Celebrate the Portland debut of the NYBACK 16mm archive with a special screening of the new documentary FILM IS DEAD, LONG LIVE FILM (2024), which explores the world of film collectors and their contribution to film preservation. Features film collectors rescuing and preserving obscure and forgotten films from basement vaults, releasing and restoring titles before analog film disappears, and blurring lines between piracy and preservation.

Women have been making films for as long as film has existed – in fact, the nascent film industry of the early 20th century was, in large part, built by women for women. Of course, as the profit potential (and, if I may, the propaganda potential) increased, men quickly came to dominate cinema and the landscape solidified to what it is now. However! The 16mm format falls at a very interesting juncture of accessibility and production value, and so this is where you’ll find some of the most original and truly underground works of art to ever be committed to celluloid.

Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show) have over 13,000 VHS tapes in their collection and have been taking viewers on a guided tour through their latest and greatest finds since 2004. To celebrate two decades of this VHS nonsense, Joe & Nick will serve up their all-time greatest finds including the dumbest exercise videos, the craziest public access shows and updates with the most wonderful weirdos they’ve met along the way.

A multi-day event in Portland, OR where documentary filmmakers gather in-person to learn from case studies, share works-in-progress, and build community.