#EOFF2024 Festival Schedule

#EOFF2024 Full Schedule coming together! As specific screenings are locked down, lock them in here. Check out the Official Selections and get ready to feast come October 17-19 in La Grande, Oregon. If you have a FESTIVAL PASS then log in (top right) and get tickets for each event you plan to attend before standalone tickets go on sale in September. All screenings will be at EOU’s McKenzie Theater and The Liberty Theater, after parties and social HQ (at HQ). Check out the venues get directions.

Thu, Oct 17
4:00 PM
Thu, Oct 17

HQ

Kick-off & Cocktails VIP Gathering

7:00 PM
Thu, Oct 17

McKenzie Theater (Open Seating)

Space: A Meditation on the Meaning of Art

A wildly mystifying tale of life, death and the meaning of art from the jazzed-out brain of filmmaker and musician David Poulshock.


Space: A Meditation on the Meaning of Art is a feature documentary that asks (and maybe answers) the question, "Why make art?" When his landlord sets out to convert an aging industrial complex into art studios, filmmaker Poulshock is invited to make a film about the three-year construction project. But three years turn into eight as their journey becomes a deep dive into humankind's quest for meaning.

9:00 PM
Thu, Oct 17

HQ

After-party #1 w/ Dave Storrs & Which Vibe?

Fri, Oct 18
11:00 AM
Fri, Oct 18

McKenzie Theater (Open Seating)

Student Shorts

Two personal journeys intersect when a struggling young photographer is hired for a cheap last minute portrait gig. The unfolding photo session, while transient, leaves an indelible mark on both women.

12:00 PM
Fri, Oct 18

The Liberty Theater

Shorts Block B (Accessible)

A young dancer from a small town in rural Oregon becomes infatuated with an older western writer — she confuses this reflection of her own greatness, as love. 

1:00 PM
Fri, Oct 18

McKenzie Theater (Open Seating)

The Green Flash

In St. Pete Beach, FL, 70-year-old Steve Lamb knows everybody, and everybody knows Steve Lamb. As he pedals his memoir, “The Smuggler’s Ghost: When Marijuana Turned a Florida Teen Into a Millionaire Fugitive,” we learn how he garnered local fame decades ago—and how he intends to keep it.

1:30 PM
Fri, Oct 18

The Liberty Theater

Shorts Block A (Comedy / Drama)

When Chad and Rachel go on their second date, he refuses to put on his seatbelt because he did his own research.

3:00 PM
Fri, Oct 18

The Liberty Theater

Shorts Block C (Weird / Horror)

Gus spends all of his time in an unseen Virtual Reality world, while ignoring the Gigworkers who tend to all of his physical needs - from delivering all his food to taking care of his personal hygiene. A traumatic vision drives him to seek connection with a Gigworker named Fred.

4:15 PM
Fri, Oct 18

McKenzie Theater (Open Seating)

Max Dagan

After his father is sentenced to 15 years for the manslaughter of a California State Trooper, Max Dagan fights to uncover the truth and get his now terminally-ill parent out of prison with a compassionate release. Max must open up old wounds, including seeking the help of his estranged uncle and the daughter of the dead trooper, to find the evidence that could set his father free. In a race against time, two divided families discover they have more in common than they think.

7:00 PM
Fri, Oct 18

McKenzie Theater

Breakup Season // Homecoming Screening, Q&A

A young man brings his girlfriend to his hometown - La Grande, Oregon - to introduce her to his family, only for things to go terribly wrong upon arrival.

9:00 PM
Fri, Oct 18

HQ

After-party #2 w/ Bag of Hammers

Sat, Oct 19
10:00 AM
Sat, Oct 19

The Liberty Theater

Shorts Block B (Accessible)

A young dancer from a small town in rural Oregon becomes infatuated with an older western writer — she confuses this reflection of her own greatness, as love. 

10:30 AM
Sat, Oct 19

McKenzie Theater (Open Seating)

The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane

Who is Barbara Dane? In the latest documentary by veteran filmmakers Maureen Gosling, THE 9 LIVES OF BARBARA DANE reveals the story of a trailblazer and surprisingly overlooked legend of American music. Singer, activist, mother, feminist, record producer, maverick and general troublemaker, Dane turns setbacks into opportunities, paving her own way with her art, participating in, and influencing international social justice and musical movements across nine decades. Standing strong with her singular confidence, Dane emanated the people-powered connectivity of folk, the defiance of blues and the elemental cool of jazz while propelling major historic events with boldness and subversion that cut through commercial artifice and earned her a 5” FBI file. THE 9 LIVES OF BARBARA DANE is an underground history of a singer-agitator overlooked by many storytellers of women’s history (though certainly not J. Edgar Hoover). Overlooked, that is, until now. Through the lens of a recent concert tour, we examine an outspoken and tireless artist whose devotion to music and social justice showcases the vigor and spirit at the heart of American dissent. Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Jane Fonda, Gary Giddens, and many more, along with Dane’s performances with the Chambers Brothers, Tammy Hall and Louis Armstrong.


"The world needs more people like Barbara, someone who's willing to follow her conscience. She is, if the term must be used, a hero." — Bob Dylan

"She's a badass! "– AMPAS Executive

“The number of incredible moments Dane experienced and created throughout her life is staggering, and Gosling presents them in a ravishing cascade of imagery and music, Dane’s soulful, velvety voice floating above it all.” — Bernard Boo, MARIN MAGAZINE

“(A) lovable renegade, captured with great authenticity and breathtaking performances.”

—Randy Myers, Piedmont Exedra 


In Her Own Words.

“Because I have chosen to live my life against the grain, loving our still imperfect Constitution too much to believe in the tropes of professional patriots; because I reject the idea that any nation is ‘number one’; because I admit to either all gods or none; because my idea of being a woman does not include big hair and plastic tits, tight dresses and dangerous shoes; because I can’t bend low enough to kiss asses; because of all this and more, I’ve arrived at my old age with a clean conscience.” — Barbara Dane

12:00 PM
Sat, Oct 19

The Liberty Theater

Shorts Block A (Comedy / Drama)

When Chad and Rachel go on their second date, he refuses to put on his seatbelt because he did his own research.

12:30 PM
Sat, Oct 19

McKenzie Theater (Open Seating)

MAJI

Across continents, one man's quest against the water crisis: five challenges, five countries, one cause.

Water is fundamental to life, essential yet increasingly scarce. "Maji" takes you on an epic journey across borders into the core of the global water crisis. This film is not just a viewing experience; it's a visceral encounter designed to stir empathy and heighten awareness about the critical issue of water scarcity.

Filmed in Greece, Iceland, Jordan, Nepal, Uganda, United States

2:00 PM
Sat, Oct 19

The Liberty Theater

Shorts Block C (Weird / Horror)

Gus spends all of his time in an unseen Virtual Reality world, while ignoring the Gigworkers who tend to all of his physical needs - from delivering all his food to taking care of his personal hygiene. A traumatic vision drives him to seek connection with a Gigworker named Fred.

4:00 PM
Sat, Oct 19

McKenzie Theater (Open Seating)

The Way We Speak

The Way We Speak stars 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Patrick Fabian (Better Call Saul) as an up-and-coming futurist and atheist writer refuses to leave the spotlight when his best friend and debate opponent suffers cardiac arrest, leading to an obsession over his new opponent—a young, best-selling Christian author— and a growing rift with his ailing wife.


"A rich character study...with a script that Aaron Sorkin would likely tip his hat to." – cinemacy

7:15 PM
Sat, Oct 19

McKenzie Theater (Open Seating)

Puddysticks

Puddysticks is a joyously twisted dark comedy produced by Alex Coco (Palme d'Or winner Anora, A24’s Red Rocket) and Olympian Alexi Pappas, starring Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Emmy-nominee Mamoudou Athie (Kinds of Kindness), Danny Deferrari (Shiva Baby), and writer/director Megan Seely.

The film follows anxious videogame designer Liz and her therapeutic odyssey into a secret society of adults who play like little kids. Led by the alluring Sylvester Cromwell, the society compels each member to reveal their most shameful memory, with the promise of psychological healing through childlike play. But when Liz finally gains the courage to share her own darkest trauma, her world turns upside down and she must find her own way to free herself of her past.

"An unashamedly odd little film which carves out a space of its own, Puddysticks has both intelligence and heart." - Eye for Film

9:00 PM
Sat, Oct 19

HQ

After-party #3 w/ Lost Ox