Watch Portland filmmakers' new web series "One Bird at a Time"

The Portland-made web series "One Bird at a Time" tells the story of what happens when a woman gets in over her head when she singlehandedly tries to help the world, stumbling through her own misconceptions in the process. Julie (played by director and writer Darcy Miller) and Jeff (Jason Rouse) are your ordinary Portland couple, except do-gooder and lovable neurotic Julie is obsessively driven to help those in need and ends up stumbling through her own misconceptions in the process. As she tries earnestly to help friends and neighbors dealing with issues like homelessness, poverty and mental illness — yet misses time and again — she has to wonder: is it even possible for one person to make a difference?

Says Miller: "There are so many issues that it's hard to pick one to pay attention to. It's so overwhelming that we get frustrated, or just want to tune it out. One Bird at a Time deals with the question of ordinary people living their lives, while trying to pay attention. They aren’t spending 100% of their lives focused on global change — but they are trying to be involved in the world, be responsible for each other, and make some sort of difference.That’s what 'One Bird' is all about - it’s about reaching out even when it’s messy, when it’s uncertain, when you do it wrong, when you look stupid for trying - it’s about the need to keep trying."

The show is currently streaming exclusively at WeAreMovingStories.com, a site that focuses on amplifying the work of female-led films and projects with a social mission. Beginning November 1, audiences can watch the series on Vimeo and Amazon Prime.