The Northwest Film Center’s office is undergoing some changes.
When I visited in early February, some ancient carpeting had just been removed, leaving behind a telltale stain on the concrete. They were working to transform the lobby into a gallery space in time for this year’s Portland International Film Festival (PIFF), when the office will screen a wild, 11-hour omnibus called The Eyeslicer, which jams together the work of 70 different filmmakers, mixtape-style.
“We’re working in collaboration with Movie Madness and First Thursday,” says Amy Dotson, director of the Northwest Film Center. (The Eyeslicer will simultaneously play across town at Movie Madness’ new “miniplex” screening room.) “We’ll be showing a 90-minute version in the Whitsell Auditorium, as well as having a mobile projection unit projecting on the outside of the Portland Art Museum. Without buying a ticket, you can still come around, see new things, be exposed, and have access.”