The Mixtress, the short documentary we made as part of the 2008 International Documentary Challenge, won Best Soundtrack!  A big thanks to the talent and connections of Jules Bennett, the Mixtress herself, for compiling such an amazing pool of musical talent for this film.

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After two weeks of waiting, the word has come down. Our documentary, “The Mixtress,” which we made for the International Documentary Challenge, was not chosen as one of the 14 finalists. Though a bit disappointed, we are encouraged that we just barely missed the cut.  The organizer of the competition wrote Diana […]

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We had to drive to the airport post office because it was the only one that stayed open until 10pm. We walked in the door 5 minutes before it closed. An official “March 10, 2008″ postmark was all we needed. This, after a mad dash to finalize paperwork, finish the credits, burn […]

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We’ve just started shooting a short documentary, as part of the 2008 International Documentary Challenge. Our subject is a character study on Ms. Jules Bennett, the Mixtress herself, who runs The Mixtress Online.
The completed picture, along with all other Portland, Oregon entries, will be showing at Hollywood Theatre on Wednesday, May 7 at 7:00pm.
We’ll […]

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We had a fun, though brief, night at Polara Studios’ annual party last night. The vibe was funky, the food fresh (thank you David and Nicole, of the phenomenal Screen Door), and the band beatin’ (tunes were by Luminous Fog, featuring Afro Q Ben - though please correct me if I’m wrong, since I […]

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Brett A. Hart, my good friend and a great director, has just released his first feature film “Bone Dry” to the video stores. Starring Lance Henriksen and Luke Goss, it’s a tale of bitter revenge set against the backdrop of the barren deserts around Death Valley, California. I worked on the 2nd unit […]

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Well, I fulfilled one of my life goals last night. I met writer/director Tom DiCillo and saw his excellent film “Living in Oblivion” on the big screen. He was in Portland last night introducing his newest effort “Delirious” at the Living Room Theaters downtown and threw in “Living in Oblivion” to make the […]

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That’s right, kids. Odd, Oklahoma, wideshot studio’s first short film, and possibly a second film will be screening tonight at the PDX Film Maker’s Showcase at Kelly’s Olympian Bar & Grill. The showcase starts at 8 pm, so come on out to support us and other local film makers. Oh, and a […]

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ta-dah!  As you can plainly see on the screen before you, we have officially become wordpresses, erm.. wordpressees?  Don’t worry!  You can still see our design, photo, and motion picture galleries that were here before, by clicking that little text link gallery under PAGES below and to the left.  We will continue to add to our galleries, […]

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There will be a screening of three of our short films on Wednesday, January 30 at Mt. Tabor Legacy Theatre as part of a series of shorts, organized by Andrew Warnecke. Starting at 8 p.m., the entire screening should last about an hour.
Two films shot by Peter Hermes prior to forming wideshot studios, will […]

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