Presented by Bend Film Festival!
@ 1:00 PM - Denial, CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Director: Paul Moakley and Daniel Lombroso
Runtime/Language: 23 minutes, English
After the former president and his followers falsely claimed the 2020 election was "rigged," officials have become targets of escalating death threats and abuse. Arizona's Republican Chairman, Bill Gates, lived in relative obscurity until he had to fight to uphold the integrity of the vote in his county amid a wave of election denialism.
@ 1:15 PM - Public Defender, CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Director: Andrea Kalin
Runtime/Language: 51 minutes, English
Heather Shaner, a feisty, blue-haired public defender in Washington, DC, has spent over 45 years representing people who can’t afford a lawyer. But her empathy is tested when a violent mob supporting outgoing President Donald Trump storms the U.S. Capitol. As Heather gets to know her clients, she discovers how they were deceived by misinformation and thought they’d joined a righteous defense of democracy, not an authoritarian wave. PUBLIC DEFENDER explores the delicate state of U.S. democracy, the forces threatening to tear it apart, and the people dedicated to protecting it. Amidst a growing political divide, when trust is lost, the unlikely bonds between Heather and her clients reveal how people can rise above the fray to find each other’s humanity.
@ 3:15 PM - EVERY LITTLE THING, CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Director: Sally Aitken
Runtime/Language: 93 minutes, English
Amid the glamour of Hollywood, Los Angeles, a woman finds herself on a transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds, unraveling a visually captivating and magical tale of love, fragility, healing, and the delicate beauty in tiny acts of greatness.
@ 5:45 PM - THE WONDER AND THE WORRY, CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Director: David Baker
Runtime/Language: 98 minutes, English
Chris Johns is the only field photographer to become Editor-In-Chief of National Geographic, the world's most iconic magazine, during a period of industry disruption, digital transformation and ecological crises. He's now being shadowed by a visual artist with her own distinct ethos. His daughter Louise Johns, who picked up a camera as a child during her father's last field assignment, is shaping her own photography vision one image at a time. This is a documentary feature about two amazing careers, a lyrical exploration of family, the craft of photography and the power of journalism to effect change.
@ 8:30 PM - Bird, CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Director: Andrea Arnold
Runtime/Language: 119 minutes, English
12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.