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Young women from the community explore what it takes to become future filmmakers. Four films created through a series of workshops for local girls, 15-19, will be screened
at the 10th annual Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest) opening Thursday, March 2 and continuing through Sunday, March 5 at the Hollywood Theater.
POWfest
puts spotlight
on gender
disparities
in
Women Film
throughout the festival. Dunye
has made over 15 films includ-
ing “Mommy is Coming,” “The
Owls,” “My Baby’s Daddy,” and
HBO’s “Stranger Inside” which
garnered her Independent Spirit
The Portland Oregon Wom-
en’s Film Festival (POWFest),
the only film festival in Portland
exclusively placing a spotlight on
women film directors with a goal
c ontinued on
of eliminating the gender dispari-
ties that exist in the film industry,
opens its four day run on Thurs-
day, March 2 at the Hollywood
Theatre.
Celebrating its 10th year,
POWFest seeks to showcase the
work of women directors from
around the globe while strength-
ening the community of women
making films, and encouraging
the next generation of female
filmmakers.
This year’s guest of honor will
be award-winning director Cheryl
Dunye, who will be in attendance Cheryl Dunye
P age 13
Cheryl Dunye with Lisa Gornick in a scene from ‘The Owls.’ Dunye, an awarding winning director, will
be the guest of honor at the 10th annual Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival, taking place Thurs-
day through Sunday, March 2-5, at the Hollywood Theater in northeast Portland.