Inside Portlandia / 2011

In a behind-the-scenes look at "Portlandia" with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, the show’s stars and creators talk about their friendship, their early days working on "Thunderant" and how they came to live in the wonderful world of "Portlandia."

Dead Kennedys Live from the Earth Tavern, Portland, OR / 1979

It was clear from the start that the Dead Kennedys were not your average band. Jello Biafra's lyrical themes were overtly political, attacking President Ronald Reagan, the Klan, big business, and such with a glorious sense of raging sarcasm that owes some credence to such wild luminaries as Lenny Bruce. Their appearance at the Earth Tavern in Portland Oregon in November 1979 was a rare step out of their native CA when Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables had just made the stores and Holiday in Cambodia was only just hitting the decks.

Burn to Shine - Vol. 3: Portland, OR 06.15.2005 / 2006

This is the third in a film series produced by Fugazi's Brendan Canty and directed by filmmaker Christoph Green. It features live performances by The Shins, Sleater-Kinney, The Decemberists, Mirah, The Thermals, Quasi, The Gossip, Wet Confetti, The Planet The, Lifesavas, The Ready, and Tom Heinl. The crew travels from town to town filming bands performing in houses that're about to be demolished or burned to the ground. In one day they document the house, the bands, and the demolition, then put it together in a 50-minute movie and move on to the next town. Extras include an extended slide show of stills of the day's bands as well as stills of the destruction and film production.

Matt Braunger: Finally Live in Portland / 2019

Recorded live at The Paris Theatre in his hometown of Portland, OR, Matt Braunger offers insights on the world, the bad decisions that have shaped him, and how they brought him to find his better half. Braunger talks about the mistakes he’s made and, if not maturity, the perspective he's gained with age.

Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon / 2015

Media artists and social activists Jodi Darby, Julie Perini, and Erin Yanke’s film speaks to the history of police violence in our society, providing a framework for understanding the systems of social control in Portland and its history of exclusion laws, racial profiling, redlining, and gentrification practices. Through conversations with community leaders that include Walidah Imarisha, author of the “Oregon Black History Timeline,” JoAnn Hardesty, and Rev. LeRoy Haynes of the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice & Police Reform, Dan Handelman of Portland Copwatch, and Kent Ford, founder of the Portland Chapter of the Black Panther Party, the filmmakers explore alternatives to current policing practices and consider strategies for community safety that do not employ constant surveillance and unneeded violence.

The Fight for the Soul of Portland / 2021

As Rose City grapples with continued vandalism and homelessness, businesses are hurting and boarded up amid a global pandemic. What can be done to bring Portland back?

Wide Roads of Portland, Michigan / 2019

Experimental short, played the Cinetopia festival in 2019.

Goose: 2022.02.04 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR / 2022

Set 1: Slow Ready, SOS, Earthling or Alien?, Atlas Dogs, My Generation > Inside Out Set 2: Arrow, Red Bird > Flodown, Turned Clouds, Arcadia Encore: Slow Ready

Goose: 2020.02.21 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR / 2020

Set: Yeti > Flodown, Turned Clouds, Ghostbusters Rap > Hot Tea

Northwest Passage: Birth of Portland's D.I.Y. Culture /

This independently produced punk-rock primer tracks the rise of the experimental punk scene in Portland, Ore., from the late 1970s, tracing the formation and growing influence of groups such as Smegma, the Dead Kennedys, Poison Idea and the Wipers. Vintage video footage also captures a variety of other influential bands of the genre, including Neo Boys, Sadonation, the Rats, the Bags and Styphnoids.

Priced Out: 15 Years of Gentrification in Portland, Oregon / 2017

In the late 1990s, Nikki Williams, a single mother living in Portland's only "ghetto," embraced the idea of gentrification. At that time, her neighborhood was dominated by abandoned buildings and the fear of drug dealers. Fifteen years later, Nikki was one of the last black residents on her block, as high-end restaurants and throngs of young newcomers came to dominate the area. While some black residents said good riddance to the old neighborhood, others felt betrayed by city officials who promised revitalization without displacement. As gentrification grew beyond Nikki's neighborhood and plunged the entire city into a housing crisis, Nikki found herself torn between feelings of grief about the loss of her community and the opportunity to sell her home and achieve economic freedom for the first time in her life.

Kings of the Road: The Story of the Portland Buckaroos / 2000

A history of the WHL's Portland Buckaroos hockey team.

Mike Falzone: Live in Portland / 2020

Mike Falzone's crowdwork show from The Siren Theater in Portland

This Is Portland / 1971

Don and Edwina take us on a delightful tour of The wondrous Portland, Oregon. Sights and smells truly come alive in this whimsical walk through The City of Roses. Whether you're uptown, downtown, or staying at the luxurious Royal Gambino Hotel! See what all the talk is about and come on down! You can find us eating iced cream in the Brownstone District.

Kutless Live From Portland /

1. Hearts Of The Innocent 2. Treason 3. Troubled Heart 4. Shut Me Out 5. Sea Of Faces 6. Strong Tower 7. Better Is One Day 8. Run 9. Pride Away 10. Tonight 11. Let You In 12. Somewhere In The Sky 13. Not What You See 14. Beyond The Surface 15. Your Touch

Der Portland-Ring / 1970

Jandek: Portland Thursday / 2010

Concert video by Jandek

Portland, Oregon 1931 / 2008

In 1931, the Japanese-Americans enjoyed a spring sports day, conforming to the custom of the mother country. J. Tanaka who was a hotel manager in Portland city recorded the event while chasing his daughter. For him, the every event of Japanese-American people was the important topic that he should have recorded. We can see a lost happy time in this film. However I felt any film might disappear to the history.

Return to Rip City: The 1989-90 Portland Trail Blazers / 1990

A review of the 1989-90 Portland Trail Blazers season.

Murder in Portland / 2002

This is the third Olympia based story from Richard Anthony Films. The story revolves around a young gay boy, the son of a Baptist preacher, who has not spoken since he witnessed a traumatic murder at a very young age. He is driven from his back country home by his abusive father, and travels to Olympia where he meets a young store owner who takes him in. This is the heartwarming story of young love set in Washington state. Follow this young pair as they fall in love and through caring and understanding the young boy regains his ability to speak.