From Tugboats to Polar Bears: Short Films by Matt McCormick

Portland filmmaker Matt McCormick combines original sounds with abstract observations of contemporary culture. Towlines explores the role of the tugboat in modern society; American Nutria examines the plight of a species imported to our shores and now reviled; The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal observes how destroying one art form creates another; The Vyrotonin Decision reflects on some of advertising's most embarrassing moments.