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Filmmaker in the Loop

Sasha Santiago

Cine Casita 2026 explores living cinema—outsider filmworks beyond global streaming, returning film to a gathering of disciplines and a social creative outlet.

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    Outsider filmmaker reimagining the next wave of cinema through community labs and hyper-local distribution—founder of Actors Tank and FilmStack PDX, building filmworks from inside Portland’s Union Station, exploring a living cinema.

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