This month's edition of The Film Show profiles local documentarians whose works shine a light on the issues of homelessness and affordable housing.  Jenn Chavez gets the lowdown on Project Viewfinder, a mentorship program for transitional youth, with student filmmaker Antoine Thomas and Aaron Schwartzbord from the Northwest Film Center.  Then, S.W. Conser asks former mortgage loan officer G.G. Williams about her new documentary Occupy: We the People, which is headed for the Cannes Film Festival.

As part of KBOO's spring membership drive, vouchers to the Northwest Film Center are available as thank-you gifts with your $60 pledge of support.  Call (877) 500-KBOO for more information.

In a special hour-long episode, The Film Show brings listeners a preview of new and returning film festivals for February.

First, Jenn Chavez asks filmmaker, critic, and Portland Black Film Festival organizer David Walker what audiences can expect from this first-ever showcase of historical (and occasionally hysterical) African-American-themed cinema coming to the Hollywood Theatre.

Then, we're joined by Allison Mobley and Tara Foster, coordinators for the Cascade Festival of African Films, whose diverse lineup remains relevant and surprising after 23 years in the community.

And finally, Thomas Phillipson and Nick Bruno of the Portland International Film Festival drop by, along with local filmmaker Chel White, for a roundtable discussion with S.W. Conser.  Chel's short film Bird of Flames is a highlight of the Short Cuts V: Made In Oregon anthology screening, an experimental music video collaboration with David Lynch and Chrysta Bell.

On this month's episode of The Film Show, Jenn Chavez previews the upcoming Portland Humanist Film Festival at Cinema 21 with Festival Chair Sylvia Benner and S.W. Conser talks to animator and CalArts instructor Maureen Selwood, who is judging the entries for the 39th annual Northwest Filmmakers' Festival.

ParaNorman co-directors Chris Butler and Sam Fell visit The Film Show this month to talk about the joys of stop-motion animation, classic horror movies, and the rare glimpse of sunshine in Oregon.  Also, Jenn Chavez talks with documentarian Zeina Daccache about bringing her project 12 Angry Lebanese to Portland, and Erin Boberg and Rachel Peddersen of PICA give S.W. Conser a tour of The Works site in advance of the 2012 Time Based Art festival.