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THE EXPERIENCE

Introduced by performance artist and special guest Sarah K. Finn. Inspired by both the aesthetics and the wayward romance of the Science of Sleep, Sarah is presenting her show “The Right Thing To Be Doing” as a headlining presentation at the Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance. Join us before the film for a DIY craft activity and to see the fantastical, handmade elements of Sarah’s show – including a cargo ship that transforms into a homestead, and a large, spinning mushroom head. Before the film, Sarah will also present her short film, “Shiphead (or, efforts in boycotting my American body).”

ON SCREEN: The Science of Sleep and Shiphead

2006. Directed by Michel Gondry. Runtime: 106 minutes. Rated R.

Directed by legendary director Michel Gondry, The Science of Sleep is a surrealist romance story of a man entranced by his dreams and imagination who becomes lovestruck with a French woman and begins to feel as if he can show her his world.

Shiphead (or, efforts in boycotting my American body) – A tarp-suited figure with a cargo ship head searches across forest, city, and sea. A short film that humorously meditates on the global systems that shape—and inhabit—us.  Adapted from Finn’s solo performance, The Right Thing To Be Doing. (2025, 6 minutes)

ON STAGE: Sarah Finn

Sarah Finn (Performer/Filmmaker) – Sarah K. Finn (she/they) is a multimedia artist who creates live performance, video and film, currently based in Vancouver, BC and Brooklyn, New York. In their work, they play with found and original text,  physical theatre, puppetry, video and humor, to explore how performance can trouble human-centric narratives and knowledge; and be a means to practice relationality amidst uncertainty.  Their performances & films have been presented in Canada, Czech Republic, and Japan, as well as in the US at Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (Risk/Reward Festival 2024), and in New York, at Anthology Film Archives,  La MaMa (ETC), Mabou Mines and The Brick. They trained at Ecole Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq and completed their MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts at SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts.

ON STAGE: Risk/Reward

Risk/Reward partners with PAM CUT to bring exciting new artists to Portland. Focused on live performance art, Risk/Reward is bringing its 18th annual Festival of New Performance to the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art June 11th to 14th. Curated by a panel of community artists and experts, including PAM CUT’s own Amy Dotson, Risk/Reward wants you to expose yourself to new art – and find your reward. Find out more about the festival at risk-reward.org!

Note: We do not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, and films exhibited don’t necessarily reflect the views of PAM CUT, the Tomorrow Theater, or the Portland Art Museum. In addition to the synopses, trailers and other links on our website, further information about content and age-appropriateness for specific films can be found on sites like Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com.