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Related: How much does it cost to make a documentary film?
Jun 29, 2025
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The Trolley Problem
A dispatch from a tony suburb.
Jan 12
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My Year in Filmmaking
A big 'ole figgy pudding of an update.
Dec 29, 2025
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The Longest Shortest Day
A dispatch from my annual solstice hike.
Dec 22, 2025
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A Monumental Mountain
Author Matthew Davis discusses his new book about Mount Rushmore.
Nov 23, 2025
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Elk Hunt
No, not that kind. A dispatch from a film shoot.
Nov 10, 2025
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Modes of Being
Absorption, gathering and construction.
Nov 3, 2025
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Pitch Imperfect
A fundraising update! And a dispatch from a filmmaking retreat in Sisters, Oregon.
Oct 12, 2025
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The Portland I Know
A dispatch from the good life, in a city that won't be bullied.
Sep 14, 2025
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Relay Report
Labor Day Special! A dispatch from the Portland-to-Coast Relay, a 128-mile annual walking race.
Sep 2, 2025
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