 AARON KIRK DOUGLAS
Aaron Kirk Douglas hosted the 2008 OpenLens Festival and was the first film producer in residency. Douglas grew up in Springfield, Oregon. He graduated from Thurston High in 1979 and the University of Oregon in 1983 with a degree in Journalism. After working for a few years in radio and TV broadcast news, he worked for the City of Eugene at Municipal Court and the Hult Center. He lived in Seattle nearly a decade before moving to Portland in 1997. He quit a 15-year career in the legal industry to study filmmaking in 2004. In 2006 he completed his first narrative film "Freedom State" and co-produced a documentary entitled "The Man You Had in Mind" about male couples. In 2007 he co-produced a documentary entitled "Monster Camp" about live action roleplayers in the Pacific Northwest. Monster Camp played in 18 festivals around the world in 2007. He is currently associate producing a documentary entitled “Veer” about the Portland bicycling scene, which will premiere in 2008. Festival Screening: Monster Camp. Monster Camp (78 min. 2007), documents live-action roleplaying among one group in the Pacific Northwest. World premiere Cinequest (San Jose) with additional screenings including: Independent Film Festival of Boston, Jacksonville (Fla.), Seattle Int'l, Rome Int'l, Evil City (NYC East Village), International Horror & Sci Fi, Calgary Int'l, Atlantic (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Swansea Bay (Wales), Connecticut, Culcalorus (Wilmington, NC), Wild Rose (Iowa), Olympia, Santa Fe, Northwest Film & Video Festival, and Icon Fantastic (Tel Aviv), among others. Winner: Audience Award, Best Documentary, Cinequest (2007). Jury Award: Best American Documentary, Rome International Film Festival (2007). Variety review, April 9, 2007: "Pic is a guaranteed fest crowd-pleaser. . .as amusing as it is endearing."(www.monstercampmovie.com) Festival Seminar: Documentary Production. Day I - Documentary Pre-Production including: Finding an appropriate topic, selecting or working with a director, budgeting and funding sources, grantwriting and fiscal sponsorships, initial marketing strategies, and finding crew. Day II - Documentary Production and Post Production including: Film website & trailer, legal, and insurance considerations; locations and permits, music, subject releases, focus groups, PR, electronic press kits, festival circuit, sales agents and distribution.
Festival Interview:
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This is a four part interview about documentary film with Aaron Kirk Douglas conducted by Festival coordinator Steve Newcomb.
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