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OREGON S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE --------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NOVEMBER II. 2011 th earts ■ 35 M cM E N A M IN S CRYSTAL HOTEL & BALLROOM Jesse (Blake Berris) in House of Last Things House Call Acclaimed Portland filmmaker kick- starts post-production with online campaign stateside from Germany, Bartlett’s newest film is bound to draw attention. He made a name for himself as a filmmaker with The Little Girl Who Fell From a Tree, which won the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival Best Editing Award, among numer ous other honors, upon its 1998 release. While currently in post-production at Southeast Portland’s Indent Studios, the film is finished save for sound design and music, the costs of which Bartlett hopes to offset with a Kickstarter campaign. The fundraising goal of $22,000 must be met by November 15 to be successful. Shooting on House of Last Things was fi nalized in October 2010, with breathtaking contributions by cinematographer Ken Kel- sch (Bad Lieutenant). As post wraps up, an intense trailer is viewable at the project’s Kickstarter page, and Bartlett has his fingers crossed that a full release will happen soon. “I could imagine that within six to eight months, we might be able to see this in the theater,” explained Bartlett. “T hat’s less dependent on us and more dependent on [getting a] distributor, and finding the right moment to bring it in. Timing is everything.” The aftermath of an unspoken tragedy haunts Sarah Dunne (Diane Dalton), and her husband Allan (Randy Schulman) forces a trip to Italy to tend to their fractured mar riage. Kelly (Lindsay Haun, True Blood) is set to housesit while they’re gone, and is soon joined by her younger brother Tim (RJ Mitte, Breaking Bad), and her boyfriend Jesse (Blake Berris, Days o f Our Lives). Things get real strange, real fast when Jesse suddenly decides to kidnap 8-year-old Adam (Micah Nelson) from the supermar ket parking lot, and the boy’s disappearance garners zero media coverage. What follows in House of Last Things is a dramatic thriller inspired by the emergence of repressed memories and haunting imag ery, a grown-up screen scare that digs deeper than horror clichés. “I enjoy putting the audience in a position of feeling that they’re at home in a genre, but every time they think they’re in a place that’s familiar, it takes you somewhere else you haven’t been,” said the film’s writer-di For more information, visit houseojlastthings.. rector, Michael Bartlett. com. To donate to the Kickstarter campaign, In his first U.S. project since moving back search "House of Last Things” at kickstarter.com. Uve m usic by a t the Crystal Ballroom Ixxlging for two including surprise amenities, private cocktail reception and hosted McMcnamins ales, wines and spirits throughout your meal, tickets to the New Year’s Eve Bash, a sparkling nine toast at midnight and breakfast the following morning. $465 to $525 per couple m Reservations are required. Guests must he 21 & over. W ^ 303 S.W. i2th A r t, • Portia nd (503.) 97.2~2670'* mcmcnaminstcofia Come Dancing Saturday Night December 3rd Free Group Dance Lessons at 7 pm by O ut Dancing Band Strikes up at A C hristm as show like m» other: A ll December loni;. 3728 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland OR 503-517-8584 A *“"3 jÉ | J visit www.tonystarlight.com for schedule 8 pm $18 at the door Sc $15 in advance at ~ w w w ro secitysw ing Note: 21 a n d o ld e r p le a s e org • « facebook com/rosecityswing Oaks Park Historic Dance Pavilion 7805 SE Oaks Park Way Proceeds benefit Rose City G<*y Freedom Fi<»nd P O Ì Ì / P O Ì P
