Portland International Film Festival

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February 6, 2013, 6:34 am

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