Floating Point

Filmmakers seek collaborators and community support for 2026-2027 production

Eastern Oregon Film Festival (EOFF) is proud to sponsor Floating Point, a new climate science fiction short film slated to film in Baker City, Sumpter, and La Grande in 2026 and 2027.

Written by Elaine Swanson and directed by Linda Mai Green, Floating Point is a 25-minute sci-fi short that blends plant science, quantum computing, and memory into an intimate story about ecological loss and longing.

Set between a wildfire-scorched future and the forested Elkhorn Mountains of the early 1990s, the film follows E, an AI botanist living underground in a former gold mine. In a world defined by ecological collapse, she works alongside her quantum computer grafted to biological networks. Together, they attempt to use  the plant systems of the past and the mind’s memory as the conduits for time travel. To move not forward, but backward into her own childhood timeline.

The film imagines a world where the botanical realm becomes both an archive and a portal. “Floating Point is going to be a quiet science fiction story  really showcasing Eastern Oregon landscapes,” said Swanson. “It explores our relationship to the land, our memory, and the digital and biological systems that shape our lives.”

The project is fiscally sponsored by Eastern Oregon Film Festival through its Filmmaker Support Fund and supported in part by a 2025 grant from the Baker County Cultural Coalition, funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust. The team is also preparing a submission to the Oregon Community Foundation’s Creative Heights program.

EOFF Executive Director Christopher Jennings emphasized the importance of supporting regional storytelling:

“This is exactly the kind of bold, thoughtful filmmaking we want to grow here. Floating Point is grounded in our landscapes and our lived realities. Supporting projects like this is how we build a sustainable film culture in Eastern Oregon.”

The production is currently seeking collaborators, including:

• Oregon-based filmmakers and genre artists
• Production designers, wardrobe, and set builders
• Sound designers and composers interested in experimental or organic sound
• Older male actors for minimal dialogue roles
• Folks with vehicles from the late 1980s in good condition
• Plant scientists, technologists, and naturalists

Community members interested in donating or contributing in-kind support are encouraged to connect. Contributions through EOFF’s Filmmaker Support Fund directly support regional independent film production.

Filming is expected to take place across multiple Baker and Union County  locations, with a projected budget of $15,000–$20,000.

For more information, visit:

https://floating-point.eofilmfest.com

To make a charitable donation to support this production visit : https://floating-point.eofilmfest.com/donate/go

Contact:

Elaine Swanson – swansoce@eou.edu

Christopher Jennings – director@eofilmfest.com

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