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Films
In Between Days-
A teenager recently transplanted from South Korea to a snowbound North American city struggles to find her way in a strange land of new faces.
NorthEast Passage: The Inner City and the American Dream-
Explores the issues of gentrification, community revitalization and affordable housing in the African American neighborhoods of inner North/Northeast Portland.
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School-
The little-known story of the last all-black, publicly funded, coeducational boarding school north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
Portland: Quest for the Livable City-
Chronicles the complex challenges of becoming a more sustainable metropolis and shows the difficulties of planning in the 21st century as cities confront issues of economic development, gentrification, local food and farming, property rights, preservation and civic participation.
Secondhand Lions-
A coming-of-age story about a shy, young boy sent by his irresponsible mother to spend the summer with his wealthy, eccentric uncles in Texas.
