Schedule


2025 Portland Horror Film Festivalā„¢ is June 11-15th

Prepare yourself for Portland Horror Film Festival’s 10th Anniversary! We are back in TWO venues. Our in-person screenings will take place at The Hollywood Theatre  (4122 NE Sandy Blvd) and The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St). We’re showing over 24 hours of films! No repeats, so be sure to get a FULL FESTIVAL PASS if you want to see everything.

Hollywood Theatre

Clinton Street Theater

Theater Schedule – June 11th-15th


Wednesday, June 11th, 6:30-10:30 pm at the Hollywood Theatre

OPENING NIGHT – ALMA & THE WOLF + SHORTS

  • 5:00 pm Join us for a pre-festival Mixer at Sonder Bar! (1 block away at 1945 NE 42nd)

  • 6:30 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: Alma & The Wolf dir. by Michael Patrick Jann, followed by Q&A with Special Guest ETHAN EMBRY
    preceded by short film

  • 10:45 pm Join us for an After Party at Sonder Bar!

Thursday, June 12th, 6:30-10:30 pm at the Hollywood Theatre

NIGHT 2 – US PREMIERE OF IT NEEDS EYES + SHORT HORROR FILMS

  • 5:00 pm Join us for a pre-festival Mixer at Sonder Bar! (1 block away at 1945 NE 42nd)

  • 8:40 pm US PREMIERE FEATURE: It Needs Eyes dir. by Zack Ogle & Aaron Pagniano
    followed by Q&A with director Zack Ogle, Isadora Leiva (Alex)
    preceded by short film

  • 10:45 pm Join us for an After Party at Sonder Bar! (1 block away)

Friday, June 13th, 6:30 pm – 11:45pm at the Hollywood Theatre

NIGHT 3 – SAƝARA + HOUSE OF ASHES + MIDNIGHT MOVIES

  • 5:00 pm Join us for a pre-festival Mixer at Sonder Bar! (1 block away at 1945 NE 42nd)

  • 6:30 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: House of Ashes dir. by Izzy Lee, followed by Q&A
    preceded by short film

  • 8:50 pm FEATURE: Saýara (TR) dir. by Can Evrenol
    preceded by short film

  • 11:45 pm Join us for an After Party at Sonder Bar! (1 block away)

Saturday, June 14th, Noon-9:30 pm at the Clinton Street Theater

SATURDAY ALL DAY HORROR MARATHON

MATINEE SCREENINGS (Noon-5:15pm)

  • 1:40 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 3
    followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers

  • 3:30 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: Maldoror (US) dir. by LP Behbahani

  • 5:05 pm Quick Break

EVENING SCREENINGS (5:15-9:30pm)

  • 5:15 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 4
    followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers
    • Smores – bumper (US) dir. by Luke Zwanziger
    • The Scalpel (US) dir. by Richard Lyford 1936, restored and scored by Ed Hartman
    • Dagon (IT) dir. by Paolo Gaudio
    • Masks (US) dir. Andre LeBlanc
    • Junio’s First Kiss (ID) dir. by Aby Kusdinar
    • Faces (US) dir. by Blake Simon
    • Banjo (US) dir. by Cameron Poletti

  • 7:15pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: Straight On Till Morning (US) dir. by Craig Ouellete, followed by Q&A w/Bonnie Jean Tyer (Actress, Producer)


Sunday, June 15th, Noon-9:45 pm at the Clinton Street Theater

CLOSING DAY HORRORS

MATINEE SCREENINGS (Noon-5:00pm)

  • 12:00pm WORLD PREMIERE FEATURE DOC: The Sinister Cinema Story (US) dir. by Jack Perez, intro w/Jack perez and Greg Luce founder of Sinister Cinema

  • 2:40 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: Dooba Dooba (US) dir. by Ehrland Hollingsworth, followed by Q&A w/Ehrland Hollingsworth and Joshua Harris (Producer)
    preceded by short films
    • Left (EG) dir. by Seif Abdel Raouf
    • Forgive Me (US) dir. by Cameron Sun
    • The Rug (CA) dir. by Sean Cisterna

  • 4:45pm BREAK

EVENING SCREENINGS (5:00-9:15pm)

  • 10 pm Awards Presentation/After party at Dots Cafe


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