Wordstock Festival 2011: “Georgie’s Big Break”

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“Georgie’s Big Break”

Shot on location at Wordstock 2010, and featuring Northwest literary stars like Chelsea Cain (Heartsick) and Willy Vlautin (The Motel Life), “Georgie’s Big Break” is a short film about the high hopes of a single mother, a woman living the life of the body as she raises her infant. She makes a foray back to the world of ideas through Portland’s largest literary festival. With a mix of comedy and emotion, this film offers a showcase of some of Portland’s hottest talent. Based on a short story by Monica Drake (Clown Girl) and adapted and directed by Andy Mingo.

Speakers

Monica Drake

Monica Drake is the author of CLOWN GIRL (Hawthorne Books), a novel recently optioned for film by Kristen Wiig of SNL. Her novel THE STUDBOOK is forthcoming from Crown. Drake’s short stories and essays have appeared in a range of literary and weekly publications including the Sun, Three Penny Review, Oregon Humanities Magazine, the Stranger, the Oregonian and others.

Brian Lindstrom

Brian Lindstrom’s documentary Alien BOY: THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JAMES CHASSE was recently completed and will be playing in a theater or on a computer screen near you soon.

Andy Mingo

Andy Mingo is Portland-based director/producer of six shorts and one feature length film, THE ICONOGRAPHER. He gained recognition when several of his films were included at national film festivals and screenings such as The Northwest Film & Video Festival, the PDX Film Festival, the Longbaugh Film Festival and Northwest Tracking- Journal of Short Film V.11. He is currently in production on a film adapted from Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk‘s recent story “Romance.“

Sunday October 9, 2011 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Room B115 (Oregon Convention Center)

Documentary, Film