Event

Empty Quarter

Seattle Premiere!

Directors In Attendance Saturday!

(Alain LeTourneau, Pam Minty, USA, 2011, 16mm, 70 min) In this era of divided politics, defined by the growing disconnect between urban and rural communities, Alain LeTourneau and Pam Minty's Empty Quarter is a welcome respite. The vast region in covered in their film, Lake, Harney and Malheur Counties in Oregon, is an area that represents roughly one-third of Oregon's landmass, yet holds less than two percent of the state's population. Through a series of stationary shots, recording open landscapes and activities of local residents, Empty Quarter reflects on the character of the region. Natural areas are viewed among images of industry, various labor processes, resource management and recreation. Voices of local residents describe the history of pioneer settlement, the social life of rural communities and the struggles of small town economies.