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They went, they saw, they can be claimed in advance at the box office only. tracked down filmmakers, they negotiated, and they came up with the Movie Times 11th edition of Pickford Film Center’s uniquely Bellingham documentary 1. Visit www.pickfordfilmcenter.org for current festival, Doctober. showtimes, news, advance tickets, and trailers. 2. Sign up for our weekly mailing list and get the Why is it so Bellingham? The relaxed pace, stretched out to cover five Selected Doc-ED films for 2017: times delivered to your inbox every Wednesday. full weekends, the universal curation, culled from the best the field has 3. See our ad each week in the Cascadia Weekly to offer, and the multiple community connections, from lacrosse teams and Bellingham Herald's Take Five. to physics professors, help reveal this corner of the world as connected 4. Call our movie hotline: 360-738-0735. globally. 5. Smartphone? Visit pickfordfilmcenter.org on your mobile device and bookmark our app. There is one film in the lineup that has my fingerprints all over it. I spotted it in Detroit’s Freep Film Festival this spring. 12th & Clairmount is a found PFC Staff footage compilation of home movies, industrial and educational films, Susie Purves, Executive Director and news footage from Detroit in the 1960s. It comes together to form a [email protected] dense, rarely told story of the who, what, why, and how of the huge civil AlphaGo Michael Falter, Program Director disturbance (some called it a riot, some an insurrection) that rocked that The ancient Chinese board game Go has long [email protected] city 50 years ago this summer – and from which Detroit never recovered. been considered the holy grail for artificial intel- Ryan Uhlhorn, Operations Manager The people who lived the story tell the story. Tragically, though five decades ligence. In 2016 Google’s AI development team [email protected] have past, the film will feel timely. If we are to understand the contempo- claimed to have mastered the game and chal- Lindsey Gerhard, Marketing Manager rary racial landscape as it exists in America today, this film will hold some lenged the reigning world Go master, Lee Sedol, [email protected] keys. Seattle based writer and filmmaker, Charles Mudede, will join us af- to a week long tournament unleashing Man vs. Machine in the ultimate battle of intellect. Ariel Brownstein, ter the October 12 screening of 12th & Clairmount to help us make sense Membership & Development Manager of what we have seen. Charles is not a Detroiter; he is from Zimbabwe. Doctober Film Festival | pickfordfilmcenter.org Program | SEPTEMBER | 360.738.0735 - NOVEMBER 29 2017 5, [email protected] The Farthest I invited him to comment on the film because he knows his philosophy One of mankind’s greatest exploration achieve- Ariana Dorshkind, Volunteer Coordinator ments. The Voyager Space Mission, launched and Assistant Operations Manager and economics and history and his long tenure writing for The Stranger [email protected] indicates he has acute political savvy. He will have interesting things to 40 years ago, uses less computing power than is now available in a cell phone, and has sent Lucas Holtgeerts, say and will perhaps tease apart some logical fallacies that we hold dear. Education Outreach Coordinator back unprecedented images of Jupiter, Saturn, [email protected] This Doctober marks the fourth year for our Doc-ED program. You, gener- Uranus, and Neptune revolutionizing our under- Winnie Griffith, Pickford Art Studios Manager ous reader, have helped make it possible for Pickford Film Center to invite standing of our solar system. [email protected] every middle school class in Whatcom County into our cinemas to see a documentary. We pick up the tab for all the costs, including transporta- Purple Dreams Projectionists: Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, NC tion, using donations and grants that come from the community. The Steve Meyers, Carey Ross, Kevin Ledford, was granted permission to be the first high Michael Barone, Kristen Stanovich middle school audience is standing on a precipice. How they address the school in the country to perform the Tony Mikayla Nicholson, Cole Wilder world as they grow up will be guided by their view of the world. The planet Award-winning musical The Color Purple. Fol- Doc-ED reveals is an endlessly curious place filled with people who are lows students through auditions, rehearsals, PFC Board thought-provoking and distinct, inspirational and wholly human. Doc-ED Brian Sibley, President setbacks and successes, illustrating the positive Becca Shew, Vice President also reveals the excitement and pleasure of viewing a film on the big power of arts education, particularly for at risk James Willson, Treasurer screen with peers and friends. students. Christina Kobdish, Secretary Meg Weber If you would like to add your name to the list of Doc-ED supporters, go to Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation Angela Anderson www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/support/make-a-gift/ and join our ranks. Lacrosse originated with the Iroquois, they call Dawn Dietrich it their medicine game, and it is the lifeblood Gennie Clawson Best wishes for a mind blowing Doctober, of their nation. The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Gary Washington Team is not only among the world’s best, but Janet Ott are also ambassadors for their Nation’s sover- eignty and recognition. In 2015, the Iroquois Parking Susie Purves, hosted the World Championships on Native soil The Commercial Street Parking Garage, located Executive Director for the first time ever. at 1300 Commercial St., is one block behind PFC and one block from the Limelight. There is hourly paid parking on the first floor during the day, and it's free after 5:00. Metered street parking is available Mon-Fri until 5:00. After hours & weekends parking is free. This Month's Pre-Show Giveaway Sponsors: Thanks to our Sustaining Level Sponsors: 3 All films are playing at Pickford Film Center 1318 Bay Street or at the Limelight Cinema 1416 Cornwall Avenue | Bellingham, WA With over 50 films, where do you even begin? Here’s a good place to start. CLIVE DAVIS: THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES 9/30 + 10/3 All Doctober films with descriptions and details in alphabetical order. More There are legendary hit-makers and then there’s Clive of a visual person? Flip to our centerfold to check out our groovy festival Davis, the man responsible for bringing us Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, and Patti Smith, map. The ultimate essential in planning your busy month. among many others. An engaging portrait of a musical giant. 123 min. Unrated. 12TH AND CLAIRMOUNT BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY 10/7 + 10/13 10/12 + 10/16 Bring your ticket stub to the Spark Museum for half DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME Opens 10/6 With a post-screening discussion and remarks by off general admission through the end of the year. Play for one week at the Limelight Cinema Charles Mudede, filmmaker, cultural critic and After teaching generations of children about the Presented by Western Libraries, Heritage importance of science via his popular PBS series, Bill writer for The Stranger. Resources with digital exhibits on display. On the surface, Detroit of the 1960s was a thriving Nye retired in 1998 to focus on realizing the concepts Dawson City in northwestern Canada was both place to live out the American Dream. Until July 23, put forth by his idol, Carl Sagan. But climate deniers a scrappy gold rush town and the end of a film- 1967, when racial tension just under that surface and evolution doubters have compelled Nye to come distribution line. In the late 1970s, a backhoe boiled over into rioting that would leave 43 people out of retirement and stand tall for science once again. unearthed a long-forgotten trove of nitrate film 101 min. Unrated. dead and a great American city shaken to its core. preserved by permafrost, and director Bill Morrison Made with archival home video footage donated by uses the found footage to trace the history of Dawson some 400 Detroiters. 82 min. Unrated. City and of film itself. 120 min. Unrated. ALPHAGO 10/13 + 10/19 THE DEPARTURE 10/18 + 10/22 Rocker-turned-Buddhist priest Ittetsu Nemoto is Presented by Moon Base Comic and Games renowned in Japan for saving the lives of countless Plus, bring your ticket stub to the Spark Museum suicidal men and women.