Portland International Film Festival

Comment(0)

Facebook

Tweet

RSS

The Northwest Film Center’s 36th annual Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) showcasing 136 carefully curated pieces of new world cinema.  The festival takes place Thursday, February 7 - Sunday, February 23, 2013.

Don’t miss THE SAPPHRIES, a powerful musical adventure set in the real-life chaos of late '60s war and civil rights politics. (Screening dates: 2/8 & 2/10)

In 1968, in a remote Australian town where white racism rules, an Aboriginal country-western singing group struggles to make it in the music business. Their fortunes change when they meet garrulous Irish pianist/drinker Dave (Chris O’Dowd, Bridesmaids), who recognizes their talent and adds soul music to their repertoire. Soon, the precocious singer Julie (Australian music star Jessica Mauboy), boy-crazy Cynthia, tough and tart-tongued leader Gail, and cousin Kay who wishes she were white, score an unexpected gig: entertaining American troops in Vietnam. A rousing, heartfelt tale based on screenwriter Tony Briggs’s true-life family, the mix of charming romance, fine performances, and Motown classics sprinkled with Aboriginal folk songs adds up to a sparkling musical adventure set against the chaos of war and the civil rights politics of the era. (99 mins.)

Sponsored by French American International School and KINK.fm

Screening times/locations
2/8 6:00pm Whitsell Auditorium
2/10 5:00pm Cinemagic

For further schedule and ticket information, visit: festivals.nwfilm.org/piff36