The Seventh Gen First Draft Film Festival is currently accepting video submissions centered on eight different beach regions located along the West Coast in California, Oregon, and Washington, including San Luis Obispo County. The festival is specifically seeking short films that highlight Cayucos, Morro Bay, Piedras Blancas, or Pismo Beach.
Starting on Sunday, March 21, the festival will hold virtual screenings of the films online in respective location-based segments, in geographical order, from south to north. The series will continue streaming every other Sunday through June 27. The festival also plans to host outdoor screenings at various locations along the West Coast between March and July. Sometime in July, a culminating in-person festival is scheduled to take place in Lincoln City, Oregon.
January Arts
Items include Almost Paradise, Women of the African Diaspora and Global Art Festival
The Tribune will highlight some gallery openings and other arts happenings in the first edition of each month, coinciding with First Thursday (Jan. 7). Most galleries have reopened with COVID-19 safety protocols and government restrictions, including limited capacities; some require appointments, some have web content. Please check individual websites for details:
• Reminder: Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, 15 N.E. Hancock St., features We Got Each Other s Back by Carlos Motta with Helday de la Cruz, Julio Salgado and Edna Vazquez through Feb. 14. For more: http://www.pica.org. It s part of a long-term documentary project, a three-part multichannel video installation featuring portraits of queer artists and activists in the United States who have been openly undocumented and who have produced work to denounce immigration policies. …