4th Annual Documentary Short Film POP UP! Sept 12th, 2026 Presented by the McMinnville Short Film Festival in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting Guardian of the Land – 2026 winner of 3 Emmy Awards Producer, KaRonn Katchia, Cinematographer & Editor, Cameron Nielson Indigenous Peoples of the Nch'i-Wána (Columbia River), know Bigfoot not as a monster but as a protector, a spiritual being that walks between the seen and unseen. For thousands of years, oral histories of Bigfoot have been passed down as a knowledge system, rooting Pacific Northwest tribes in respect, reverence and relationship with the land. Amidst mainstream portrayals of Bigfoot, this film offers instead an Indigenous perspective on the world’s most famous cryptid— as a relative rather than myth. Kiyokawa Apple Paradise Producer, Jeff Kastner, Cinematographer, Jessie Sears Experience the rich bounty and history of Kiyokawa Family Orchards: A third-generation Japanese American-owned fruit orchard in the shadow of Oregon’s Mount Hood. Kiyokawa family members have been stewards of the land since 1911. Over the next century, the Kiyokawa’s survived the forcible relocation of Japanese Americans to concentration camps during World War II and the continuing challenges of generational farming. Carrying forward that torch today is current owner Randy Kiyokawa, with support from his four older sisters and other family members. In memoriam Michiko “Mich” Kiyokawa. Tiny Tree Concert Dir. David Neptune Ryoji Inatsugi isn’t just a musician. He’s a rockstar…for babies. This short documentary tells the story of how he found his calling playing music with babies and their families in parks around Los Angeles. Andrea Animates: A Wooly Story Dir. Ward Serrill Explores the magical world of Port Townsend based puppet animator Andrea Love and creation of world’s first, all-wool stop motion video game. Oh Whale - winner best documentary at 2026 McMinnville Short Film Festival Dir. Winslow Crane When news anchor Paul Linnman arrived in Florence OR on November 12th, 1970, he had no idea that the story he was about to tell would forever define his career. Following a small Oregon town, an exploding whale, and the man who made the story