Updated February 16
As much a tribute to the beauty of our fair city as a ballad to the seismic feels sparked by first love, just-released high school rom-com
Young Hearts might seem like the sort of slice-of-life story to have sprung from the mind of an exceptionally talented Portland teen. But Sarah and Zachary Ray Sherman, the locally raised brother-sister team behind the film, are well past adolescence. Still, the two manage to capture the essence of a coming-of-age romance in what is Sarah Sherman's screenwriting and directing debut and Zachary Ray Sherman's second time behind the camera.
Though the role of "filmmaker" may be new, the siblings have spent years in the industry. Sarah Sherman pursued dancing for a time, while Zachary Ray Sherman continues to work as an actor, appearing in everything from the Oregon-filmed Netflix series