If you are fond of stop motion animation I would recommend The Well In the Woods. It’s a lovely short about a young girl who, while venturing through the forest, discovers a wishing well with a monster inside of it. It brought to mind the works of Guillermo del Toro in how it deals with the concept of a monster like… Read more

Oh Whale is a short form documentary centered around news reporter Paul Linnman, famous for his report on an exploding whale, something I actually was familiar with prior to watching, which made my viewing experience unique. I saw footage I recognized from a Youtube upload of the news report this documentary was about, and was… Read more

She Creates Change: Dewmini is a short film which, while mostly stop motion animated, has some live action segments of the actual people it is about. It focuses on a young girl, Dewmini, from Sri Lanka, who teaches herself how to garden in drought conditions so she can provide for her poor and starving family.… Read more

The 3D animated film Wishing Trees struck me with its use of a single camera angle and zero dialogue to tell a complete story. It shows two trees, linked together by their roots, over the course of several seasons. The passage of time is indicated by fades to black and changes in season, as well as the… Read more

Creatures of Chaos is a beautifully crafted short that uses a powerful visual metaphor, with creatures embodying the emotional burdens people carry and desperately try to keep hidden. It is only when these carefully contained struggles begin to slip that the characters are able to forge genuine, heartfelt connections with one another. The film achieves this… Read more

Perfect City: The Mushroom is a surrealist stop motion animated film that brings viewers inside of an artist’s nightmare as she grieves over her brother’s death. The focus is less on tangible events, and more on abstract representations of emotion through imagery, sound and words, and brilliantly replicates the feeling of being inside of a nightmare,… Read more

Don’t miss out on Bloodhound, a short stop motion animated mix of comedy and horror about a man whose dog suddenly becomes a monster after being bitten by a mutated rat. A very fun stop motion short that shows just how far a man’s love for his pet can go. It’s a fun and imaginative work that… Read more

As a media partner for 2025’s Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation &  Technology, the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast extended review opportunities to the Official Selections who were made by Portland-based filmmakers.    THE WILD HISTORY OF WILLAMETTE FALLS screens during the Documentary Shorts: Real Stories Rewired Friday August 8th at 6pm Theory Theater FOR TICKETS VISIT THIS… Read more

As a media partner for 2025’s Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation &  Technology, the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast extended review opportunities to the Official Selections who were made by Portland-based filmmakers.    MOTHER OF PORTLAND screens during the Bite-Sized Stories: Short Films and Animations about Food  Saturday, August 9, 2025 6:00 PM PDTThe Empirical Theater FOR TICKETS… Read more

As a media partner for 2025’s Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation &  Technology, the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast extended review opportunities to the Official Selections who were made by Portland-based filmmakers.    HOW TO UNEARTH: CREATURES FROM THE DEPTH OF YOUR MIND screens during the Midnight at 8pm Friday, August 8, 2025 8:00 PM PDTThe Empirical Theate… Read more