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Storytelling on the Screen: Hillsboro Film Festival

Post Date:04/28/2025

DSC01726-Enhanced-NR Returning for a second year after a sell-out debut in 2024, the Hillsboro Film Festival will draw international film makers and buffs for a weekend packed with screenings, panel discussions, Q&As, and mixers in Hillsboro’s Cultural Arts District.

Don’t miss the late-night Countdown to Pride cabaret (not included in the Weekend Pass), hosted with Tauraro Film Fest, a Black and Indigenous LGBTQIA+ festival that co-curated the LGBTQIA+ film block. Several events are FREE — check the schedule and plan your visit!

Be sure not to miss a special screening of Stunt Rock by critically acclaimed filmmaker Brian Trenchard Smith, followed by a Q&A moderated by Emmy-winning filmmaker and PSU professor Dustin Morrow. The following day, Morrow will screen his own film, Panic Sets In.

Get a Weekend Pass for all three days, or buy tickets for individual film blocks and special events.

Hillsboro Film Festival
May 30, 31 & June 1
The Vault Theater & Event Space
350 East Main Street
Tickets on Sale Now

Schedule of Events

Friday, May 30

5 – 6:30 pm	VIP Mixer at Noble Hop A welcome mixer for filmmakers, judges, sponsors and committee members ONLY
7 – 9 pm	Narrative Films (Block 1)

Saturday, May 31

10 am – 12 pm	Music Video, Animation, & Experimental Films
12:30 – 1:30 pm	Meet the Filmmakers Panel & Q&A The event is FREE and open to the pubic. Seating subject to availability
2 – 4 pm	LGBTQIA+ Films (Co-curated by Tauraro Film Festival)
5 – 6:30 pm	Filmmaker Mixer (Filmmakers only event) @ Blue Ox Hillsboro
7 – 9 pm	Stunt Rock Screening and Q&A Filmmaker Brian Trenchard Smith in conversation with Dustin Morrow.
10 pm – 12 am	Countdown to Pride! A late-night celebration of queer culture and cabaret as we celebrate the beginning of Pride Month with Tauraro Film Festival! This event is not included with a weekend pass purchase.

Sunday, June 1

8 – 9:30 am	Meet the Filmmakers Mixers @ Favi's Fabulous Cakes This event is FREE and open to the public. Capacity is extremely limited!
10 am – 12 pm	Documentary Films
12:30 – 1:30 pm	Screenwriting Panel with Cynthia Whitcomb This event is FREE and Open to the public. Seating subject to availability.
2 – 4 pm	Narrative Films (Block 2)
5 – 6:30 pm	Screening of Panic Sets in by Dustin Morrow This event is FREE and open to the public seating subject to availability.
7 – 9 pm	Award Winning Narrative and Documentary Films. Screening will be followed by awards for Narrative and Documentary Films.

Seven festival judges will help select the winning narrative and documentary films, with an awards ceremony the final night.

Between screening and events, there will be time to explore eateries, wine bars, a tea shop, a doggie bakery and more.

Official sponsors and partners include Hillsboro Cultural Arts District, Noble Hop Tap House, Blue Ox Ax Throwing, and Favi’s Cakes & Bakery.

Hillsboro Film Festival aims to embrace filmmakers of all ages, experience levels, and means.

The festival was co-founded by Hillsboro-based filmmaker and producer Christi Dodge of Dodge Media Productions and Nik Whitcomb, Artistic Director of Bag&Baggage Productions, a professional theatre company based on Main Street in Hillsboro’s Cultural Arts District.

Hillsboro A&E Magazine

Hillsboro A&E shines a light on the thriving arts and culture community in Hillsboro, with a special focus on Hillsboro's Cultural Arts District. This free magazine is published twice a year and distributed around Hillsboro and the Portland Metro Area. It features news and events from local businesses, community organizations, and the City of Hillsboro.