Portland Women's Film Festival 2008

Passionate about democracy and determined to make a difference, 89-year-old Doris “Granny D” Haddock undertook a year-long 3,200 mile walk from California to Washington, D.C. to ignite public interest in the need for campaign finance reform.

A collage of images is combined with notes of faith and the passage of time, weaving a rapturous fabric of memory and analysis on Christian acculturation and the ideology of the family.

Things get worse before they get better when Kelly’s stuck for the night in a sleepy, small town, on the worst day of her life, with a tow-truck driver, the wisdom of St. Therese and a little cow chip bingo...

Four dynamic Cajun women in Southwestern Louisiana go about their daily lives while explaining and showing how ironing is an activity performed with aesthetic sensibilities that connect them to other women in their community.

Jamie has planned the perfect death down to the very last detail. But just as she’s ready to die, life decides to get in the way.

Presented by Baby Bootcamp & Power Outdoor Fitness When five teams of kids push their physical and psychological limits to compete in the World Jump Rope Competition, rivalry and collaboration have dramatic, unexpected results.

A pregnant girl decides to get rid of her child in an unusual way, but making this decision is more difficult than she assumed.

An exploration of the impact of hurricane Katrina from the point of view of 19 children, ages five through 13, from all walks of life in New Orleans