Outside the Frame

09/03/2026

Did you know there are only 24 affordable homes available for every 100 people who need one in Oregon? Did you know that since 2020, public investment created 3,026 affordable homes and rental assistance kept 21,000 households off the street in the tri-county region?

We have the solutions but we need to invest at the scale of the need. More homes at every price point. More lower-cost homes preserved. More support to stay housed when rent rises faster than what people earn. None of that happens without continued public investment.

09/03/2026

Outside the Frame got to interview the badass founder of PDX Saints Love. We belong to each other!

07/10/2026

📰 Honored to be featured by Willamette Week

This story highlights the incredible young people behind No Ceilings, an original song and animated music video created through workshops at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility.

As someone formerly incarcerated as both a youth and an adult, this work is deeply personal to me. It’s proof that when we invest in young people, they can transform pain into purpose.

Join us on Saturday, July 11 as we premiere No Ceilings and celebrate these youth voices. I’ll be performing alongside Mic Crenshaw , Libretto , Kap-One Kapone, Tvbby, and more, with a live cypher led by Swiggle Mandela & Machado Mijiga & Santiago LaRochelle

🎟️ Help us fill the theater and support these young people. Purchase tickets through my Linktree.

📰 Read the full article in my Linktree.

If you can’t make it, sharing this post is another way to help amplify these youth voices. ❤️

05/05/2026

is an master class in fearlessly pursuing justice and documentary filmmaking. OTF filmmakers and alumni - get in touch for tickets to see it Tuesday, 5/5 at 6:40pm .

04/28/2026

10 years ago, Outside the Frame filmed Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman at a fundraiser for KBOO Community Radio and got a shoutout about our upcoming gala. The first one. It is auspicious that we got to meet her again this weekend, after our 10th anniversary gala, at a screening of Steal This Story, Please at Cinema 21. It is playing there through May 7th. See it and get inspired!

04/24/2026

We couldn't resist sharing another round of applause for Haven Wheelock and her award by Outside the Frame at its "We Could Be Heroes" event Thursday, celebrating 10 years of innovative filmmaking by youth who also often participate with Outside In programs. "It is such an honor that they are shouting me out on the anniversary of a decade of great work!" Haven said. OTF Executive Director Nili Yosha welcomed the nearly 400 people packing Hollywood Theatre, and OTF Board President John Duke, a former OI clinic director, presented the harm reduction superhero award. Congratulations, Haven, for continuing to conduct, and inspire, lifesaving work!

04/23/2026

Outside the Frame filmmakers chatted Greg Nibler on FOX 12 Oregon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLLPnNZZMgM

“Outside the Frame is a great place not only to thrive in, but also as a jumping off point into creative work in the field. They also give you the confidence to work on your own projects.” Director CJ Tarver, who has two films premiering tonight at We Could Be Heroes - Outside the Frame's 10th Anniversary Gala Screening

Screening sponsors:
Portland Events and Film
Beneficial State Bank
SAIF
Oregon Film
Oregon Jewish Community Foundation
Todd Baize

04/22/2026

Outside the Frame filmmakers chatted with Wesleigh Ogle KATU on KATU News' "Movie Monday."

"I have a microphone in places I usually don't and I was able to quit my day job and chase the dream." -Sixela.

Have you gotten your tickets to tomorrows We Could Be Heroes - Outside the Frame's 10th Anniversary Gala Screening

Screening sponsors:
Portland Events and Film
Beneficial State Bank
SAIF
Oregon Film
Oregon Jewish Community Foundation
Todd Baize

3 likes, 1 comment. "Hollywood Theatre celebrates nonprofit empowering Portland's homeless youth through film"

04/19/2026

Outside the Frame directors talk shop with Nate Query, who composed music for the Unbeatables. The Unbeatables, Geneva and more new films are premiering this Thursday at The Hollywood Theatre for We Could Be Heroes - Outside the Frame's 10th Anniversary Gala Screening. Get your tickets! https://hollywoodtheatre.org/show/outside-the-frame-2/