Marc Mohan

The Emmy-winning filmmaker's portrait of an early-20th-century icon of Okanogan, WA screens Sunday, September 28 at Vancouver's Kiggins Theatre.

Originally scheduled to accompany a performance by the Oregon Symphony in 2020, the 10-minute VR animation finally debuted this summer under a geodesic sound dome.

Ron Howard's latest film tells the true story of European settlers in the Galápagos in the 1930s. Plus: a restoration and re-release of 1980's "Night of the Juggler" and Riz Ahmed in "Relay."

The horror film "Weapons," a Jeff Buckley documentary, and the bizarre comedy "Ebony & Ivory" also screen.

Also this week: memories of the Rhodesian Bush War in "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight," the struggles of Palestinian refugees in "To a Land Unknown," and a hot spring shark attack in "Hot Spring Shark Attack."

Plus: John Malkovich in "Mr. Blake at Your Service!," life after Dracula in "Abraham's Boys," and a weekend of noir at the Hollywood Theatre.

The three-day event at Lakewood Center for the Arts featured characters and objects from Portland-made films "Pinnochio" and "Wendell & Wild" and presentations by Oregon City native Bill Plympton and others.

Also this week: the bizarre road comedy "Sunlight" at Salem Cinema, plus Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney in "Everything's Going to be Great."

In an uneventful week for big releases, here's a curated list of offerings from Portland's indie theaters that are sure to sate your cinematic appetite.

This week at the movies: an existential Stephen King adaptation, Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal in a romcom from "Past Lives" director Celine Song, plus the Western "The Unholy Trinity" and the Portland Horror Film Festival.