CinemaOSMovie · 2026 · 0h 30m

The Elk

Documentary

The Elk sculpture is a beloved icon in Portland, Oregon, but it was sidelined during the 2020 protests. Six years later, it returns, this time to a city and a nation divided over who or what belongs on a pedestal. As protest consumed Portland, Ore. in 2020, the city removed a beloved elk sculpture for safekeeping. Six years later, the elk is the first of the city's damaged monuments to return, and the only sculpture without controversy. But in a city that never really stopped protesting, people remain divided over why the elk went away—and what it means for the dinged-up but refurbished symbol to finally return. Set in an American city reckoning with its symbols of westward expansion, the unfolding fate of the elk and the other sculptures tells the story of a nation divided over who and what belongs on a pedestal.

Directed byErika Bolstad

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 30m
Language
EN
Released
April 18, 2026
Budget
$80
Studios
Making Monumental

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring

Sarah Gilbert

Themselves

Maya Foty

Themselves

Darion Jones

Themselves

Henry Kunowski

Themselves

Stephen Kafoury

Themselves

Brian Libby

Themselves

Kathleen Mahoney

Themselves

Teressa Raiford

Themselves

Zane Sparling

Themselves

Creative team
Directed by
Erika Bolstad
Produced by
Erika Bolstad
Zach Putnam

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