Megan Mylan wins for her short documentary
Oregon has a history of flirtation with film. Ed Asner recently joined the state film board. Gus Van Sant regularly wows the Hollywood set with films shot in the Rose City. High Profile flicks like Untraceable are using Portland as a backdrop while more rural areas of the state are getting play in movies like Jennifer Aniston’s Management.
And, on Sunday night, Salem got a moment in the spotlight. It turns out Megan Mylan, the mind behind this year’s Best Short Documentary (”Smile Pinki” about a little girl who undergoes surgery for a cleft lip), spent a chunk of her childhood in Salem and her folks still take vacations in the state capitol.
Mylan now lives in New York but plans to return to her roots in April, showing Smile Pinki at the Salem Film Festival.
GNPDX also speculates that the win may make it a bit more tempting for Mylan to return to her 30-year elementary school reunion.
