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Archive Home > 2005 > September > 18 > Crazy lady, big idea

Crazy lady, big idea

Katie Merritt made BendFilm into a city staple in only a year

By Heidi Hagemeier / The Bulletin
September 18, 2005

It wasn't that long ago that Katie Merritt was the crazy lady with the big idea.

Her brainstorm: A film festival in Bend, Oregon.

Sounds nice, some replied. Sounds like an enormous task to pull off.

There was reason for concern, Merritt says. After all, even now, the artistic films that do make....

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