No Man’s Land Film Festival

Won’t Give Up: Critically acclaimed drag queen and vocalist Pattie Gonia joined 19-time Grammy award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Ahtna Athabascan, Iñupiaq, and trans musician Quinn Christopherson to travel to Alaska and perform in front of Holgate and Exit Glaciers - two glaciers that are dying because of climate change.

Dirt Pride: Winner of the Fem-Wow Award (for all women + gender-nonconforming production), Dirt Pride centers queer joy and community, separating out the trauma from queer stories. It features a group of empowered group of people bikepacking through WA and explores the transformative power of building queer community outside.

Raised by Sand & Salty Water: Through the perspective of Moroccan skater girl Wafa Heboul, this documentary showcases the impact of skateboarding on social and economic development in rural areas like Taghazout, challenging traditional gender roles and empowering young girls to pursue their dreams fearlessly.

Both & Neither: As a Mexican American, Natalie Connell spent her life balancing two cultural identities, with neither fitting quite right on its own, but through art and rock climbing, she’s found her rightful place as a bridge between the two.

Carlisle 200: Carlisle 200 follows Native bikers Guarina Lopez (Pascua Yaqui) and Tsinnijinnie Russell (Diné) on a 200-mile prayer ride from Washington, D.C. to the cemetery at Carlisle Indian Boarding School in Carlisle, PA to honor to 190+ children buried at Carlisle, and raise awareness of the history and ongoing impact of the residential boarding school system on Indigenous communities.

The Destiny of a Sherpa Woman: Yangji Sherpa turned her back on the mountain as a teenager in the hope of escaping the misery that reigns in the valley of her childhood never thought she would come back, and even less so with the title of mountain guide.

Forward: Forward chronicles Anjelica Avella’s perspective in a space that has historically excluded plus-size women of color like her and shares a profound connection between women who once felt sidelined and are now a catalyst for change.

Going Greenland: What happens when you combine a renewable energy sailboat with an arctic ski expedition in Greenland for the first time ever? Athletes Rachael Burks and Jessica Baker put the idea to test and endure a both harrowing and inspiring journey along Greenland’s West coast fjords and towering mountains.

Our beautiful 137-acre campus is just minutes from downtown and inner eastside Portland!

Films will be shown in the Council Chamber room in the Fowler Student Center building at Lewis & Clark College, 615 S Palatine Hill Rd, Portland, Oregon.

Parking is free in the evening, but spaces are limited. Please carpool or rideshare if possible. Preferred parking lots include: Lower Fowler (lot I, closest to venue), Upper Griswold (lot C) or Lower Griswold (lot D).  

Lewis & Clark College is on the 35 Trimet bus line, stop ID 12729 for L&C Law School.

Use the interactive campus map map.lclark.edu to find your destination.

Thursday, Feb. 27th will include opportunities to win rad raffle prizes from:

• Breakside Brewing
• ToughCutie
• College Outdoors
• Bogs Footwear
• Symbiosis Gear
• Kula Cloth
• Thru Hikers
• Scout Books
• Portland Leather Goods
• Betsy and Iya
• Tera Kaia
• For Bitter or Worse
• Farm to Summit
• Bombas
• The Circuit
• Keen
• and more!