bvp663 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 To everyone who lives in Oregon, you can watch my latest documentary on OPB (Oregon Public Broadcast) on Independent Lens at 10pm on Wednesday, August 29th. Mark your calendars and let me know what you think! Here's a synopsis: Vanport: Oregon's Lost City (15 min run-time) Vanport City was born out of WWII as the Oregon Shipbuilding Company rushed to provide housing for the influx of workers in the shipyards. By 1943 it was the second-largest city in Oregon and remains the largest government housing project in U.S. History. In 1948 the Columbia River Dike broke and wiped out the entire city in a massive flood, forcing the african-american and minority populations living there to migrate to other predominately-white cities of Oregon such as Portland. This film explores the flood and Vanport City and its impact on the racial diversity of Portland and the rest of Oregon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Awesome man! Dude, for real, I'd love to work with you on some projects in the future. Hope to see you again soon. Thanks for being at Vegan Vacation this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvp663 Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 Correction: The times have changed slightly. The documentary will now be airing on TUESDAY, August 28th from 10:00-11:00pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O. Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I will definitely try and watch. -CO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveliberate Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I look forward to seeing this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvp663 Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Just a reminder, it's on TONIGHT 10-11pm. It's mixed in with some other projects so I don't know the exact time. But please check it out and let me know what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Just watched it! Great stuff man! I barely saw this in time. I got to see about half of it, but I still learned a lot about the history of North Portland and of course the city of VanPort. I saw your name in the credits a bunch of times. Well done sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvp663 Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Thanks man! I missed it myself, I totally forgot to check it out. Hope it looked good and I'm glad you enjoyed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Yeah man, it looked good. I was in Corvallis today and I was chatting with the woman who owns the t-shirt shop (where I get the Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness shirts made). She said she watched it last night and grew up in North Portland near where VanPort was. We were talking about documentaries and stuff like that and I brought it up and sure enough, she watched it as well Well done son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvp663 Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 That's awesome man! I'm glad it's getting some views. Maybe I'll find a job in Portland afterall. If she wants, I can get her a copy of the dvd when I finish it. Just let me know her address, or you can just drop one off when you do t-shirt stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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