Moviola, northwest style

Portland Art Museum is screening new short films by Northwest filmmakers tonight (April 30) and there’s one I particularly recommend: Help Wanted, by Teo Guardino.

WHERE: NW Film Center at the Whitsell Auditorium (inside the Portland Art Museum)
1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97205
WHEN: Thursday, April 30th at 7pm
FREE ADMISSION!!

The film is superbly done (even more impressive when you hear the conditions under which it was produced). It’s simple, doesn’t make the mistake of whacking you over the head with the obvious, and although it’s only 13 minutes long I fond myself choking up, watching it.

Please, if you can show up and agree with me that it’s a nice film, vote for Teo. The bigger the turnout, the more votes this film gets, the more likely it is to be invited to the Portland International Film Festival and the NW Film & Video Festival, both great places to get backers when you’re a fledgling independent filmmaker.

Just BTW, I was watching it at Teo’s mother’s place–Guardino’s Gallery on Alberta Street in Portland. From what I saw, she has an impressively talented son. And her gallery has done a lot for the arts in this town and on Alberta Street in particular, so it’d be kinda nice if Portland returned the favor…

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