In our first two years, the Wild Rivers Film Festival showcased some of the best independent films from around the world while focusing in part on films that were created in and around Oregon's coastal communities. We hope you'll join us in 2025.

THE FESTIVAL
Nightly parties and a variety of professional activities will encourage important networking opportunities for all. The festival culminates with an award ceremony featuring cash & prizes.

THE FILMS
The Wild Rivers Film Festival is an immersive four-day experience that includes four dozen film screenings, industry panels, and workshops that are all geared toward indie filmmakers and adventurous movie lovers.

THE COMMUNITY
Brookings, Oregon is nestled right on the breathtaking Pacific coastline. The people are friendly, the seafood is fresh, and the film history is prolific. We are also the only place in the contiguous United States to be bombed by air in WWII.

Schedule of Events

August 14, 2025

REDWOOD ONE
8PM: OPENING NIGHT FEATURE FILM: Ethan Bloom

REDWOOD TWO
OVERFLOW FOR OPENING NIGHT

CHETCO LIBRARY
CLOSED FOR OPENING NIGHT AT THE REDWOOD

CHETCO PLAYHOUSE
CLOSED FOR OPENING NIGHT AT THE REDWOOD

August 15, 2025

REDWOOD ONE

12:00PM: TAKE FROM ME

2:00PM: WORKSHOP SHOWING

4:00PM: EMMA WAS HERE

6:00PM: DEZO HOFFMAN

8:00PM: THE SWAN WAY

REDWOOD TWO

12:00PM: SORRY WE'RE DEAD

2:00PM: THE WORK...A CONVERSATION

4:00PM: BACKSEAT DRIVER

6:00PM: YOU ARE HERE

8:00PM: PSYCHOPOMP

CHETCO LIBRARY

10:00AM:
EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR
PRE-PRODUCTION

12:00PM: HEALTHY CONVERSATIONS
- Accessible, Inclusive Travel
On The Oregon Coast

- My First Breath:
 A Carl Gibson Story

- The Invisible Enemy

- Call It What It Is

 2:00PM: THE ART OF BEING

-Gonna Need A Bigger Boat:
The Jason Wells Story

- Arthur Egell: Beyond The Frame

- Mother Of Portland

- A Return To Movement

- The Motherground 

4:00PM: JOURNEY WITH A PURPOSE

- Trail Mix

- Bolan

- The Road To Well Being

6:00PM: FLOATING THROUGH HISTORY

- The Grand Salmon

- Oregon's Boat: The

McKenzie River Drift Boat

8:00PM: THE RACE IS ON

- Space Coast 

- A Baffin Vacation, Love On Ice

- The Way Of The Dog

CHETCO PLAYHOUSE

2:00PM: THE RACE IS ON

- Space Coast

- A Baffin Vacation, Love On Ice

- The Way Of The Dog

4:00PM: THROUGH THE FOG

- COVID Dystopia

- Hope

- Blueberries

- Transient

6:00PM: NOTHING TO FEAR

- Quiver

- McCormick

- My Rockstar

 8:00PM: THANK YOU PLACES

August 16, 2025

REDWOOD ONE

12:00PM: ETHAN BLOOM

2:00PM:A SMALL TOWN

NUTCRACKER STORY

4:00PM:PYSCHOPOMP

6:00PM:BACKSEAT DRIVER

8:00PM:SORRY WE'RE DEAD

10:00PM:PSYCHOPOMP

REDWOOD TWO

12:00PM: DEZO HOFFMAN

2:00PM: EMMA WAS HERE

4:00PM: TAKE FROM ME

6:00PM: THE WORK.... A CONVERSATION

8:00PM: YOU ARE HERE

10:00PM: TAKE FROM ME

CHETCO LIBRARY

10:00AM: EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR

PRODUCTION

12:00AM: JOURNEY WITH A PURPOSE

- Trail Mix

- Bolan

- The Road To Well Being

2:00PM: HEALTHY CONVERSATIONS

- Accessible, Inclusive Travel

On The Oregon Coast

- My First Breath:

A Carl Gibson Story

- The Invisible Enemy

- Call It What It Is

4:00PM: THE RACE IS ON

- Space Coast 

- A Baffin Vacation, Love On Ice

- The Way Of The Dog

6:00PM: THE ART OF BEING

-Gonna Need A Bigger Boat:

The Jason Wells Story

- Arthur Egell: Beyond The Frame

- Mother Of Portland

- A Return To Movement

- The Motherground 

 8:00PM: FLOATING THROUGH HISTORY

- The Grand Salmon

- Oregon's Boat: The

McKenzie River Drift Boat

CHETCO PLAYHOUSE

12:00PM: THROUGH THE FOG

- COVID Dystopia

- Hope

- Blueberries

- Transient

2:00PM: ETHAN BLOOM 

4:00PM: THE SWAN WAY

6:00PM: THANK YOU PLACES

8:00PM: NOTHING TO FEAR

- Quiver

- McCormick

- My Rockstar

10:00PM: THE SWAN WAY

August 17, 2025

REDWOOD ONE

12:00PM: BACKSEAT DRIVER

2:00PM: PSYCHOPOMP

4:00PM: THE SWAN WAY 

6:00PM: TAKE FROM ME

REDWOOD TWO

12:00PM: EMMA WAS HERE

2:00PM: YOU ARE HERE

4:00PM: DEZO HOFFMAN

6:00PM: SORRY WE'RE DEAD

CHETCO LIBRARY

10:00AM: EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR

POST PRODUCTION

12:00PM: THE WORK.... A CONVERSATION

2:00PM: JOURNEY WITH A PURPOSE

- Trail Mix

- Bolan

- The Road To Well Being

4:00PM: FLOATING THROUGH HISTORY

- The Grand Salmon

- Oregon's Boat: The

McKenzie River Drift Boat

6:00PM: HEALTHY CONVERSATIONS

- Accessible, Inclusive Travel

On The Oregon Coast

- My First Breath: A

Carl Gibson Story

- The Invisible Enemy

- Call It What It Is

CHETCO PLAYHOUSE

12:00AM: THE ART OF BEING

-Gonna Need A Bigger Boat:

The Jason Wells Story

- Arthur Egell: Beyond The Frame

- Mother Of Portland

- A Return To Movement

- The Motherground 

2:00PM: NOTHING TO FEAR

- Quiver

- McCormick 

- My Rockstar

4:00PM: THANK YOU PLACES 

6:00PM: THROUGH THE FOG

- COVID Dystopia

- Hope

- Blueberries

- Transient

Date: August 14-17, 2025

Location: Various Venues in Brookings, OR 97415

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