Christina Kortum

V-Force: New Dawn of V.I.C.T.O.R.Y. (2017)
Film (Action) Makeup Department Four young women gain extraordinary powers, who are guided by an older mentor to become super heroes.

Autopsy (2017)
Film (Short, Comedy and Horror) Makeup Department A young woman's friends gather to dissect what's wrong with her immature ex-boyfriend so that everyone, except possibly him, can move on.

Ayla (2017)
Film (Drama, Fantasy, Horror and Thriller) Makeup Department A man haunted by the mysterious death of his 4-year-old sister brings her back to life thirty years later as an adult woman, with dire consequences.

Lean on Pete (2017)
Film (Adventure and Drama) Makeup Department The film follows fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson. He wants a home, food on the table and a high school he can attend for more than part of the year. As the son of a single father working in warehouses across the Pacific Northwest, stability is hard to find. Hoping for a new start they move to Portland, Oregon where Charley takes a summer job, with a washed-up horse trainer, and befriends a failing racehorse named Lean on Pete.

R: Rage of the Zombies (2017)
Film (Horror) Makeup Department 'R' takes place twenty years after the zombie apocalypse. The planet has been ravished by the outbreak and resources are running low for the living and the undead alike. The zombies have become even more crazed by their hunger for human flesh. The few surviving humans that remain are ruthless and malicious to the point of sometimes being even more terrifying than the zombies. An eleven year old girl named Newt has been fending for herself her entire life in a wasteland that is the only world she has ever known. She needs to get to the Tecon River if she is going to have any chance of surviving. While the roving zombie population poses a serious threat to her comma there is something else lurking about that is far more dangerous.

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore. (2017)
Film (Comedy, Crime, Drama and Thriller) Makeup Department When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.

Shanghai Faders (2017)
Film (Short, Horror, Mystery and Thriller) Makeup Department One man's unfortunate trip through the mysterious past of a condemned building in old-town Portland.

Evolver (2016)
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Cabin Fever (2016)
Film (Horror) Makeup Department While visiting their getaway cabin, five friends succumb to a flesh-eating disease.

South of Heaven (2016)
Film (Thriller) Special effects Jake Darcy, a down on his luck Private detective takes on a job looking for a missing girl. Jake stumbles upon a murder scene and rescues a femme fatale. Drawn into a deadly intrigue, Jake is pursued by a psychotic killer with a vendetta. Written by J. Stanford Anderson & Jeff Scott Taylor

Charlie's Supersonic Glider (2015)
Film (Short and Drama) Makeup Department 'Charlie's Supersonic Glider' depicts the dynamic contrast between the very real, very brutal realities of hidden abuse, and the wondrous and beautiful world that exists within a little boy's imagination.

They Found Hell (2015)
Film (Adventure, Fantasy, Horror and Sci-Fi) Makeup Department When a group of gifted college students run a secret teeleportation experiment, they accidentally open a portal to another dimension, trapping them in hell. One by one they are hunted, tortured and killed by the denizens of hell who are bent on stealing their souls. Written by J C

The Drunk Series (2015)
Television (Comedy) Makeup Department The Drunk Series is a hilarious experiment in writing screenplays while drunk with several writers from the Portland, OR area. It was promised that whatever was written, they would be produced as high-quality short films. Six scripts were born out of inebriation, and brave and talented cast members were asked to be sloppy, near-blackout drunk on the days and nights of filming (many had to even audition drunk). Strangely enough, it can take awhile to make films even halfway watchable with a bunch of drunkards. But for the love of comedy and a little liver damage, these are the wacky results.

Clear Eyes: Scourge of the Zombies (2015)
Film (Short and Horror) Makeup Department Girl, a 14-year old heroine, is an unlikely survivor of an interstellar viral infestation that yields two types of undead creatures. According to Girl, 'You have zombies and you have Clear Eyes.' The 'Clear Eyes' are smarter, faster and a threat to all living creatures. How does Girl survive in this deadly world riddled with 'Clear Eye' zombies?

Anarchy Parlor (2015)
Film (Horror) Makeup Department ANARCHY PARLOR is a horror film about a mysterious nomad simply known as the "Artist" who practices a dark art form passed down through the generations. He creates much more than tattoos for tourists who visit his Lithuanian Tattoo Parlor. Shot entirely on location in Vilnius Lithuania, ANARCHY PARLOR features two well-known cast members in the tattoo and horror world. Heavily tattooed lead actor Robert LaSardo (Death Race, Nip/Tuck, Human Centipede 3) portrays "The Artist", and Sara Fabel (well-known Finnish tattoo artist and model) plays his seductive apprentice "Uta". Anarchy Parlor will be a frighteningly, terrific thrill to the die-hard fans. Written by Gravitas Ventures

Runestone: Sizzle Reel (2015)
Television (Adventure) Makeup Department One man's quest to reunite his family will destroy everything. Blood comes first. In the 9th century, a young but powerful Norse explorer traverses an uncharted ocean to the farthest shores of a mysterious new world. He stakes his claim and requests aid from his father in Iceland, who in turn mounts a high-stakes effort to reunite with his son. Little does the young explorer know, this new land is filled with cunning and formidable Natives, as well as a dark and evil force that threatens the lives of everyone. History reveals the Norse people as skilled explorers and warriors, with evidence suggesting they discovered North America long before another. What if during a time when the Northwest Passage was warm, these robust people traveled around Alaska and into the shores of the Pacific Northwest? What would they encounter during a time period when the Natives were thriving and strong? RUNESTONE presents a historically inspired Norse adventure saga filled with drama, action, and a ... Written by Road's End Films

Deep Dark (2015)
Film (Fantasy and Horror) Special effects Hermann, a failed sculptor, is about to kill himself when he finds a strange, talking hole in the wall. The creature in the hole (Denise Poirier, the voice of ÆON FLUX) has the power to fulfill his wildest dreams, but things go horribly wrong and when the killing starts, Hermann is thrust into the worst nightmare of his life. Deep Dark is a twisted tale warning you to be careful what you wish for, because it just might get you. Written by Uncork'd Entertainment

The Man Who Loved Flowers (2015)
Film (Short, Horror and Romance) Special effects Stephen King's romantic and visceral short story brought to colorful and horrific life!

Wild (2014)
Film (Adventure, Biography and Drama) Makeup Department With the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, alone. Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddens, strengthen, and ultimately heals her. Written by Spencer Higham

The Dark Place (2014)
Film (Mystery and Thriller) Makeup Department Keegan Dark returns to the the heart of California's wine valley to make peace with his long-estranged family. Instead, he finds a harrowing mystery that endangers his life and those he loves.

Queen Over Jacks (2014)
Film (Short and Drama) Makeup Department Four criminals get together after a 5-year hiatus when one of them returns home from prison to finally split the money between them from a previous heist.

Say Cheese (2014)
Film (Short and Comedy) Makeup Department After keeping a baby that was delivered with their Netlifx, four male house-mates attempt to maintain their single lifestyles, while raising the baby, and cash for paternity tests.

9 (2014)
Film (Short, Drama and Thriller) Makeup Department Standing on the threshold between innocence and experience, a young ballerina glimpses a hidden truth about her future as she teeters between light and dark, order and chaos. 9 is a coming of age tale about the mysterious and sometimes frightening initiations that usher us into our becoming. Written by Anonymous

SEAL Patrol (2014)
Film (Action, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Makeup Department After losing contact with a clandestine energy research facility, a powerful venture capitalist contracts a private team of elite military operatives to retrieve a physicist who holds the key to an unprecedented alternate energy source.

Queso Diablo (2014)
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The Phoenix Project (2013)
Film (Short, Drama and Sci-Fi) Makeup Department A wealthy investor teams with a brilliant scientist to find a cure for human aging, but opposing forces work to stop the progress and sabotage the research.

M Is for Marriage (2013)
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Stalker (2013)
Film (Short, Horror and Thriller) Makeup Department Robert answers an ad from a woman wanting more that your usual dating encounter.

Lucky Hog (2013)
Film (Short and Drama) Makeup Department Lucky Hog is about a woman who gives her fiance an ultimatum after he's in an accident on his Harley: It's either me or the motorcycle.

Persephone (2013)
Film (Animation, Short, Drama and Fantasy) Makeup Department During the turn of the nineteenth century, in a tiny town nestled somewhere in the Netherlands, a husband and wife had traded their souls to a demon in exchange for a recipe that would teach them how to make the most delicious chocolate in the world. However, the demon tricked them and delivered a young child to their doorstep the next day. This was no ordinary baby though, for it was made of pure chocolate. Upon receiving this odd package, the guardians soon learned that if they took proper care of the young girl then she would grow beautiful, strong, and provide them with sweet chocolate that would provide for them all. However, the guardians did not treat her kind, and so begins the tale of Persephone's hard, tortured life. Written by Anonymous

Thomas & the Trainmaster (2013)
Film (Family) Art department Train Master Jeremiah Wilson has kept a secret for 50 years. A clue is hidden along the miniature tracks of his model trains of a long lost treasure.

The New Herald (2013)
Film (Short, Horror and Sci-Fi) Special effects The local police discover housewife Rose Pettygrove dead on her kitchen floor, her artificial heart seemingly having chosen to cease normal, lifesaving function. A worldwide panic ensues as implanted devices, particularly those manufactured by the Amalga Corporation, are malfunctioning at an alarming rate with what appears to be the intent of seeking their own free will. As a frightened populace unites and rebels, toppling infrastructure and institutions in their path, small town criminal investigator Dominic Cain sets his sights on the corrupt corporation at the epicenter of this horrific, unnatural disaster. Written by Anonymous

Brutal (2012)
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Nightscape (2012)
Film (Fantasy, Horror and Thriller) Makeup Department In Nightscape, an emotionally guarded drifter, Kat (Galesh), crosses paths with a phantom car responsible for a wave of supernatural violence. The drifter must learn to trust again if she is to end a lifetime of bad luck and help her new found companions survive the growing chaos and carnage. Written by Anonymous

The Broken Flute (2012)
Film (Short and Drama) Makeup Department An inconsolable father mourns his sons' disinterest in family tradition but nepotism proves to be thicker than blood.

The Sacred (2012)
Film (Horror and Thriller) Makeup Department A young girl bravely travels up to her dead Aunts cabin for creative inspiration. Marie gets more than she bargained for, when she soon realizes she is not alone. Confronted by evil spirits, she is forced to fight for her life.

A Fistful of Lightning (2012)
Film (Short, Thriller and Western) Makeup Department A bounty hunter drives deep into the desert wasteland to apprehend and execute a fugitive in hiding with the aid of an electrifying instrument of death.

The Kill Hole (2012)
Film (Action, Thriller and War) Makeup Department Lt. Samuel Drake (Chadwick Boseman) is a troubled vet plagued by his actions while deployed in Iraq. Recently discharged, he is trying to piece his life back together while he works as a cab driver and lives in a rundown motel room. He also attends counseling sessions led by Marshall (Billy Zane) to help cope with the horrors of his past. While on this path to a fresh start, Drake's fragile new life is shattered when two executives (Peter Greene and Ted Rooney), who represent a private military contractor, present a new mission, one with no option to refuse; track down and kill Sgt. Devin Carter (Tory Kittles), an AWOL Marine Corps. sniper who knows the truth about Drake's past and who himself is on a mission to target and kill members of the mercenary firm. A gripping, lyrical meditation on war and the scars it leaves on those who fight, The Kill Hole is a story of one man who is forced to face his violent past, and the uneasy bond he forms with the mysterious assassin he must ... Written by The Kill Hole

Shiver (2012)
Film (Thriller) Makeup Department Wendy Alden, a young secretary in Portland lacking in self- confidence becomes victim of a savage killer who has claimed the lives of a number of other women. Somehow Wendy finds the resources of courage to fight back and escape.

Gone (2012)
Film (Drama, Mystery and Thriller) Art department When her sister disappears, Jill is convinced the serial killer who kidnapped her two years ago has returned, and she sets out to once again face her abductor. Written by Anonymous

Recovery (2012)
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Cell Count (2012)
Film (Horror, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Special effects Russell Carpenter reluctantly admits his wife Sadie into an experimental treatment facility for her life threatening disease. While locked in this prison like surrounding they, along with 6 others, are unknowingly subjected to a cure that might just be worse than the disease itself. Written by Todd E. Freeman

The Speak (2011)
Film (Horror) Makeup Department Director Anthony Pierce flips a switch on the supernatural genre and films an entire movie in one take. We follow a young film crew as they attempt to create a paranormal web series in the most haunted hotel in the U.S. After performing a ritual called THE SPEAK, the crew unleashes spirits that they are simply not prepared for. Written by IvanWong

Crimps (2011)
Film (Horror, Mystery and Thriller) Makeup Department Young men are vanishing from a small, Oregon town and the only suspect is beautiful, young recluse Veronica Chandler. Eddie Hooper sets out to solve the mystery, but his fascination with Veronica could make him the next victim.

Mule (2011)
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Stripperland (2011)
Film (Comedy and Horror) Makeup Department A strange virus causes the majority of the female population to turn into lethal carnivorous zombie strippers. A small band of survivors - amiable geek Idaho, laconic macho cowboy Frisco, spunky Virginia, and her scrappy sister West - embark on a dangerous cross country trek to get to Grandma's house in Portland, Oregon. Written by Woodyanders

The Last Stand (2010)
Film (Short, Action, Horror and Thriller) Makeup Department About survival and redemption in a zombie apocalypse nightmare. An airborne virus known as the Campion Virus, had spread like wildfire through the populous. When it mutates, it leaves millions dead. The second mutation brings about an even more terrifying threat. The infected are now raging like rabid animals. Seven people start out trying to make it out of the city and across the river to a place they had heard about before the media went quiet. They are running from zombie, the left overs of the military trying to fire bomb the infected, and themselves. Limited supplies and itchy trigger fingers have caused this group to come to their last chances of survival. Written by Anonymous

Verdict (2010)
Film (Short, Action and Drama) Makeup Department Combat never stays on the battlefield.

The Terror Experiment (2010)
Film (Action, Horror and Thriller) Makeup Department A terrorist sets off an explosion that rocks the Federal Building and unleashes a toxic gas throughout the ventilation system. His purpose: to expose the Government's secret biological warfare weapon, a deadly virus that instantly attacks a person's adrenal system, causing them to become inhumanly aggressive, with an uncontrollable urge to kill each other. Written by rotten tomatoes

I Am Virgin (2010)
Film (Comedy) Special effects A pandemic virus has seemingly infected everyone on Earth.

Everyman's War (2009)
Film (Biography, Drama and War) Makeup Department As the seasoned infantry and tank units of the German 11th Panzer "Ghost" division move silently into position on the snow covered hills around Nennig Germany ,a battle weary GI and his unit stand ready to defend the small town, a key position in the Allied advance to win the war. Outgunned and outnumbered, S/ Sgt Don Smith struggles to find hope and courage against overwhelming odds in one of the decisive confrontations in the "Battle of the Bulge" during WWII. His squad of GI's of the 94th Infantry Division lay dug in on the ridge-line outside of town. No one in high command believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack comes, with communications down Sgt. Smith is left with no choice but to make his way through enemy fire, unarmed and wounded, into town and warn of the coming attack. Based on actual accounts "Everyman's War" explores the heroic events of this decorated veterans courage and the struggle ... Written by Anonymous

The Bicyclists (2009)
Film (Drama) Makeup Department A twenty-something Conrad Miller leaves a small town in Wisconsin, promising himself sixty days to make lasting memories before he returns home to take over his parent's cheese factory. Conrad journeys to Portland, attracted to its vibrant urban bike culture and beautiful scenery. Conrad makes valuable friendships and has a decidedly modern love affair with Steve Jones. The friends learn to love and live like never before, but this simple story reveals unexpected turns and darker elements as the sixty-day timeline counts down. Written by Sharon Jameson

Animus Cross (2009)
Film Makeup Department Journey back to 1867. The Idaho Territory was a new frontier full of possibilities... and dark secrets. Follow a small band of travelers as they attempt to reach the small township of Animus Cross and encounter many, many reasons to be afraid of the dark. Written by Official press kit

Swallow (2008)
Film (Short and Horror) Makeup Department Heath Ramsauyer awakes at 3 am to find his bedroom filled with a host of grizzly characters. Confronted by each phantasmal creature, he must face his personal addictions which have brought him to his final hour of life. Guilt, lust, and dangerous secrets drive him from one surreal landscape to the next, propelling him forward toward his inevitable resolution. Written by Heather R Jacobs

The Outbreak (2008)
Video Game (Adventure, Horror and Sci-Fi) Makeup Department Interactive movie about a group of five barricaded survivors during the outbreak of a zombie plague. One of them is bitten and zombies are trying to get in. Make ten fateful decisions that will determine the fate of your group.

Apostle (2008)
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Dark Horizon (2007)
Film (Adventure and Thriller) Makeup Department Tyler is convinced by his girlfriend Sarah to take her on a camping trip with Tyler's stepfather and stepbrother Chase to try and renew the familial bonds. With tensions already running high between the estranged stepbrothers, the feuding is exacerbated by unusual sounds and strange news reports. Gun-toting subversives stumble across the campsite and take out their aggressions on the unsuspecting campers. Now cut off from everything they know and fleeing for their lives, Tyler and Chase must rely on each other to try and save their loved ones, themselves and to find civilization. Written by ck2films

Black Santa's Revenge (2007)
Film (Short and Action) Makeup Department A down-and-out Santa is robbed of all the toys for all the poor kids in town. He searches for the thugs responsible and serves up his own brand of holiday cheer.

Whisky Marine (2007)
Film (Short and Fantasy) Special effects A surreal biopic based on Max Ernst's art work, writings and life. From the moment of his birth from a giant eagle's nest, Max is destined to become a legend; yet the journey to his artistic success is anything but a walk in the park.

The Glue That Binds (2006)
Film (Short and Comedy) Makeup Department A Mockumentary about a support group for people trying to overcome their addiction to scrap booking.

All Too Human
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Depraved
Film (Horror) Makeup Department A demonic creature not of this world impregnates a woman. 160 years later a team of ghost hunters must set aside their quick buck party mentality when they discover one of their team is the offspring of the entity haunting the place - and its true target. The offspring and her friends become uneasy allies with the ghost of the mother to destroy the demon and restore harmony. Written by IvanWong

Iron Lung
Film (Horror and Thriller) Makeup Department In a rural Kentucky hospital, a deranged serial killer known only as "Iron Lung", awakens from a coma and escapes, as a local town sheriff with a traumatic family secret must track him down and stop him from killing everyone in his path.

The Librarians
Television (Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama and 1 More) Makeup Department The Library has chosen a new group to help safeguard magical cursed artifacts throughout time and around the world. An art historian, thief , mathematician and a warrior are sent through the doorway to help bring back the others whom are protected by the Library from the evil recently released. Written by stephen scialli

Grimm
Television (Drama, Fantasy, Horror and Mystery) Makeup Department Portland detective, Nick Burkhardt, has seen some gruesome crime scenes, but nothing prepares him for the strange visions he begins seeing: seemingly regular people momentarily transforming into hideous monsters. A visit from his only living relative reveals the truth. Nick has inherited the ability to see supernatural creatures, and as a "Grimm," he is tasked with keeping the balance between mankind and the mythological. A reformed "Big Bad Wolf" becomes his greatest (and also reluctant) ally and confidant. It's not long before his work as a policeman leads Nick to the criminals he once thought were only found in fairy tales. Written by L. Hamre

Combat Report
Television (Action, Adventure, Drama, History and 1 More) Makeup Department On executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt, Lt. Dwight Dakks leads an elite squad of GIs on covert, life and death missions behind enemy lines.

Portlandia
Television (Comedy) Makeup Department A sketch-comedy series that parodies life in Portland, Oregon.