dir. Joe LoBianco

    -ANUJA, Dir. Adam J. Graves

  • -ECHO, Dir. Haley McCoy

    -RASH, Dir. Lyssa Samuel

    -IT'S ZOMBIES, Dir. D.J. Hupp

    -ASTROVAN, Dir. Matt Heder

    -BANJO, Dir. Cameron Poletti

    -AT SKYVIEW ENTERPRISES, Dir. S. Riley Moneymaker, Ashley Song

    -HEATSTROKE, Dir. Nolan Scott

    -WILIS, Dir. Matthew Deimling Johns

    -DREAM CREEP, Dir. Carolos A.F. Lopez

    -YULE, Dir. Griff Jones

Sunday, March 2nd

  • Come out early on Sunday and enjoy the gorgeous Troon tasting room featuring biodynamic wines. Food provided.

    Troon Tasting Room

    620 NE Third Street
    McMinnville, Or 97128

    9:00 - 10:30 AM 

  • -I'M SEEING AN INVISIBLE MAN, Dirs. Matthew Hagen, Ethan Lex

    -THE PROMISE, Dir. Chris Liles

    -KATE THE GREAT, Dir. Kelsey Tucker

    -PICKLE VISION, Dir. Shawn Welles Linzey

    -PSYCHIC DEATH, Dir. Allen Tyler

    -HEART SHAPED BOMB, Dir. Matthew Hagen

  • -RIGHT TO PRIVACY, Dir. Julie Herlocker

    -JUST BE AWESOME, Dir. Ed Kear, Cringo Williamson

    -JANE AUSTEN'S PERIOD DRAMA, Dirs. Julia Aks, Steve Pinder

    -TEODORO, Dir. Esteban Roel

    -AMPLIFIED, Dir. Dina Nasar

    -GET YOU BETTER, Dir. Danica Jensen

  • It's time to announce the winners of this year's festival! All category winners will be announced along with our screenplay winner and the selected project of our $10,000 Indigenous Filmmaker Vision Grant.

    Say goodbye to your new filmmaker friends (for now) and enjoy a hot lunch on us!

    *NOTE: This event is for MSFF Filmmaker Passes and ticketed members of the public. The awards luncheon is NOT included with an All-Access film pass.

    Purchase a ticket for the awards luncheon.

    Location: The Bindery , 610 NE Fourth Street, McMinnville, OR 97128