arts & entertainment
It’s Not Your Father’s ‘Candyman’
Oral History Film Festival
Contest, “life in Vanport”
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Free Agentz, featuring Quiz Zilla, M-Ei8hty, Mikey Vegas, Sixx Blynne, Psycho and
more.., will perform Dec. 17 at Dodge City Bar and grill, 4250 East 4th Plain
Blvd., Vancouver. The show comes courtesy of Strange world (CEO Blacc Shaun
pictured kneeling), Cool Nutz will be in the house. For more info contact Strange
world at 360-910-1759
You can download Candyman from I-
By helen Silvis
Tunes or go watch Quiz in person along
of The Skanner News
with the rest of the Free Agentz crew,
lacc Shaun and M-Ei8hty of Strange Saturday, Dec. 17 at Dodge City Bar and
World Records dropped by The Grill in Vancouver. Quiz will be perform-
Skanner offices last week to share ing alongside Mickey Vegas, Syko, M.I.G.,
the latest happenings in their ‘strange Sixx Blyne, and M-Ei8hty. Want more?
world’. First up is the new video Candyman Cool Nutz will be in the house.
from Quiz. Part Cuban, part Puerto Rican
“The Free Agentz got respect for their
and 100 percent hip hop, Quiz Zilla has cre- originality, their lyrics, their delivery and
ated a music video that will hook you into a their work ethic,” says Blacc Shaun. In fact,
gore-streaked underworld of horror. says the veteran executive producer,
Candyman features J-Rome and was pro- Portland has more hip hop talent than cities
duced by Terminill in Flatline studios. Find
it at www.whoizquiz.com
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See Candy on page 13
rab your gear! Crack open your documentary filming. Several websites
creativity! This is your opportu- pointing to information about Vanport
and oral history instructional sites are on
nity to become a film maker!
The North Portland Multimedia the Vanport Film Festival Contest web
Training Center (NPMTC), a project of pages, in addition to contest information,
The Skanner Foundation, received fund- rules, and the registration form. Films
ing from the Mount Hood Cable are limited to 5 minutes or less in length.
Regulatory Commission (MHCRC) Use of a digital video camera for filming
Capital Grant Program for their 2011 productions is required. Equipment loan
and training are
grant
cycle.
also
available
MHCRC grants
through NPMTC.
fund equipment
In December
purchases
for
2012 when the
projects
that
contest ends, all
engage the com-
monthly winning
munity in film-
entries will be
making.
viewed by a panel
The project,
of judges who
“Life in Vanport,”
will vote selecting
is a yearlong film
the Grand Prize
festival beginning
winning
entry.
January 2012 run-
Producer of the
ning
through
December 2013. Entries will be accepted Grand Prize entry will be awarded
monthly and posted to the NPMTC web- $1,000 at the Martin Luther King, Jr.
site. The public will view monthly Breakfast, January 2013.
According to
entries and vote
the Oral History
for them via the
Society, histori-
web.
Each
cal documents
monthly win-
and books can’t
ning entry will
tell us everything
be awarded a
about our past.
prize
worth
Often they con-
$25. Contest
centrate
on
organizer
famous people
Naomi Pierce
and big events,
said, “We hope
and tend to miss
the
contest
out ordinary people
draws out some
talking about everyday
meaningful sto-
ries about Vanport and some creative tal- events. They also neglect people on the
margins of society - ethnic communities,
ent in the community.”
Outreach to promote the festival disabled and unemployed people for
example - whose
includes presenta-
voices have been
tions at neighbor-
hidden from histo-
hood association
For contest information
ry. Oral history
meetings, churches,
fills in the gaps
internet advertising,
go to
and gives us histo-
and social media.
www.TheSkanner.com
ry which includes
The
Vanport
everyone.
flood does not have
and click on
Unfortunately,
to be the focus of
because memories
the
production, Entertainment\Movie Reviews
die when people
Pierce noted. The
do, if we don’t
focus is on the indi-
viduals who lived there and what their record peoples’ life histories they are lost
life was like. This is an opportunity to forever.
To further aid filmmakers and Vanport
record their history in their own words
about a place that no longer exists. The oral history participants, NPMTC will
project supports novice filmmakers and facilitate a match if you need a subject to
individuals inexperienced in this type of film or need someone to film your story.
We hope the contest
draws out some
meaningful stories
about Vanport and
some creative talent in
the community
The aftermath of Vanport flood, 1948
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december 14, 2011