You Can Now Watch a Much Shorter Documentary About the Rajneeshees While Waiting to Fly out of PDX

The Hollywood Theatre's airport micro-cinema kicks off its second week of programming today, including mesmerizing drone footage of the Oregon landscape.

Ma Anand Sheela and Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. (Multnomah County Archives)
By Shannon Gormley

While you wait for your flight at Portland International Airport, you can now watch serene drone footage of Oregon and a documentary about the Rajneeshees that's less than six hours long.

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Last year, Hollywood Theater opened their micro-cinema in the airport, which screens a rotation of shorts by local filmmakers. Their second year of programming launched today with 13 new films that range from the history of the Oregon Trail video game to an animated documentary about armadillos.

You can view the complete list of films here.

And below, you can watch Ryan Ao's footage of Oregon from a bird's eye view and John Rosman's recent mini documentary, Rajneeshees in Oregon.

The current films will screen on loop 24/7 at the airport until fall. Admission is free.

You can also catch the new round of films at the bigger Hollywood Theater next Monday.

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