The Vanport Mosaic and Westminster Presbyterian present:
An in-person double feature: SOUL'D:the economics of our Back body
and two short films from The - Ism Project- Ofelio, A Borderline Story & Being Me In The Current America, produced by MediaRites

Sunday, June 27 at 7:30p (Doors at 7p)
The Main Sanctuary of Westminster Presbyterian - 1624 NE Hancock St
Free/donations welcome
Total run-time for the evening is 90mins

Ofelio, A Borderline Story - Written by Andrew Siañez-De La O, Directed by Francisco Garcia, Performed by Phillip Ray Guevara. And Baby Isa. Produced by MediaRites.
Ofelio tells the story of a former border patrol guard who is now a father of a young baby. As he cares for his child, he is haunted by the faces of children who were detained at the border.

Being Me In The Current America - Written by Josie Seid,
Performed by Shareen Jacobs, Music by David Ornette Cherry. Produced by MediaRites.
A Black middle-class woman recounts experiences of racial profiling in Lake Oswego, Oregon during a time of Black Lives Matter Protests in 2020.

The Vanport Mosaic with The Project presents SOUL’D: the economics of our Black body (the Black joy edition), a new performance piece adapted for film, engaging questions of how our Black bodies have participated in the American Economic Dream. Conceived by Damaris Webb and devised by a cohort of local Black performers, designers and filmmakers.

Sourcing first hand narratives, legislation, iconic tropes, current events and personal stories, we position ourselves to gaze through the macro-cosims of slavery to present day post-Obama backlash. What is Black wealth? What is Black joy? How has Black American growth manifest - despite disenfranchisement in passing on wealth through land ownership, knowledge of lineage, and financial freedom?

FUNDERS/SPONSORS Ronni Lacroute, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Age Gender Equity & the Arts, Puffin Foundation

Run time:
90 mins with screening

Admission: 
Free/donations welcome