Outdoor Movie Series Continues Through July

Formerly known as the Northwest Film Center, PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow continues the Portland tradition of watching a film under the stars, and makes it a little extra, with thematic and experiential surprises like Bollywood and ballroom dance lessons, slime-making with the Portland Ghostbusters, Glam night, and more.  

PAM CUT’s Cinema Unbound Outdoor Movies series continues through July 31. PAM CUT will again take over the riverfront parking lot of the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) with food and beverages and some of the most outrageous cult movies, classic cinema, and family favorites. The series is outdoor and bring-your-own-chair, with theme food, drink and pre-show activities galore. Short films preceding each feature will showcase local filmmaking. Plus, each ticketholder will receive one free admission to the Portland Art Museum. 

“Summertime is already magical, but we want to get folks out of the house and in the mood for some seriously fun social cinema,” said PAM CUT Director Amy Dotson. “Whether it’s date night, a rockin’ evening out with friends, or fun for the whole family, these participatory, experiential nights will all be unique, one-time-only cinematic experiences to remember.” 

Tickets

Tickets are available at pamcut.org. A single ticket is $20, or buy a pair of premium seats for $75 that include 4 drink tickets and premium seating for two people. PAM/PAM CUT members, students, and seniors receive a $5 discount. Doors open and music begins at 8 p.m. 

Show your movie ticket at the Museum box office to receive one free admission per ticket, through August 31, 2022. Youth ages 17 and under always visit the Museum for free.  

Exhibit features local BIPOC photographers 

Admission includes access to the Museum's special exhibition Perspectives (opening July 16), a powerful showcase of works by local BIPOC photographers made during Portland's Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. 

Remaining schedule 

JULY 21 

• Shrek (2001) - (PG) The beloved Ogre that captured our hearts over 20 years ago has left the swamp and has found his way up the Willamette River to join PAM CUT at the Bridge Lot @ OMSI for the Cinema Unbound Outdoor Movies series. On July 21, bring the whole family to see where it all started for this iconic character, his donkey friend, and the princess with a deep dark secret.
• Short Film: Silent Imprisonment—Produced through the NW Academy of Arts film program, teen filmmaker Calypso Broll’s short documentary explores the condition known as selective mutism. 

JULY 22 

• D.E.B.S. (2004) - (PG-13) Come dressed in your best early-2000s outfits. A group of girls is recruited by the government to hunt down international jewel thief Lucy Diamond (Jordana Brewster). But when D.E.B.S. agent Amy Bradshaw (Sara Foster) catches feelings for Lucy, the entire operation is in jeopardy. 
• Short Film: Silent Imprisonment—Produced through the NW Academy of Arts film program, teen filmmaker Calypso Broll’s short documentary explores the condition known as selective mutism. 

JULY 23 

• Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) - (PG) It’s alien night! Dress up in your most OUT OF THIS WORLD costumes and take a pic or two at the Jeff Goldblum photo experience! Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, and Damon Wayans play Mac, Wiploc, and Zeebo, three aliens who crash-land into a Los Angeles swimming pool belonging to Valerie (Geena Davis) who promptly transforms them into SoCal surfer dudes. 
• Short Film: Feeling Strange—Directed by Richesto Rags, this music video for the song "Feeling Strange" by the band Major Urges tells the story of two flies finding love in the urban landscape of Portland.  

JULY 24 

• Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) - (R) GLAM NIGHT! Dust off your sequins and bright make-up and also join us at our Sparkle Stationdir. John Cameron Mitchell *2020 Cinema Unbound Awards Honoree* A gay teenager in East Germany undergoes sexual reassignment surgery in order to flee to the United States with an American military sergeant. While in the States, she attempts to make her way as a musician and struggles to find her identity. 
• Short Film: To Mark Endings With Ritual Is a Privilege—Directed by Hannah Piper Burns. Fantasies and fever dreams. Layered gazes and spaces of desire. Rites of passage under smoke and lights. Heaven or Las Vegas? Everything ends. 

JULY 28 

• Monsoon Wedding (2001) - (R) Enjoy a DJ set and Bollywood dance instruction from DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid! A large Indian family comes together when it comes time for Aditi (Vasundhara Das) to get married, though the circumstances are far from ideal. 
• Short Film: Melanin Vibes—Presented in partnership with the McMinnville Short Film Festival, Melanin Vibes is a short dance film directed by Frederick Germany II and choreographed by Cyrian Reed, who has worked with artists including Beyonce, Gnarls Barkley, Kanye West, and KC & The Sunshine Band. 

JULY 29 

• Ghostbusters (1984) - (PG) Make slime and hang out with the Portland Ghostbusters! This paranormal comedy teams brainy and zany college professors against one of the greatest evils known to mankind—an ancient entity from another dimension named Gozer. 
• Short Film: Feeling Strange—Directed by Richesto Rags, this music video for the song "Feeling Strange" by the band Major Urges tells the story of two flies finding love in the urban landscape of Portland.  

JULY 30 

• Magic Mike XXL (2015) - (R) Join one of Portland’s original influencers, Byron Beck, for a reading of Channing Tatum’s Children’s book, The One and Only Sparkella. Mike Lane (Channing Tatum) reunites with his friends, The Kings of Tampa, to get back onto the stage and perform. But this time, the adventure takes them to Myrtle Beach.
• Short Film: To Mark Endings With Ritual Is a Privilege—Directed by Hannah Piper Burns. Fantasies and fever dreams. Layered gazes and spaces of desire. Rites of passage under smoke and lights. Heaven or Las Vegas? Everything ends. 

JULY 31 

• The Shining (1980) - (R) Take a pic at the Shining Photo Experience, courtesy of local art legend, Mike Bennett! Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson) is the winter caretaker at a historic hotel who is driven to madness as his wife (Shelley Duvall) and son (Danny Lloyd) fall victim to shifting persona. 
• Short Film: Masks—Directed by Cole McKowen and Lydia Wade Sully and produced through Outside the Frame PDX, Masks reveals what living with schizophrenia really feels like and the humble dreams of the protagonist, to have a place to live and a caring roommate.