Manzanita Film Series Presents

Screening of “Birddog” Film
Friday, August 24 | 7:30pm
Admission $5
Hoffman Center for the Arts | 594 Laneda Avenue | Manzanita

The Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita will screen the feature film “BirdDog,” directed by Oregon independent filmmaker Kelley Baker, Friday, Aug. 24, at 7:30 p.m. Admission will be $5.

Released in 1999, “Birddog” tells the story of a used car salesman in a trashy part of town who accidentally comes into possession of a rare 1948 Kaiser automobile. Acquiring the car leads to disturbing revelations about the 1948 Vanport flood, which destroyed an entire city.

Portland serves as the backdrop of the film that explores racism, greed, and class in a corrupt city. It stars Harris Matarazzo, Dougald Park, Janet McIntyre, and Gloria Peterson.

An Oregon native, Baker graduated from the University of Southern California film school. He has written and directed two other full‑length features — The Gas Café, and Kicking Bird — eight short films, and several documentaries. He was in Manzanita in July 2018 to screen several of his short films at the Hoffman Center.

Baker’s works have aired on PBS, Canadian and Australian television, and been shown at film festivals, including London, Sydney, Annecy, Sao Paulo, Sundance, Chicago, Aspen, Mill Valley, and Edinburgh.

He also authored three books — Road Dog, and The Angry Filmmaker Survival Guide, Parts One and Two.

In addition to his own films Baker served as sound designer on six of Gus Van Sant’s feature films, including My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting, and Finding Forrester.

The Manzanita Film Series is a program of the Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita. Films are screened monthly throughout the year.