“Back to School” an episode of the 2D animated web series Om Nom Stories was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. I was shocked to see a familiar face; I actually grew up when Cut the Rope, the… Read more

Gamer was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. It is a live action series of three short episodes about a young boy named Sam. Each of the three episodes focus on him treating a task… Read more

BASHA was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work.  Basha is about two brothers exploring the wilderness. It’s visually stunning, with its own unique style. I couldn’t tell if the characters were animated in 3D,… Read more

Every Other Weekend was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. It’s about two children who go camping with their father. It plays out like a series of loosely connected memories of the trip, small, cherished… Read more

Vines was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. It is a live action short film about a mad botanist who has interesting plans for the plants he is raising. It’s an intense story that… Read more

Canelo was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. It’s a wonderful animated short film based on the true story of the titular Canelo, a dog whose unwavering loyalty to his owner stands as a… Read more

Tennis, Oranges was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work.  Tennis, Oranges is as moving as it was unpredictable.  This short, animated feature follows a small robotic vacuum and two rabbits. I was charmed by… Read more

The Tin Woods one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work.   It is a stop motion short film inspired by the children’s novel, The Tin Woodman of Oz. The way the story in The Tin… Read more

Warhol was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. It is a live action feature length film that follows three main plotlines: a radio show host who is slowly losing his mind, a homeless man who gets… Read more

Dragonfly was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. This very emotional and heartfelt animated short opens with a young girl chasing a dragonfly, takes a sad turn and covers a historical incident that I… Read more