Film: The Lost Boys of Portlandia

Outside the Frame, in collaboration with Outside In, presents The Lost Boys of
Portlandia, a new documentary featuring the real lost children of Portland. In a riff on Peter Pan,
homeless youth debate if and how to return to mainstream society while creating their own film
version of the iconic story. The evening will include original film shorts by homeless youth and a
Q&A with the filmmakers.
A trailer for The Lost Boys of Portlandia is here https://vimeo.com/otfpdx/teaser .
Private Link to film (24 minutes) available upon request.
Outside the Frame offers film workshops to marginalized youth and video production services to
organizations that need a voice.
When: Tuesday, June 7. Doors 6 pm. Show 7 pm.
Where: Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark St, Portland, OR
Why: “ On its surface, it’s a film about the making of a film, but the backdrop is flooded with one of Portland’s most pressing social issues.” – KGW-TV
In the midst of a state of emergency for homelessness, down the street from where the city of Portland is building a new homeless shelter, Outside The Frame presents real solutions that can empower these capable youth and strengthen our community.
Tickets for this FREE, all ages event are at http://otfpdx.brownpapertickets.org/ — Donations
welcomed.
About Outside The Frame: Outside The Frame believes homeless youth are canaries in the mine,
warning of the systemic failures in our society. Our project, which offers film workshops to homeless
and marginalized youth, is a flagship for a replicable education and technology job-training program. It
is an effective, inexpensive and visible intervention that aligns with other coordinated healthcare efforts being pioneered in Oregon.
Yosha began and ran Outside The Frame in 2009 as a program of Outside In and has now spun it off into a separate nonprofit, complementing and enhancing social services in the area and empowering youth to educate the community about issues they face while showing themselves and others that they can actively contribute to the society in which they live.
Through paid internships, homeless youth gain pro-social and employable skills while forming
community connections and creating socially relevant work that is screened in theaters, broadcast on television, and shared in conferences and classrooms. Outside the Frame is a gateway to employment and education. It provides hands-on technological training and literacy, relevant job experience and a sense of structure and success. Graduates of the film workshops leave with all the basic technological skills to produce their own film.
Outside The Frame’s film workshops are also a therapeutic intervention. They offer a safe and creative space for youth to reflect on, make sense of and share their stories. Through this process, participants leave with a clearer sense of self as they interact with the world.
Schedule: 6:15-7:00pm – Doors open.
7:00-7:20 – Introductory remarks by
Margaret Solle Salazar, Field Office Director, HUD Oregon State Office
Kathy Oliver, Executive Director, Outside In
Nili Yosha, Executive Director and Founder, Outside the Frame
7:20-7:35 – Screening of short, youth-made films
7:35-7:45 – Testimonials by program alumni
7:45-8:10 – ‘Lost Boys of Portlandia’ Documentary screening
8:10-8:45 – Q&A with filmmakers, closing remarks
Event Sponsored by: KBOO Community Radio, MetroEast Community Media, Northwest Health
Foundation, Havurah Shalom, Brigit Communications Collective
Contact: Nili Yosha, 503-200-7388. nili@otfpdx.org.